Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXXIII, No. 12 ( Jul. 1, 1963)
1963-07-01 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

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2. Vol. XXXIII. JULY, 1963 This Issue AL A Pacific Games ° 's Birthday Honours 6 Shells Danger 2 * 1 Search for Pacific History 37 my Notes: Pacific Island Mines, eror Mines 3^ CAN SAMOA hosen for Tourist Hotel 127 ISLANDS srvice from W. Samoa 7 on Rarotonga 26 ' 2 ' age Review 70 Governor Named 8 \o Stimulate Industries 8 unity Balance Problem 9 al in High Places " a Farce " rainty on Laucala Bay Base 64 eputation for Thefts 99 Wharf Opened Fiji Freights May Go Up Visiting Ships jrvice to N. Hebrides, Honiara 175 /es Photocopying Service | 2 5 a I on Legco Election Fails 130 nprovement in Trade Balance • • :H POLYNESIA e Brings Protests—and Trade 7 Bookstore Burnt Down 1 2/

!Rt And Ellice Islands Colony

Servants' Revised Award 23 r Shipping Link with Aust nts in New Zealand ..

Howe Island

ie Future in the Balance 64 NAURU UN Trusteeship Council Debate 8

New Caledonia

Temporary Hitch in Viet. Repatriation 13 Hope for Economic Recovery 40 Importers Unhappy on NZ Trade 47 Parachuting Drama 125

New Hebrides

Chamber of Commerce Established 5 Temporary Hitch in Viet. Repatriation 13 Currency Trap for the Unwary 27 New Vila Hotel 28 Art Show in Vila 28 Pressure on Fiji Airways' Service 125 Commonwealth Development Corporation ]26 Action on Copra Pest Skeleton of US Serviceman Found 127 NIUE First Triplets Born 126

Norfolk Island

Debate Soon On Norfolk Is. Act 17 Convict Ruins 83

Papua-New Guinea

UN Trusteeship Council Debate 8 Land Titles Challenge Upheld .... 19, 28 < ( Trouble Brewing on Buka? .... 2^ Preparation of Legco Election Rolls 26 Discrimination Against Euronesians 27 Discrimination Bill Introduced Search for Right Cattle Liquor Creates Segregation 61 Brewery Battle Education Gets Into Gear Training for Shipping Careers 105 Yatu Ocean-Going Canoes EPARTMENTS; From the islands Press, Talk-Talk, It New Books, 91, Pacific Islands People (A. W. Brooks, 17; In a Nutshell, 125; People, , Shearwin), 133; Commerce, 135; I. Airways Timetables. 141.

Electricity for Moresby from New Dam Moresby Mannequin Parade .... 121,123 Coral Festivities at Rabaul and Kieta 125 Population Figures 126 Education on Decimal Currency 126 Cigarette Industry for Madang 135 World Bank Survey 136

Pitcairn Island

Adventure at Oeno 81

Solomon Islands

First Melanesian Bishops 14 Civil Servants' Revised Award 23 Pressure on Fiji Airways' Service .... 125 Automatic Telephone Service 126 Baga Island Timber 126 Interest in Tobacco-growing 127 Hopes for Greater Aust. Trade 136

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Housing Conference 6 TOKELAUS Medical and Dental Survey 125 Students in New Zealand 129 TONGA Elections for Legislative Council 5 Requiem Mass for Pope 7 Visit of Japanese Envoy 9 / Circular Postage Stamps Issued 39

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UN Debate on Territory's Progress 8 Shipping Link with P-NG 103 WALLIS and FUTUNA Visit of French High Commissioner .. 125

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Governor Bonay 45 Disillusionment for Indonesians 45 History of Indonesian Takeover 51

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w Commercial Body Will Play Big Part In New Hebrides' Future The New Hebrides Chamber of Commerce, Industry and riculture, the first partly-elected advisory body to be created :e the Anglo-French Condominium was established in the Dup in 1906, held its inaugural meeting in Vila on June 14. creation of the Chamber is ossibly the most important step e development of the New ies for more than half a y. It will probably lead to the shment of an elected Legislaouncil.

Chamber will advise the i and French Resident Commiss on the economic development e Group; it has authority to t proposals to the Administradthout being asked; and it will insulted by the Administration any economic measure affecte territory is adopted.

Chamber is thus likely to greater influence than the Ad- Council (the Condominium’s t representative body), which et up in 1958 and which meets once a year. The Advisory :il members are all appointed. i Chamber has 20 members — Europeans and eight natives.

Eight of the Europeans were elected.

The rest were nominated by the two Resident Commissioners, Mr. A. M.

Wilkie (British) and Mr. M.

Delauney (French).

In a joint speech at the inaugural meeting of the Chamber, the Resident Commissioners made it clear that they were working towards the creation of an elected Legislative Council.

They said: “Although the time will come when there will be a constitutional body with elected members in the New Hebrides, it is perhaps a good thing that the first elected body should be an economic and not a political one as acquaintance with the realities of commercial, industrial and agricultural affairs will render possible a more accurate and deeper appreciation of the situation.

“In a developing territory, a body which represents the various economic activities is absolutely necessary to inform and advise the Administration regarding the best measures to take to ensure the growth indispensable to economic and social progress.

“We thought it preferable to make this body a public institution with financial independence representing impartially the various branches of the economy of the Group. We hope that one day the Chamber of Commerce will be solely composed of elected members.”

The Resident Commissioners said that the Chamber should advise and inform them on all economic questions concerning the territory. This meant that the Administration would provide the Chamber with “comprehensive documentation” and that the Chamber would normally be consulted whenever industry, commerce and agriculture were affected by an economic measure.

They said the Chamber should also submit proposals on increasing the prosperity of the Group. It could therefore give advice to them on any problems within its sphere without first being consulted by the Administation.

The Chamber could also engage in “certain works” and the operation of services of economic value for the territory. This meant that the Administration would be able to devolve part of its responsibilities on the Chamber.

“Thus, for example, the grading of produce could be the first task with which it could be entrusted,” the Resident Commissioners said.

“It is by no means impossible that the Chamber could later operate the Vila wharf.” (This wharf has not yet been built.) “Finally, and very important, the Chamber may enter into relations with similar organisations elsewhere throughout the world.

“It should make the New Hebrides NGAN ELECTIONS. The people of Tonga on May 27, went to the polling [?]oths to elect seven candidates out of 49 in the Legislative Assembly for 1963- The others are nobles, who have their own system of election. Everybody [?]er the age of 16 may vote for the seven. Here, at one polling booth in Nuku [?]fa, electors press forward to receive their ballot papers. Queen Salote opened the new session on June 13. Photo: Tulua Bros.

New Hebrides French Resident Commissioner, Mr. Delauney. 5 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - J C L Y , 1963

and its possibilities better known overseas, it should seek for new outlets and should endeavour to create new commercial exchanges and to intensify those which already exist.

“We have said that the establishment of an economic body before that of a truly political one appeared to us desirable.

“World history has abundantly Proved during the last few years that the two fields are intimately connected and that good policies are possible only if there is good finance —in other words, only if there are stable economic conditions and if the expansion of the territory is proceeding smoothly.

“The efforts which you (the Chamber) can make in this direction will be of the utmost importance. All Government measures have some economic repercussions. Similarly, any change in the economic situation can induce the Administration to reconsider its policies. You ought on every occasion to examine the interplay of these factors and to propose to us new solutions.”

Members The eight elected European members of the Chamber (elected from a restricted nominal roll) are Messrs G - ' d f? Granges, H. Russet, J. Ratard and K. Solway (agricultural section), and J. Chauveau, L. Leca, G. Meyer and J. Stegler (commerce and industry section).

