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• OVERSEEING THE RESEARCHERS Dr Jim Boutilier outlines new regula tions introduced in Solomon Islands governing the activities of foreign researchers in the country. Will others follow suit? 9 • ELECTIONS IN VANUATU, COOKS Julie-Ann Ellis and Trevor Clarke report from Port-Vila and Rarotonga 23, 51 • WHAT NOW FOR THE NEW-LOOK SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION?

Francisco T. Uludong reports from Saipan on perspectives for the new 27-member South Pacific Commission. While optimistic, he can’t see it all being plain sailing 11 • FROM FLOREANA TO TUIN Two recently published books relate the more or less disastrous attempts of two Caucasian couples to live the “natural life” on uninhabited Pacific islands a German couple in the Galapagos in the 19305, and an English couple in Torres Strait in the 1980 s 27 • TRADER 808 GOES FISHING Russell U. Paul tells the amusing tale of a bizarre fishing episode on an island in the old Anglo-French condominium of the New Hebrides and its administrative repercussions 47 • THE PROBLEM WITH THE STREET LIGHTS ON GUAM Floyd K. Takeuchi writes from Guam on the reasons why not all of the territory’s street lights have been shining of recent nights and he also gets the benefit of the thoughts on many matters of Governor Ricky Bordallo 21 • BARDOT VERSUS THE DOG-EATERS French film star Brigitte Bardot has taken it upon herself to stamp out the practice of eating dogmeat in French Polynesia. Marie-Therese and Bengt Danielsson report from the frontline of this latest battle of a much-loved, much-reviled, crusader 15

Australia in the Pacific 29 Books 39 Cook Islands 29, 51 Deaths 65 Galapagos Islands 27 Guam 21 Historical research 7 Islands Press 31 Japan in the Pacific 29 Letters 7 New Caledonia 13 Notes from the North 21 Noumea Notebook 13 Pacific languages 39 Pacific Report 5 Papua New Guinea 43, 45, 53, 54 People 33

Political Currents 51 Postmark Papeete 15 Report from Vanuatu 23 Samoa Report 19 Shipping movement 63 Solomon Islands 9 South Pacific Commission 11, 55 The Month 13 Torres Strait 27 Tradewinds 54 Tropicalities 27 U.S. in the Pacific 14 Vanuatu 23, 47 View from Honolulu 14 Western Samoa 19 Yachts 58 Yesterday 47