NEW CEMETERY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 160, 15 May 1940, Page 5

NEW CEMETERY

WHAT THE BOROUGH COUNCIL THINKS DISLIKES COUNTY'S ATTITUDE The Mayor read correspondence from the Whakatane County Council at the monthly meeting of the Borough Council on Monday night. The letters dealt with the County Council's decisions on the Bormglrs proposals for a new cemetery ind indicated that the County Council was prepared to go 50-50 with he Borough in the establishment if a new cemetery but limiting its contribution for this purpose to ;200. £ for £ was also suggested on he maintenance of the present cem•tery up to a maximum of £25. The bounty Council was not prepared o contribute towards the maintentnce of the new cemetery on the 'rounds that the sale of burial plots vould provide sufficient revenue. "I consider that it is far from a atisfactory reply," said the Mayor. 'It it not a Borough, but u district •oncern. I don't see why the County hould limit its contribution for naintenance of the existing cemeery to £25 when we may have to ind £30. The second point isj that hey will pay only £ f(i£ £ whdn heir burials are 3 to 1 over the Bor iugh. There are other cemeteries in he County but they can't get away rom the fact that with decent oads, and being centrally situated, his cemetery is used. An Uncharitable View. "The County contribution to the apital cost should be in propor-' ion, not limited to £200," said His Worship. "Why should they say "We iay £200 —you pay the rest'? They hinlc that the sale of plots would over maintenance. To do that I'ould have to put a price of £10 on he plots. If income covers maintenance, alright." "The County Council say they tave other cemeteries," said Cr banning, "but you can't eail the« 4 emeteries. As for as proportion ;oes, w r c have 2000 in the Borough nd they have 10,000 ir> the County." "Apparently I stretched a, point dien I said that the proportion of mrials w-as 3 to 1," said His Worn hip. "The figures show that it is iO-40, or 3 to 2." Cr Sullivan said that the County vas taking an uncharitable view, le said that some years ago a cer«j ain road had been maintained by he County and in consideration of his the Borough had agreed to look ifter the cemetery. Now the Couny did not have to maintain the •oad as it was under the jurisdiction )f the Main Highways Board. "It if. m uncharitable view if they can't ueet the cost on a 50-50 basis," said 3r Sullivan, who added that to limt the cost would limit the site. He noved that the County be advised 3f the Borough's views. He thought that an equitable basis would be a, County contribution of 60-40 in the :x>st of a new cemetery and 50-50 in the maintenance of that at present in use. The motion was carried.