The four nominated European members are Messrs. D. J. Gubbay and J. Villemont (commerce and industry section) and P. Lutgen and G. Seagoe (agriculture section). The nominated native members are Leyhe, Carlo, Kalsakau, Tipoloamata, To’

Ati, Garae and Frank.

Opening Of Suva Games Will Be A Big Day For Fiji The opening of the South Pacific Games at Buckhu, tte mn,Tm °" T *! ursda y. August 29, promises to be one the most memorable occasions in the history of Fiji. ■piJl’S Governor, Sir Kenneth Madfv d °cks, will open the games with tull ceremonial. After inspecting a Fiji Military Forces guard of honour, he will meet visiting dignitaries in the grandstand.

He will then take the salute at a march past of all competing athletes in their widely different, colourful uniforms.

When the Royal New Zealand Air Force has finished a fly-past, the Governor will watch a soccer match before he leaves the arena.

The Fiji athletics selectors have set rather tough qualifying standards as a basis for choosing their team.

These standards are: Men—loo metres (10.9 sec.), 200 metres (22 sec.), 400 metres (48.8 sec.), 800 metres (2 min. 3.5 sec.), 1,500 metres (4 min. 28 sec.), 5,000 metres (15 min. 45 sec.), 10,000 metres (34 min.), shot put (50 ft) discus (165 ft), javelin (230 ft), high jump (6 ft 2 in.), broad jump (22 ft 9 in.), hop, step and jump (48 ft).

Women—loo metres (12 sec.), 200 metres (25.2 sec.), 800 metres (2 mm. 15 sec.), shot put (39 ft 6 discus (115 ft), javelin (120 high jump (5 ft 1 in.), broad j (18 ft).

Soccer will be played at Suvj August 29, August 30, Septembe 6 and 7 (final) and at Lautokz September 1. Six territories will part: New Caledonia, French F nesia, the Solomons, New Hebr Papua-New Guinea and Fiji, winner will be decided on a kn out basis.

Josua Rabukawaqa, the Dis Officer at Labasa, has been appoii manager of the Fiji Games team Mr. Joe Coyne, director of org sation of the games, has been pointed secretary of the South Pa Games council. He replaces Mr, O. Simpson, now living in Sc Otago, New Zealand, who has signed.

The organising committee has cided that indoor basketball rugby football will be decided o league basis—each team will p every other team, and the one v the most points on a two for a \ one for a draw basis, will be winner.

In rugby however, each team ’ play the other two twice, to mak total of six games.

Only three territories, Fiji, West Samoa and Tonga, have ente: rugby teams.

The president of the Fiji Amat Athletics Association, Mr. W. Ra has scotched a suggestion that athle who have taken part in professioi meetings but who have not won cash prize are eligible for select for the games.

Mr. Ragg quoted from the rules;

Honoured By The Queen

A MONG those named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June were: CMG: Mr. A. C. Reid, Secretary for Fijian Affairs. CBE: Mr. J. M. Galvin, P-NG Public Service Arbitrator. OBE: Mr. H. N.

Murray, Suva businessman; Mr. J.

C. Grover, Chief Geologist, BSIP: Thomas Russell, Deputy Financial Secretary, WPHC, Honiara. MBE: Mr. B. M. Sellers, Fiji Superintendent of Prisons; Mr. Harry Charman, Suva sporting club identity; Mr. Leslie Michael, Port Moresby sporting identity; Mr. Sukru Rahman, Labasa, Fiji, businessman; Enele Karuru Fijian AMO; Mr. George Bristow, GEIC administrative officer; Mr. R.

D. Mountford, headmaster, Maravovo, BSIP; Capt. S. D. Harris, Fiji Military Forces. BEM: Falani Pasefika, executive officer, GEIC; Cpl.

Alan Brown, bomb disposal expert, of Port Moresby; Temp./Sgt. Paul Ehava, of the PIR, Port Moresby, HOUSING CONFERENCE. Dr. Richard Seddon of the SPC, addresses the SPC conference on low cost housing recently concluded in Suva. Delegates from many parts of the Pacific took part.

Photos Rob Wright. 6 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH LJ

ternational Amateur Athletic ion which make it clear that ;hletes cannot be regarded as rs. all Suva accommodation in and boarding houses was out at least four months bee games were due to start, a committee was set up to find ccommodation. committee appealed to private ;, asking them to offer bed reakfast for visitors at a fee - daily. international soccer control FIFA, has given a special dison for the Solomons and New es to take part in the games t affiliation with FIFA.

N. M. Daly, secretary of the Association of New Caledonia, isited Fiji towards the end of says his territory hoped to take several gold medals, gives New Caledonia a chance :cer, lawn tennis, table tennis everal swimming and athletics Daly says one New Caledonian ner recently did the 100 metres raction over 1 min. 6 sec. This mt equal to Fiji’s best time for listance. tie 60 athletes from New Calewill take part in the games, i Gilbert and Ellice Islands iy plans to send a team of nine es. The team will comprise five rs, two tennis and two table ; contestants. Mr. Peter Jacka GEIC Administration official, be non-competing manager, nerican Samoa has come to the ance of a competing rival ving a visit to Niue in May of the games organising director (Mr.

Mr. Coyne later told athletics officials in Pago Pago that a young pole vaulter at Niue was practising with a stick cut from the bush.

Their immediate response was to give Mr. Coyne an aluminium plated pole to pass on to the young Niuean.

Mr Coyne brought the pole back to Suva, and will have it at Niue in time to give the lad a chance to adjust himself to the “real thing” at practice.

The Nauru Amateur Sports Association has announced the names of the four athletes who will represent Nauru at the games. They are Gamanoa Joram (800 yards), Paul Ribauw (220 yards), Tara Mango (3 miles) and R. Morgan Morns (6 miles and steeplechase).

At recent trials, Gamanoa ran yards in 2 min. 15 sec.; Paul Ribauw ran 100 yards in 11.1; Tara ran 5 000 metres in 16.54; and Morns ran 26 miles 380 yards in 3 hr. 6 mm.

Many of the athletes to represent Papua-New Guinea at the games were expected to be chosen before the end of June following soccer boxing, and women’s basketball championships at Lae and lawn tennis and table tennis championships at Port M< championships to be held soon are: Swimming at Port Moresby on July 7, and athletics at Rabaul on July 6 and 7.

Cook Islands Air

Service Begins

3 olynesian Airlines will inaugurate fortnightly air service between (Stern Samoa and the Cook Islands July 6. The airline will use a 3 aircraft recently acquired in New aland.

The plane will fly from Apia to rotonga, via Aitutaki, on one day d will return the next. The plane II also be used on flights between )ia and Pago Pago.

Connections will be made at Pago go with TEAL flights to New Zeand and at Apia with Fiji Airways ghts to Fiji.

The new service will provide regur flights to the Cook Islands for e first time since TEAL flying boats sased calling at Aitutaki in Sepmber, 1960.

French H-Base Brings Protests And "Glorious" Trade The Government of Western Samoa has protested to France against the French Government’s decision to establish a nuclear testing site at Mururoa in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia, about 1,920 miles :;rom Western Samoa.

THE protest was lodged in Paris in June through the New Zealand Ambassador. It followed a protest by the New Zealand Government m May.

Commenting on the protest, Western Samoa’s Prime Minister Mataafa said that the people of his country were most apprehensive about the possible effects of nuclear testing in the Pacific.

He added: “The Government was impressed by the strong body of expert opinion which holds that there are no known precautions which can be quite certain of eliminating the danger to human life and health which results from the contamination of the atmosphere, the earth and the sea by these nuclear experiments.

This was pointed out to the French authorities in the Government’s note.

About three weeks before Western Samoa’s protest was lodged, two New Zealanders were in Tahiti investigating the prospects of increasing NZ trade with French Polynesia—and prospects looked good BECAUSE OF the nuclear testing project.

