In This Issue

General

15th South Pacific Conference— Heart transplant needed 6 Two big conferences in 1976 ... 8 The budget 8 Dancing, feasting 10 New Secretary-General 11 Buried treasure 19 Salvation Army invasions 21 Islands face tax hikes 76 Fairy Godmother—New Zealand ... 77 Wine consumption in Islands 79

American Samoa

Hurling Moose hostelry 23 Bad time for Americana Hotel 80

Cook Islands

Row over stranded ship in Fiji 69

Fiji

Dr Salato's big job 11 Party strife and racism 15 Air Pacific improves services 67 Rotuma may get air service 67 Row over stranded Cook Islands ship 69 Sugar windfall for government ... 76 Island sold for $1.6 million 79 Former Police Commissioner dies ... 89

Gilbert Islands

Hazardous landing at Ocean Island 13 Talks with Banabans 14 Old Ocean Island 51

Nauru

Air Nauru thrusts ahead 65 Boeing 737 on Apia service 89

New Caledonia

Caring for historic anchors 21 Old wreck found 23 Banks merge 77 Pastis may be imported 79 Unemployment benefits 79 Television for Loyalties 80

Niue Island

Hair custom 19 Vegetable growing course 83

Papua New Guinea

SP Conference arguments 6 Mr Somare addresses United Nations 17 Independence goodwill messages ... 18 Ballad of Charlie Gough 25 Education review 50 Tough budget 75 New Ok Tedi moves 75 Bougainville Prov Gov suspended ... 84

Pitcairn Island

People return home 21

Solomon Islands

Fishing ship built for Yap 69

Tonga

Time for land reform, says King ... 29 Hypocritical Sabbath 39

Tuvalu

Quiet birth H Chief Minister appointed 12

Us Trust Territory

Customs criticised 23 Stalemate on status 31 No women's lib 33 Bikini too hot for people 35 Island sues Washington 37 CAB plumps for Continental ..., ... 67 New fishing ship ... 69

DEPARTMENTS: Up front with the publisher, 3; Editor's mailbag, 25; Islands Press 42; Magazine section 51; MAN A, 54; Yesterday, 59; Books, 60; Pacific Transport, 65,' Cruising Yachts, 71; Business and Development, 75; Produce prices, 83; Shipping and Airways information, 85; Deaths of Islands people, 89.