Remarkable Leper Patient
There is a young quarter caste Tongan man on Makogai who lias done, remarkable work among his fellow sufferers. Ernest by name and Earnest by he is 'in charge ol' the workshop. He teaches the young men and- boys useful trades which will be. of much value to them on their discharge. Although severely handicapped by the dread disease Ernest has persisted in this work, his labour of love. Quite recently the Secretary of State for the Colonies sent a special letter to Ernest expressing the thanks and appreciation from the British Government for his work for the patients and also for his splendid influence for good among all on the island. In the eyes of the Medical Superintendent Ernest is a model patient. With the assistance, of a number of boys he has just completed the building of a small fcoat for pleasure purposes. Always cheerful always busy ? and. never complaining seems to be Ernest's rule of life.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 09, Issue 21, 6 November 1945, Page 7
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162Remarkable Leper Patient Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 09, Issue 21, 6 November 1945, Page 7
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