The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1973Vol. 44, No. 10

In This Issue

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Meral 1 Mil

ith Pacific Conference 6 ►test yachtsman's story 11 w Capt Cook missed Vava'u 47 re freight rate increases 83 mders pay for ANZ revaluation 97

Lerican Samoa

vernor on trial 14 reased profits in Pago harbour ... 81 refinery likely 97

Ok Islands

►test yachtsman's story 11 p superseded by jet 79 rbour study 102 I friendly rugby 16 Inutrition on the increase 35 lighter converted to cruise ship 79 pping services stepped up 81 gar shortage 101 ilti-million land deal 101

Ench Polynesia

>test yachtsman's story 11

Lbert And Ellice Islands

m star (pic) 13 iit by Japanese trawlers 81

Luru

na G sails 13 luru Centre construction delay 101

New Caledonia

Caledonian youth speaks out 9 Debate on tourism 9

New Hebrides

Tax haven discussed 13 Controlling land speculation 97

Papua New Guinea

Matthias Tollman's death 8 and 109 The budget 8 Somare answers Abaijah 11 Air Niugini 13 The budding tourist industry 21 Percy Chatterton's Footnotes 26 Trouble on the waterfront 77 Investment Corporation shares 98

Pitcairn Island

Keeping Pitcairn alive 14

Solomon Island

Honiara Bamboo Band (pic) 14 The value of traditional art 15 Story of Timothy George 49 New fish factory 99

Tonga

Schoolgirl upsets MPs with speech 5 Tongans in the 'big smoke' 37 How Capt Cook missed Vava'u 47

United States Trust Territory

Talks held up H Salvaging war remains for profit 15

Western Samoa

Government criticised 31 Family planning 33 Seamen leave ship 81

PARTMENTS: Up front with the Editor, 3; Tropicalities, 14; Editor's mailbag, 37; agazine section, 47; Yesterday, 52; AAANA, 61; From the Islands Press, 69; Books, 71; cific shipping, 77; Cruising yachts, 85; Business and development, 97; Produce, 102; ipping and airways information, 103; Deaths of Islands people, 109; Advertisers index, 112.