MELANESIAN MISSION.
By Telegraph—Press Association.
AUCKLAND, April 5. Important extensions of the Melanesian Mission work are foreshadowed by Bishop Wi'son, of Melanesia, who is about to leave for the islands. T,he mission steamer Southern Cross will make three instead of two voyages in the season, enabling the outlying islands to be visited, but increasing the cost of running the vessel from £4,400 to £6,000. European houses are being built for the mission workers in the hope of reducing malarial fever. Since the death of Mr Godden in October over 30 men and two ladies had volunteered for service. Ten men, including two Australian priests and two ladies, had been accepted. The ladies who belonged to Christchurch, would commence next year, while seven young men were in training colleges. He looked forward with hopefulness to three years hence, when the mission staff would be doubled. New Zealand gave £3,300 annually to the mission, but he hoped, it would now give £4,000.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8392, 6 April 1907, Page 5
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160MELANESIAN MISSION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8392, 6 April 1907, Page 5
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