Contents

Pacific News-Review 1 Editorial: Why Hold Blarney Re sponsible for Canberra’s Dead Hands? 3 £13,500,000 in Hand—War Damage Commission 4 PTA President to Go North for War Damage Commission 5 Military Will Pay Rent on New Guinea Properties 5 Australia’s Glamourless War—Slow Liberation of New Guinea 6 US Awards for Territorians 7 NG Government—No Steps Towards New Administration 8 Death of Mrs. P. A. Morris—Link With Early Fiji .. . 8 Rev. J. W. Burton Retires 8 Tropicalities 9 War - torn Lae and Abandoned Salamaua 10 Death of Mr. C. H. Chester, BP Executive 10 George Medal to Gallant Men of Tarawa 11

Maprik—Pre-mopping-Up 12

Boosting Orange Production—New Zealand’s Plan for the Cook Islands 13 The Fight Must Go On—PTA Amends Constitution for Use in Territories After Resumption of Civil Adminis tration 17 Link With the “Bounty” 25 Bishop Strong Wants Return of Murray Regime 31 The “Tere”—Carefree Days in Raro tonga 36 The Startling Fecundity of the Indian —Population Figures for Fiji ... 40 World Copra Situation 44 Crime Wave in Tonga 47 Commercial, Markets, Etc 48