In This Issue

Eneral

ood Australia-French relations ... 27 IM's founder is 90 29 S die in aftermath of ship fire ... 73 land agent for 55 years 81

Merican Samoa

ontroversial television film 23 pposition for Air Polynesia 69

Ook Islands

;nth anniversary 27 art for Atiu 67 Jl ansport report 13 dependence film in Papua New Guinea 27 uieter time on wharves 69 ofit out of property 81 ew partners in copper search ... 81 irther development at Deuba 83

!Ench Polynesia

jclear tests 12 te's name restored 25

Ilbert & Ellice Islands

valu separates 12 :>vernor hits at Britain 21 idenbank on reef 71

4Uru

C meeting 13

New Caledonia

Newspaper news 28

New Hebrides

National Party's boycott 13 Big job for Mr du Boulay 25 Nationalists routed in election 39

Norfolk Island

Evidence to Royal Commission 21 Question for Qantas 69

Papua New Guinea

Independence

celebrated 8,9, 10, 11, 12 Style of Prime Minister 15 New nation searches for its identity 19 Fountain controversy 27 Fiji independence film shown 27 Man who steals the show 43 Gold in cultural heritage 45 Arts role for small industries 46 Art for PNG promotion 46 Reminiscences of a district commis sioner 55 How radio came to the islands 58 First Papuan announcer 59 Japanese-made vehicles preferred ... 67 New shipping laws 69 Bad credit risk 77 Budgeting for self-reliance 77 Another timber project 78 Possible K 500,000 loss 78 Ok Tedi strike may be big 79

Wales to open PNG subsidiary ... 79 Do it yourself plan 83 Huge Bougainville contract 83 Death of Sir Donald Cleland 93

Solomon Islands

Tentative time-table for independence 23 Exodus of Chinese 25 Birthpangs of new Solomons 37 New trading vessel 74 Steel barge purchase 74 Tourism growing 84

Tonga

New patrol boat 71 Infant bank thrives 79

Us Trust Territory

Flooding problem 27

Marianas capital argument 29 Air Micronesia earnings drop 71

Western Samoa

Opposition for Air Polynesia 69 Economic ups and downs 79

iPARTMENTS: Up front with the Editor, 2; Tropicalities, 27; Editor's Mailbag, 31agazine section, 55; Books, 60; Pacific Transport, 67; Cruising Yachts, 74; Business id Development, 77; Produce Prices, 85; Shipping and Airways Information, 87; ands Deaths, 93.