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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1977Vol. 48, No. 2

Pacific Islands Monthly

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General

Nauru Presidential struggle 8 NZ moves on immigrants 22 Seminar by Satellite 29 Lack of support for USP 31 Polynesians in NZ hovels 35 How to trade with islands ...51 UK comment on Banabans 11 Another canoe voyage 21 Women enter politics 29 Joint services college 31

American Samoa

Bombing charges 23

Cook Islands

Cyclone strikes 29 Chiefs' demand 29 News people criticised 31 NZ grant for copra 51

Fiji

UK comment on Banabans 11 Instant kava deplored 21 Sugar Corporation leader 26 Cr Joape Mayor of Suva 27 Cable and wireless taken over 33 Ship built for PNG 59 Qantas boosts tourist trade 66

French Polynesia

Another canoe voyage 21

Gilbert Islands

UK comment on Banabans 11 Medical study sought 27 Resident Chief Justice 31

Nauru

Presidential struggle 8 Bank of NSW bowing out 52 Airline seeks to expand 64

New Caledonia

Leaflets court case 31

New Hebrides

Na-Griamel viewpoint 16 Assembly meets 17

Norfolk Island

Reaction to Nimmo report .12

Papua New Guinea

Aircraft factory planned 10 Banking Corporation's good year 10 Air Niugini misses bonanza 21 Highway robbery 22 Kina hoarded 23 France returns artifacts 23 News editor Luke Sela 26 Magistrate graduates in law 26 Vice-Chancellor leaves early 27 Women enter politics 29 Cargo cultism on rise 29 Joint services college 31 Plane crash 31 Palm oil project 49 Copra tax reimposed 51 Recommissioning Nadzab airport 57 Ship built in Fiji 59 Shipping line aim 59 Takeover of Air Niugini 64 Container plans 64

Solomon Islands

Bugotu's top job 27

Tonga

Workers wanted in NZ 29 New motel 51 Finnish ideas for industry 52 Tax concessions 53 New ships 55

Tuvalu

Seaplane service wanted 65

Us Trust Territory

US Micronesia deals 19 Palau environment row 23 Enewetak atoll 39 Ebeye time-bomb 53 Stand on sea resources 55 Big fish catch 55

Western Samoa

Girl possessed 24 Doctor's title 26 Brewery planned 53 Apia wharf unsafe 59 PAL may fly to NZ 65

DEPARTMENTS: Up front with the Publisher, 5; Tropicalities, 21; Editor's Mailbag, 25; People, 26; News in a Nutshell, 29; Islands Press, 36; Magazine Section, 38; Books, 45; Business and Development, 45; Pacific Transport, 57; Cruising Yachts, 66; Shipping and Airways schedules, 72; Produce prices, 77.