• The Mount Albert Borough Council does not allow itself to be swayed by superstition. At a recent meeting a letter was received from a resident in Mount Albert road, who, as a result of the numbering of streets throughout the borough, was faced with having the number 13 attached to his house; He said he had an objection, to the number for strong sentimental reasons and suggested he should be allowed to use the number 11a. This immediately drew protests from two councillors, who said they had lived under the shadow of the fatal number fox some time, and the .town, clerk said •-“^“rTttTa^taUydecifhcnumbe’lS. ..AmUe can picas himself whether he .puts it ” not,” said a member of the oil.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3722, 26 November 1927, Page 4
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119Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3722, 26 November 1927, Page 4
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