[?]den Legs for [?]pua-N Guinea Natives
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[?]pua-N Guinea Natives
do not know how many P-NG itives need artificial limbs, but dging by a recent Administra statement at Port Moresby, must be a considerable num- A factory is to be set up for manufacture.
A. K. Jones, formerly of rn Australia, had arrived at Moresby on April 28 to work the Health Department as a • of artificial limbs.
Jones was previously engaged ailar work at Perth—including making of artifical limbs for *ines. J cial willow will be imported Australia and elsewhere for the but Mr. Jones believes that P-NG timbers may be suitable •tificial limbs.
Director of Health (Dr. J. T. ler) has said that, because of Llties arising in a tropical te, it was unlikely that all artificial limbs would be made i factory. Instead, limbs made tit wood, plastic, and specially ;d leather would be made for tation patients. 3 presume that these artificial are for natives. There are 3ly likely to be sufficient Euro i in the Territory requiring to warrant a factory).
G. L. Snow, representative for . Donald & Co. at Mangaia d, has made a good recovery resumed duties after his recent is illness.