, 1908-04-01

The Committee takes it for granted, that
the system proposed in this Draft for the
management of the public Cemeteries will
be more successful than the efforts of the
public Sections have been to meet the re-
qulrements OF proper management OF the
public Cemeteries; therefore, the Commit
tee begs to recommend the Draft on the
whole for adoption by the Colonial Coun-
oil.
But the Committee would beg to point
out, that as the Revenue which will accrue
to the Cemeteries under : 10 can scarcely
be reckoned upon to flow in 50 amply as to
meet the expenses for keeping the Gene
teries in order and in cultivation, it is ex-
pected that the labour force available by
the work of the Convict Gangs will to the
greatest extent possible be at the disposal
of the Commission.
The Committee finds that rather than in
c~reasing the now existing rate of payment
for Graves of the II Glass from 27Fr. SOB.
to 35Fr., it would be preferable to propose
the rate fixed at 25 Fir. as the minimum, by
giving the Commission the right to reduce
the payment to the Colonial Treasury,
under s 10 and s -. l., to one Fourth Part
instead Of the Half.
It appears to the Committee that it is
not reasonable to enact, that only the
person who has paid for a LIST Class Grave,
or full price, shall have the light to place,
free of costs, monuments and the like on
graves; and as we fad that the same right
should be allowed the person who has
acquired a grave at a reduced rate III con-
sequence Of inadequate means, we there
fore propose that i'll s 10 Bird part from
below, last line, the words 'the full price
has been paid" be altered to "the payment
has been made"
The Committee is, certainly, alive to
this, that the revenue of the sexton
would be considerably increased by the
increased rate Of payment for q grave
for a pauper from 1Fr. Dob. to 5 FIR,
or 3 Fir; but the Committee takes it
for granted that the public Authorities
will always see to it that the dig
ging etc. of the grave be performed
by the help Of the convict ggng;- we
consider it impractical to exact "f The sox-
ton that he shall furnish the Commission an
extract Of the journal and copy of the map,
in as much as the Commission, in virtue of
$5 IL, has always the right to demand proto-
coils, as we'll as the Map, for inspection. The
Committee is, moreover, under the impress
sion, that there are no Maps at all Of the
Cemetery, and thst it would be attended
with difficulty to get such maps made,
which could at all events only be had for
special payment.
AS regards the Text of the Draft the
Committee thinks that it would be best
to make no alterations in that respect;
it is to a great extent the same as
the Regulations of END September 1910.
The word "burials", in 81 ought, however,
to be exchanged for the word "digging".
In conclusion the Committee joins the
remark made under the LIST Discussion,
that sentiments Of pious devotion demand of
the Public, that as long as the pri-
vate Cemeteries are tolerated and kept
up as such, even if they be not used for
new interments, they should be kept in a
decent condition, whether they were
used as general cemeteries, or only by
an individual congregation. But the
Committee finds it not feasible to add any
provisions in that respect III the present
Draft; we wish, however, to call Govern
ment's attention specially to one such
private graveyard, which is in a condition
that should not be tolerated.
In connection with the above the follow
ing amendments will be proposed:
50, last part, be struck out.
SO. 4Gth L. from above ''the half altered to
to fourtb mart " 10Th T, "fu1 Drica has