METEOROLOGICAL.
Rev. D. C. Bates, Government Me e teorologist announced the following forecast at noon to-day The indications are for westerly winds prevailing. Expect changeable and slundery weather. Barometer ' falling after about 24 hours. Seas moderate, swell, tides good. .r*** yntv *gwvtt »>*■-*ctt*&acc:a»s
Although the measure system has been approved by the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, for the sale vi spirits over the counter its use in Christchurch is by no means general. While some hotelkeepers use it to measure the nips, others prefer to carry ou under the old system, leaving it. to a customer’s sense of fairness in pouring out a drink from the bottle which is handed to him. In some instances the procedure is followed of the person behind the bar measuring the first nip ordered and the customer seeing from this what constitutes a fair nine-pennies worth being trusted to pour out. any subsequent drinks ordered! by him. The general opinion is that the measure is quite a reasonable one for the money charged.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1922, Page 3
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168METEOROLOGICAL. Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1922, Page 3
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