In This Issue:

Editorial: “New Guinea, New Labour Problems and New Planners” .. 5 Gold in N. Guinea —Reports of Very Rich Finds in Highlands 7 ANA Out of Pacific Service —Seek New Routes 8 Noumea-Tahiti Air Service Suspended 8 Papain—America is Interested in This 9 Australian Socialists And New Guinea Copra Price 9 Manus is Normal —Action Follows Sensational Reports in Australian Press 9 Tongan Lady Ordered Out By Aus tralian Immigration Minister .. 9 Bishop in Polynesia Celebrates 25th Anniversary 9 Australia to Tahiti —Flying-Boats Run Special Trips 10 New Constitution for Papua-New Guinea 10 Crew Bar Fiji’s Governor From “Matua” 10 No Passenger Ships Across Pacific — Withdrawal of “Marine Phoenix” 11 Port Moresby Protests Over Elec tricity Charges 11 VRuena” Beached After Queensland Cyclone 11 Noumea Damaged in Heavy Cyclone 13 Fiji Trochus Goes Up 13 NG Scholarship Winner for 1948 .. 15 Finschhafen Notes 16 South Pacific Commission —Meeting Called for May 18 Mataafa Dead Leading Samoan Chief 18 Red Hold-up in Rarotonga Reduced To a Farce—ClPA Sends in Petti coated Picket Line 19 No Asiatic Labour for BSI 24 Praise for NZ Health Policy in W.

Samoa 24

Cold Water on Fiji’s Ten-Year Plan 26 Samoan Election Vigorous New Party in the Field 27 Every Fijian to be a Copra Planter — New Government Campaign .. 28 American Compensation Yarns are All Lies—War Claims Position in

Bsi 30

Medical Men Resign in W. Samoa .. SO Moresby Domination N. Guinea Resident Wants None of it ... 31 The Muddles of Milne Bay—Extra ordinary Story of CDC Sales in Eastern Papua 33 New Union Company Ships for Islands Run 34 “Viti” For Tasman Run —Now Owned By Group of Ex-Servicemen .. 35 “Blue Lagoon” Film Unit Leaves Fiji 36 Indian and European Requirements Presented to Fiji’s New Governor 37 Increased Copra Production in W.

Samoa 38 First Government Teacher for Pit cairn 38 Territories Talk-Talk 39 Fresh Fields—And Quarantine .. .. 40 Tropicalities 41 Hurricane Off the Hebrides 42 The Lady Hates the Tropics .. .. 44 Trader —Old Style 45 Early South Seas Missionaries .. .. 40 Madang News 48 Dr. Rutter’s Outstanding Service to

Bsi 50

Indian Protest Against Fiji Sugar Levy 50 Jottings From Wewak 52 Lost People of the Pacific 53 Noted Pacific Missionary Retires .. 53 Salary Increase for W. Samoan Gov ernment Employees 53 Fijians Don’t Want Our Democracy 54

Why Not Mountain Colleges For Fiji? 53 Moresby Tennis Championship .. .. 56 Increased Transport Costs for N.

Britain Planters 56 Fiji Seamen’s Union 57 Indian Problem in Fiji 57 Brisbane Strike Holds Up Island Sup plies 58 Queen Salote Returns to Tonga ... 61 Eurasian Eyes on New Guinea —Challenge to Australian Planners .. 62 Who Is Really the Enemy in Cook Islands? 63 Mr. Ward and the Cook Islanders .. 63 Jap Admiral Hangs for Massacre of N. Ireland Residents 65 Indonesian Castaways in New Guinea 65 The Mission in the Mud 65 War Damage Compensation in Brit ish Pacific Islands 66 Memories of Tonga 67 Phosphate Commission Buys MV

“Levyka” !. 67

Noumea’s Mystery Ship 68 Service Section; Around Sydney Shops; Travel 70-72 The Month in Moresby 73 Fortunes in Copra for Some .. .. 76 Disappearance of “Tereora” During War 76 Shipping and Plane Services 78 New Boat for Old Mission—“ St.

Francis” for Yule Island, Papua 82 Commercial, Markets, etc 84 OBITUARY: Islay McOwan, 7; Mataafa Fau —Muina Siame, 18; George Adam son, 31; Mrs. A. Hooker, 50; J. A. H.

Chapman, 58; Victor Rodan, 58; Ala stair Maclean, 61; A. J. Vogan, 69; Miss R. Kitchen, 3.

ORGANISATIONS: NG Women’s Club of Sydney, 8: Brisbane NG Associa tion, 52; Polynesian Society, 61; NG Scholarship Fund, 67; BSI Planters’

Association, 13.