In This Issue:

Editorial: Dutch or Asiatics in Wes tern New Guinea? 5 Drilling in Papua—Conclusions of Oil Experts 6 Copra Inspection Again in Papua- New Guinea 7 BSI —58 Years a British Protectorate 7 Arrival of Fiji’s New Chief Justice 7 The Ocean Island Murder —Appeal Lodged 7 Hydro-Electric Power for Papua-N.

Guinea 7 BSI Headmen Meet Their Govern ment 8 Six Days’ Tow for Degei Brings Awahou to Port 8 W. Samoa to Abolish Empire Pre ference 9 Republic of US of Indonesia —New Status for East Indies 10 Rabaul Roundabout 11 Tributes to Mr. and Mrs. Nilsen of Vatukoula 13 Sugar Conference in UK is Important to Fiji 13 Exploitation of New Guinea Timber —BGD and Government Propose a Joint Company 15 Around the World in a Stainless Steel Yacht 16 South Pacific Commission—Fourth Session Concluded 17 Lucky Landing on a Sandbank—Plane Escapes in New Guinea 21 New Ship for Cook Islands 23 Australia Spends £4 Million per An num in Papua-New Guinea ... 24 The Month in Moresby 25

New Caledonia Exchange—Australian Says He Was Well Treated 28 Lack of War Damage Compensation— BSI Planter Speaks His Mind .. 29 Fiji Must Have More Tourists 31 War Graves Tourists for P-NG? ... 31 New Nimanoa for G & E Colony ... 32 Gazelle Peninsula Shaken by Earth quakes 33 Western Samoa Reviews a Year’s Ac tivities 35 Plane Lost and Found in N. Guinea 30 Mariposa May Come Back to Pacific 30 Suva’s Price Spiral Worries Permanent Hotel Guests 37 Pacific Yachtsmen in Trouble in BSI 39 Pay Rise for Fijian Stevedores ... 39 Benefits to New Guinea Widows ... 40 News Prom Pitcairn Island 41 Fiji’s Special Stamps Sold Out ... 43 Fiji’s Anti-TB Appeal Meets Amazing Response 44 More about Miss Baksh 44 Territories Talk-Talk 49 Tropicalities 50 “Operation Drum” 51 Nauru Builds Empire Farms and Gardens 52 A Trader’s Tale 53 Giants of Aneityum 54 Colour —Short Story 55 A Medical Book for All Dwellers in Isolated Islands 45 More Meat for Port Moresby .. .. 48 USS Coy’s Bronze-Green Ships ... 48 Notes from a Medical Missionary .. 59 Seven Records at Fiji’s Amateur Sports Meeting 60

W. Samoa is Still Short of Medical Officers 61 Fiji’s Annual Report in Attractive Booklet Form 63 Coconut Planter Hits Hard at Suva 63 Seychelles—What Has Happened to Little-known Paradise 67 Notorious Nakanai Natives Make Their Own Peace Pact 69 Charge that Fiji Native Policy is Leading to Corruption 71 British Socialists’ Peanut Plan—23 Million Down the Drain 73 Survey Ship for Central Pacific ... 73 Wars Among Ants and BSI Nutfall 74 More People—Less Food 75 Plane and Shipping Timetables .. 77 In the Port of Avarua 83 Bourail, New Caledonia, Has a Shock ing History 85 New Caledonia Notes 86 600-Mile Drift by Canoe 86 New Guinea Helps Distressed Children 87 Laws of Papua-N. Guinea 90 Life Among the Pitcairn Islanders .. 91 Tahiti Notes 95 Not Enough Ships—Planters’ Disabili ties in Bougainville 97 Fiji’s Cost of Living Soars 98 News from Mangaia, Cook Is 99 Commercial, Markets, etc 104 OBITUARY: Major E. B. Ayris, 23; Frank Tate, 39; W. M. Burnett, 43; M.

Charles Levy, 96.

INDUSTRIES: Cocoa, 29, 44; Copra, 44; Gold, 21, 24; Oil, 6; Pearlshell, Jl.

ORGANISATIONS: Pacific Islands So ciety, 91; NG Women’s Club of Sydney, 101.