CREMATION
FTER many years of discussion and effort, the cremationists" of Wellington are at last within sight of their goal. In December last the first definite step was taken towards the erection of a crematornim. ; the City Council accepted a tender (£545) for the furnace ; and a week or two ago the contract was let for the erection of the building, at a cost of £749 • 10s. It is expected that everything will be installed and the institution ' ready for business ' by August next. TKe City Council apparently anticipate that they will not require to charge more than £2 or £3 for each incineration. But in such cases hope usually tells a flattering tale. The experience of other countries would seem to suggest that the Wellington Councillors are tinduly sanguine. A -similar anticipation of economy and cheapness was indulged in in England, and. if was' confidently hoped that the price would be as low as £1 10s; but the cost there for each cremation is still more than three times that sum. Nor does the signifi-
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11, 18 March 1909, Page 421
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176CREMATION New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11, 18 March 1909, Page 421
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