Under Vice-Regal patronage
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A pleasant thing happened to PIM on the way to the forum. In a welcoming address at a reception at n°“ Se ’ Weßington, Arthn <r G , e h er p ’ -f- r . tob! South Pacific S i = ds of ot her guests
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h f ha<L bec " a regular PIM ntpH Ih- urn foUr . yearS iff readable magazine to help develonmenf^ 6381 Utb Pacific d piM P Sv au, j. .
P ™. s^ d Sl I A r,h . ur - found- = d iL a Zealander, Mr. R. W d.e b Z’n.hh, h h o n f g °a a , nd mi h y *1 d greatly helped de- - f , “ th « . S ?“ th f Pac, (' c ’
Mandf Wh.vn b , nght i. f °/ i* 6 Islands, which might well develop along the lines of a Pacific economic community, but resources should be developed without detriment to the
easy-mannered philosophy which was one of the Islands’ greatest assets, and which PIM reflected.
Sir Arthur’s public tribute brought good-natured reaction at the recep fion p resid e„, Hammer Deßoburt, f N (who had himself paid warm tribute to PIM at Nauru’s in dependence celebrations in 1968), told me: “I looked round to make S(Jre yQU were grinn ing, and you we re!” Australian Minister for Ter ritories, Mr. C. E. Barnes: “Now h was a d lu j apane se Ambassador to New Zealand, Mr.
K. Yoshida: “I want you to know, Mr Inder that we read PIM t oo!”
Secretary for the NZ Department of Maori and Island Affairs, Mr. J. R.
McEwen: “What will you do now t j vice-regal patronage * rnvpr 9” on VOUr CO er ‘ Why not, indeed?