In This Issue:

Editorial; “Goodbye to Socialism— and All That” 5 Copra Outlook—UK Offer to Fiji for 1950 7 New Guinea Gets Cars from China 7 Effect of NZ Election on W. Samoa 7 Migrant Doctors for Papua-New Guinea 8 Trout for New Guinea 9 Qantas Extend Air Services in NG 9 No Japs Wanted in South Pacific— Impertinent Mass-Migration Plan 9 W. Samoa Against British Preferen tial Tariff 10 Fiji Police Arrest Indian Speedsters 10 Fiji Land-Agitation discredited by Governor 11 Snaring Generals and the NG War 11 Giant Snails Invade New Ireland .. 11 South Pacific Commission —Substantial Progress in One Year 13 Copra Sacks May Be Scarcer and Dearer Next Year 16 Patrol Now Examining Central Western Region of New Guinea .. 16 Pacific Franc-Devaluation Causes Irritation in French Colonies ... 17 Overwhelming Response to Fiji’s TB Fund 19 Death of Edward Farrell—Timber Lease Case 21 NZ and France Have Air Agreement 21 Rabaul Roundabout 22 Nauru’s Sulky Communities 23 Tai Shek’s Appeal Case on December 15 24 Red Tape in French Oceania —Discouragement of Casual Travellers 25

Fiji Doesn’t Need Export Tax Now 29 Australian-Samoan Trade Good Chance Missed 30 Millions for Fiji—Development and Social Services 31 All Quiet on Fiji’s Industrial Front — Governor’s Review 33 Fiji Representatives at Empire Games 34 Dutch Leaving Indonesia 35 Possible Pay Rise for Fiji Public Ser vants 35 Morris Hedstrom Scholarship Award, 1950 38 Tahiti Wants Tourist Traffic 39 Solomon Islanders at Youth Con ference 39 Tongan Traditions Observed at Im portant Nukualofa Wedding .. .. 41 Newsletter from NG Highlands ... 42 Western Papua Notes 43 What Works and Housing Dept. Has Done in Samarai 45 Devaluation Means Dear Flour and Petroleum Products for Fiji .. .. 46 Last Americans Leaving BSI .. .. 46 Are Pacific Candlenuts Unsaleable? 47 Vila-Noumea Radio-telephone .. .. 47 Talk-Talk 49 Highland Skyways and Highland Lassies 50 Pago Pago Disillusioned These Hope ful Pilgrims 51 Come in to Kutubu 52 Tropicalities 53 Lets Explore New Holland 54

Of Falling Leaves, and Trees and Other Things 54 Where Dead Ships Lie 56 Modern Fijian Examined by Old Resident 58 Population of Motouriki, Fiji, Will Be Mass-Educated Next Year .. 61 Baptists Enter the Mission Field in NG Highlands 63 W. Samoa Legislative Assembly Keenly Debates Territory Affailrs 66 Gentle Art of Dentistry—NG High lands Style 73 Rising Cost of Fiji Health Service .. 74 Liquor Laws Fiji Government Abandons Thorny “Equality” Bill 75 Plane and Shipping Timetables ... 77 New Set-up for W. Samoa Public Service 83 Big BGD Dredge Sinks 87 The Month in Moresby 89 Taking Movies to Dreketi 93 New Ireland Notes 95 Rabaul Weddings and Travellers .. 97 Cutter Lost on Reef in Fiji 98 New Cabaret - Restaurant for Rabaul 99 Norfolk Is. Notes 102 Commercial, Markets, etc 104 OBITUARY: Edward Farrell, 21; Sister Marie Jean Baptiste, 23; Capt.

W. H. Luff, 38; E. C. Vider, 50; D. H.

Ward, 65; H. E. Nicholson, 71; H. B.

Harricks, 75; K. W. March, 83; William J. Hettig, 85.

INDUSTRIES; Oil, 6; Cocoa, 7; Copra, 7, 21; Gold, 6, 24; Pearling, 78.

ORGANISATIONS: NG Memorial Schol arship Fund, 7; New Guinea Women’s Club, Sydney, 8.