In This Issue

General

South Pacific Games 9 Carpenter feature 44 Polynesian origins 60 Australian dollar's influence 107

American Samoa

Fashion parade (and pic) 8 Pago's harbour plan 87

Cook Islands

When the bank broke 6 Mr Sadaraka goes to Nauru 15 Fishing boat rescued 131

Fiji

New Governor-General 7 Banabans to get more 9 Air India Manager 15 Coral Coast recovering 41 Carpenter feature 44 Ratu Mara interview 57 Banabans buy Carpenter ship 92 Second brewery to open 105 Australian dollar's influence 107

French Polynesia

Tahiti letter 12 Jim Boyack's Tahiti letter 12

Gilbert And Ellice Islands

Ellice claims examined 17 Seamen's wages increased 85 Development Plan 101

Guam

1975 Games 8

Nauru

New age dawns 6 Mr Sadaraka transfers from Cooks 15 School kids' special ships 86

New Caledonia

Budget meeting 5 Travel rules changed 10 Nickel's future 111

New Hebrides

Dead plants puzzle 8 French plans 10 River cruiser sunk 87 Wharf congestion 87

Norfolk Island

New deal hopes 9

Papua New Guinea

Independence talks 2 Somare in Bougainville 3 Bishop criticised 3 Highlands lawlessness 4 Equality for women 6 An idea of hell 7 Constitutional planning 22 Percy Chatterton's column 24 Naming Port Moresby 69 Loan for roads 105

Australian dollar's influence 107 Japanese in Placer 115 Assurance for foreign investors 115 Coastwatcher Paul Mason dies 129 Sudden death of Don Barrett 129

Pitcairn Island

Dead plants puzzle 8 Royal Navy's gift 131

Solomon Islands

War relics battle 37 The incredible flautists 83

Tonga

Painting of a Princess (pic) 7 Navigation Co charters ship 87

U S. Trust Territory

Seamen in training 87 New airstrip opened 105 Rare eye disease on Pingelap 131

Western Samoa

The elections 11 Author in Sydney 15

ARTMENTS: Up Front with the Editor, iii; Tropicalities, 6; People, 15; Editor's ailbag, 27; Magazine Section, 69; Yesterday, 77; Book Reviews, 79; Pacific Shipping, 5; Cruising Yachts, 92; Business and Development, 101; Produce Prices, 117; Ship ping and Airways Information, 119; Deaths, 129; In a Nutshell, 131; Advertisers' Index, 132