Lighting Plant For Moafaga Mission, Tonga

In the above photographs are shown: Right Rev. J. Blanc, D.D., Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, whose headquarters are at Moafaga, near Nukualofa, in Tonga; the church at Moafaga; the Rev.

Mother’s staff of Sisters and assistants: and a group of children who are taught at the Mission school. Bishop Blanc is

deeply loved in Tonga and in the recent bad times he gave much help, both spiri tual and monetary, to Europeans and natives. The photographs are by Mr. E.

G. Ogram.

The largest private lighting plant in Tonga has been installed recently at Moafaga. The dynamo and equipment were supplied by the G.E. Company, Syd

ney; the power is taken from a Petter crude oil engine, 120 volt, D.C., and the batteries came from the Clyde Engineer ing Company, of Sydney. This equipment supplies 60 lights to the church, bishop’s house, the reverend fathers’ quarters, and the convent. The installation was car ried out by Mr. E. G. Ogram.