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Pacific Islands Monthly, 31 December 1970Index to Volume 41

New Caledonia

pp. 6-7 · Read in the full issue

Administration: Mayor, 2-30.

Agriculture: Farmers in trouble, 9-22.

Animals: Animals imported, 5-40, 6-33; Aviation: Air crash, near Magenta, 1-27; Air port tax, Tontouta, 1-133; Air crash, ofl Ponerihouen, 4-41; Medical evacuations, 6-35; Tontouta airport development, 7-47.

Books: Nouvelle-Caledonie, ile de I'Eternel Printemps, 1-90.

Buildings: Old and new Noumea, 7-47.

Commerce: French fashions, 1-52; NZ exports, I- Trade figures, 3-124; Bottled gas price, 3-146; Meat shortage, 5-116; Mercier Bakery sold, 8-127; Big Nestles campaign, 8-132; Japan buys most, 10-110; Export quotas raised, II- Crime: Crime wave, 4-38; Stabbing on Trewidden, 4-108.

Economy: France's plans, 5-113; Big, booming, sometimes bursting, 10-43; Problems ahead, 11- New phase of intense development, 12 - I Education: French language summer school, 3-146; Teachers strike, 4-103, 5-33; New School hours, 7-42; Students' freedom, 9-31.

Festivals: Mardi Gras, 3-37.

Finance: Budget, 2-119; New bank notes, 4-120j Drive-in bank, 5-119; Budget travel for N.

Caledonians, 7-50; Fighting inflation, 8-130; Who should get nickel profits? 9-22.

Fishing: Fish tax rumour, 5-38; 440 lb gropei speared, 5-145; S. Pacific Fisheries Meeting 8-111, 12-93.

Forestry: Paper bark trees, 5-115.

General: H. E. L. Priday, 2-44; S. Pacific Com mission flag, 3-36; Miss Fernanda Leriche, 3-38; Willy A. Johnston, 6-131; Colony made ol nickel, 8-51. , History: Jean de Surville plaque, 2-99; Canmba Jack, William CHaper, 4-86; Not a happy story 8-51.

Housing: Home shortage, 5-47; Work force housing, 5-113.

Industries: Niaouli essence, 5-115; Processed nickel products for Japan, 6-121; New Brewery, 7-115.

Labour: Strike, Doniambo, 2-121, 3-135; Teachers strike, 4-103; 5 strikes, more coming, 5- Indonesians to come, 5-115; Exodus from N. Hebrides, 6-61.

Land: Land prices soar, 12-103.

Language: French language summer school, 3-146.

Liquor; Record sales, 5-116; Grande Brasserie de Noumea, 7-116.

Marine Biology: Oysters, 6-117.

Mining: Nickel Cos., Penamax, 2-118; Giant nickel growth, 2-119; Paris limits ore exports, 7-116; Who should get nickel profits? 9-22; Badly hit over nickel quotas, 12-101, Motor Vehicles: More cars, 6-120.

Newspapers: Bulletin du Commerce, 8-126.

Pictorial Supplements: Noumea, 1-51, 8-50, Politics: UN Independence study, 6-51.

Radio: Radio Noumea, 5-38.

Religion: Ecumenical gathering, Noumea, 3-136; Presbyterian Pastor from N. Hebrides, 7-143.

Shipping: Poranui aground, 1-24, 2-30, 2-32, 3-42; Noumea traders buy own ship, 1-99; Noumea Port Authority tugboat, 4-107; Hoso shima Maru on nickel run, 4-108; Libertad, 6- Deep-water wharf, Noumea, 6-109; Amedee lighthouse, 6-110; 1901 plaque found, 7- 10-99; Freight rates rise, 8-116; Auck land Exporter withdrawn, 8-119; Ever Prosperity, on coral reef, 8-123, 10-99.

Sport: Sporting subsidies, 1-41; 3rd Safari Caledonien, 1-137; Sporting calendar, 3-160; 12£ mile swim, 6-45; S. Pacific Games, 1971, 8- International events, 10-44; Foreign sportsmen give their best, 11-50; Bicycle races, 11-108.

Taxation: Fish tax rumour, 5-38.

Television; Rock Pidjot on television, 4-103.

Territorial Assembly: Budget, 2-119; Paris limitations on nickel exports to Japan, 7-116; SPC projects, 9-27; Governor Verger's speech, 11-103.

Tourism: Caledonians vacation closer, 1-38; Christmas feasts, 2-26; Tourists decrease, 4-71; Chateau Royal, 11-51; Melanesian Tourist Federation, 11-116.

Water Supply: Water shortage, 2-30.

Weather: Tropical heat wave, 4-38.