In This Issue

General

Nuclear pollution 33 Cook's relics in Russia 88 Fourth ship for Matson 103 BP's in court 105 Share prices fall 113 American Airlines delayed by Aust. .. 117 Games delay ... 143 Pacific populations 143 Starfish 143

American Samoa

Welcome for astronauts 28 70th Flag Day anniversary 30 Pres. Nixon praises Fitiutans 143

Cook Islands

Mr. Henry speaks out in Sydney, 31, 51 Hong Kong interests move in 31 US helicopters caused stir 39 Modern life "unkind" 48 Nutrition problem 49 Dancers in Sydney 53 Aitutaki water supply 143

Fiji

Localisation of public service 22 Fiji Airways cuts prices 26 Constitutional conference 27 Rabe's new "adviser" 32 Human bones on Bau and Lau 39 John Griffin sums up 57 Fashion pictures 100 Search for copper 121 Another look at manganese ... ... 121 Manpower seminar 143

French Polynesia

Letter from Assembly 35 360,000 visitors predicted 70

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Rabe's adviser—and future 32 More about John O'Brien 36 New Betio gaol wanted 39 Christmas Is. an eyesore 46 "Good" King Binoka 81 New ship for Catholic mission ... 105 Typhoid outbreak 145

Guam

Telephone link with Nauru 143

Lord Howe Island

Feeding the fish 38 The airstrip problem 71 Islanders and non-islanders ... 96, 97

Nauru

Nancy Viviani's book reviewed ... 92 Another new ship 105 Telephone link with Guam 143 Hotel for sale 143

New Caledonia

Five strikes —more coming? 33 Fish tax! ... 38 Stronger radio Noumea 38 Housing shortage 47 Indonesian workers 113 Niaouli essence 115 Meat shortage, liquor sales 116 Drive-in bank 119

New Hebrides

Missile project 30 Agricultural education 145

Niue

Tourist go-ahead 71 Going to the pictures 85

Papua-New Guinea

Administrator Hay not leaving ... 16 Localisation 24, 25 What the drawings reveal 34 Discrimination in bars 37 Percy Chatterton's "Footnotes" ... 42 New town plan for Moresby 47 Two books on New Guinea ... 92, 93 Soldiers in civic action 98 Shipping additions 103 Papuan Rubber profit 115 ANG shares go up 121 More radio stations 147

Solomons

C. M. Woodford's papers 15 Localisation of public service 25 Nickel at Santa Isabel? 119 Undernourished child called "Cab bage" 143

Tonga

More letters on nobles 35 Letchi bears fruit 36 Poet with "new" philosophy 40 Tonga Association of Australia 54 $l,OOO prize for banana contest ... 139 No banana advice, so plant melons 141

Us Trust Territory

Constitutional talks 28 Report on Bikini atoll 44

Western Samoa

Weightlifting champion 41

Apprenticeships for Samoans 147

DEPARTMENTS: Up Front with the Editor, 15; Letters to the Editor, 35; Tropicalities, 38; Footnotes with Percy Chatterton, 42; From the Islands Press, 72; Magazine section, 81; Yesterday, 87; Book Reviews, 91; People, 101; Shipping, 103; Cruising Yachts, 109; Business and Development, 113; Produce Prices, 123; Shipping end Airways Schedules, 125; Deaths of Islands People, 131; Practical Planter, 137; South Seas in a Nutshell, 143.