In This Issue

General

Give SPC boss a chance 15 "Poranui" still on reef 30 Crown of thorns starfish round-up 37 What's in a name 41 Mew Year Honours 45 Human wreckage 53 History of an old trading firm 89 s hotographic reprints of old books . 96 History of Nelson and Robertson 116 lapan, NZ share in Pacific trade ... 122 European market for trochus 124 American Airlines may start in May 132 Aanagement of banana plantations ... 137

American Samoa

Political status commission report 29 oil's restaurant 42 ■hades of Sadie Thompson 81 >elays in NZ imports 117 JG plane's mishap at Tau 118 olice reserve abolished 145

Ook Islands

etstrip developments 31

tarfish roundup 40 oncers to visit Australia 49 Jtutaki banana scheme 143 bmmunications centre at Rarotonga 145

Iji

ominion status tipped this year 22 ">e Denning report 23 Hbute to Ratu P. Ganilau 28

Royal visit 31 Starfish menace 39 Garricks to preserve their land 43 Record price for Suva property 52 Comarison with Hawaii tourism 57 Luxury coaches for public transport .. 61 Emperor might pull out 117

French Polynesia

Sunset dinners at Bora Bora 42

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

New Resident Commissioner arrives 29

Human wreckage ... 53

The swing game 97 Tarawa reclamation 145

Nauru

Coconut milk company 118

New Caledonia

Water off in Noumea 30 Dumbea mayor leaps back 30 Tribute to H. E. L, Priday 44 Fourth nickel company 118 Nickel export prospects 119 Nickel Co. strike 121

New Hebrides

Hog Harbour development concern 31 Starfish menace 39 Magic located wreck in 1932 42

Emergency landing 47

Santo wharf 110

Norfolk Island

AAerval Hoare's history 95

Papua-New Guinea

The Whitlam visit 27 Top posts vacant 29 Wartime secret 31 Kaputin and the Mataungan Assoc. 34 Bougainville 4,000 years ago ", 41 National heritage stamps 42 Army mascot dies 42 Anglican conference 45 Plane crash . 46 Percy Chatterton on Mr. Whitlam ... 51 Hotel for Kar Kar Island 65 Letters from a missionary, 1922 87 Aust. shipping service ends 103 Lae's inadequate wharf facilities ... 105 University's first degree 145

Solomons

New governing council 25 Custom money 43

Tonga

Dateline closes Sundays 28 Near-cyclone hits group 30 Treasure or bunkum? 33 Another husband for the princess? .. 41 Ukulele expert 46 Controversy on Tonga's monarchy 67 Gang trouble 70 Warning of new island 107

U.S. Trust Territory

Starfish report 40 More ships for Ml LI 109

Western Samoa

Plane crash kills 32 24 February elections ... 26 No shipping service 109

West Irian

Copper mining 120

DEPARTMENTS: Up front with the Editor, 15; Letters to the Editor, 32; Trop.calities, 41; Footnotes with Percy Chatterton, 51; From the Islands Press, 72; Magazine Section, 81; Yesterday, 91; Book Reviews, 93; People, 101; hipping 103; Cruising Yachts, 115; Business and Development, 116; Produce tWd 123; . 5 i l PP ,n 9 an d Airways Timetables, 125; Deaths of Islands People, 130; Practical Planter, 137; South Seas in a Nutshell, 145; Advertisers' Index 132