In This Issue

General

South Pacific judicial conference ... 31 Islands' sporting scene 49 Minerva Reef annexed 104 Islands' women confer 104

American Samoa

Judicial conference 31

Washington wedding 32

Feud resumed 105

Cook Islands

Escaper nearly doesn't 25 Police chief resigns 32 "Lorena" crewless 91 Population spirals 134 Death of Capt. W. C. Blair 116

Fiji

Diplomatic staff moves 32 College principal retires 32 Inflation report 40 Sue Wendt's "Fiji Talanoa" 46 Black coral carving 54 Fiji gold mine 57 "Red Ted" Fiji Emperor 79 New tuna boat 91 Rise in freight costs 93 Copra market in trouble 101 Road cost soars 105 Steakhouse venture 131 Families share hotel profits 135

French Polynesia

Lucky escape from sea 25 Tahiti letter 44

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Colony leaves High Commission 22 Plan to buy islands 23 Rowers on the reef 25 Ex-queen to return to sea 93

Nauru

Jet plane for national day 29

New Caledonia

Helen Rousseau's diary 34

New Hebrides

Political mini-development 23 Cyclone destruction 24 Immigrants unwanted 62 New wharf for Vila 95 Airline thrives 103 Cattle counted 134

Niue

New stamps 75 UN independence call 133 Tapa returns 133

Papua New Guinea

Party politics blooms ... 26 Peacock, Territories' Minister 27 Better recipe for drinking 28 Tariff Committee appointment 32 New approach to private development 36 Percy Chatterton's column 52 Archaeological mystery 55 New shipping line 91 New freight costs 93 Survivors' 17 hours in cyclone 94

Fisheries development 95 Oil drilling ban annoys 102 Uni. Vice-Chancellor 105 Death of Mr. J. R. Fold! 116 Jack Emanuel honoured 116

Pitcairn Island

Christmas poll 131

Solomon Islands

Cyclone destruction 24 Royal Navy takes revenge 73

Tonga

New ship on Australia run 91 Chauffeur returns 135

U S. Trust Territory

Kusaie development 60 Greek sailors arrested 89 "Solar Trader" grounded 94 Mill reorganisation 95 Death of Judge W. O. Wally 116

Western Samoa

Judicial conference 31 Film ban 61 New ship 91 Airline takeover 101 Death of Mr. E. F. Paul 115

DEPARTMENTS; From the Islands Press, 13; Up Front with the Editor, 15; People, 32; Magazine Section, 73; Yesterday, 77; Book Reviews, 79; Pacific Shipping, 89; Cruising Yachts, 96; BOAC Jet News, 97; Business and Development, 101; Tropicalities, 104; Produce Prices, 107; Shipping and Airways Information, 109; Deaths of Islands People, 115; Letters, 121; Postscripts, 131; Advertisers' Index, 116.