South Pacific Commission : Technical Papers

The following Technical Papers are available from the South Pacific Commission. Copies may be procured from the South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, or from the S.P.C. G.F.O. Box' 5254, Sydney.

Except where otherwise stated, price per copy is 2 - stg., post free by surface mail.

1. The Co-operative Movement in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. By H, E. Maude. February, 1949. 31 pp. •2. Community Development. March, 1950. 27 pp., bibliogr. 3. The Village Library. April, 1950. 9 pp., book list. 4. Visual Aids in Education in the South Pacific. By A. L.

Moore, Visual Aids Consultant, Commonwealth Office of Education. April, 1950. 58 pp. 5. Fisheries and Animal Health Research Projects of Signi ficance for the South Pacific Region, conducted under the authority of the C.5.1.R.0. May. 1950. 9 pp. <5. A Preliminary List of Economic Plants of New Caledonia.

By J. Barrau. Director of Agriculture. July, 1950. 10 pp. 7. A Preliminary List of Plants Introduced into Tahiti.

July, 1950. 21 pp. 8. Insect Pests in the Wallis Islands and Futuna. Extract from a report by F. Cohic, Entomologist, Institut Francais d’Oceanie. July, 1950. 30 pp. fi. Report of Plant and Animal Quarantine Conference, Suva.

April, 1951. 24 pp., two annexures. 10. Bibliography of Co-operation in the South Pacific. April, 1951. 10 pp. 11. Interim Reports on the Moturiki (Fiji) Community De velopment Project. By Howard Hayden, Director of Edu cation, Fiji. May, 1951. 48 pp. 12. Tuberculosis Investigations by the South Pacific Commis sion in 1950, May, 1951. 124 pp. 13. Vocational Training Facilities in Australia for Students from South Pacific Territories. May, 1951. 8 pp. 14. Educational Broadcasts to Samoan Village Schools. De partment of Education, W. Samoa. May, 1951. 7 pp. 15. Libraries for Beginners. By Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Todd, Kwato Mission, Papua. July, 1951. 21 pp., book list. 16. Some Notes and Suggestions Regarding Conservation of Important Archaelogical Sites and Archives in South Pacific Territories. By Dr. F. M. Keesing. August, 1951. 19 pp., bibliography. (Price, 5/- stg.) 17. Conference of Experts on Filariasis and Elephantiasis, Tahiti: Summary of Proceedings. September, 1951. 22 pp. 18. Report on Nutrition Investigations by the South Pacific Commission. 1950. Nov., 1951. 77 pp., tables, graphs. 19. Report on Copra Grading. November, 1951. 20 pp. 20. Research Workers in the South Pacfic. Dec.. 1951. 15 pp. 21. Note on the Mycoflora of Rice Seed in the Territories of the South Pacific. By Dr. F. Bugnicourt, Institut Francais d’Oceanie. Jan., 1952. 5 pp., append., bibliogr. 22. The Chemical Composition of the Milk of New Hebridean Mothers. By F. E. Peters, biochemist, South Pacific Com mission. February, 1952. 7 pp. 23. Nutrition Research Conducted in New Hebrides during 1951.

By Sheila Malcolm, nutritionist, South Pacific Commission.

April, 1952. 51 pp., tables, graphs. 24. A Survey of Leprosy on the Island of Nauru. By Dr.

C. J. Austin, Director, Makogai Leprosy Hospital, Fiji.

April, 1952. 8 pp., table, graph, map. 25. Report of Fisheries Conference, Noumea. May, 1952. 46 pp., appendices. 26. Further Education in the Cook Islands. By P. F. Hen derson, Officer for Further Education. July, 1952. 13 pp. 27. A Survey of Leprosy in the British Solomon Islands Pro tectorate. By Dr. C. J. Austin, Director, Makogai Leprosy Hospital, Fiji. July, 1952. 12 pp., map. 28. Coral as a Building Material. July, 1952. 10 pp., bibliogr. 29. Current Research in the South Pacific in the Field of Economic Development. July, 1952. 82 pp., map. 30 Bibliography of Cargo Cults and other Nativistic Move ments in the South Pacific. By Ida Leeson, former Mitchell Librarian. July, 1952. 16 pp., map. 31. Cocoa Plantation Management in Western Samoa. By D. R. A. Eden, and W. L. Edwards, N.Z.R.E. Oct., 1952. 20 pp., diagrams

