Contents

Page Pacific Island Travellers i., 81 Asiatic or Native Labour in N.G.? 2 The Arming of Fiji 2 £2,000,000 Gold Output for N.G. .. 3 Solomons Gold “Boom” Bursts .. 3 New Governor for N. Caledonia ... 3 Copra’s Yearly Average .. 3 Some “Amalgamation” Posers ... 4 Tongan Treasurer Gravely Censured 5 Hawaii to Samoa in Outrigger Canoe 5 Preparations for Trans-Pacific Air Services 6. 30 Epidemic of Cruising Yachts 6 New Taxation in New Guinea? ... 7 Defence Activity in Papua 7 Prosperous Colony of Fiji 8 New Issue of Pacific Is. Year Book . 9 Tropicalities 9 About Islands People 10 Secrets of Japan’s Mandated Islands 11 Casual Blow Kills Papuan 16 Attack on Coconut Pests 17 Amalgamation Committee in N.G. . 18 Copra Market in Europe 19 Banana Pool Formed in Fiji 19

Page Samoa's Trade in 1938 20 Ban Off Papuan “Wonderland” ... 22 Anxiety About N.G. Finances .. .. 24 Conditions in N. Caledonia 26 “Guba” on Unique Survey Flight .. 27 Japanese Interfere With Pacific Radio 34 Murder of Bishop Patteson 36 White Skin v. Golden Brown .. .. 39 Memories of Old Samarai 40 Crocodile Takes N.G. Native 47 N.G. Residents Demand Defence .. 49 Lighter Costs for Gold Seekers .. 50 “Flying Battleships” for Papua ... 54 N.G. Airmail Duplicated 57 Fashion Hints for Islands Women . 61 N.G. Patrol's Value Questioned ... 62 Book Reviews 64 Mining News 65 Future of N.G. and Samoa 67 Short Wave Radio Programmes ... 71 Islands Produce and Exchange ... 73 Copra and Rubber Prices 74 Shipping Services in Pacific 75 Rabaul Aerodrome & Some “Politics” 81 Guinea Airways’ Record 82