“Glorious Opportunity"

One of the New Zealanders, Mr L.

R. Harland, said on his return to NZ that Tahiti presented NZ with a “glorious opportunity” for placing its primary products as 4 ’ o^ o . were to be brought to Tahiti from France for the nuclear project.

“Papeete is building homes for them, Papeete harbour is being remodelled and enlarged, and millions of francs are being spent on waterfront works,” he said.

“The plans are revolutionary, and they want New Zealand foodstuffs.

Mr Harland said NZs chief difficulty in capturing this trade was lack of regular shipping, but he said NZ s Trade Commissioner for the Pacmc, Mr K W. Davies, had arrived m Papeete while he was there to investigate this.

MASS FOR POPE. Queen Salote of Tonga, attended a Requiem Mass for the late Pope John in Nukualofa on June 12. Here she is seen leaving the Catholic Church of the Emaculate Conception with Bishop Rodgers, Vicar Apostolic of Tonga and Niue, after the Mass. Photo: Hettig. 7

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Spotlight On Last Three Trust Territories lh[PiT" ar- -2?Z d .in Z S STe a to the administering aMtes™* *** THE three Territories are the last of the UN Trusts and can be expected to be in the spotlight from now on.

The Council decided to send a visiting mission to the Pacific Islands early next year, to be lead by Mr.

F. H. Corner, of NZ.

Mam points of the Trusteeship Council debates: I , Tr H St J t erritor y Of the Pacific Islands; The Council welcomed a marked increase” in the Territory’s budget and hoped it would accelerate progress in every sphere. It regretted that compensation claims for war damage had still not been settled nor had compensation claims for victims of fall-out from U.S. nuclear bombs. The Council hoped that a proposed legislative body for the Territory might be in operation in the coming year, and re-affirmed that the U.S. should establish “realistic target dates” for self-government or independence for the Territory.

New Guinea; The Council said it was glad Australia did not now consider uniform development” a precondition of political progress, and it welcomed establishment of the House of Assembly next year, to be elected from a common mil. The Council said Local Government Councils should be given wider powers and more finances, and greater efforts should be made to prepare New Guinea people for key public service posts. The matter of and tenure should be discussed by earliest H ° USe ° f Assembl y at th e Tljf situation of public health was highly satisfactory”, but there had o be more expansion in the educational field.

Australia should continue to implement “realistic plans reflecting a proper sense of urgency” for political progress.

Nauru's Problem Naum: The Nauruans had agreed Tel 3 H Cep i ? urtis Island or Fraser Island off the Queensland coast, as their new home when phosphate deposits were exhausted, subject to agreement on the future form of government on the new island. The Nauruans wanted sovereignty, which Austraha was not prepared to give, fh d ,A“ stral . la and the Nauruans should continue to work towards a harmonious settlement” of the differences The Council re-affirmed that an advisory committee of Nauruans and Government representatives should be set up to work out constitutional reforms for Nauru. Meanwhile more Nauruans should be given senior Government posts, and posts with the Phosphate Commission.

As the Nauruans considered that their 24 per cent, share of the phosphate proceeds were not a fair share, the Council invited Australia to discuss the matter with the Nauruans.

Head Chief Hammer Deßoburt was personally on hand in New York to put the Nauruan plea for sovereignty and the Administrator of Nauru Mn R. S. Leydin, personally told the council that sovereignty couldn’t be granted.

Curtis Island looks like being the new home for the Nauruans, as the sovereignty problem will almost certamtly be settled.

New Governor Of

Fiji Named

Fiji’s new Governor will be Mr Francis Derick Jakeway, 48, Chief Secretary of Sarawak since 1959.

M R JAKEWAY, whose appointment was announced on July 2 succeeds Sir Kenneth Maddocks, who was appointed in 1958 and retires in September.

Mr. Jakeway, CMG, QBE, is married, with three sons. He was educated at Hele’s School, Exeter and at Oxford and was first appointed to the Colonial Service in Nigeria in 1937 He has also served in Seychelles, with the CoJomal Office (1949-51), and in British Guiana, where he was Chief Secretary from 1954 to 1958.

Mr. Jakeway will be Fiji’s 20th Governor.

Fiji Plan For Stimulating Industries With an avoidance of puh that has been remarkable, new Development Commiss m Fiji, Mr. W. B. Rogers, formulated a series of prai developmental plans based strengthening of agricul activity.

HERE are some outstanding posals: , 9 oconut Production is t< doubled. • Production of cocoa tc £fioo P m" nt ° an industry “ v • Rice production is to be si lated to the point when it may < mate imports—which in amounted to 4,360 tons. • increasing attention to be £ to banana production, to take cai all the overseas markets that cai round and developed. • Organisation of the co-open societies, so as to make internal i ketmg more effective and less w; ful. • Encouragement of produc of local food crops, so as to c with a mounting demand and to duce the cost of living. It has I suggested that the production of tatoes, cotton and cattle should investigated. • Examination of means of i vidmg necessary finances.

In a memorandum circuk among Divisional Commissioners, Development Commissioner propc that the greater use of land, and development of agriculture, sho become the responsibility of the I tnct staffs, working in close operation with such authorities as departments controlling Native Lan Agriculture and Development, and on.

Apparently Mr. Rogers got to gr with his new and important task ea m April, before the departure of 1 Development Commission (Mr. Bevmgton).

It has been indicated, also, that t duties of District staff are to be i organised so that land developme shall become their chief task.

This, naturally, has caused a co siderable stir in the Administrate service. But there is logic behind and it pleases those critics who hi pointed out that the creation of tl 8 JULY, 19 6 3 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

ment of the Development issioner hitherto had seemed to ittle more than the creation of r department.

Rogers’ plan apparently is to' the development of industries on the use of land a primary sibility of as many departments sible. formulation of this plan, with iforting assurances that the Delent Commissioner really is on ?, seems to have been kept out public sight in a remarkable t was only brought out into the after the daily Fiji Times got of what was afoot, and hamat deoartmental doors until the r of silence was broken. newspaper is sharply critical ) aspects of the plan.

Jp to June 21, no details of it— fen in outline —had been given newly-elected Legislative Coun- Part of the plan is the appointed “District Development s”; but no provision apparently een made for the inclusion on boards of practical and exiced non-official people, who ally have a much sounder knowof the problems of land dement than the average public it. ; Fiji Times has, quite properly, jd out that the best-laid schemes levelopmental instrumentalities be wrecked by petty officials too little knowledge of what s industries succeed, and too capacity for co-operating with te enterprise. , iwever, the indication that the lopment Commissioner really is he job is very good news for whose economic organisation is ! so hard-pressed.

“How to Win Friends , p. 25. J Need For Community Balance Embarrasses Fiji's Governor By a Staff Writer Incidents and developments in Fiji in recent months have not created conditions for a happy retirement by the Governor, Sir Kenneth Maddocks, KCMG, whose term ends in September.

IT was his bad luck that Sir Kenneth’s introduction to Governorship, in 1958-59, was clouded over by grave industrial and economic troubles, caused by the strike of cane-sugar growers, for the unseemly prolongation of which a section of Indian politicians, led or influenced by a lawyer, Mr. A. D. Patel, was generally blamed.

And it is the irony of fate that, as the Governor gets ready for departure, one of the administrative headaches he must leave for his successor is the mischief-making possibilities of a group of Indians, led by the same Mr. Patel, in the new Legislative Council.

This Governor is responsible for a change in the constitution of the Legislative Council. But it was not his fault that under the re-arranged voting system the Indian population chose, among their four elected representatives, Messrs. A. D. Patel, Koya and Madhaven, whose careers as strike-leaders and politicians have given them —unjustly or not—a reputation, in some eyes, as anti-European and anti-CSR company.

