WIRELESS IN COOK GROUP
BOON TO OUTLYING ISLANDS
WELLINGTON, April 13. Mr. James 11. Hampton, Superintendent of the Raratongan wireless station, who has been for five years at the Cook Islands, considers wireless is proving a boon to the inhabitants of the outlying islands of the Group. During the past two years three new stations have been erected at Aitutaki, Mangaic and Atiu. These he states, will no doubt be added to in’' the near future. The great need rt the present time is for a station in the northern Cook Group of the islands, such as Penrliyn. At present trade with the northern islands., is carried on by schooners, and as it takes two months to make the round trip, it can be easily imagined how valuable such a station would he in that part of tine Pacific. The outlying stations. : ai*G. manned, by .native operators .under. .the control of the superintendent of the main station. Mr. Hampton expresses satisfaction with the manner in which the young-native Cook Islanders carry out their duties by wireless. Medical advice can bo sought and given and every facility for doing so is given by the authorities.—P.A. '
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 10267, 14 April 1926, Page 6
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