Answers to Correspondents

The Pacific Islands Monthly has a large quantity of information about the Pacific groups and terri tories on file, and will he glad to answer through this column any reasonable question about Pacific life and conditions.

T.C. (Samarai); “Ex-Lieut.” (Apia); and many others.— We thank you for articles submitted and for your inter est. But the Pacific Islands Monthly is published for Pacific Islands resi dents —not for people elsewhere, who simply want to read pretty-pretty stuff about the islands. Therefore, we want, not charming descriptions of Islands scenery and customs which are fami liar to all our readers, but news about Islands life and conditions. We are not interested in the beauty of Vavau, or the manner in which Papuans hunt heads. But we do want to know any thing that is new about the development of industries and opportunities; about the conditions of planting and trading; about education of the natives, labour conditions, etc. Anything that bears on the progress of these rich Pacific lands is news—and we want it Papalangi, Kyogle—Have sent to Fiji for more detailed information than is available here as answers to your ques ts. There is much beautiful and valuable timber in Fiji, and it is sur prising that this industry has not been developed.