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The Pacific
WHEN in 1957 the South Pacific Commission decided that a handbook should be prepared as a guide to people in the Islands en gaged in demographic work—the study of population—they gave the job to Dr. Norma McArthur, of the Demography Department of the Aus tralian National University, Can berra, who is well known for her Islands work.
The result is Introducing Popula tion Statistics, which will be a valu able book for officers of Islands ad ministrations who want to know something of demographic problems and principles. Dr. McArthur fre quently uses population statistics from Fiji to illustrate her meaning; thus people in Fiji will find it of special interest. The book is published by the Oxford University Press un der the auspices of the SPC and the ANU. Australian price is 37/6.