Pacific Islands Monthly
In This Issue
. 41. No. 11. November, 1970
Eral
Jtion of the South Seas 45
bo's first flight 49
Rican Samoa
Nation jump 33 ping disaster 89 y Lata" arrives 91 Coast Guard Auxiliary 93
•K Islands
tonga goodbyes Matson 54 >ric building may come down ... 57 ieal liquor laws" 59 Ho" chartered 91 service begins 101 pendence round-up 21-24 ■ independence what? 25 te named 26 the UN ” 27 rcraft service 32 Burr's plans 45 Garrick closes 59 launched 91 for rural workers 102 investment company 105 icreases profits 106 iror loses money 106
id brewery 107
prawn island 116 Airways name change 116
Ch Polynesia
relations with French 30
Air services resume 33 How Tahiti got its flag 73 Language far from dead 87
Gilbert And Ellice Islands
Prince Charles' visit 25 Copra plan in trouble 129
Lord Howe Island
Airstrip approval 43 Goat killing suggestion 55
Nauru
Shipping position 29 New appointments 32, 101 Pretty Miss Gadong 34
New Caledonia
Rey's visit 33 Foreign sportsmen 50 "Problems ahead" iq3 Export quotas raised 103 Cycling and business 108
New Hebrides
Supplies for neighbours 104
Niue
Much-travelled visitor iqi
Norfolk Island
Battle time 35 Plea for Bonnie 55 Airport referendum? 55
Papua-New Guinea
News round-up ... 28 First Papuan RC bishop 32 Wedding of two cultures 35
War dead found 35 Still no cards 45 Mick Leahy profile 53 Book on Port Moresby ... go Wharf plans .. 93 Big interest in oil ]O4 Sugar cane trials ]q7 Common Market concern ]QB
Pitcairn Island
Change in Governor 33 Stamp issue 33 Unexpected visit .. 93
Solomon Islands
Council elections . 3 Fijians celebrate 94 Revival meetings 34 Making your own money Oil palm scheme .104 Tourist federation
Tonga
Letter to editor ... 3 Another ship bought 39 Copra board resignations 32 Birth rate 33 On trail of mosquitoes 35 Plumbers strike ]q7 NZ imports 108
U.S. Trust Territory
Japan Airlines plans 33 American influence 55 Stone money of Yap 54 Samoan exile 79 History of land ownership 117
Western Samoa
Emigration 33 Pregnancy tests ... 34 Not Cook's sextant? 35 Samoans in exile .. 79 "Betty Lou" enquiry 39 "Lady Lata" arrives pi
, ' SS;5 S; Le !' er V° ,he Editor. 3; Up Front with the Editor, 19,• Nutshell, 2 'JfJ «*' , 34; F o? tnotes > with Percy Chatterton, 41; From the Islands acht. SQJ 5 QJ M r 9a2me SeC J IO rT' 7 . 3; YeSterday ' 81 '- Books, 82; Ships, 89; Cruising achts, 94; Business and Development, 102; Produce Prices, 109; Shipping and Airways Timetables, 111; Deaths, 135.