In This Issue

General

Ocean Island wrangle 9, 11 Yacht salvaged 15 Cook's compass sold 18 Recording the past 29 Pacific art in Russia 51 New Hebrides-New Caledonia air links 67 New Zealand opens purse 73 Hygiene standards drop 75 Tourism in doldrums 79

American Samoa

Journal gives headache 30

Cook Islands

Shy birds 21 No manganese treasure 78

Fiji

Government loses prices-incomes control battle 4 Pine tree venture 16 Sydney club for "exiles" 19 Bawdy houses in strife 33 Unlucky shipping line 63 Back door closed to yachtsmen 69 Pension scheme 73

French Polynesia

Autonomy plans 8 Huge marlin 15

Shipping warned 15

Gilbert & Ellice Islands

Ocean Island wrangle 9, 11

New Caledonia

Naval base 8 Dead honoured 15 Oil search 76

New Hebrides

Norsup airstrip trouble 26 Invitation to yachties 71 Nail industry 79

Norfolk Island

"Slave" law ended 18 Junior boat building . 22

Papua New Guinea

House of Assembly developments 6 Australia hands over Defence Force 7 News dissemination 12, 13 Flying pigs unclean 15 Women's Year payout 19 Fish poachers, beware! 31 Freight rates up 63 Internal air fare rise 65 Australian backing for millions 77 Minister's visit to China 77 Japanese "fly-by-nights" criticised 77

Bougainville development plan 77 Unionist assails Europeans 79

Solomon Islands

New, and first, weekly newspaper 18 No problem with prostitutes 35 Real estate prices soar 75 New owners of Guadalcanal Plains Ltd 79

Tonga

Echo of Just David tragedy 66 Money from rock 80

Us Trust Territory

Man of the year 19 Japanese ship "arrested" 67 Copra bonanza 80 Water rationing on Ebeye 80

Western Samoa

Banana quota unfilled 15

DEPARTMENTS: Up front with the Editor, 3; In a Nutshell, 15; Tropicalities, 18; Editors Mailbag, 23; From the Islands Press, 32; Magazine Section, 37; Yesterday, 49; MANA, 50; Books, 57; Pacific Transport, 63; Cruising Yachts, 71; Business and Development, 73; Shipping Information, 84; Islands deaths, 86.