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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1972Vol. 43, No. 3

In This Issue

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Eneral

>uth Pacific Forum 21 owe for free trade 95 "black" 123

Merican Samoa

bman public defender 34 ientific laboratory 105

Dok Islands

►uth Pacific Forum 21 ittle for the premiership 24 ibery at elections 29 >ubtful future for "Moana Roa" ... 85 ove for free trade 95 xle accidents 121 Jction preparations 125 hing contest 127 II uth Pacific Forum 21 e Banabans' mining dispute 27 uth Pacific arts festival 28 ►or into Yasawas 28 ►mmunications link-up with Hawaii 29 e Wendt's "Fiji Talanoa" 32 sons controller retires 34 va girl weds in Sydney 34 drofoil service 83 nerva Reef 93 >ve for free trade 95 Danese in Fiji land deal 96 siness growth 121

Ench Polynesia

■ax or a tragedy 29 liti letter 50 tooner's sudden death 79

Lbert And Ellice Islands

ting government leader 34 d of famous John Williams line ... 72 st private shipping line 83

Islanders enter world of commerce .. 97 Church bell 122

Nauru

South Pacific Forum 21 Extended Australia-Guam service ... 87 Move for free trade 95

New Caledonia

Autonomy issue 26 Helen Rousseau's diary 30 20 million dollar loan 96

New Hebrides

First university degree 35 Primitive tribe at arts festival 71 Courageous voyage 122 Condominium's future 132

Niue

Meat prices 97 Population exodus 132

Norfolk Island

Report on historic buildings 77 Jet noise nuisance 132

Papua New Guinea

What law prevails? 25 Bougainville copper project 37 Percy Chatterton's column 48 Economical New Guinea journey ... 53 Wuvulu Island carvings 57 Women priests 60 Modern Karlander vessels 87

Hard-going for politicians 113 Cathedral repairs 121

Pitcairn

Cruise ship's special call 105

Solomon Islands

Archaeologist returns 35 Subsidised coconut planting 97 Florence Binskin's death 107

Tonga

South Pacific Forum 21 Minister in Sydney 34 Bishop appointed 35 Boxing champion in Australia 45 Weaving display at arts festival ... 69 National shipping line 83 Minerva Reef 93 Move for free trade 95 Loan from UK Government 96 Workers in New Zealand 123

U.S. Trust Territory

Status talks 26 Women in politics 34 Improved copra production 85 Millions for Micronesia 127 Ship held in Majuro 132

Western Samoa

South Pacific Forum 21 Hydro-electric power scheme 29 BP director appointed 35 Move for free trade 95 Business good in Samoa 96 Chairman of Polynesian Airlines ... 97

DEPARTMENTS: Up Front with the Editor, iii; From the Islands Press, 13; The Editor's Mailbag, 15; Tropicalities, 28; People, 34; Magazine Section, 69; Yesterday, 75; Book Reviews, 77; Pacific Shipping, 81; Cruising Yachts, 88; BOAC Jet News, 89; Business and Development, 95; Produce Prices, 99; Shipping and Airways Information, 101; Deaths of Islands People, 107; Postscripts, 121; In a Nutshell, 132; Advertisers' Index, 131.