CEMETERY NEEDS AT WELLINGTON
(P.A.) Wellington, April 22. Deaths in Wellington during,the nexi 50 years, it is estimated, will be 150,000. The Wellington Regional Planning Council, which is planning for future burial needs, estimates that, provided the present ratio between cremations and burials does not decrease, about 300 acres of flat, suitable land will be required for modern lawn cemeteries.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14653, 23 April 1948, Page 6
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