"FIRE BURIAL."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 620, 24 September 1909, Page 5

"FIRE BURIAL."

.'■,'"'; ? ', ITS COST 'IN WELLINGTON.' ' .>> : ;; : :' \ ? "The ■special by-laws, to- govern tko^working.',; , ; of a now ,crematorium (a'summary' of: which."•.,..-:, appeared in.TirE^oinNioN ; yesterdivy) cainoup ,-■;: for consideration at the Citj' Council ; last ; evening. Tlin. proposed chargesi ; wero for a .; ■:.,;■ cremation'including the ueo or ■ the' chapel.and ', ..- ;■ all attendanco nfter'tho .body has.been placed ~);.: unun-tho bier inside'the chnpcl—ltcsidout in \-,; •' t6o city, ;of. ; . Wellington, . :P?toM -; .;.' Boroughs,. .Upper Hutt .Road .District, Hutt •..•,v,, Countv, Johiispnville'Town. District, Onslow ■ --y■■ Borough, Eastbourne . Borough, Makara: County,-,,, ■ ; KarorT'liorough,,'and v'Miraiivar'.BoroiigU) ■■:;.; Week 35... .4s. ,■,.':'" districts/ v£s ,55. , . :■..'. ■)■■ .-; '• '■■ ■v, ". , l; :; ; V-\. ;' '• Counoillor Smith ■ urged ,that,, the fee5'.0f..,.,.,, "tho-crcmutoriunr should be" such ; ns"c'ouM-uo ,'i ■: availed •of by . everyone. ■ l?o moved, •.Oβ ,au;. r;; amoiidmeiit, that .'the .. charges : ; should K he: .';,;; ■Week, days: JG2.'l2s: Gdii' Sunduys, JC3.35.,."u0n- >i>' residents, 1 " -£i.is;:: : _j.: '.'■•V^': , viiVr' , ''■"''''' V; : Councillors Trevor,, l'lbgerald,, and iriaren •:;,■, also considered-that the fees,should ;bp kept us.-.; .:. low' : its ■possible.:;: , , " ■..,'i ; ,v: ,, i ■'"; ■',"';■'> y .. ;; rf'. ;i.,v The City .Engineer,, when' asked,;ns to. the.;:; : :. financial'position,' said that,two-thirds of the',-: ;■: cost of ■ thu 'crematorium . had .been ...defrayed ;', by private subscription - .'. Each.cremation w0u1d, .,■,;,■.-'{ lohmra three, or i'our'cwt. ■ of coke, only .half of .the nuantitj- required • in :.o!der.-institu- \ ;. tloriß.'. It was, hard; to -say just how , much.;,,;., >•, income could bo expected, pos- . : A , siblp to say'how .many people. l would; avail: ~ themselves '0f.,th0.:: privilegbv r of ..cremation.:;- ;,r (Laughter.) •■''- , -.-';--i": '■'' p''-'y r "\ . '''-,<,,-' . '::'■'■■-' The Mayor sniil. that ho?had feared, tho.-.,: .:' crematorium * would- provo a. "white elephant.''- ! : , '■■■',: Tho council wished -to.'.encourage tho use of; ,: ; j tho crematorium as milch ns possible, .because.;. ;;:f they, would shortly Jiavo, to, acquire -a (new;,. ~, cemetery. . "If wo can- encourago people to \ ;•• go in for-'firo burial;;" concluded, tljo STayor;.;-.'.;, "we'will not have tOi.got additional burial ~, grounds so 'soon. In, somo plates in England,- i ; ; ; , it 'is considerably cheaper to' : burn■ the dead ',- \ .-•:. than to biii'y them. ;KolahVes will bo;. put■•:■■•,■ to the , expense., of- a .funeral urn,;.and niauy ■ '■: people will like to have'a.littlo. plot.of grouml,' , .'V;i which will cost them still more. ■" I shalrvoto;,..::;.. for a'.roduction.. of thfiso'.- charges.'' >;•■,':■.. - : ' . : ' Councillor Atkinson.Wished to, know whether. \-..j : any member'of the committee, could, give! an ~. K: 'ostitnato of tho.relative, cost of. cremation'in :. :, : comparison with burial , in; the. cemetery. ;Ho; ~,.: would, vote ;for l a:'lowcr , SMlc.-.;..v,..i.,;\' ;';..■'■./..'' Councillor- Luke said' tho'■ only<>iuforiiiatioD : •■:■ the conimitteb could give 'would be.a coiri - ; ■, parisbn with 'Unglish' charges. .The'.charget' ■'..'. at Home wcro .£lB Bs. foiv buHal,. and ;£\Z 13?. ; ■"',' for cremation. ,He.would vote for ; tho charges'' '■ ■'■■•■■'■ in -the' by-law. >~ _ :', ''. ."■.. -': ,v :\ .':■:'. >;::i. ■-■ Reference was niailo to tho'"floating' :popv ■ ; : . lation of tho citj*,' nnd,.- the..-.assurance wa( .■'-?■?'■[.■ given that sailor-men would, bo treated under '-'/<-'■ tlia. heading'-.'of-"residents." .: -.; . : : :' .* The amendment , was carriod,. aud.Uie b;* ; i' :• laws' were adopted. . ■ , .;- : ; ',: '- : .: : '--.:■■<'.';