Pacific Islands Monthly

In This Issue

Vol. 37. No. 4, April, 1966

General

Another Whale Collision ... 22 South Seas "Colombo Plan" 61 Heavy Drop in Copra Prices 143

American Samoa

Aftermath of Hurricane 15, 159 Rush Job for U.S. Air Force 21 Sadie Thompson Inn ... 23 Incidence of Hurricanes 27 More Tourist Accommodation Needed 135

Cook Islands

Suwarrow's Hermit in Rarotonga 27 Anger Over Driver's Light Fine 32 Captain Andy Thompson 111 Lucky Escape for Ketch 115 Secretary of Premier's Department 117 Away From It All 121 Outlook for Crops 143

Fiji

Post for P. D. Macdonald 12 Inauguration of The Alliance ... 13 New Era in Copra Industry 16 No Hysteria for Rolling Stones 25 Stick Insects on Taveuni 65 Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme ... 67 Levuka's Harbour Lights 91 Russian Interest in Destroyer 107 Visit by Thor Heyerdahl 117 Sir Ronald Garvey 119 New Tourist Projects 137 Lautoka Chamber of Commerce 141 Suva Electrical Firm Changes Hands .146 First Local Lamb .. *147

French Polynesia

A-Tests Likely Soon 11

Gilbert And Ellice Islands Colony

How Ellice Islands Were Named 22 Fanning Island Pound Note 55 Pre-War Decimal Currency . 55 Ammunition Clean-Up on Tarawa ... 85

Nauru

Rehabilitation of Land Feasible 15 "Pinnacle Post" 23 Forum for Independence 27

New Caledonia

Tiga to Get Airstrip 21 SPC Houses in Noumea 57 High Liquor Consumption 73 The Flightless Cagou 87 Yacht Skipper on Arms Charge 105 Improvements for Magenta Airport . 131 Liquor Ban Lifted 133 American Interest in Mines 143

New Hebrides

Winds of Change 22 Hotel for Tanna 133 Erromanga Timber Possibilities 147

Niue

Airport Builder's Legacy 32

Norfolk Island

"Unprecedented" Prosperity 29 New Official Secretary 117 "Wentworth's" Cottage 133 Popular with Tourists 135

Papua-New Guinea

Aust. Trade Declining .. 11 J. W. Davidson on Future 14 Public Servants' Salaries 14 Report on Educational TV 17 Memories of Yamamoto 25 Port Moresby Buses 25 Death of Albert Richards 31 Kassam Pass Road 37 Buka Cargo Cult 40 Land Ownership Needs Review 71 Anglican Mission's 75th Anniversary 75 New Book by C. D. Rowley 95 China Navigation Services 105 Civil Defence Controllers 117 New District Commissioners 117 More, Faster Air Services 129 Tourist Board Plan 139 Buka Copra Depot 14] New Guineans Buy Factory 141 Search for Oil 145

Solomon Islands

Racial Discrimination 55 Secret Cave on Choiseul 88 Growth of Honiara Q 9 Deep-Water Wharf Opened 101 British Solomon Islands Society 119

South Pacific Commission

Trouble Over Noumea Houses 57 New Executive Officer 119

Tokelaus

Resettlement Plan ] 7

Tonga

Last Homage to Queen 12 "Niuvakai's" Voyage Under Sail 103 New Fishing Ship iq7

Western Samoa

Aftermath of Hurricane ... 15 Deep-Water Wharf Opened 101 Extensions for Aggie Grey's 135 Incentives Scheme Response 141

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