In This Issue

General

Bright Copra Situation 10 Long Voyage to the Marquesas ... 11 New Era for Coconut Producers 23 Australia Should Be More Interested 32 "Pandora" Logbook Turns Up 33 "Bird of the Islands" (New Book) 93 In the Wake of Captain Bligh 101 Holidays in Tasmania 123 Schedules for Cruises 129 Australian Trade Drive 131 W. S. Tait Anniversary 135

American Samoa

Longest "Fale" Comes Down 24 Historical Society Formed 32 "They've Never Had It So Good" 59

Cook Islands

Preparations for Big Election 12 Stamps to Mark Solar Eclipse 13

Fiji

Racial Distrust Menaces Reforms ... 7 Old Fijian Resident 21 Dental Training Course 27 Tourism Survey 39 Guava Puree Exports 51 Pioneer Fiji Flying Boat 53 Prison Riot 57 Setback for Development Scheme 61 Balancing the Budget 83 Hotels in Expanding Mood 119 Unkind Cooks 121 Sugar Income 132

New Newspaper Company 133 Record Trade Year 135

French Polynesia

Mysterious Painter of Tahiti 85 Spearfishing Championship 127 Tourist Trade Improving 127

Gilbert And Ellice Islands Colony

Future of Line Islands 41 Alarm Over Census 65 Copra Production Higher 132

Nauru

Curtis Island Scheme Abandoned 15

New Caledonia

Narrow Escape from Shark 9 Labour for Nickel Centre 23 1966 Games Plans 39 Former Liberty Ship Wrecked 99

New Hebrides

£126,000 for Secondary School 16 British Newsletter 16 French Resident Commissioner Leaves 16 Thaw In The Air War 21 Winston Churchill's Role 25 Students Overseas 49 Stock-Breeding Plans 134

Norfolk Island

Constitutional Status 27 Chief Magistrate 87 "Cythera" Theft Sequel 99

Papua-New Guinea

United Nations Mission 9 New Highlands Airport 10 New Quarterly Journal 21 Journalists Leaving 22, 23 Plans for University 26 Port Moresby Harbour Plans 29 Power of Parish Pump Political Party 45 Kuru Causes Women Shortage 75 Mysterious "Little Men" 81 Sea-Slugging in the Trobriands .. 87 Cargo Cult 91 Book on Coastwatching 97 Brewery Deal Confirmed 132

Coffee Industry Inquiry 133

Jap Interest in Timber Co. 134 Fishing Plan for Papua 134

Pitcairn Island

American Visitor 107

Solomon Islands

Attempt to Buy Freedom 7 Legislative Council Election 8, 72 Mood of Optimism, Progress 67 Copra Price Stabilised 132 Rice Trials Encouraging 133 Vanikoro's Kauri 135 Honiara Deep-Water Berth 135

Tonga

Import Restrictions Introduced 11 Gold Coin Stamps on Sale Aga in 13

United States Trust Territory

First "Congressmen" Elected 16

Western Samoa

Development Plans 37 Another Protest March 37 New Apia Wharf 135

DEPARTMENTS: Tropicalities, 21; Pacific Planters' Round-Up, 51; From the Islands Press, 55; Magazine Section, 81; New Books, 91; Shipping, 99; Cruising Yachts, 109; Territories Talk-Talk, 113; Travel, 119; Commerce, 132; People, 141; Deaths of Islands People, 144; Shipping and Airways Schedules, 145.