LEPERS AT MAKOGAI
ways for having kindly reduced charges to half-rates on all parcels addressed to me for the lepers. Donations may sent to me.-at 172 Bealey Avenue 1 , Christchurch, C.l. and all gifts will be duly acknowledged by letter. Our Empire is passing through a crisis and the "few crumbs" we give to the lepers will not hindjbr our cause, rather will they bring God's blessing on us all. Yours, etc., , P. G; TWOOMEY, Hon. Collector.
Sir, —For a number of years past the people of New Zealand have sent gifts at Christmas time to the 607 lepers who are isolated at Mako gai, a lonely isle in the P'iji group. One hundred and twenty-seven of these lepers are from New Zealand's dependencies. There are 89. leper children on the island. These, sadly afflicted people look forward to this festive season with pleasant anticipation of e• arrival of the steamer from New*£ealand . hearing gifts and messages of goodwill. However difficult our own circumstances at present are, when | they are compared with the lbt of | these stricken people we find tbfa£ [we have much to be thankful namely, that we continue to enjoy good health, and have our liberty." On behalf of our less fortunate friends, therefore, I have no hesitation in once again appealing to the generosity of the people of New Zealand to supply them with sucft Christmas gifts as gramophone records, jig-saw, puzzles, games, toys, musical instruments, .serving, toys, embroidery cottons, etc. Soap, . sweets, pipes, tobacco. Gifts of money will be most useful : : We wish tp take this opportunity to thank the Postmaster-Qenerat and the Hon.j the Minister of Rail-
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 213, 16 September 1940, Page 4
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