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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1974Vol. 45, No. 12

This Issue

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Eral

erving Islands' culture 29 ain Cook in America 37 id companies' profits 83 nt's advice to makers ... 83

Irican Samoa

over television film 15

)K Islands

group may mine seabed nodules 85 votes for 'exiles' in NZ 90 jet highlights 7 's first Indian Mayor 7 Talanoa 13 ers' memoirs wanted 19 ch's modern role 33 headquarters for UNDP 39 ?ry in the caneflelds 61 d companies' profits 83 cannery for Levuka 84 cer estate plan shelved 85 rical industry for Lautoka 86 RU lems because of wealth 35

changes 89

New Caledonia

Political demonstrations 6 Americans in Le Nickel 86

New Hebrides

Political changes agreed in London , 4 Co-operative societies make money .. 86

Niue

NZ gift, a parliament building 89

Solomon Islands

Solodia appointed minister 11 Mamaloni's public apology 16

Papua New Guinea

Prisoner escapes twice 6 New currency 15 Kaputin in court 25 Debate on Constitution 25 Ministers differ on reef blasting ... 26 Guinea Gold, wartime newspaper ... 51 Percy Chatterton's Papua 67 New planes demonstrated 77 Air pilots sacked 77 Stevedores paralyse Port Moresby .. 78 Biggest fishery closes 86 Coastal fleet increase 88

Tonga

King to import Japanese wrestling 15 Better shipping service 78 Mess at Vavau's port 78 Island companies' profits 83 Japanese airline plan abandoned 85 Oil search consortium withdraws 85

United States Trust Territory

Congress election results 9 Further delay to Enewetakese return 27 Pan-Am awarded Saipan-Tokyo air route 79

Western Samoa

Budget provisions 7 Ancient pottery finds 21 Stone-throwing condemned 25

\RTMENTS: Up front with the Editor, 3; Tropicalities, 15; Editor's Mailbag, 23; i the Islands Press, 42; Magazine Section, 51; Yesterday, 53; MANA, 54; s, 61; Pacific Transport, 77; Cruising Yachts, 81; Business and Development, 83- Shipping Information, 87; Advertisers' Index, 91.