MAORI TRIPLETS.
DIFFICULTIES OF REARING. Per Press Association. «. GISBORNE, Aug. 23. Triplets born to Mr and Mrs Mohr Gerrard, Maori settlers living m an isolated part of the East Coast district, will have to receive special treatment, preferablv bv a Ivaritane home, to survive, in the opinion of the district nurse Their home is so isolated that it is difficult to arrange for proper medical attention and facilities tor the rearing of the babies, who are now under the care of the Waiapu Hospital Board. . _ The Tairawhiti Maori Land Board has granted a substantial sum, nmjf 1 will be used in the outfitting of the babies if Alley arc sent to a Ivaritane home.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 227, 24 August 1938, Page 12
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114MAORI TRIPLETS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 227, 24 August 1938, Page 12
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