The 38-member Fiji Legislative Council is now constituted thus: Speaker \ Ex-officio Members .. • • £ Official Members 16 European — Elected 4 Nominated • • 2 6 Fijian— Elected 4 Elected by Council of Chiefs .... 2 D Indian — Elected 4 Nominated 2 o A block of three anti-European Indians in a Council of 38 could not have done much harm. But when the Governor (carrying out his obligation to complete the Council by nominating a further two representatives of Indians and of Europeans) appointed two more Indians of what has been called the extremist group, the Governor’s choice was widely criticised and condemned.

High officialdom defended the Governor’s nominations by arguing that he had to be guided by the Indian electors’ inclinations as disclosed at the ballot boxes, and that he was not aware, anyway, that these were followers of Mr. Patel.

But critics strongly contested this viewpoint. They insisted that Messrs.

Patel, Koya and Madhaven actually represent a minority of Indian voters, and that the two nominated Indians had fought openly during the election for the candidature of Patel, Koya and Madhaven.

A Potential Trouble-Spot This was confirmed, soon after, by a naive public announcement by one of the nominees, to the effect that they now formed in the Council what he called “a strong team” of five, to fight for what they believed to be Indian interests.

The critics also say that the Governor was specifically warned that his selections, before he nominated them, were “Patel men”.

This development has given offence SE VISIT. Mr. S. Ohta, the [?]e Ambassador in Australia (left), [?]onga's Deputy Premier, Mahe U. [?]ua, in Nukualofa during a recent by Mr. Ohta to the Kingdom.

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Unfortunate Incident impression has been ned by an unfortunate incident y June. 5 expected a UN committee scuss the condition of Fiji; and Iji Times suggested that, as two most prominent members of jian community (Ratu George au, highest-ranking Fiji chief, atu Penaia Ganilau, who got :ond-highest popular Fijian vote ’s history) were in the United on a US Department of State hey might meet the committee, jtline the attitude of the Fijian unity towards Fiji’s constituand political future, i perfectly reasonable propoapparently gave offence to Fiji s t governmental authorities, and as made plain, in no uncertain o the editor of The Fiji Times. vas assumed by the latter that the Governor’s opinion that, if entatives of the indigenous race to go before the committee, so should representatives of the numerous immigrant race, the face of it, that represented t of the de-colonisation policies j British Colonial Office, which goes too far in its attempts to ate the goodwill of subject races, o avoid giving offence to sensipeople. That way of thinking ly has brought disaster to some ti colonies; and, in the peculiar nstances of Fiji, it will, if perin, surely bring disaster to Fiji That, at any rate, is an opinion ally held in Fiji; and if the rnor was perturbed by The Fiji (next page, please) From the Islands Press A REQUEST for an entry permit (to American Samoa) was brought before a recent meeting of the immigration board. As the board deliberated, one member pointed out that this was funny because he saw the same person on the dock that morning.

He arrived on the Sulimoni. He had only been deported last year.

And while the board was set to discuss his application to re-enter, he was already in the territory.

What sort of system is this?

When all of a sudden you find out that you have scores of Tongans on the island (of Tutuila) who apparently enter without proper passports, then we must admit that there might be some flaws in our immigration policies and procedures. Editorial in “Samoa News”, Pago Pago.

THE bill against discriminatory practices has damaged the name of (Papua-New Guinea) Territorians for many years.

This newspaper has frequently highlighted various instances of blatant discrimination and will continue to do so—but it refutes intensely the suggestion in this bill that the racial situation has advanced to such a stage as to demand ANY kind of Government action.

Let it be remembered that only in the past 12 months has the Administration begun to clean abhorrent discrimination from its own statute books. Barely six months have passed since startling social changes—as drink and film viewing—have raised the status of the native people.

We were on the way towards building that harmonious partnership this country so badly needs.

But this bill, with its dictatorial overtones and lack of psychological awareness, has taken the very soul out of the new attitude which had begun to enter every home. — Editorial in “South Pacific Post”, Port Moresby.

THE (Fiji) Government announcement of the decision to outlaw the use and importation of poker machines in the clubs of the Colony gives the complete he to all democratic processes.

The decision by Executive Council and the Governor is a prime example of dictatorial officialdom, meeting in secret, to curb the right of individuals to decide for themselves how they conduct themselves in their own private clubs.

Had this order been issued as a normal amendment to an Ordinance, previously debated by our nominal controlling body, I would have no argument against it.

If the representatives of the people decide that something is undesirable or adversely affecting the people of this Colony, their decision, made in open debate, is fair and acceptable to all.

What was the evidence that “satisfied” the Government that gambling machines constitute a social evil? Gambling machines in themselves are not evil, neither is the use of them evil. It is only misuse of them which may be evil. —Letter from A. C. R. Harvie, Lautoka, in “The Fiji Times”.

IMPORTERS, for some time past, have been worried about conditions in the cargo sheds at the wharf (at Apia, Western Samoa).

Inward cargo is stacked roof-high without any attempt at sorting, causing unnecessary congestion and extra handling with irritating delays to the consignees and damage to goods.

Is not much of the trouble caused by failing to carry out some of the clauses of the lighterage contract so that shipping companies can be saved harbour dues by giving vessels a quick turnaround? Speed in discharging is given priority over care and service.

Rumour has it that pressure is being put on Cabinet for the lightering to be taken over by the Government. What a pity that would be! Governments are notorious for their inability to make any business pay, and that applies very much so in Samoa.

There is ample private enterprise available to do the job well, as has been done in the past.

There would be no lack of tenderers IF tenders were called for, and the more the Government keeps out of business and confines itself to “governing” the better for Samoa. Editorial in “Samoa Bulletin” Apia. 11 3IF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY,

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ilne Bay district identity Mr. Reg e, of Woodlark Island, is retiring "barters Towers, Qld., after the part of a lifetime spent on the d. Left to carry on will be ms Don and family, with Arthur kins a few miles away. Woodin its hey-day boasted a hotel barmaid and hundreds of miners, Reg Neate has lost none of his eering spirit over the years and been known as the most optiic miner left in Milne Bay.

Temporary Hitch In Viet Repatriation The first shipload of 550 Vietnamese from New Caledonia to North (Communist) Vietnam under the resumed repatriation scheme was expected to leave Noumea in late June or early July in the British liner Eastern Queen.

THE Eastern Queen arrived in Noumea on June 10, but the Vietnamese refused to board the vessel until their embarkation was supervised by a mission from North Vietnam.

A message received in Noumea in mid-June from the International Red Cross said that a North Vietnam mission would arrive in Noumea on June 27.

Meanwhile, a woman member of the French Red Cross arrived as an embarkation supervisor, and a South Vietnam “consul”, who had opened an office and propaganda bureau in Noumea several weeks earlier, returned to Saigon “to confer with his government”.

His departure was apparently motivated by the expected arrival of the North Vietnam mission, and he was expected to be away for about a week.

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The Vietnamese were brought into New Caledonia as labourers on fiveyear indentures before the war. When war broke out their repatriation became impossible; and after the war political and diplomatic difficulties prevented their repatriation until 1960 The Eastern Queen then made three voyages to Haiphong, but new diplomatic difficulties caused a fourth voyage to be cancelled.

On the fourth voyage, the Eastern Queen was to have repatriated a shipload of Vietnamese from the New Hebrides, who were also brought out before the war.

This time the Eastern Queen will lift about 550 Vietnamese from New Caledonia and the New Hebrides on alternate voyages. About 2,000 in each territory have elected to go.

This will leave only 100 or so in the New Hebrides, but something like 2,000 in New Caledonia.

