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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVI, Issue 2, 1 April 1923, Page 63

A garden party was held on 28th March, at the Hon. A. T. Ngata's residence, at Kahakara, to farewell Nurse Blair, District Nurse to Natives, who was leaving the district, and to welcome Nurse Jamieson, who is succeeding her. Speeches were made and Miss Blair was presented with a purse of sovereigns and many other tokens of esteem from the people among whom she had been working for the last two years. Nurse Blair was the first nurse stationed here in the little cottage intended as a Home for the District Nurse and her assis-

tant, a young Maori girl, who cooks, keeps the place in perfect order, and occasionally accompanied the nurse on horseback round the district. The cottage has accommodation for one or two patients, but these are only admitted when absolutely necessary, as otherwise the nurse would be unable to attend to the needs of the country round. At times the district is cut' off by a flooded river and bad roads from any medical aid,, except by telephone, and the nurse has to be entirely responsible for cases of accident, illness, or maternity cases.