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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1959Vol. XXIX, No. 9

Pacific Report

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month’s news: Manokari. NNG, Gets A Shake-up —117; Costs More to Airmail in BSIP; W. Samoa Moves for New Harbour—ll7; NG Mystery Disease: Firmer Control in Cl Citrus Industry—ll 9; When Sukuna Was a Soldier of France; P-NG Spends 17 Millions—l2l.

TAI Flies Almost Around the World —123; W. Samoa Sells Copra to W. Germany—l 23; P-NG Loses Steve Lonergan; New Britain’s Giant Snails Have Lost—l2s.

W. Samoa’s Bank Begins Function ing—l 26; More Beer For Some Solomon Islanders; NG Education “Menace” Developing—l 27; Big NNG Expedition Gets Under Way —129; More Storm News Prom Cooks; Niue Takes Stock of Its Damage—l3l, They’re Happy About NG Cocoa— -133; Good Market For Samoa Coffee in Australia —134; New DC For Turbulent Tolais; W. Samoan Cost of Living Up—l3s; Copra Boom May Be Longer Than Ex pected: More Pictures of the Duke—l 37; Fiji Postage Up—l4o; Oil Search Financial Plans—l 43; New Model Jeep for Australia; Samoan Airlines Pilot Loses Court Case—l4s.