Pacific Islands

Year Book

Ready Next Month

AFTER two years of preparatory work, the Pacific Islands Year Book for 1931 will be published about the end of October; and annually thereafter.

The Year Book is designed to meet a long-felt want. There is a constant demand for reliable information about the score or more of territories and

groups in the Pacific, which contain independent administrations and which function, in matters relating to trade, industry, education, communications, control of natives, etc., quite separately one from the other. These various Pacific territories purchase in a normal year goods to the value of £6,000,000, and their trade is eagerly sought by many countries. Exporters and distri butors everywhere want to know how to cater for that trade; and prospective settlers' and planters want to know where to go—the Year Book is designed to tell them.

Accurate and comprehensive infor mation relating to each group—history, method of government, names of ad ministrators, nature of taxation im posed, details of Customs tariffs —is contained in the different sections of the Year Book; and it is all so arranged as to be of the utmost value to the officials themselves. The latest statis tics—mostly summarised from annual reports and Blue Books—are included.

The Year Book is illustrated with numerous photographs and with clear maps of most of the principal groups.

Orders may be lodged with any of the Islands stores which sell The Pacific Islands Monthly; with any bookseller; or with Pacific Publications Ltd.. Union House, 247 George Street, Sydney. Price (postage paid), 8/6.