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1741. Reference : MM-1-18-38

Repair of the temple

| April 14, 1960. At the meeting there was a problem over the ratio of donated rice in order to be sold to pay for the repair of the temple. | Punch card

1742. Reference : MM-1-18-39

census

| April 28, 1960. The principal came to meet the headman to talk about the census that the government was conducting. In the afternoon Don, a teacher, came to prepare the work plan, which would start the census on the next day. | Punch card

1743. Reference : MM-1-18-40

census

| April 30, 1960. The villagers cooperated very well during the census taking. Many people took their cloth chata: [tradition birth certificates] in which the date of birth was inscribed with the Lanna letters [traditional language in the North - translator]. In the survey, the questions addressed name, sex, age, occupation, education and land tenure. | Punch card

1744. Reference : MM-1-18-41

Meeting at the temple

| April 11, 1960. At a meeting two issues were discussed. Firstly, they intended to hire contractors from outside to repair the temple, in order to avoid expending their energy. Secondly, regarding the village headman, who had secretly taken for personal use money which was designated for the monastery. | Punch card

1745. Reference : MM-1-18-42

Meeting at the temple

| April 20, 1960. Due to a lack of wood to lay purlin, it was agreed during the meeting to hire people to find more wood. But they did not know yet the exact expense. | Punch card

1746. Reference : MM-1-18-43

Mandate for the assistant village headman

| April 28, 1960. The assistant village headman called villagers to a meeting, and announced that the authorities had set a new rule for the position of assistant village headman. It had to be renewed every two years. He himself was retiring on that day, but many people wanted him to stay for another term, including the village headman. | Punch card

1747. Reference : MM-1-18-44

Mut khwan [binding morale - translator].

| April 6, 1960. A mut khwan ceremony was conducted for pO: No:n. During the ceremony the villagers talked about his missing cows. | Punch card

1748. Reference : MM-1-18-45

Childbirth

| April 8, 1960. Sala sEng told Moerman about various food that were prohibited for a woman to eat who had newly given birth. The newborn child would be named according to the date of the mut kwan ceremony. | Punch card

1749. Reference : MM-1-18-46

Displeasure of the village headman and villagers

| April 13, 1960. The headman went to Bunsi's house to drink. Many people were not satisfied with No, in the matter of the repair of the temple. | Punch card

1750. Reference : MM-1-18-47

Myang’s New Year party

| April 14, 1960. At the home of Myang there was a New Year party. (Songkran Festival – translator). The village headman and many villagers joined the banquet, where food and beverage were fully served. | Punch card