In This Issue

American Samoa

FV education shake-up 25 Molf economic report 25 'Jew era for Manua? 67

Zook Islands

/York on Aitutaki airstrip iv figh temperatures iv lAore time for the government 26 iervey Islands for sale 45 nternal airline moves 139 At. T. H. Perry resigns 141 : UI yacht race iv Jew bishop installed 20 •wimmers shape up well for Games 21 Governor speaks out 23

ndependence? 24

’Bounty"—new cruiser 41 load improvements at last 45 ibliography 91 Canadians in development scheme ... 149 lale of Wakaya Island opposed 151

Rench Polynesia

'No" to de Gaulle 27 lotel Maeva to open 49 aiatea's new mayor 139

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

iji Airways gets services 27 American "rescued" from Nanumanga 30

Agnes Corrie, pioneer 79 Anton Meyer, early trader 81

Lord Howe Island

Politics and tourism 63 Ned Avary to stay 110

Nauru

Shares taken in Fiji Airways 29

New Caledonia

Aviator to "try again" 28 Fred Dunn returns 30 Shaw Savill to call 45 Airstrips for Wallis, Isle of Pines ... 47

NZ shipping squabbles 103

New Hebrides

Duke and Duchess of Kent to visit .. iv ANZ bank to move in 29 Aviation changes 29 Capt. Rusden sells Paulmarkson 103 Swedish lines to call 105 Manganese talks off 116

Niue

Electricity and other big changes ... 87

Norfolk Island

Visits by New Caledonians 40 Tourist Bureau changes 49

Papua-New Guinea

Anglican church near independence .. iv

Public service localisation 27 Taxes to go up? 27 PI Mines meeting 30 New book on art 31 Bob Stuart and Tenakau 32 John Ryan leaves ABC 32 Milne Bay's big future 33 Border trouble ... 34 Missionary book 93 Book on Jack Hides 95 Second NZ ship 101 BP charters second ship 103 Copper developments 115 PNG Motor's first report 116

Pitcairn Island

Pastor Ferris' letter 15

Solomon Islands

Good progress on Henderson Field .. iv RN paints Gizo red 31 Don Marsh's Santa Cruz fishing story 85

Tonga

Open gates to overseas business ... 19 Banana stamps 20 David Feflta leaves 26 Rev. Harris goes in June 110

Us Trust Territory

Japanese pay homage to war dead .. 83

West Irian

Border trouble 34 $1 billion mineral find 115 NZ timber contract 116 Development bank to start 116

Western Samoa

Chiefs maintain power 28 Economic prospects good 149

DEPARTMENTS: Up Front with the Editor, ii; In a Nutshell, iv; Letters, 15; Tropicalities, 30; Travel, 39; To the Point with Percy Chatterton, 51; Islands Press, 70; Magazine Section, 79; Yesterday, 89; Book Reviews, 91; Shipping, 101; Cruising Yachts, 107; People, 110; Commerce, 115; Produce Prices, 121; Shipping, Airways Schedules, 123; Deaths of Islands People, 130; Practical Planter, 133; Index to Advertisers, 128.