THE FIRST CHRISTENING
TENANTS OF THE STATE SUGGESTION BY MR. SEMPLE [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Thursday When a partv of local members of Parliament was visiting the Government houses in course of erection at Miramar to-day the Hon. 1?. Semple, Minister of Public Works, suggested that the christening of the first baby born in of the homes should be made the occasion for a special celebration. Another suggestion made was that a bonus should be given to the parents of the first twins born in the new homes. Mr. Semple expressing the opinion that the offer of a good bonus by the UnderSecretary for Housing, Mr. J. A. Lee, might help to check the fall in the birth rate in New Zealand.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22722, 7 May 1937, Page 10
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