NO PAUPERS' GRAVES
PROPOSED HOSPITAL PLOT.
A FURTHER PROTEST
The pernicious practice of burying inmates of the Memorial'Home, who died penniless, in paupers’ graves, discussed at the last meeting of the |Dook Hospital Board, was mentioned at the' Beard meeting yesterday. The chairman (Mr W., G. Sherratt) stated it vvas proposed to purchase a hospital plot in which inmates of the home who died in the institution Would be interred. . The death vyould be advertised in the press- to give relatives, and friends intimation. There would be no paupers graves.in future, future. '
Mr D. W. Coleman objected to the purchase of a hospital plot, contending ; that the same stigma that attacked to the burial of a person in a s grave would attach to burials in l a hospital plot. , , ? Mr -M. W. Craig contended that Mr Coleman was carrying sentiment tdo far? and pointed out that several societies had , plots' in ' tile old' cemetery for the interment of penniless, members. 1 ‘ . , ‘lt was decided -that tho secretary should report’to .the next meeting as to tho cost of single and family burial plots- . . . . .., . •
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10412, 20 October 1927, Page 5
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183NO PAUPERS' GRAVES Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10412, 20 October 1927, Page 5
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