Distribution By Air Of The Pacific Islands Monthly

Pacific Islands Monthly

WITH the co-operation and assistance of Qantas Empire Airways Ltd., it has become possible to arrange for the transportation by air of the Pacific Islands Monthly to those subscribers in the Islands who desire such an arrange ment.

Immediately on publication, parcels of the PIM are sent as air freight to our Agents in the various centres of Papua and New Guinea where they are imme diately placed on sale at the usual price, plus the cost of air freighting. In the case of Port Moresby, this makes a total of 2/9 per copy; it is a little more at Lae and Madang, and slightly more again at Rabaul. By this arrangement, the mag azine is in the hands of PNG readers within a few hours of publication.

Distribution is now actually quicker in Papua-New Guinea than in Australia.

Readers who cannot personally pick up their copies from the agents in the various Papua-New Guinea centres, can still get the benefit of air-freight. They can order the paper in advance from any agent in Port Moresby, Lae, Madang and Rabaul. The latter, immediately on re ceipt of their air-freighted parcels, will wrap and address individual copies to subscribers in their districts, and post such copies in the local post office, and they are delivered then by the first avail able mail. These subscribers pay the or dinary subscription, plus the air-freight charge.

There are many readers in Papua-New Guinea who pay their subscriptions direct to the office of Pacific Publications Ltd., in Sydney, and who now receive their papers by surface mail. Any of these

subscribers who would prefer quicker des patch by air transport may arrange for same by adding 18/- (l/6d. per copy) to the annual subscription of 18/- making a total of 36/- per annum. In these cases, the papers are wrapped and addressed in the ordinary way, a postage stamp repre senting local postage is attached to the wrapper, and the papers so addressed and stamped, are then sent as air-freight to either Port Moresby, Lae or Rabaul, and are there posted in the ordinarfy way, for delivery by the first available mail.

Direct subscribers who are satisfied to receive their papers by surface mail, as at present, may do so. The new arrange ment is only for those who wish to re ceive the journal in the shortest possible time.

Fiji Distribution

Arrangements are now being made for the extension of the air-freighting system to New Hebrides and Fiji. Details will be published as soon as the arrangement is completed.