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Editorial: What happens Next In Indonesia? ;: Why We Don’t Want Indonesians In N. Guinea :: Headache May Develop in Philippines 17 Mr. Bhatia Retires 17 Projected Pacific Air Routes 18 Dutch New Guinea Question Starts Indonesian Flare-up 19 Shipping Trouble In Sydney Upsets SW Pacific Xmas 20 Do You Remember? 20 Taxation Scare In Fiji ... 21 Copra 1958—Fiji Undecided Still 22 Ansett and New Guinea Air Service 22 W. Samoan Election Surprises 23 New Guinea’s Worst Shipping Disaster for 22 years ... 24 New Guinea Planters Dis cuss Markets In Canberra 25 Territories Talk-Talk .. .. 27 Santo Fishery Gets Under Way 32 November Budget Blues —Fiji Must Produce More ... 33 Samoa Benefits By Cocoa Price Rise 35 SPC Streamlines Its Pro gramme—Decides For Next Conference In Rabaul . 37 Ihis Month’s News Of Pacific Shipping *1 Five Years Research Have Not Found Cause Of “Kuru” 49 Slow Progress In Bringing Literacy To P-NG Natives 53 Pearl-Kings Of the Northern Cooks •• 57 New Guinea Cattle Farmer and Battle of the Bulls .. 59 Fruit From Faraway Places— Aucklanders Buy 10/- Hawaiian Pines .. •• v- Harold Gatty’s Early Days In

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Manihiki Fishery La g 0 0 n May Again Be Closed • • • • bb Cook’s Fishing Industry . • • • 67

Curbs Wanted onP-NGBOP Hunters 69 Fiji Clamours For Roads, Bridges, Water 71 Okinawans “Getting Restless” 73

Magazine Section:

Tropical ities, 77; Short Story, 79; Memorable Night Among the Cannibals, 80; A Tongan Ball, 81; New Angles On An Old Hobby, 83; Book Reviews .. 84 Fiji Wharves Under Fire .. 89 Samoans Get Religious Variety 90 36 Years In Territory Where Oldest Inhabitants Are Yeung 97 Now Might Be Time For Review Of P-NG Radio Set-up 99 100,000 NG Bugs and Moths For Canada 102 Deep Harbour Project For W.

Samoa .. 107 How Best To Use Fiji Sugar Stabilisation Fund 109 Your World Of Stamps .. HI Social Advancement NG Fashion 123 The Month’s Sport 125 New Hotels For Suva .. .. 126 NG Court Rejects Waria Claim 129 Thornton Deported From Fiji 133 New Guinea RSL and Soldier- Settlement 1 34 Mystery Fires In Moresby 135 New Guinea Murderer Hanged 1 37 Notes From Parliamentary Debates 1 39

Obituary: Mr. Paul

Schmidt; Captain A. Liston- Blyth; Mrs. H .K. Driver; Mr. W. C. Nicholson; Sister Marie Suzanne .. .. 142-143 P-KG Trade Statistics .. ..146 Notes On Commerce and Industry 153 Rarotonga Store Burned ... 157 Commodity Prices 169