Two Anglican Priests Appoints BSIP Bishops The first Melanesians t made bishops in the histoj Je (Anglican) Church of Zealand will be consecrate the Cathedral of All Si Honiara, BSIP, on Novembe THE y are the Rev. Leonard A furai, Rural Dean of Malaita the Rev. Dudley Tuti, Rural De Santa Ysabel. They have beei pointed assistant bishops of the cese of Melanesia.

The Diocese of Melanesia c the New Hebrides, and the B Torres, Duff, Santa Cruz and mon Islands.

Jh e Bishop of Melanesia, Rt.

Alfred Hill, said recently that h garded the appointments of the assistant bishops as a significant i stone in the development of Church in the diocese.

Deacon in 1952 The Rev. Leonard Alufurai made a deacon in 1952 and was dained priest in 1956. He was pointed a member of the BSIP L lative Council at its inception, member of the Executive Cou and a leading member of the Ma Council, The Rev. Dudley Tuti was n a deacon in 1946 and was orda priest in 1954. He was a membe the BSIP Advisory Council for m years and is now chairman of Ysabel Education Committee.

Both men received their prin education at St. Mary’s School, M; vovo, and All Hallows’ School, Pa BSIP. They went to New Zealand secondary education at Te Aute C lege and St. John’s Colh Auckland, The Archbishop of New Zeak the Most Rev, Dr. N. A. Lesser, be the chief consecrating bishop the consecration of the two prie He will be assisted in the Laying of Hands by at least three ofi bishops.

The first South Sea islander to appointed bishop was Bishop Geo: Ambo, a Papuan, who has headqu ters with the Anglican Mission Dogura, Papua. He was consecra bishop in October, 1960, and is sistant bishop in New Guinea.

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HASLUCK visited the island uring the “Back to Norfolk tions in June and had an indiscussion with the Council, aid some of the Council's prefer a new constitution for the had been tentatively approved ibinet, but other suggested nents could not be incorl in the Act.

Minister asked the Council to him with a resolution stating e Council’s suggested amendto the Act were in accordance tie people’s wishes. This fola suggestion from Councillor iathie that a referendum should 1 on the proposed constitution. ; olk Island is to be given an istrator -in - Council form of iment and greater authority to local affairs.

“Back to Norfolk” celebrations on the night of June 3 with •attended island show in Rawall organised by the Norfolk Agricultural and Horticultural ier, 30 members of the Norfolk Friendship League arrived from Australia and New Zealand.

They included the honorary organiser, Mr. H. R. Le Clerc, and the president, Mr. John Christian.

Plans for one of the main features of the celebrations, the traditional Bounty Day festivities, held annually on June 8, were marred by uncertain weather.

The usual procession of Islanders in period costume from the Kingston pier to the cemetery gates, commemorating the arrival of the Pitcairners in June, 1856, was cancelled.

The Bounty Day community picnic, normally held beside the north wall of the old prison at Kingston, was held at Rawson Hall. Mr. Hasluck and his party and the Administrator, Major-General R. H. Wordsworth, and Mrs. Wordsworth attended.

On June 9, the Minister spoke at an anniversary service which was held at All Saints Church, Kingston.

Other events included an anniversary concert, sports day and a fish supper.

Rainy conditions persisted throughout the celebrations and caused the cancellation of several outdoor functions. A fireworks display fizzled out when torrential rain fell.

The festivities ended with a ball at which the Minister cut a sprightly figure, particularly in the progressive barn dance.

Proceeds from the various events will go to the Norfolk Island Hospital and the Sunshine Club, which cares for the island’s older citizens.

The Minister for Territories, Mr. Hasluck, meets school children during his visit to Norfolk Island in June. Behind him is the Administrator, Maj.-Gen. R. H. Wordsworth. Photo: Raymond Hoare. 17 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - J D L Y , 1963

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Dly, whatever challenge arises }t be directed against the justice claims made by the Tolais, but t the interpretation of the laws by Australia to govern the issue laintenance of land titles, vas stated after World War I, an authority was set up by ilia to “expropriate” the German ties in New Guinea, that the issued to the post-war buyers, extensive inquiries into all the istances, and especially into claims, would be based on the as system. it was then understood to mean here could be no investigation ims to that land extending back d the date when the title finally issued. All subsequent transs involving land titles were on the assumption that the vas Torrens, laws made subsequent to the of the titles apparently were )scure in meaning that it has ae possible for the Public tor in Port Moresby, acting on f of the Tolais, to go back to the i prior to the issue of the titles, examine claims made by the ;s based on circumstances at 60 years old. e Chief Justice accepted this The following are the sections of his judgment which explain his decision : “There are two views of the actual effect that a Torrens system title might have.

“It may be thought that registration actually destroys an inconsistent interest in land, at the same time as creating a new statutory interest in the land itself; in other words, it is a statute dealing with the land as land and with interests in land directly as property.

“The other possible view is that it deals with the matter at an evidentiary and procedural level. It arms the registered proprietor with conclusive evidence that he has a clear title, and production of this evidence excludes the possibility of a contrary case being made out by anybody.

Access to the court by persons wishing to make contrary claims is blocked by prohibition against proceedings.

“On the assumption that the titles will forever remain on the Register, this has the practical effect of conferring a permanent paramount title, but it does not otherwise expressly destroy competing interests; it merely renders them harmless.

Protection of Land “I think that the latter view is the better one, particularly in the light of the continued policy of protection of native land interests which is again in the latest of these ordinances apparently erected as a condition to the restoration of the title.

“I think that the ordinance proceeds upon a recognition of the view that the essence of the Torrens system title as established in the Territory is the existence of a statutory piece of paper; that paper and that paper alone must be produced.

“Machinery provisions may provide for replacement of lost individual documents, but where the whole foundation of the statutory concept of title is destroyed by the destruction of the Register itself, it seems to me that the legislature has acted upon the view that the statutory legal title process of restoration of titles is no mere matter calling for secondary evidence of what was recorded on that piece of statutory paper, but was regarded as recreating a new statutory right to replace the former right and to owe its validity to the Restoration Ordinance. . .

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“My conclusion on this phase ot the case, therefore, is that when the Register was destroyed during the 19 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY.

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It is this second area of land which Chief Justice Mann, after hearing native evidence, says was unjustly taken from the natives.

If his judgment stands, the Commonwealth Government (which is, in the final analysis, responsible for the Expropriation authority) must compensate either the original native owners, or the Varzin owners who bought it in good faith under .the Expropriation title issued about 40 years ago.

Two interesting developments can now follow: If the Mann judgment is upset on appeal, thus establishing the Torrens principle in relation to these titles, there probably will be a mighty howling through UN agencies, which lose no chance of insisting that the native people are being exploited.

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vil servants in the Gilbert Ellice Islands Colony won :tle over salary payments and * conditions on May 23 when is announced that the 1962 sion of Salaries and Conns would be modified.

E modifications of the award were authorised by the Secretary ate for the Colonies, e award had given rise to much ntent and some staff members threatened to resign, ajor grievances concerned retroive pay, salaries at the starting “notional marriage” (i.e. after years’ service) levels, and leave itions. le modifications in the award wed representations over the ances by the GEIC Civil Service ciation, which represents both and expatriate members. le CSA met Mr. I. E. Marnham, of the Pacific Islands section ot Colonial Office, in January, and it aw felt in Tarawa that he must : been impressed by the need for ovements to the award.

Although the 1962 award provided, roughly, for a 20 per cent, increase all round, only a part of this was made retrospective—to April 1, 1961.

The award has now been modified to provide retrospection in full.

Increases have also been approved in salaries at the starting and “notional marriage” levels.

