In This Issue:

Editorial: “What Asiatic ‘National ism’ May Mean to South Pacific Communities” 5 Mission Boats for BSI 6 Fijian-Indian Betrothals Cause Tea- Cup Storm 7 Founder of Fiji SPCA Hands Over 7 More About Paw-Paw Latex 7 Future of Cocos-Keeling Atoll ... 7 US Decoration for Late Captain Alastair Maclean 8 New ‘‘John Williams VI” Arrives in Suva—Will Visit NG and Australia 8 Papua Sends Out Its Rent Bills .. 8 New Facts At Timber Lease Inquiry 9 Britain Offers For NG Copra 9 Proposed Monument in Fiji for “Smithy” 9 South Pacific Commission—Departure for Noumea Delayed 10 Press Comments on Manus Base .. 10 Rarotongan “Good-Will” Tour De scribed as an Embarrassment ... 11 NZ Ship Begins Service to New Guinea H Administrative Union in Papua-New Guinea Bill to be Re-Drafted .. 13 Norfolk Island Notes 16 Pacific Science Conference Opens in New Zealand IB Territorians Remember January 23 19 No Self-Rule for Manua —Some Samoans Want US to Stay In definitely 22 Plane and More Ships for South Seas Marine Products 24 Relics of the “Bounty” 24 Nadi Airport Business Increases ... 24 Intensified Search for Oil in Papua- New Guinea in 1949 25

The New Administration in Micro nesia—Confusing Name Chosen by

Usa 25

Manus, a Ghost-Town, Guards Aus tralia’s Asian Approaches 26 New Mission Doctor for BSI 29 The Fijians Have Opposed Indian Invasion for 60 years 30 New Guinea Firms Air Fleet 31 Wealth from Fiji’s Cane-lands ... 33 Fiji Starch Mill Now in Operation .. 35 Score of Little Ships for Western Pacific High Commission 36 Rev. Wilfred Paton’s New Charge .. 36 Three Years After the Blitz in Honiara 38 Territories Talk-Talk 41 Pussi-cat, Pussi-cat, Where Have You Been? 42 The Marquis Provided the Mill-stone 43 We Went Recruiting in the Gilberts 44 Tropicalities 46 Pacific Nature Notes 47 Service Section 48 Western Papua Notes 48 How “John Williams V’’ Was Wrecked 50 Labour Situation Eases in BSI ... 50 In Defence of the Ladies 51 Death of one of Fijian Triplets ... 51 New Island-Build Ship for Suva— Vanua Levu Run 52 BSI Urgently Needs Ships 52 Acting-Territories Minister Makes Fascinating Discoveries in New Guinea 53 Indians Create Hotel Problem in Fiji 55 Old Whaler to Become Museum .. 55 SDA Missions Have Been Re-organ ised 56

Two TRAPAS Catalinas Plee from Hurricane 56 Annual Elections on Pitcairn Island 58 NZ’s Responsibility to Island Growers 61 New Allowances for Fiji’s MLC’s .. 62 News Items from Kavieng 62 More Facts About Filariasis —How it is Dealt With in Fiji 65 Fijians Catch Their First Tuna for New Company 67 Poisonous Anti-British Journalism in Wake of Pacific War 69 Spain Seeks North Pacific Stations 72 Historic Bible to Return to Pitcairn 72 Shipping and Plane Services 73 New Marist School Opened in Fiji .. 81 New Book Covers Story of Papuan Mission 81 War Glory Has Departed from BSI 82 Treatment of Leprosy—With New Drugs 86 Notes from Tahiti 86 Fiji Parents Seek Better Education for Children 86 Historic Bible Returns to Pitcairn Island 87 Commercial, Markets, Etc 88

Organisations: Fiji Spca, 7; Fiji

Arts Club, 18; New Guinea Women’s Club of Sydney, 19; New Guinea Women’s Assn, of Melbourne, 19; Bris bane NG Assn., 28; Suva Yacht Club, 40; Pacific Islands Society, 87.

OBITUARY: Mrs. Annie Groom, 20; Sir H. Ellis, 29; Mrs. Helena Goldie, 29; Mr. Ambrose Smoothey, 35; Mrs. S.

Warren, 48; A. J. Hunter, 53; Edgar Groom, 63.

INDUSTRIES: Shell. 6, 29; Papain, 7; Copra, 9, 10, 19, 59; Cocoa, 8; Oil, 16, 56; Gold, 53, 59.