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Pacific Islands Monthly, 31 December 1970Index to Volume 41

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Rarotonga, 3-125; D. H. Crothers, Chief Justice, 5- "Public service salaries, 6-72; 50th anniversary, internal self-govt., 9-27.

Agriculture: Little space, big crop! 1-70; Aitutaki banana scheme, 2-143; Hurricane damages banana crop, 4-120; Less planting, 6- Animals: Semi-wild dogs, 8-25.

Aviation: Rarotonga land compensation, 1-135; Rarotonga jetstrip construction, 2-31, 4-129, 5-31; US helicopters land, 5-39; Everything hinges on new jetstrip, 8-27; Air NZ service, 10-29, 11-101; Changing pattern of air services, 12-63.

Books: Coppell, W. G., Bibliography of the Cook Is., 8-106.

Buildings: 80 year old building to be demolished, 11-57.

Commerce: Fiji trade mission, 1-114; NZ banana shipments, 3-123; Jardine Matheson interests, 5-31.

Crime: Home brew charges, 1-70; D. Lumbers, smuggling fine, 5-129.

Dancing: Dancers in Aust., 2-49, 5-22, 5-51, 5-53, 9-16.

Economy: Rarotonga cost of living high, 4-102; Developing countries syndrome, 10-23.

General: Expatriate officers, 1-70; Modern life unkind to Cooks, 5-48; Plea for skeletons, 9-57; Robert Julian Dashwood, 10-139.

Health: Rarotonga infants under-nourished, 4- Gastro-enteritis, 5-49; Hospital, Aitutaki, 8-27; Influenza, 9-28; Fish poisoning death, 12-20.

History; Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd., 2-90; Rev. J. Williams and Rev. R. Bourne journals, 3-85; Captain Emil Piltz, 11-57; Why Captain Cook and Captain Reibey turned away, 12-75; Why whaling men came to the Cooks, 12-77.

Housing; Kikau house building, 8-61.

Labour; Basic wage, 6-72.

Land; Rarotonga airport compensation, 1-135.

Liquor: Pressure for liberal liquor laws, 11-59.

Marine Biology: Crown of thorns starfish, 2-40, 8-151.

Mining: Bauxite prospecting, 1-70.

Motor Vehicles: Taxi drivers, 12-20, Newspapers: Te Akatauira, 11-59.

Organisations; Coconut and Copra Improvement Assoc., 1-133; Aitutaki Growers Association, 6- Aitutaki Tere Party, 9-57.

Overseas Representation: S. Inder's view, 7-20.

Photography, Films: documentary films, 1-63.

Postage: Self-govt, stamps, 9-27.

Radio: BBC programmes, 8-61.

Shipping: Launch construction, 3-114; Pukapuka Atoll passage, 4-111; Tow boat, Mitiaro, 5-107; Sailing dinghy found, Mangaia, 5-111; Self propelled barge, 6-107; Tuna sampan, Ravakai, 7- Moana Roa freight increase, 9-98; Goodbye to Matson ships, 11-54; "Thallo" chartered, 11-91, 12-95; Shipping troubles, 12-95; El Hari, illegal immigrants, 12-98.

Sport: Fourth Pacific Games, Tahiti, 6-45.

Telephones: Communications centre, Avarua, 2-145.

Tourism: Potential tourism, 4-15; A. Henry's view, 5-51; No hotel higher than a coconul tree, 7-5; Hotel licence applicants, 10-29; Hotel Vavau, 10-29.

Water Supply: Aitutaki scheme, 5-143.

Weather: High seas, 1-48; Hurricane Dolly, 4-120.

Whaling: Why whaling men came, 12-77.