In This Issue

General

New UN representative 33 South Pacific Games 48 South Pacific Commission 53 Marine mishaps ... 90

American Samoa

Aerial view Pago Harbour 45 South Pacific Commission 53 Problems and needs 113

Cook Islands

Dr. Davis to oppose Premier 31 New status in SPC 55 Men hook whale 89 'Lorena's' troubles 90 Government in debt 94

Fiji

Immigration regulations 30 US installations at Nadi 30 Fijian art complaint 32 Aerial view of Lautoka 45 South Pacific Commission 53 University journal 81 Land values soar 96 Burns Philp share offer 98 Carpenters profits 98 Newspaper developments 105

French Polynesia

Letter from Tahiti 40 South Pacific Games 48

South Pacific Commission 53 Island of Rapa 77 Shipping service row 87 Needs and problems 117

Gilbert & Ellice Islands

New fisheries officer 33 Problems and needs 117

Nauru

Life in 1884 69 Problems and needs 119

New Caledonia

Helen Rousseau's diary 34 Mr. Pentecost's death 35 South Pacific Commission 53

New Hebrides

Advisory Council meeting 22

Tax legislation 22

Earthquake 26

Problems and needs 121

Niue

$1 million handout 32 Aerial view 45

Norfolk Island

Tax case in court 23 New pine avenue 73

DEPARTMENTS: Up Front with the Editor, 15; Editor's Mailbag, 28; Tropicalities, 30; People, 33; From the Islands Press, 43; Magazine Section, 69; Yesterday, 75; Book Reviews, 77; Pacific Shipping, 85; Cruising Yachts, 92; Business and Development, 94; Produce Prices, 99; Shipping, Airways Information, 101; Deaths of Islands People, 107; Advertisers' Index, 108.

Papua New Guinea

Murder trial 24 Papuan secession closer 25 Prospecting photograph 29 Drink inquiry 31 Percy Chatterton's column 37 Aerial views 44 Shippers fight rates rise 87 Copra market 94

Solomon Islands

Sir John Gutch's visit 27 Problems and needs 113

Tonga

Royal birth 33 Honour for shell finder 33 Kingdom and SPC 55 Oil barge sinks 90 Fishermen rescued 90 Oil drill spuds in 94 Problems and needs 135

Us Trust Territory

Talks on the future 24 Vicar Apostolic 33 Threat to Mill 89 Navy boat rescued 90 Saipan dock mishap 90 Problems and needs 125

Western Samoa

Fono House 32 Mr. Betham's appointment 33 Village economy 83 Casino plans 96 RLS plans 98 Potlatch progress 98