BEATING THE BOUNDS
ANCIENT CEREMONY MODERN ASPECT GIVEN ASSISTANCE OF PLANE (Bleo. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 28, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Sept, 27. One of the most ancient municipal ceremonies in England assumed a modern aspect when the Hoddesdon Urban Discriot Council, following the time-honoured custom of beating the bounds, did it by tir os well as on foot. The council surveyor flew round the boundaries dropping flags at the boundary posts, and those on foot carried out the traditional ceremony of bumping some of their number against the milestones after seizing them by the shoulders and feet.
The air journey took 20 minutes, while the pedestrians took 6J, hours to cover 13 miles.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 5
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