PRIMATE PRAISES MAKOGAI
AUCKLAND, April 6. On returning: to-day by Skymaster from Fiji, where he tendered congratulations to Bishop Kempthorne of Polynesia on the 25th anniversary of his consecration as Bishop of the Islands Diocese, the Anglican Primate of New Zealand, Archbishop West-Watson, said he had also visited the leper station at Makogai. He was most agreeably surprised at the cleanliness and discipline of the colony, he said. Sixty-five per cent, of the patients were eventually cured. The majority looked extremely fit, many showing no signs of leprosy. Convalescent and receiving homes had been erected, largely with financial assistance from New Zealand sources. The secretary of the New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions, Mr W. G. Southwood, returned with the Archbishop. .. !
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Grey River Argus, 7 April 1948, Page 8
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