COST OF FUNERALS
COMPLAINT IN BRISBANE
PR IENDLY SOC L ETIES ’ PROTEST Because they contend that the prices charged for funerals in Brisbane are far too high a deputation from friendly societies recently asked that action he taken by the Price Commissioner’s d'liee to control these prices, The deputation waited on the deputy commissioner, who informed the members tlint a thorough investigatio: would he made into the charges in piesl ion.
It was stated by one spokesman that the deputation represented 25,001 members of friendly societies in thi net ropnlitaii area. The prices eliargei for funerals in Brisbane were regard ■d as excessive, and ol'lieial fiction dt on Id he taken to reduce them. A schedule of prices should be prepared similar to a schedule which lie submit led of prices charged to members i!' friendly societies in Sydney. Those were considerably under those eliargei I bv Die Brisbane undertakers.
Other members of the deputation |tto|ed instances of prices considered 'o be excessive. The friendly societies mil from time to time asked the Brisfor reductions, but iad b. on unable to secure satisfaction.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18597, 7 January 1935, Page 6
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183COST OF FUNERALS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18597, 7 January 1935, Page 6
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