Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1998Vol. 68 No. 3

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Editorial 4 Letters to the Editor 5 From the Archives 7 Briefs 7 Cover Stories: Logging 12 Special Report: Bougainvile 16 PNG Wilderness saved 19 Pitcairn finds a friend 22 Rough weather for shipping 23 Marshalls create fishing jobs 24 Lauguage in crisis 27 American Samoa looks to 2000 31 Skate: the pressure mounts 35 How the Solomons ordered s4m arms 37 Marchers make their mark in Apia 4T Marianas under the microscope 43 Pearl industry survives the storm 46 Sport: Rugby's greatest ever 48 Book review 50 Yachting 53 Shipping pages 57

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The riot that rocked Port Vila

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