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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1968Vol. 39, No. 12

In This Issue

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Erican Samoa

ort on Governor 33 elopment plans 39 e ships needed 113

5K Islands

taki tourist deal 37 ke development plan ... 37 service plans 51 le Rere, Atiu's leader 75 ient anchor and sword 90 !)erek Jakeway leaves 29 political parties ... 29 i finance scheme 30 r crush figures 30 Islanders rejected 34 narriage decision 35 est in oil 36 censorship ... 40 f Philp and resort scheme . 41 ita" to be museum ... 41 Airways' expansion ... 43 st potential 53, 55 / 59 's hotels ... 55 >rs Bureau for Melbourne 63 i Corpsman's views 73 rground water supply 75 rnor's garden party 91 Hooker plans ... ... 127 i of ginger 128 ban on biscuit firm 128 ■ Philp report 128

French Polynesia

Pouvanaa pardoned 37 Information office 33 Hey wood's lost vocabulary 89 Messageries pasenger ships to with draw 105 New bank for Tahiti 129

Gilbert And Ellice Islands Colony

Tarawa battle anniversary 33 Ocean Island decision ... 34 Daiwa Line calls HQ Air-sea search called off 111

Nauru

New ship 107

New Caledonia

Lotteries to help Games 38 Drought, plus rain 40 He Nou link with mainland 109 Meeting of Mayors 120 Electrification plans 128 New bank for French Polynesia 129

New Hebrides

Airways extension 49

Niue

Robber crab . 30 New hope for beer drinkers 80

Norfolk Island

Colonial hotel plan 63 Fryer industry up Earlier air links .. ... up

Papua-New Guinea

Rabaul Amateur Turf Club 9 Kavieng's Zero ] ] Survey of deer 15 Great unity debate 31 Costs hit the church 33 More Christian togetherness 41 Selling to Bible 41 Profile of Ken Nizette 44 Impressed with Fiji's tourism 59 Catering school 53 West Irian border survey finished ... 64 Port Moresby personality 73 Games details ... Q 0 Albert Maori Kiki's book reviewed 97 Steamies build own ship U 3 Sydney office of Services Bureau ... 120 Bougainville copper scheme 124 Steamships' profits 127 Vehicle assembly plant 127 Copra report 123 Carpenter processing tea 128

Solomon Islands

Wartime aircraft 11 Proposals on new-type government 32 Road safety committee 38 Betelnut 33 Two new airstrips 63 Another ship 109 Boatbuilding school continues 109

Tonga

Backyard oil search 36 Ve'ehala in Hawaii 121

Us Trust Territory

Ships should go south HO

Western Samoa

Development plans 39 Aviation developments 49 Power project 120

,* ™ U f :° n l w ! h ,he Edi,or - 7 ' U,,ers - In a Nutshell, 38; Tropi \ ' V’.' f Po ' nt ' 42; Ma sazine Section, 89; life on the Big “and p y ' I * eVieWS ' 97; Shippi " 9 ' ,05; Cruisin 9 Yachta - "S' , nd Press, 119 ; People, 120; Commerce, 125; Produce, 130; Shipping, Airways -hedules, 131; Deaths, 139; Practical Plenter, 145; Index to AdverLrs. TdK