Contents

No. 4. Vol. XXXI.

November, 1960

PEOPLE: Personal Paragraphs of Islands' Interest 7 Whence Goes P-NG? 17 "Waitomo" Aground at Apia 18 South Pacific's First Native Bishop 18 First Political Party for P-NG 19 NZ Talks of West Samoa's Future .. 19 Fiji Needs Australian Tourists 20 Fiji's Sugar Growers Surrender Too Late 21 Miss Hibiscus of 1960 21 BSIP Legislative Council Members' Names 22 Fiji Security Forces Stand Down 22 Decisions at South Pacific Commis sion's 21st Session 23 Mr. Julian Amery Leaves the Colonial Office 23

Commentary 25

The Editors' Mailbag 26 Fiji's Future, as a Businessman Sees It 29 P-NG's Crash Education Trainees Arrive A Bombshell or Two at P-NG Budget Session Lloyd Hurrell's Address to P-NG Legco

Tribute to Mr. E. A. James 39 P-NG Officially Opens Its Museum ... 39 West Samoan Trade Recession Is On the Horizon 41 Fiji Credit Unions Make Big Strides .. 45 Apathy Over Suva Youth Centre ... 47 "Maui Pomare" Ends Her Long Service and "Moana Roa" Arrives 49 31 Sharks in 31 Days! 55 Doctor in Defence of "Doctor" 57 Shipwreck in the Cooks 61 SYDNEYSIDER Goes Walkabout in

P-Ng 65

W. Samoa's Constitutional Convention Ends 71

Magazine Section:

Tropicalities, 77; Brett Hilder's "Profile", 79; Story of a Bottle, 79; Errol Flynn's NG Diary, 80; Book Reviews 84 News of Pacific Shipping 97 PACIFIC REPORT (Index, page 17) 113 Obituaries 142 Sports Review 143 Shipping, Airways Timetables 145 Commerce and Produce 153