BEATING THE BOUNDS
OLD TIME CUSTOM MODERNISED United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. September 27. One of the most ancient municipal ceremonies in England assumed a modern aspect when the Hoddesdon Urban District Council, following the time-honoured custom of beating the bounds, did it by air as well as on foot, the Council surveyor, flying round the boundaries, dropping flags at the boundary posts. 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, and the pedestrians took 6i hours to cover 13 miles.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20535, 29 September 1936, Page 7
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