Contents:

PEOPLE: Personal Para graphs of Islands’ Interest 5 Teiko Tragedy: Tongan Ship Missing with 21 Aboard .. 17 Netherlands New Guinea Will Establish New Guinea Council This Year ... 17 Release of Stockpiled Oi 1 Has Only a Minor Affect On the Copra Market ... 18 Australia the Bogey Man to New Caledonia Leaders .. 18 Mr. F. R. J. Davies Says: More Islands Scholarships Are Needed 18 Political Atmosphere at Hollandia Discussions ... 19 Bitter Dregs for Gor o k a Coffee Flotation 19 Fiji at Last Receives the Burns Report 20 Burns Report Summary by R. W. Robson .. 21 New Zealanders Under Fire From American Professor 23 New Guinea’s High Court Challenge 23 Manam Volcano Erupts ... 23

Commentary: A Look At

Pacific and World Affairs 25 The Editors’ Mailbag .. .. 27 Professor O. H. K. Spate Analyses the Burns Report 33 New Aerial Photographs of Fiji 35 An Appeal for Australian Financial Help for Fiji .. 41 New Moves on a Rabaul Swimming Pool 42 Mr. John Hohnen, MLC.

Appeals for Colombo Aid For P-NG 45

Is the Tola! Cocoa Scheme Getting Too Big to Handle? 47 Kosi, the Sculptor of Bipi .. 49 Tonga Clarifies Its Position With Japan 53

Territories Talk-Talk

with Tolala 57 Sydneysider’s WALKABOUT 65 A Quick Look at a Snarling World 71 What Will Replace the DC3 in New Guinea? 75

Magazine Section:

Tropicalities, 77; Crossquiz, 78; Ham Radio Enthusiasts, Do You Remember? 79, Memories of John Webster, 80; Brett Hilder Profile, 81; New Guinea Patrol Post, 82; The Land Divers of Pente cost, 83; Ship That Named a Peninsula, 83; Book Re views 84 The Month’s News of Ships and Yachts 97

Pacific Report: Round

up of Pacific News and Pictures (Index p. 17) .. 113

Obituaries: Mr. David

Smith, Mrs. Amy Lumley; Mr. Richard Stewart, Mr.

M. R. Meecham; Miss Elsie Walter; Mr. Clarke Mc- Guigan; Mr. George Christie; Mrs. Dorothy Roberts; Mr. Stephen Prasad, Mr. Harm Nam ... 146 Shipping and Airways Time tables 149 Commerce and Produce .. .. 152