BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
LOWER FEES DESIRED FOR NOTIFICATIONS . [From Our Parliamentary Reporter.! WELLINGTON. September 1. Reductions in lees charged_for formal notification of births, deaths, and Intention to marry were r sought.. by speakers in the debate on the Estimates for the Stamp Duties Department in the, House of Representatives to-day. Dr. D, ; G. McMillan (Government, Dunedin West), said he thought that licence fees associated with births, marriages, and ] deaths could well be reduced. The , matter of. births was particularly important, as having children was an expensive business, and he suggested that reduction in fees would be a good move. “The effect of a high marriage licence fee is that the State gets more than it deserves, and the officiating minister often gels nothing,” said Mr H- Nqrdineyer {Government, Oamaru) amid laughter. An Opposition member: Are you secretary of that union? '
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22805, 2 September 1939, Page 13
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