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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1965Vol. 36, No. 9

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Ineral

Iture Pearl Possibilities 61 iorge Baxter, Colour Printer 81 ok on "Queen Emma" 93 ey're Emulating Famous Voyagers . 99

African Samoa

st Yachtsman Turns Up 11 ief Justice Retires 13 imp Hits Tuna Industry 63 iw Law Should Help Tourism 117

)Ok Islands

I of Self-Government Begins 27 i Epidemic 30 gher Loss for "Moana Roa" 105 II iw Constitution Proposed 8 th Rate Down 13 nabans Were Ready for Violence ... 16 imorial to Wilkes Expedition 21 iw Way of Handling Prisoners ... 35 isad Case Repercussions 36 edit Union Movement Spreads ... 71 rolevu Hotel Fire Hits Tourism ... 119 eap Tours 123 urism Statistics 127 conut Pest Found 130 ndfall for CSR Shareholders 130 iw Interest in Low-grade Phosphates 130 panese Fishing Boat Wrecked 147

Ench Polynesia

rly Population Figures 81 egularities in Annexation of 1880 88 >orea —A World Apart 113 irodrome Opened at Rangiroa 121

Gilbert And Ellice Islands Colony

Record Copra Shipment 13 Christmas Island Soil Survey 13 Banabans Were Ready for Violence ... 16

Lord Howe Island

Fishing Vessel Abandoned 105 Tourist Accommodation 127 Palm Seed Record 131

Nauru

Executive, Legislative Councils 35 Liquor Issue Looming 57

New Caledonia

Scarcity of Jobs for Girls 23 New Woman Swimming Star 55 Old Landmarks Go 125 Amadee Lighthouse's Centenary 125 More Australian Trade Likely 130 New Nickel Contracts with Japan 131

New Hebrides

Visit by High Commissioner 13 Santo Earthquakes 15 New Definitive Postage Stamps 25 First Russian Ship Calls 105 Vila Trader Wrecked 105 Tourist Brochures 123 Regulations on Native Artifacts 123

Niue

Aerial Photographs Taken 21

Norfolk Island

Ball Bay Harbour Idea 25 First Women 85

Papua-New Guinea

No Worries in Latest Budget 10 First Political Party Formed 10 Public Service Ordinance Disallowed 11 Tertiary Education Appointments 13 More Lost Tribes Found 21 New Loom from Old Idea 23 Linguistic Studies 24 Territory's Missing Silver 24 Angoram People's Perfect Teeth 27 RSL Congress 31 Main Challenger at Noumea Games 53 Matthias Toliman 65 "Moresby's" Maiden Voyage 101 Wharf Facilities Criticised 103 Another Jap Ship to Call 103 Tourist Plans for Highlands 121 Move for Cocoa Stabilisation Scheme 129 New Customs Rates 129 Milne Bay District Phosphate 130

Pitcairn Island

Something for Davy Jones to Read 23

Solomons Islands

Choiseul's Social Structure 91 Copra Production Down 131

Tonga

Portrait of Queen Salote 37 Coconut Processing Corporation 129

United States Trust Territory

First Micronesian Administrator 51 Shipping Contract Awarded 105

Western Samoa

New Aircraft Arrives 13 Russian, Italian Interest ... ... 21 Moors True Life Adventure .41 Death of Captain J. W. Jones 43 Agricultural Development Difficulties 43 Teacher's Reminiscences 45 Bigger Deficit Predicted 45

DEPARTMENTS: In a Nutshell, 13; Tropicalities, 21; People in Pictures, 38; Territories Talk-Talk, 47; Personality Parade, 65; Planters' Digest, 69; Magazine Section, 81; New Books, 91; Shipping, 99; Cruising Yachts, 107; Travel, 113; Commerce, 129; Shipping, Airways Schedules, 137; Deaths of Islands People, 147.