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Stalin Dies As Anglo-American Union Takes Shape .. .. 13 Another Beetle in Fiji .. 14, 106 New Copra Price Worth A Million 15 Fiji’s Population at End of 1952 16 RSL President on Failure to Settle NG 16 18 Territories Confer in Noumea 17 Dutch New Guinea’s New Governor .. 17 Great Oil Wealth of Dutch NG 17 Future of the Solomon Islands 19 New Guinea Timber Taxes .. 19 Coronation and Royal Visit .. 20 Solomons New Stamp Designs 23 D. M. Cleland Is New Ad ministrator 25 Should P-NG Natives Go to Coronation 27 Dr. Austin, of Makogai, Retires 28 Red Tonks of the New Hebrides 33 Burdens for BSI Producers .. 37 Official P-NG Attitude to Re cruiters 39 Types of Houses for P-NG . . 42 G. &E. Natives Taxed in Copra 43
Biak, Wartime Base, Becomes Airways Town 45 33 per cent. Increase in Norfolk Is. Taxes 46 Mangola Off Reef. 47 Less Cash for Native Workers
In P-Ng 48
P-NG Copra, Rubber to Be Graded . . 50 Fiji - Samoa Banana Situa tion 51, 59 Peregrinating Nuisance—UNO Mission in Pacific 55 Tribute to Late E. Leetag .. 55 NG’s Flying Doctor Killed in Crash 62 Fiji Prepares for Royal Occasions 63
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Film Music on Fiji Location —A Sucker from Tahiti —A Simple Matter of Evidence — Modern Methods in Hydro graphic Survey—Tropicalities —Paul Mason, of Inus—Some Useful Recipes 65, 72 Pacific Nature Notes 74 News of Small Ships and Yachts 77
Dutch New Guinea Governor Resigns .. 84 Panua Looks Fine to MRA Delegates 87 Papua’s New Cutch Industry 88 New Wharves, Airfields in
P-Ng 89
Canberra Causes Delay in P-NG Public Works .. 90 Louisiade Murders—Memories of Fred Bunting 91 Sedgers-Salemann Wedding .. 97 Morinda Leaves for Japan .. 99 Gold Search in Territories .. 102 Famous Characters of Tahiti 103 Rhino Beetle Reaches Fiji 14, 106 OBITUARY: Mrs. A. T. David son; Mr. Ralph Mr.
T. D. Ryan; Hon. Tofa Tomasi; Sir Cecil Rodwell; Mr. Robert L. Dick; Mr.
Joseph Bray; Mrs. George; Mr. Topu Isaia; Mr. Tuaine Nicholas; Mrs. Duncan Camp bell 107, 117 Transient Natives Under Con trol in P-NG 112 Use of Fiji Native-Owned Land 114 Baffling Problem: Fiji-Indian Population 15, 125 Riot on Vanikoro 133