Maori Nurse Accepts

Cook Is. Post

From Our Own Correspondent

Rarotonga, March 25.

A LONG felt want has been satisfied by the recent appointment to the staff of the Avarua Hospital of Miss Elizabeth Paora, lately sub-Matron of the Essex Home, Christchurch, New Zealand. Miss Paora, who has specialised since 1929 in maternity and infant welfare work, has already commenced Home Nursing lec tures in the various villages.

Sister Paora’s appointment is the first occasion on which a senior N.Z. Maori nurse has been detailed for service in the Islands. In accepting the position at the special request of the Health Depart ment, Miss Paora declined the more luc

rative post of matron of the Waihi Hos pital, N.Z., to which she had just been assigned.

Formerly the whole onus and respon sibility of running the Avarua institution had devolved upon the shoulders of Mat ron Butler. Consequently it had been impossible to devote as much time as could be wished for to outside activities.

Mrs. E. L. Leembrugg.en and her daughter Margaret, of Ocean Island, Cen tral Pacific, arrived in Australia by the Weirbank at the end of February. They intended to sail by the January steamer, but owing to contrary winds the vessel could not put into Ocean Island, as the roadstead is not negotiable in a storm.

Miss Leembruggen has come to Sydney to attend Hopewood House finishing school at Darling Point.