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Definition :

Oblations, offerings to God and the Church, fees payable to the clergy for marrying, burying, and by way of 'Easter offerings.' See Reg. v. Hall, (1866) LR 1 QB 632. (Those things are called oblations which are offered to God and the Church by pious and faithful Christians, whether the things are movable or immovable.), Inst. 389. Easter offerings are assessable to income tax, Cooper v. Blakiston, 1909 AC 104.

Baptismal fees were abolished by 35 & 36 Vict. c. 36.