In This Issue:

Editorial: “More Plans and Planners for Papua-New Guinea” .. .. 5 Red Penetration in Pacific Islands 6 Fiji is 75 years a Crown Colony .. 7 New Guinea Native Murderers Not to Hang .. 7 Sequel to NG Timber Inquiry— Farrell Goes Free 7 New Buildings in Noumea .. .. 7 Effect of Devalued £ in Pacific Countries 8 Why Mr. Richards?—New Appoint ment to Nauru 9 BGD Party Explores Sepik 9 Sautot Asks “Millions Question” .. 9 Carpenters’ Profits 10 More Officials for Some New Guinea Districts 10 Operation “Bang” is Cancelled .. 10 New Attorney-General for Fiji ... 10 Dick America is Dead 11 Heir to the Cocos Islands —Further Information about the Clunies Ross Family 13 Sydney-N. Guinea Air Fares Go Up 13 Air France Begins Service to N.

Caledonia 15 Press Censorship for New Guinea? 15 BP Service to Norfolk, Lord Howe May Cease 16 The Fourth Session of South Pacific Commission 17 The Rebirth of Rabaul —A T. ibute to the Officials Who Made it Possible 21 District Officers Confer in N. Guinea 24 Kieta Notes 24 Future Use of Fiji Lands —Issues Which May Affect Indian-Fijian Relationship 25

More Japs Found in New Guinea .. 27 Tragic Problem of the Half Caste— NG Administration Takes Blun dering Step 28 Death for Chinese Murderer on Ocean Island 29 Canada Criticises Fiji Bananas .. 31 Shortage of Prison Workers in Fiji 32 “Useless” Officials in New Caledonia —and High Cost of Living .. .. 32 Notes from Solomon Islands .. .. 33 Union Steamship Coy’s Bronze- Green Ships 33 CSR Coy’s Generous Gift to Fiji Anti-TB Fund 35 Empty Drums from S-W Pacific Solve One Fiji Problem .. 36 New Caledonia’s Problems —Need for New Industries 37 Tahiti Notes 39 Suva Rainfall as Abnormal as Usual 40 New Stamps Issued for Cook Islands 41 Some Western Samoa Residents May Be Stateless 41 Rabaul’s New District Officer .. .. 43 US Decoration for Bougainville Resident 44 Air and Sea Services for Tokelau Islands 44 Suva Airport Landowners 45 Sydney-Nadi in Six Hours! .. .. 47 Mobile Clinic for Fiji Child-Welfare 47 Postal Union Stamps for WPHC .. 48 Fate of Amelia Earhart 48 Territories “Talk Talk” 49 Samoans —Where Do You Live? .. 50 Miss Perkins Went Reefing .. .. 50 Norfolk Is. Whaling is Not for Weaklings 51 Fiji Has Been 75 Years a British Crown Colony 52 Tropicalities 53

Mysterious Ruins of Trobriand Islands 55 You Must Not Export Zebu Bulls From Fiji 53 Notes from Madang 53 Missionary’s View of Nauru Adminis tration 59 Pay and Allowances for FMF .. .. 59 How the US Deals with Filaria .. 61 Moresby Has Electricity—“ Just Like Sydney” 61 Rabaul’s Best Cricketers 62 Samoan Stowaways are Disillu sioned, Now 62 CIPA Still Has Ambitious Plans .. 6?

Suva to be in Big Yacht Race .. .. 6J Muddle in Indonesia e' Mangaia May Lose its Famous Coral Stairway 7] Fiji’s Army is an All-Fijian Show 71 Phosphate Workers Return to Man gaia 75 The P-NG Permits System .. .. 7i Radio Licences in Fiji 7!

Panic in Royal Navy 43 Years Ago '/( Small Plane Wrecked in New Guinea 7!

An Optimist on Norfolk Island .. 8: Rabaul Roundabout 8- Plane and Shipping Services .. .. 8!

Notes from Eastern Papua .. .. 9' Strange Case of Angoram Police-Boy 9!

The Month in Moresby 10: 150 Headmen Meet Government .. 10: Commercial, Markets, etc 10- OBITUARY: Jack Ellis, 9; “Did America,” 11; M. Jules Henri Auffroy 40; Cliff Haydon, 43; Fiti Sopo’aga 45; C. W. Aidney, 63; E. B. Ayris, 7 Mrs. D. English, 7.

INDUSTRIES: Gold, 6; Oil, 7; Copra 10, 47; Rubber, 48.

ORGANISATIONS: Polynesian Club, 6 NG Women’s Club, Sydney, 6; NC Scholarship Fund, 40; New Guinei Club, 87; New Britain Ladies’ Glut 87; Rabaul Tennis Association. 87 RSSAILA, Rabaul, 87.