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This young Rennell

man photographed by

Denis Fisk today lives a quiet, rural life raising coconuts and gardening on his remote island in the Solomons. Will he soon he a miner? Will he and his fellow Ren nellese and neighbour ing Bello nese be com pensated and then dispersed to other islands for the sake of riches from bauxite and

phosphate exploitation?

Along with these two islands ’ peoples , much of the Solomons 9 future life-style and degree of dependence on the rest of the world hangs on whether these mines are opened. See story on page 11.