Monthly

Praise for Pacific Islands Monthly

Letters continue to reach the pub

lishers by every Islands mail, gener

ously praising the appearance and

objects of this journal. We publish

extracts from some of them: J. G. Nelsson, Woodlark Island,

Papua:

A copy which I recently read proved very interesting and should prove of much benefit in bringing' before the public notice of the Pacific Islands in general and particularly Papua and New Guinea. I wish your publication every success.

Mr. D. Godwin Irvine, Manager of

Commonwealth Copra Co., Milne Bay,

Papua:

I have to congratulate you on the appearance of this very excellent Island paper.

Mr. T. I. Sefton, Manager of Koi taki Para Rubber Estates Ltd., Port

Moresby, Papua:

This paper is filling a long-felt want.

Mr. G. C. Foulis, managing partner

of Foulis & Marsh, Fiji: The colonies grouped in the Pacific have long since felt the need of a paper such as your journal, wherein our interests can be more fully discussed. At present, each group has to face its problems individually. I congratulate you on bringing out the abovementioned journal, and if the present high standard of publication is maintained, I feel sure the success of Pacific Publications is assured.

Mr. F. H. Harvey, Planter and

Trader, Epi, New Hebrides:

I desire to congratulate you on your initia tive and enterprise in starting this publica tion, which fulfils a long-felt want.

Mr. S. Dubois, Malo, New Hebrides: I think this paper will fill a long-felt want. and I wish you every success.

Hon. J. A. Beasley (Federal Minister), writing on behalf of the Acting Prime Minister; I have read with interest the first and second numbers of this publication. I welcome its advent as a means of disseminating in Aus tralia, in a convenient and attractive form, information concerning the territories of Papua and Norfolk Island, and the mandated territories of New Guinea and Nauru, and the many islands in the Pacific Ocean which are in close political and commercial relationship with the Commonwealth. The publication will supply a definite need, and should be of ser vice to the Commonwealth.

Capt. Viggo Rasmussen, Rarotonga,

Cook Islands: The Pacific Islands Monthly certainly seems to fill a long-felt want in the Islands, and I hope it will turn out a success.

Mr. W. R. Smith, Aitutaki, Cook Is lands : This publication will fill a long-felt want in the Islands, and I hope it goes ahead and prospers.

Mr. E. C. Vellenoweth, Aitutaki, Cook

Islands:

I feel that this is a publication that has teen wanted for a long time.