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Editorial: Native Education in P-NG—Australia Talks and Boasts and Does Nothing .. 9 Knighthood for High Commis sioner of Western Pacific — and Other New Year Honours 10 and 26 Higher Copra Price Expected .. 11 New Impetus in P-NG Oil Search 11 Indian Mission in Fiji 11 Internal Air Service for New Caledonia 12 Royal Visit in Outline 12 Territories’ Visitors to Canberra for Royal Visit 12 Hurricane Close to Fiji .. .. 12 Highlights of Royal Visit to Fiji and Tonga 13-17 Royal Visit Honours 18 The Administratorship of Nauru 18 Sugar Price Down £1/6/8 per ton 19 NG-Australia line to Add Third Ship 19 Do You Remember?
Extracts from the PIM of 20 Years Ago 19 Cocoa at £400 Stg, Per ton .. 20 Orient Liners on Pacific Service 20 Territories Talk-Talk 21 New Year Honours for Pacific Island Residents 26 Fijian Lost in NZ Train Disaster 27 News Items from Our Corre spondents in Papu a-New Guinea 29
More Ships for Western Samoa 43 Wild Weather at Nauru .. .. 43 New Guinea’s Little Ships Lost £727,000 in 6 years 44 Spontaneous Tribute to Our Young Queen 45 No Praise for W. Samoa from Visitor 48 A Resident of Tonga Answers Mr. Pawson 49 Fiji Indians for New Caledonia 53 War Damage in the Solomons Not for Planters 57 Home-Brew Is On In Apia— Only Legal Brew Is Restricted 58 Fiji Was Green Again for the Queen —Drough Breaks .. .. 63 Wau’s Record Rainfall—and Moresby’s Record Dry .. .. 66 Awards for Disposing of BSI Bombs 68 Pacific Nature Notes 69
Magazine Section:
Tropicalities, 73; Charlie — Down South, 75; By Launch Through the Rewa Delta, 76; For Your Bookshelf, 77; Crossquiz and Recipes, 80 Origin of Torres Strait Pearling Industry 93 For Pacific Radio Amateurs .. 97 News from the Gilbert and Ellice 99 News of the Smallships .. .. 107 Conflicting Opinion on Samoan Currency 114 New High Court Judge for Cooks 115
Policy for Field Officers in New Guinea lie Samoa’s New Deal to be Dis cussed at End of 1954 .. .. 11"
Record Shipments of Samoan Cocoa ii?
The Islands Sent a Singing Delegation to Meet the Queen 112 NG Land Board Allocates 20,000 Acres 122 NZ Should Inquire into Niue Mission, Govt. Set-up ..
How to Keep Track of That Hurricane 122 Impressive New School for Madang Natives 132 Fiji Indians and the Royal Visit 132 Bridges Are Priority Road Problem in NG .. .. .. .. 13S The Royal Visit to Fiji in Retrospect 13"
Editors’ Mailbag 14!
OBITUARY: Mr. Arthur Lorraine; Mrs. Lucie Lang dale; Mrs. W. Gibbins; Mr.
L. T. Tudor, Mr. William MacGowan; Mr. Lewis Hir shon; Mr. Daniel Flood; Mr.
Emile Terii Martin; Jnr.; Capt. Fletcher Quintal; Mr.
C. D. Bates; Mr. Colin Mclntosh, Mrs. A. B. Edwards; Miss Bertie Hilton; Mr.
Frederick Carr 145-14!= Duke of Edinburgh’s Role .. 15l< Menace of Our Near North— Political and Economic Con ditions in Philippines and Indonesia 152< From Native Hut to the Priest hood 15S.
Commercial, Markets, etc 156<