The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “TE ORA MOTA IWI.” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1902.

Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 123, 17 October 1902, Page 3

The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. “TE ORA MOTA IWI.” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1902.

Cr Trewavas, on Tuesday evening, brought forward a very sensible suggestion having reference to the erection of a mortuary chapel in the cemetery ground for"the use of clergymen and mourners during wet and stormy weather. On such occasions the officiating clergymen had to perform the duties of his sacred office with head uncovered. The mourners and other followers, as a rule, stood bareheaded, and it would be hard if by so doing one funeral should lead up to another. Cr Knapp endorsed th« remarks which fell from Cr Trewavas and it was ultimately agreed that the Cemetery Committee should go into details as to cost of such a building and report at the next monthly meeting of the Borough Council. We are very pleased indeed that Cr Trevavas has brought the desirability of having a mortuary chapel erected into prominence, and we believe the Council, as custodians of the cemetery reserve, will give effect to his suggestion. That the scheme was discussed and approved of by the late trustees who administered the affairs of the public burial ground for so many years, was proved by the lematks made by Mr H. A. Tarrant, the late chairman and secretary, that a plan of such a building was in existence. About twelve months ago a prominent settler in a neighboring district brought under our notice the need of a mortuary chapel, advancing reasons similar to those which Mr Trewavas gave on

Tuesday evening. In his letter he also * advocated soliciting sub.sci iptions from ▼ -members of families, particularly those o't pioneers, whose relatives are laid at revt there, so that by erecting such a building a tribute of respect to the departed would be shown. This hint might with advantage be acted upon bv the Cemetery Committee, and with tiie money 'so collected, and that at present at their disposal, a mortuary chanel which would be a credit and an ornament to our local “ God’s Acre,” could be built.

meeting of the Borough Council with . reference to dogs, and the dog tax. Members generally thought there was not enough discrimination exercised in the classification of these animals, a number of insignificant, vicious, illbred, destructive, and altogether worthless create res being registered as “sheep dogs.” It is just possible owners put a very liberal interpretation on the words quoted, and argue that because their favorite quadruped, of the genus Ca?iis, worry, destroy, and eat lambs and their dams, they are verily “sheep” dogs. However, there is a good time coming, when our civic authorities will properly classify, sort up, and, let us hope, tax out of existence some of the mongrels cursed with the habit of unO ceremoniously seizing the pantaloons of innocent, peaceable citizens, and thereby engendering within their breasts fellings of anger, discontent, and uncharitableness against their owners.