Pacific

Islands

Monthly

)l 63 No.B

The News Magazine

August 1993

Rom The

Ditor’S Desk 4

Etters 5

Eadlines 8

Vcific Diary 10

Jsiness Bulletin 12

Jsiness

o-cents worth for fish cannery rkers 13 nstraints to development 14

Elebration 17

)Ver Stories

ere has the money gone? 25 nned in bank scam 31

Estern Samoa

)wdown in Apia 32

Ie Region

at future the islands? 36

Ig/Solomon

Lations

tep in the right direction 43

Forestry

The glass beads and mirrors trick4s The industry’s view 47

Books

The mouse that roared 49

Theatre

South Sea guano 50

Advertising Feature 57

Sports

Medal assault 61

Yachting

Island cruising 64

Shipping

Shiping schedules 66

Columnists

Jemima Garrett 11 David Barber 15 Futa Helu 40 Bill McCabe 41

jblisher: Brian O’Flaherty

litor; Mala Jagmohan

jnior Writer: Martin Tiffany

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Kim Taylor Heilala: a special feature on the celebrations to mark the birthday of Tonga’s King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV begins on page 17