Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1962Vol. XXXII, No. 7

Man Shortage

p. 35 · Read in the full issue

Page 3535

Pitcairn Has a Man Shortage

Population of Pitcairn Island in December was 127, including 10 temporary residents. But of this total there were only 19 men on the island under the age of 60. Of the population there were 39 adult males, 38 females, 20 boys under the age of 16, and 30 girls. 28 islanders left Pitcairn during 1961 and 10 re turned. The tally of dogs as at De cember was 19!

During 1961 50 ships stopped off Pitcairn.

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