In the case of leave conditions, the 1962 award reduced the leave rate for junior staff from three to two days a month and increased the minimum length of tour. However, it is now agreed that the old rates should apply for all officers at present serving, but that the 1962 rates will apply to new entrants to the service.

Constable Banimone Utimawa, of receives the presentation baton for Best All Round Recruit" from the Police Officer, Mr. M. A. W. Hook, [?]o in May. The photo was taken at [?]ssing-out parade of police recruits.

Photo: D. Lopian. 23 CIF.C ISLANDS MONTHLY _ J D L Y . 1963 Varzin from p. 21)

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Tropicalities he British Crown Colony of Fiji has been having Is own morals problems lately, although with considerably o S s attendant publicity than the Profumo-Keeler affair i ack home. Scandal in high places in Fiji has xcited a great deal of comment, with most of the letails being bruited about in places of gossip. lT have been published are he names of four Govit officials who were given mtences on “charges involving icy”. One man has been gaoled months, another for 12 months o others for nine months, and lice don’t intend to let up on irive against local vice, even , as one senior police officer we’re getting to the stage when losing friends quickly”, e unfavourable comment has aused by the fact that one man las been associated with the f a high official, and whom the wished to interview, had earlier ibroad on a one-way ticket. re has been a disposition in Fiji the blame for all the scandal, ow, on the Government. But about as logical as blaming illan personally for the bedtime of former War Minister Pro- One feature of the Fiji cases t deserves credit; That is, the »s way in which the Fiji police, ; best colonial traditions, have about their job.

To Win Friends And ence Bananas :OMEDY-FARCE titled, “Yes, Ve Have No Bananas”, took the in NSW in June. Main actors from Suva and from the NSW coast banana growing areas.

ENE 1: Fiji’s new wide-awake iopment Commissioner, Mr. W. agers, inquires whether a market 'iji bananas could be established astralia. Colonial Sugar Refining pany, pursuing their policy of ng Fiji industries, assists the mat the Australian end.

TNE 2: NSW’s organised na growers panic and demand of Parliamentarians that Fiji banabe kept out of Australia. They ;ct CSR of plans to handle the na trade and they are frightened that Fiji bananas would jeopardise position of Australian growers.

SCENE 3: Suva businessmen hear that Australia is attempting to find a way into the New Zealand banana market, which has been traditional outlet for bananas from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, and they are irate.

SCENE 4: NSW growers learn that CSR motor vessel Rona has gone into dock in Sydney. They say that she is about to be altered to carry banana cargoes to Australia. CSR replies that Rona is merely going into dock for re-conditioning, as she has done regularly all her working life.

SCENE 5: Sydney Morning Herald, June 17, publishes letter from Mrs. Judy Tudor, joint editor of Pacific Islands Monthly, pointing out that Australia is supposed to let a nominal number of Fiji bananas into the country but that Australian growers have used every tactic over the years to keep them out. Australia sells Fiji goods worth more than £5 million each year, but buys from Fiji a little more than £1 million —and most of this is gold. Australians, as a result, know a banana only as a “dry and flavourless stick”. Australia has an agricultural bogy about “cheap black labour”, says Mrs.

Tudor, but the Fijian villagers consider themselves neither cheap nor black. She adds; “Australia should do something to counteract its growing reputation among the small emerging countries of the Pacific as a trading nation which wants to sell everything but buy nothing.

SCENE 6; Public debate. Some commentators insist that Fiji is entitled, on trade balance, to sell its produce to Australia. Others say a large, hard-pressed Australian industry must be protected gainst the cheap products of the Islands. NSW growers furiously defend the quality of their bananas, and demand that a tariff wall of 6d per pound be imposed. Somebody else writes to the Herald proposing that Tongan bananas, as well as Fiji fruit, should be allowed into Australia. Further dialogue drowned in uproar.

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The Buka Building Up For Trouble Again?

According to some New Guinea missionaries, the natives of Buka Island, Bougainville, whose rebellious activities caused so much trouble last year, are again working up to a stage of disorder.

Last year about 600 were actively involved, and most of the leaders were put in gaol. It is now calculated that at least 2,500 natives are involved in new troubles.

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Vi-Stim To restore Vim and Vigour arated themselves from both the Methodist and Catholic communities controlled by the Missions, and their mam purpose seems to be the organisation of a kind of Cargo Cult. They are reported to have established a breeding house, as was done last year, and a number of young girls already have been placed there.

The Missions, in May, reported that in their opinion these people have already made themselves liable to criminal prosecution, but that the Administration would not investigate.

The police did a good job 12 months ago in finding and gaoling the leaders and getting them out of the way; but some people think the Administration prematurely let these people out of gaol, and thus encouraged this further development.

Some of the Missions are very deeply concerned.

Masters Of The Rolls A COLOSSAL task is being under- . taken by the Administration officials in Papua and New Guinea in preparation of rolls for the election of the new House of Assembly next year, in which every person in the territory will be entitled to a vote.

The number of persons to be enrolled is, so far, anybody’s guess; but the figure generally accepted is in the neighbourhood of 600,000.

That gallant old work-horse, the corps of patrol officers of the Native Affairs Department, has been given the job of collecting the names and preparing the rolls. On June 5, the Director of Native Affairs, Mr. J. K McCarthy, assembled 44 patrol officers in Port Moresby, to instruct them and co-ordinate their work in the preparation of the rolls.

After the rolls have been written and gathered together, the further task of printing them will be undertaken. Contemplation of what volyed, it is reported, caused a panic in the Government Pr Office; and the Administratioi authorised the installation of ne\ special machines for the job.

The Foot mission in 1962 ma recommendation that parliame government, based on a commor be introduced in Papua and Guinea in 1964. What a pity tha little team of first-class theorists i not return for a while to the r tory to see the amount of tn and expense involved in carryini the idea!

The Peculiar Ways Of Pacific Currency fpHERE is a trap for unwary tr , lers in the currencies which culate in the French territory of Caledonia and the Condominiur New Hebrides.

In New Caledonia the Australi is readily interchangeable with P 2 francs, and it is easy to handle- Pacific francs equal 1/- Australi Pacific francs also circulate in New Hebrides, as does Austrs currency. Therefore, the trav. from New Caledonia to New I rides does not worry about his me —he reckons that the Pacific fran New Caledonia will be accepted v out question in New Hebrides.

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They're Discriminating Against NG Euronesians THE extraordinary concern expressed by a section of the New Guinea Administration for native welfare is in sharp contrast with the indifference of Port Moresby’s top brass to the situation of the Territory’s numerous half-caste people (usually called Euronesians).

Again and again, appeals have been made to the Administration to aid the Euronesians by at least giving to them the Australian citizenship status which has been granted to the New Guinea Chinese. As a result of official reticence there has been generated among the mixedrace communities a resentment and bitterness which could provide a very ugly factor in the Territory’s political future.

Here is a typical example of the kind of thing of which officialdom is guilty: Some two years ago, a young Australian man in the service of a nonofficial organisation, serving a term of duty in Rabaul, met a very pretty girl of mixed blood. They fell m love, and decided to marry. A high official tried to persuade the Australian against marrying the Euronesian, but he failed. The couple married, very happily, and they now have a year-old son.

The Australian has tried repeatedly to get Australian naturalisation for his wife. He has submitted documentary evidence to show that her father was a British subject of mixed blood, resident in Singapore, and her mother was the daughter of a Scandinavian man and a New Britain woman. The mother’s family was of very good type, and highly respected in New Britain. The young wife was well educated —she got six “B” passes in examinations, and a scholarship entitling her to musical tuition. Her brother is an Australian citizen, welleducated, and an officer in the RAAF.

