Pacific Islands Monthly
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(Contents:
No. 1 Vol. XXVI
August, 1955
Editorial: England Could Not Care Less About South Pacific’s Problems 13 Controversy Over Use of “Papuan” 15 Do You Remember? —Extracts From PIM 20 Years Ago .. 16 Future of the South Pacific Copra Industry 17 Adequate Care of Workers Pays Dividends 19 Editors’ Mailbag 20 Travel Notes: From East to West 21 Burgers Family Moves from Java to Buka 24 Ten Years’ Changes in P-NG 27 Territories Talk-Talk .. .. 29 Islanders Visiting Europe .. 34 News from Correspondents in
P-Ng 37
Suva Crime Outbreak Causes Alarm 50 Uniforms Suggested for P-NG Patrol Officers 51 Eastern Samoa Makes Plans 55 NG Customs Red Tape Un tangled 59 Kon-Tiki Debate Moves to Easter Island 61 Expansion of Adi Cakobau School, Fiji 63 New Caledonia Has Popula tion Query 65 Chance for Islands Writers .. 67 Fewer Handouts, More Facts Wanted in P-NG 69 Fiji’s Record Imports 75 Islanders Move to Noumea .. 79
Magazine Section;
Tropicalities, 81: New Britain Drama of 1885, 83; Call at Penrhyn Island, 85; Ata in Whaling Days, 86; Book Reviews 87
Ancient Polynesian Naviga tion (2) 89 Samoan Copra and Cocoa Quality Slips 92 American Timber Company in Fiji 93 Suicide Drama at Noumea .. 100 The Lily and the Snark De bate Wound Up 101 NC’s Oil Search Marks Time 103 SP Commission Plans Fishing School 105 News of the Small-ships .. 107 Fijian Workers Defended .. 121 Western Samoans Again Urge Self-Government 123 Too Many Islanders Move to NZ 125 Cardinal Gilroy’s Tour of Islands 127 UN’s Cautionary Tale for Australia 129 News of Island Boxers .. .. 135 Washington Debate on New Matson Liners 136
Obituary: J. J. Mchugh,
Canon Jennings, Mrs. B.
Minogue, O. Michael, E. S.
Ruthven 139 NZNAC Drops Norfolk Is. .. 140 Village Tax-defaulters in NG 141 For Radio Amateurs 147 The Geophysical Year .. .. 148 New Village for Suva Fijian Workers 149 Papuan Planters Want Copra Board System 155 Manus Base is Puzzling to Visitor 159 Cargo Cult Inquiry at Rabaul 163 “Biblical” Tribesmen 165 Colombo Plan Criticised .. .. 166 Commercial and Markets .. 168