A CREMATORIUM?

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19152, 8 November 1927, Page 8

A CREMATORIUM?

dentation to council. A deputation of four from the National Council of Women waited on the City Council last night with reference to a proposal to establish a crematorium in Christchurch. Mrs C. A. Fraer said they represented a large section of the ratepayers. In the three years she had been working on the matter she had found this. A crematorium would have been a boon at the time of the epidemic in 1918. Cemetery areas were growing. Miss Jamieson dealt with the question from a health point of view. In Sydney cremation was becoming increasingly popular, she said. Cr. D. G. Sullivan asked whether the deputation had any figures relating to other cities.

Mrs Fraer said she had the figures for Auckland. Cremation was not popular, but the public were becoming educated up to it. To Cr. G. Manning: The Dunedin Crematorium would cost £2500, and would be ready in December. Cr. C. Carr asked if the deputation desired the Mayor to call a public meeting to consider the question. What was the object of their visit? , (Mr J. K. Archer) said that toe deputation could take it that the matter would be considered bv the Council, as it had been bv previous Councils. , wa £ decided to refer the matter to +O6 Reserves and .Cemeteries Committee for a report.