This Month

• Gilbert Islands For the last time will this be a RIM section head. From July 12 it is Kiribati (pronounced Kiri-bas except when followed by a consonant when a light ‘i’ may follow). The spirit of the new Kiribati is embodied in a true tale of human endurance from Philip Wilder on Tarawa 10 • The Region Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Toalipi Lauti is not the most popular person in diplomatic circles in London, Washington, Canberra and Wellington as a result of his free enterprise activities with Californian real estate man Sidney Gross 11 • SP Forum Intelligence suggests Australia is about to offer to substantially lower its tariff barriers against the Islands at this month’s heads of Pacific nations con ference in Honiara 11 • Fiji A Fijian academic suggests that if Ratu Mara’s concern is to adopt the common name ‘Fijian’ for all nationals of Fiji, the first move might be for those who aspire to being ‘Fijian’ to start acting like one 13 • Aviation A 32-page survey of what’s happening in Pacific aviation and what new equipment is on offer 35 • Tahiti A dramatic Papeete trial sees eight defen dants sentenced to various terms for the manslaughter of a prison warder 27 • Western Samoa After the legal invalidation of four election results, Tupuola Efi’s government is in crisis, and the rules of the Western Samoa election game are changed for good 32

Gendarmes, defendants, head for Papeete court room ... riot sequel

Tosiwo Nakayama, first president of the Federated States of Micronesia ... words of wisdom

Afterthoughts 24 American Samoa 48 Australia 53 Aviation 37 Books 77 Canada 64 Cook Islands 6, 19, 45 Deaths 99 Fanning Island 22 Fiji 13, 16, 46 French Polynesia 22, 27, 44, 67 Galapagos Islands 69 Gambler Islands 67 Guam 32 Islands Press 76 Letters 4 Micronesia 32, 52 Nauru 87 New Caledonia 51 New Hebrides 19, 30

New Zealand 52 Pacific Report 7

Png 4,6,16,19,24,33,41,64,65,77,78,79

People 74 Philately 97 Pitcairn Island 16 Political Currents 27 Shipping 101 Solomon Islands 16,29,34 South Pacific Forum 11,49,83

Spffa 4,83

Tahiti 22, 27 Tonga 89 Tradewinds 83 Tradewinds Intelligence 90 Travel 67 Tropicalities 16

Ttpi 32, 52

Tuvalu 4, 11, 33 Western Samoa 32, 48

Yachts 91