§ Squadron-Leader Hulbertasked the Minister of Health whether he will waive the payment of a search fee in the case of a certificate of death of a member of the Forces or a civilian killed through enemy action provided such certificate is applied for within two months of the registration of death?
Mr. M. MacDonaldThe Registrar-General has already advised the councils and registrars who are entitled to receive such fees that it would be a reasonable concession on their part to waive the search fee on an application for a certificate of the death due to war operations of a member of the Armed Forces, if applied for within one month of the registration of the death. It is proposed to give similar advice in the case of deaths218W due to war operations of civilians. There is however no power to compel the waiving of statutory fees by the authorities or persons who are entitled to receive them.