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Otago Witness, Issue 3867, 24 April 1928, Page 11

With bridges, in all parts of the county needing extensive repairs and renovations during the coming year, the Marlborough County Council the Other morning decided to invite applications for the position of bridge carpenter at 16s a day. A Wanganui Herald reporter, while in the Ratana Museum the other morning, was approached by a middle-aged Maori, The reporter was interesting himself in the exhibit of crutches and walking sticks and other articles left by patients. The Maori identified a crutch as his property, and said that he had been cured by Ratana some years ago, and was now almost active enough to indulge in a game of football. He had been kicked by q. horse and his leg was doubled up for 28 years, and he could not walk without a crutch. Ratana told him to move his leg and then throw away his crutch. “ I felt a warmness in my leg,” said the Maori, “and to my delight I eould put it to the ground and walk. I have had no trouble since,” he added gleefully. The only defect the reporter could notice was that the Maori’s leg was slightly shorter than the other leg.