Monthly

Pacific Islands

May, 1963

Vol. Xxxiii. No. 10.

ie Neu/s ugazine )f The South Pacific

Jtablish Ed 1930

id at G.P.0., Sydney, and at P. 0., or transmission by post as a Newspaper.

THE COVER: The Fijian sailing canoe is about to cross a shallow part of the reef to enter the lagoon at Ono-i-lau in Fiji—sometimes a difficult undertaking. Shortly after this photograph was taken by Rob Wright from a ship's boat being towed bv the canoe the boat broached and his equipment was swamped. The camera was sent to Sydney for repairs but, miraculously, the film turned out a\\ r.ght The incident occurred during a recent visit by the Governor of Fi|i, Sir Kenneth AAaddocks, to the Lau group.