THE LEPER STATION
APPEAL FOR FUNDS (United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. In a statement to-day, Sir Maui Fomare, as a result of his recent visit to the leper station at Makogai, draws attention to some urgent requirements, including wireless, and an iceplant, and makes an appeal for a hall in which to instal a- cinema already provided ; also for funds for a rest home for nursing sisters of the Order of Mary, whose work and devotion is worthy of all help. There are now over 400 lepers on the island, including about 100 from Samoa, Cook Niue and a few from New Zealand.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 June 1926, Page 4
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104THE LEPER STATION Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 June 1926, Page 4
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