Monthly

Pacific Islands Monthly

April, 1962

Vol. Xxxii. No. 9.

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THE COVER: Visitors who go ashore briefly on the island of Niue, about 300 miles east of Tonga, during steamer visits, sometimes have difficulty in carrying away the fruit or some of the island's excellent artifacts which they have bought. The matter is soon settled. A girl grabs a coconut frond, slices it, and in a few minutes plaits a small handy satchel. Niue basket-making has been encouraged in the last few years by school headmaster Angus Mcßean, who recently transferred to the South Pacific Commission in Noumea.