32. Types of Organisation in Adult and Mass Literacy Work.

By D. B. Roberts, Organiser for Island Literature, South Pacific Commission. August, 1952. 10 pp. 33. A Survey of Malaria in the British Solomon Islands Pro tectorate By Dr. R. H. Black. Nov., 1952. 38 pp.. append. 34. Rhinoceros Beetle Control in the Kingdom of Tonga. By L. J. Dumbleton, Plant and Animal Quarantine Officer, South Pacific Commission. November, 1952. 7 pp. 35. The Purari Delta—Background and Progress of Com munity Development. November, 1952. 37 pp. 36. Cocoa Growing in Fiji Islands. By D. H. Urquhart, former Director of Agriculture, Gold Coast. December, 1952. 20 pp., map, appendices. 37. Cocoa Growing in Netherlands New Guinea. By D. H.

Urquhart. January, 1953. 14 pp., maps, appendix. 38. Coffee Growing in New Caledonia. By D. H. Urquhart, Jan., 1953. 27 pp., maps, appendix. 39. Cocoa Growing in Western Samoa. By D. H. Urquhart, Jan., 1953. 22 pp., maps, appendices. 40. Cocoa Growing in New Hebrides. By D. H. Urquhart, Jan., 1953. 30 pp., appendices, map. 41. Social Problems of Non-Maori Polynesians in N.Z. By Rev. R. L. Challis. Feb., 1953. 15 pp., bibliogr. 42. The Co-operative Movement in Papua and New Guinea.

Prepared by the Registry of Co-operative Societies, Port Moresby. Feb., 1953. 28 pp., sample records. 43. Research in Queensland on Tropical Plant and Animal Industries. By J. Barrau, Technical Officer, South Pacific Commission. May, 1953. 70 pp., illust., maps, appendices. 44. The Use of the Vernacular in Teaching in the South Pacific. By G. J. Flatten, Education Officer, Papua and New Guinea. June, 1953. 34 pp., appendices. 45. The Nimboran Community Development Project. By Dr.

J. van Baal, Netherlands New Guinea. June, 1953. 42 pp., map, chart, appendices. 46. The Koror Community Centre. Reports supplied by the High Commissioner, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

August, 1953, 34 pp., illus. 47. Central Vocational Training Institution. By F. J. Harlow.

Aug., 1953. 82 pp. (Price 5/- stg.; plans 5/- stg.i 48. The Management of Coconut Plantations in W. Samoa.

By D. R. A. Eden. Sept., 1953. 32 pp., illus., diagram. 49. The Social and Cutural Position of Micronesian Minorities on Guam. By R. R. Solenberger. Oct., 1953. 11 pp., map. 50. Nutrition Investigation in New Caledonia. By Sheila Malcolm. October, 1955, 33 pp., maps, graphs. 51. A Bibliography of Co-operation in the South Pacific.

December, 1953. 17 pp. (Revise of Paper No. 10.» 52. Social Science Research in the Pacific Islands. December, 1953. 34 pp. (Revised edition of Technical Paper No. 20.) 53. Reclamation of Tidal Mud Flats in Tonga. By W. Straat mans, Head of Department of Agriculture. Nukualofa, Tonga. March, 1954. *lB pp., illus., diags., tables, bibliog. 54. Commercial Relations in the Pacific Islands. By V. D.

Stace, Reserve Bank of N.Z. March, 1954. 55. Grading of Fresh Fruit Exports from South Pacific Terri tories. Apr., 1954. 14 pp., tables. 56. Leprosy in Netherlands New Guinea. By Dr. N. R. Sloan.

Apr., 1954. 16 pp., tables, maps. 57. Leprosy in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Is. By Dr.

N. R. Sloan. Apr., 1954. 18 pp., tables, map. 58. Bibliography of the Nutritional Aspects of the Coconut.

By F. E. Peters. Apr., 1954. 35 pp. 59. Dietary and Nutritional Problems in the Pacific. By Dr.

E. Massell. Apr., 1954. 13 pp. 60. Some Aspects of Malaria in the New Hebrides. By Dr. R.

H. Black. May, 1954. Illus., maps, graph. 61. Malaria in the Trobriand Is. By Dr. R. H. Black. May, 1954. 60 pp., tables, map.