A FUNERAL CLAIM.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2057, 21 May 1909, Page 6

A FUNERAL CLAIM.

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At the S.AI. Court yesterday before Air AY. A. Barton, Grundy and Shennan (Mr R. U. Burke) sought to recover the sum of £7 10s from Hugh C. Anderson (Air Stock) for the funeral expenses in connection with the death of an inmate in the Old Alen’s Home. George AUncent Shennan said that he received instructions from the custodian of the Old Men’s Homo to conduct the funeral of a man named James Ryan, who had died in that institution. They did so. and on the day following defendant said that he wanted the account charged to him, as he did not wish the funeral to he paid for by the Charitable Aid Board. He charged defendant £7 for the funeral expenses, and the price fc-r Charitable Aid funerals was £3 10s. ' The cost of a hearse for an ordinary funeral was £2 os, and for a charitable aid funeral los._ The cemetery authorities were an ordinary funeral, and 12s <xj i«r a charitable aid funeral. He told All Redstone after he had seen defendant to charge as for an ordinary funeral. The average lee for a funeral vas £4 which included one cab. To Air Stock: The funeral had been carried out before 'defendant- saw him. He did not tell defendant that the cost of the funeral would he increased by the fact of him paying for it. and not the Charitable Aid Board. No demands had been made on him for any charges over and above those usual in connection with a pauper s funeral. Defendant had offered to pay him £6 os, but he had refused to take it 1 his ins all the evidence for the plaintiffs. Bimh C. Anderson said that the man Rvai.r who died in the Home was an old friend of his. AVhon he (witness) heard of. Ryan’s death, he saw a member of the Charitable Aid Board as to the cost to the Board of the 1 ll ' iela - He saw the Town Cjerk, who sent him to plaintiffs to pay the account for the funeral. AVhen he got a demand toi £7 he saw plaintiff Shennan, who refused to accept it. • To Air Burke: Nothing was mentioned about price. . His AYorship said that it was quite e’ear defendant only intended to accept, liability for the price of a charitable aid funeral. He thought pontiffs should have accepted the amount paid into Court, and judgment would be given for them for £3 os, with, costs amounting to £2 Is.