SUNDAY FUNERALS.

Evening Star, Issue 3644, 27 October 1874, Page 3

SUNDAY FUNERALS.

To the Editor.

Sib, —I find that a great deal of misconception is entertained regardirg Sunday funerals; allow me, as one who knows, to make a plain statement'©! facts for the information cf the public generally, and Councillors in particular, because I know that some time ago a late Mayor was not aware that 30s and 22s 6d (as the case might he) was charged for each interment, no matter whether you had purchased ground in the cemetry or not. Now this is charged in all cases whether on Sunday or Saturday, the Corporation receiving the same. If, on onndayß, an extra fee of 10s for an adult, and 6s for those under age is charged, the aexton getting this extra fe®. Sir, looking oyer your report of the City Council, I find .we bay® got a grave man, a funnyman, and a humape, amongst them. Our grave ma. thinks Sunday is the beet day for

funerals; our funny man, with his concentrated essence of fifty sermons, thinks so too; whilst our humane man would let the poor working man go scot free on Sunday, forgetting the sexton is also a poor working man, and forgetting likewise the stand he (the took in the Saturday halfholk*ay movement. Now, this is not fair, Mr Councillor, but if you would divide the fees charged by the Corporation for Sunday funerals with the sexton, then you could let your poor friends go scot free, and the sexton would be thankful. Another thing you are wrong is in thinking that graves for Sunday can be dug on Saturday. In no case that I am aware of has this been done : Saturday has quite enough to do for itself; sometimes there are from one to four funerals on that d*y. Beridss, should there be no funerals, it is a day devoted to clearing up and wheeling away all surplus stuff that may be about and making things nice for Sunday visitors ; further, a grave opened on Saturdays in many cases would not stand for that length ef time.—l am, 4c., Sexton’s Assistant, Dunedin, October 27,