Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1998Vol. 68 No. 4

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Briefs 4 Letters to the Editor 5 From the Archives 8 Special Report 10 Cover Stories: Tourism 30 Samoa's changing finances 14 "Black smokers" offer Pacific gold 17 Bleak economic outlook continues 20 Battle among the royals 22 Cooks government accused of protectionism 23 Whatever happen to PH2II? 24 Ombudsman's office in the Cooks 26 No change in Vanuatu parliament 28 Skate survives moves to dethrone him 37 A Samoa's bid to ban Samoa's name change fails 38 Advertising Features 39 Arts and Culture 45 Sports 48 Book Review 52 Yachting 53 Opinions 55

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Cover Story: Tourism, where is it heading?

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