This young Australian, in May, was Sport of Kings [?]ook Islanders will be among the [?]t enthusiastic participants at the [?]th Pacific Games in Suva in just. They're sports enthusiasts [?]n away back, and their skills [?]ude long distance running and [?]eback horse racing. Above, [?]irs bring their mounts around turn and head down the staight the Queen's Coronation Cup [?]d on the sands of Muri beach, [?]otonga, on the Queen's Birth- [?] holiday in June. There was rays a queue at the totalisator. posite —Tamarika Tangiia comes to win by a good margin at the [?] of a 22-mile round Rarotonga rathon held at the Kumete [?]rts the week previous to the [?]een's Birthday holiday.

Photos: C. Russell. 27 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY I 1963

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This is no isolated case, A Rabaul man asks: “Why does this Administration, which is going to such remarkable lengths to discourage ‘discrimination’ against natives adopt this policy of heaping reproach and humiliation upon persons of part native blood?”

The New Guinea Rock fpHE recent challenges to New , Guinea land titles (see p. 19 and June, p. n, for the details) has certainly rocked many New Guinea people. Some property owners have gone to the extreme of viewing all Administration moves about land with the deepest suspicion, for they believe the Administration is deliberately devaluing land and coconut palms for the time when political changes mean that European planters have to be compensated for properties that will be transferred to native ownership.

“How Port Moresby manages to fit this m with their howls about ‘maximum opportunities and security for investors is something that we have not been able to work out,” one Rabaul landholder told us the other day.

He said anyone interested should make a comparison between recent Administration records and the records of the Expropriation Board, and asserted that the Expro Board in one place shows the valuation of a seven-years-old cocoa tree at 19/4, whereas the Administration no’ valuing the same asset at 11/-.

Of course, it may be one of bogies thought up by Rabaul r mists wherewith to scare holders. Again, there could be en< smoke about the report to give picion that somewhere is a real But the real point is that nowa no one seems to trust the NG ministration when it comes to a ] ter of native rights as against E pean rights.

Postcript : For what it’s wc when the ABC decided to men its staff in Rabaul, and let it known that it might require twe three more houses, no less than residences were offered within a days. The prices quoted gener were on the low side, and there a grim note of urgency about s< of the communications.

Art (Abstract and Otherwii In New Hebrides TN a hall off Vila’s main street, New Hebrides, in May, found a “Polynesian Collectio presided over by a courteous i enthusiastic Mr. de N. Midi touchkine. There were some teresting artifacts, mainly from Wallis and Futuna islands; but backbone of his collection was assembly of abstract paintings.

Having inspected them with sn able horror—and hurt the feelii of the kindly director by describi one of them as an impression of over-coloured octopus having a —we were comforted to find alor side an exhibition of Captain Br Hilder’s paintings. New Hebridea seemed to be taking a practical j terest in the fact that most of the or 40 products of the BP navigatoi tireless brush were for sale. took* in jTnVs d h V ows Ced Ihe hotel will 35 pho, °9 ra P h a casino. It is expected to be ooenod k *u ate 50 guests and will also h, va.e „ - H. entrance is seen on the right. 28 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLI

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If You Don't Know Your Cone Shells, Don't Touch Them!

By a Staff Writer The danger Of inexperienced people handling any kind of [ie shell found on reefs throughout the Pacific has been emasised recently following publicity in Australia about a highly hal cone shell, Conus geographus.

I danger arises from the fact tiat even the experts are not certain which cone shells are rous to man and which are not.

Robert Endean, head of the gy Department at the Queens- University, who has been inating cone shells (Conidae), has only six species with poisons rous to man. ; Dr. D. F. McMichael, Curator Molluscs at the Australian Museum, Sydney, says there are three others which have been reported to have fatally stung humans.

Dr. Endean’s lethal six are; Conus geographus, C. tulipa, C. striatus, C. magus, C. stercusmuscarium and C. cams. To these, Dr. McMichael adds: Conus aulicus, C. textile and C. marmoreus.

As these shells are similar in appearance to some cone shells that are known to be harmless, the message clearly is that anyone who does not know one cone shell from another should leave them all severely alone.

Both poisonous and non-poisonous cone shells are found all over the South Seas.

Two Found Dead Conus geographus has been in the news in Australia recently because police and scientists believed its poison may have killed two people who were found dead on the bank of is a difference of opinion among cientists about whether all the cone on this page are lethal, but amateurs [?]d leave the problem to the experts keep away from them all. Im- [?]tely above is the Conus geographus, [?] the scientists are unanimous about a killer! Note the aperture running [?]ll length of the shell. The proboscis [?]ges from the wider end of the aper- The six cone shells on the top of [?]age are, from left corner, clockwise: [?]le cone (Conus textile), Court cone [?]s aulicus), Geographus cone (Conus [?]raphus), Marble cone (Conus mar- [?]us), Tulip cone (Conus tulipa). Centre: Striated cone (Conus striatus).

Photos: Rob Wright. 29 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - J V L Y ,

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SAUSAGES 16-oz. Beef Sausages. 16-oz. Oxford Sausages. 16-oz. Cambridge Sausages. 16-oz. Pork Sausages. 16-oz. Beef Sausages. 4-oz. Vienna Sausages. 8-oz. Frankfurters. 8-oz. Vienna Sausages.

TONGUES 12-oz. Sheep Tongues. 12-oz. Lamb Tongues. 12-oz. Calves' Tongues. 12-oz. Lunch Tongues. 2-lb. Ox Tongues. 8-oz. Lamb Tongues. 6- Ox Tongues.

Condensed Milk

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Unsweetened Evaporated Milk. 8-oz. Reduced Cream. 14-oz. Natural Milk. 7- Tubes Sweetened Condensed Milk. 6-oz. Unsweetened Evaporated Milk. 4-oz. Reduced Cream. 8- Chocolate Flavoured Ready to Drink Milk. 12-oz. Full Cream Powdered Milk, MUSHROOMS 8-oz. Sliced Mushrooms. 4-oz. Sliced Mushrooms,

Canned Kruits

16-oz. Cherries. 16-oz. Raspberries. 16-oz. Gooseberries. 16 oz. Youngberries. 16-oz. Blackcurrants. 16-oz. Apricots. 16-oz. Peaches. 16-oz. Pears 16-oz. Two Fruits. 16-oz. & 29-oz. Fruit Cocktail. 16-oz. & 29-oz. Solid Pack Apples.

"Rivermede" Butter

56-lb. boxes Bulk Butter. 1-lb. pats Butter. £-lb. pats Butter. 12-oz. tins Butter. 16-oz. tins Butter.

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4-LB. TINS Country Life Assorted, Assorted Creams, Cheddar Crackers, Digestive Ovals, Honey Snaps, Vita Weat, Assorted Wafers, Dairy Milk Arrowroot.

PACKETS Butter Snaps, Cheddar Crackers, Cornish Wafers, Digestive Ovals, Ginger Crisps Honey Snaps, Krusta, Lattice, Tea Time Wafers, Windsor Wafers, Golden Puffs, Vita Weat, Fruit Slice, Dairy Milk Arrowroot, Coconut Slice, also chocolate varieties. fruit juices 6-oz "Bern"

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Orange Juice.

Grapefruit Juice.

Apricot Nectar.

Peach Nectar, Grape Juice.

Prune Nectar.

MARGARINE 56-lb. boxes Cake Margarine. 56-lb. boxes Pastry Margarine. dripping 16-oz. Tins Dripping. 37-lb. Tins Dripping. 46-lb. Drums Dripping.

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Other People Had These Problems the Friends and relations often forget that your hands are full already. Sometimes they only ask for A word of advice”. Once given, you can find yourself acting as a private Executor, a Trustee or an Attorney . . • with responsibilities and obligations that vastly increase your own business and personal worries.

