COOK ISLAND AFFAIRS.

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19942, 20 July 1936, Page 12

COOK ISLAND AFFAIRS.

NEW RADIO STATIONS. LEPER HOSPITAL PLANNED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) \\'ELLINGTON, Monday. Adx‘lre received from Rarotonsa slates that it is [’XDGI‘U’CI that radio stations in the norllwrn group at“ the Islands, \'izl, .\lanlhiki ‘pare-nt station). Penrhyn and Pukapnkn will be erect-ed during the, next few i'noni‘hs. Approval of plans and suct‘it‘lcallons is expected shortly The Government has approved of the erection at Pom‘hyn of a Leper ooncentration ihospital “here lepers from the whole of the Cook Group will be segregated and treated until their removal to Maliosai can be. ar—ranged. The appointment-s of Captain \‘lggo Rasmussen as Resident Agent at Penrhyn and .\lr Lyonel H. Trenn as Resi—dent Agent at .\lanihiki have been announced. The American yacht Director called at Penrhyn during April to collect. rare sea birds and sea shells for a New York museum. A meeting was held in Avarua, Rarotonga. with the object of (owning a local branch of the New Zealand Labour Party but after several speakers addressed the meeting it was de-cide-d to hold the matter over until after the arrival of the Parliamentary delegation inquirlng into the fruit trade.