Islands Monthly

World-Wide Circulation of Pacific Islands Monthly

WITH this issue, the “Pacific Islands Monthly” completes nine years of continuous publication. The usual index for the year—namely for Volume 9 —is printed at the back of this issue.

We take this opportunity of expressing, to our subscribers and advertisers, our appreciation of their valuable and con sistent support, which has made the sound establishment of this journal pos sible. The ‘‘Pacific Islands Monthly” has its critics —particularly regarding its activity on matters relating to admini stration in the several territories —but at least we can claim that it has given real service to the residents of the Pacific Islands, insofar that it has created an amount of interest in Pacific Islands affairs that was not dreamed of in 1929.

It may interest subscribers to know that the journal not only has a large established circulation in every territory of the Pacific, south of the equator, but it also has a remarkable growing circula tion in other countries. It is probable that, with the single exception of the Sydney “Bulletin”, there is no Australian publication which goes in such large numbers to so many different countries.