Contents

Pacific News-Review 1 Death of General Wisdom 1 Editorial: Can we Take the Gamble out of Pacific Islands Planting? . 3 Papuan-NG Public Service Appoint ments 4 New Administrator for Norfolk Island —Another Political Appoint ment 5 Pacific Air Service —PAA May Start in February 5 New Order in Territories —Government Controls all Ships and Stores 6 Central Medical School Hopes for US Support 7 The Rabaul Tragedy—Missing Men . 7 Tropicalities 9 Whither Bound Has Tonga a Future? 12 Post-war Conditions in BSI 15 Fiji Copra Falls 12/6 Pe*r Ton ... 17 Mr. Ridgeway Appointed Adminis trator of Nauru 19 Fine Record of Madang Patriots .. 21 Road to Wau—Should Miners Pay Again? 21

Men of AIB: Those Who Served in Famous Unit 22 Mr. Ward Defends His Adminis tration-Address to PI Society .. 25 Political Reform in Fiji—Electors’

Aims 30 Official Report on Samoa’s Dollar- Prosperity 31 Christmas Island Crabs 34 Seven Months in an Open Canoe .. 36 Cook Islands Contribution to War .. 38 When Fiji Wanted More Indians .. 40 “Malaita” to Sail Again 41 From Annie's to Aggie’s—And Some Points East of Apia 44 A Century of Unity Tongan Chronology 48 Home Building in the Pacific Islands 50 Fiji’s South Sea Bubble—The Story of the Polynesian Co 53 Navigating the Sepik 56 Quarterly Meeting of PTA 59 Life and Laughter in Lau—Book Review 60 Shipping and Plane Services—Pacific Travellers 62 Commercial, Markets, etc 64