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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1994Vol. 64 No. 8

Pacific

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Islands

Monthly

August 1994

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See special report on page 8

Sports

Rugby league prospers - p 57 Tonga's the winner - p5B Super Solomons - p 59

■ Where is the Forum going? - p2O ■ Vanuatu logging dilemma - pl 7 ■ Dutch disease' hits FSM, Marshalls - p 24 ■ The stinking bird - p 37

Feature

Visit Solomon Islands Year '95 - p 49

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