Contents

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Page Pacific Islands Travellers 1 Germany and New Guinea 3 Late News for Islands 5 Copra’s Future 6,24 N.G. Gold Royalty 6 When Costa Rica Pounced! .. ..7,74 Fiji’s Gold Boom 8,25 Primage Duty on Islands Produce . . 9 How Civilization is Menaced . . .. 9 Smuggling in the Islands 10 Tropicalities 11 About Islands People 12 Fiji Butter Industry 17 Mauritius Beans as Chance Crop .. 18 Seeking N. Caledonian Gold . . .. 22 Handy Type of Copra Drier . . .. 28 What to Grow in the Islands . . . . 33 Suitable House for Tropics . . . . 40 Progress of Hides’ Expedition . . .. 44

Page Tahitian Treasure in Madrid Museum 47 New Guinea Magistrates 50 Germany’s Future in the Pacific .. 52 Tahiti’s Trade Rises 56 What “Hydrogenation” May Mean to Copra Producers 57 Fashion Hints for Islands Women .. 58 Housekeeping in the Tropics .. .. 61 Little Islanders’ Corner 63 Burns, Philp’s Annual Report . . 64, 66 New Guinea Goldfields News .. . . 64 Book Reviews 67 Pacific Mining Activity 68 Torres Strait Notes 75 Gold Quest by Air 76 Market Quotations 77 Islands Produce 78 Exchange Rates 78 Shipping Services in Pacific . . .. 79