From everyone’s point of view, these problems should belong to Burns Philp Trust Professional tasks demand professional skill and knowledge. If you P a copy of the Company’s 20-page brochure handy, you can explain this point quite easily. Remember, too, that your own affairs deserve the same professional care and attention. Ask for a brochure at an y branch of Burns Philp (South Sea) Limited, r " s . , P1 ? ll T p J Guinea) Limited, Burns Philp (New Hebrides) Limited, or write to the Trust Company’s nearest office.

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Telegraphic Address: "BBRNSTRUST”, Sydney. Boa M 3. 0.P.0 KXred pa O ffia Ces a a n tMe.hourne w Brlshane. Port Mores,* Canberra Agentf Burns Trustee Company (Canberra) Landtrust Building, East Row. Canberra City. A.C.T. ane Cove River, Sydney, on •y 1. two people were Dr. Gilbert 38, a physicist, and Mrs. Mar- Chandler, 29, wife of a scientist, bodies were found a few hours ;hey had left a New Year’s Eve at a house less than a mile from me Cove River. Foul play was ted. jstigations by scientists revealed he two people had died soon leaving the party and that they Imost certainly been poisoned, o trace of a poison was found ir bodies. en the City Coroner, Mr. J. J. es, held an inquest into their ; in May, 50 witnesses gave ice over 14 days. The typed ice filled 590 foolscap pages and :d about 210,000 words. at the end of the inquest, Mr. es said he was no nearer estaby the cause of the two people’s > than he was when he started, hat they died “from unnatural > . is a baffling mystery,” he said, d that the two people died from circulatory failure. But as to ircumstances under which such atory failure was brought about, ddence adduced does not enable > say.”

Startling Development out three weeks after Mr. ies announced his finding, there a startling new development in ogle-Chandler mystery when the jy police announced that the two e may have been killed by n from Conus geographus. e announcement said that the n could not be detected in post- ;ms, that the poison killed in t an hour, and that it produced ly the same symptoms detected the bodies of Dr. Bogle and Chandler were found, is announcement followed a visit risbane by two Sydney detectives the director of the New South s Division of Forensic Science, John Laing, where they intersd Dr. Endean who is seeking an lote to Conus geographus poison.

Laing brought back samples of joison to Sydney for testing, r. Endean, one of Australia’s leadexperts on marine poisons, told ;e that Conus geographus poison :ed in a similar way to curare, South American poison, but tests not yet shown what the poison e said the poison was extremely erful, and that it was shot through a tiny tube on the end of the shell.

A tiny drop, diluted thousands of times, could kill small animals within minutes.

Reporting Dr, Endean’s statements, Sydney newspapers said it was not known whether the poison of Conus geographus would cause death if taken orally.

Although it was announced on June 27 that tests on the poison had proved negative, the case served to underline the danger of the cones to the Australian public. PIM has warned against the shells for years, and in June Dr. Endean supplied PIM with details of his investigations that might be of further value to people in the Pacific. He a!so asked for the co-operation of Islands residents in obtaining information about recent stingings caused by Conidae in the Pacific Ocean area, and in obtaining for him specimens of Conidae for his research work.

Dr. Endean told PIM: “Research on Conidae at the University of Queensland has followed several lines. First, it was necessary to ascertain which species of Conidae might be of danger to man.

“The American worker, Dr. A. J.

Kohn, has shown that the various species of Conidae appear to prey on worms, fish or other molluscs. (Continued on p. 35) 31 O.nc ISLANDS MONTHLY-JOLY,

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It means quite simply that Qantas people the world over bend over backwards to make certain your overseas trip is exactly what you’d like it to be.

Unbending is something else that Qantas people do with natural ease. It comes home to you in the warm and friendly way things are done for you— in the ‘now you’re our guest’ atmosphere that greets you wherever you go. It’s fun to go along with Qantas.

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Price: 10/- (postage: lOd extra within British Commonwealth; Foreign, ]/-) or $1.50 U.S. (posted).

Obtainable from: PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS PTY. LTD., 29 Alberta St. (G.P.O. Box 3408), Sydney, Aust.

Furnished Serviced Suites In Sydney Kanimbla Hall, 19-29 Tusculum St., Potts Point, 5 minutes city, next Kings Cross, modern, 9 floors, harbour views, restaurant, S.C., furn. serviced suites with separate Lounge, Bed and Bath Rms. and Kitchenettes, Refrig., H.W., from £3/3/- daily for 1, plus £l/1/-extra per day for each extra person. Some leased flats for longer periods from £l7/17/- weekly. Write or Phone: FL 4141 (9 lines): after hours, FL 4149. Telegrams: ‘Kanimblahall”, Sydney. xordingly, Miss C. Rudkin and f obtained the venoms from 40 species of Conidae and 1 these venoms on species of le worms, fish and molluscs, was found that the venoms of isc-eating cones (e.g., Conus e, Conus marmoreus ) will yse other molluscs, the venoms sh-eating Conidae will paralyse and the venoms of Conidae i prey on worms will paralyse is. urther, it was found that only enoms of fish-eating Conidae will yse mice and other vertibrates. is believed, therefore, that, of ipecies investigated, only Conus ' aphus , C. tulipa, C. striatus, C. is, C. stercusmuscarium and C. are of danger to man. [ext, the amount of venom from of these species required to kill was determined. It was found only minute amounts (micros) of venom were required.

Paralysis ien the symptoms resulting from njection of lethal and sub-lethal jnts of venom were studied. It found that the venom paralysed tal musculature (the muscular m) and that the prime cause of i in injected animals was paralysis ic muscles of the diaphragm, he diaphragm is the large circular :le separating the chest from the imen. Its most important tion is connected with breathing.] At. J. M. Whyte and myself studied the effects of the venom geographus on isolated phrenic e - diaphragm preparations. It ascertained that the venom acts :tly on muscle and not via nerve- :le junction (as curare does), t was shown that artificial iration was effective in treating injected with lethal doses of im and it is believed that artificial iration (e.g. mouth to mouth) Id be an effective first aid sure in cases of severe stingings.

Providing that death does not ic, the paralysing action of the Dm wears off after one to three rs. , . .

Ehe possibility of using the Dm clinically as a muscle relaxant .eing explored.

Research carried out by Mr. D. and myself is directed tods elucidating the structure of the om apparatus and the histology sues) of the venom. Cells rensible for venom production have n isolated and the granular nature the venom determined.

Further work is in progress on the mistry of the venom and it is ied to obtain, in a pure state, the ve fraction of the venom.

“I would be pleased to receive accounts of recent cases of stingings from Conidae where the species of Conidae involved have been identified.

Also, if any of PlM’s readers could help me obtain specimens of C. geographies, C. tulipa, C. striatus, C. catus and C. magus, 1 would welcome hearing from them.

“We require the specimens alive and accordingly they must be sent by air freight. We pay all freight charges and are willing to pay reasonable prices for the specimens themselves. If readers of PIM can supply the required specimens of Conidae I shall endeavour to arrange the necessary import permits after hearing from them.”

PIM has written to Dr. Endean about two cases of cone shell stingings which have occurred in the Pacific recently. One concerned Conus geographus; the other Conus tulipa.

The Conus geographus case occurred in Vila, New Hebrides, just before Christmas when a 23-year-old Vietnamese, Vu Nhu Ngos, who was fishing at night, put a Conus geographus inside his shirt.

On complaining of acute pains in his stomach soon afterwards, he was rushed to hospital where his condition rapidly deteriorated. But with treatment, he improved, and within 24 hours he was on the way to recovery.

Tulip Cone Rob Wright, of the Public Relations Office, Fiji, described the Conus tulipa stinging in an article in the quarterly South Pacific Bulletin for January. This case concerned Ron Pahl, a keen shell collector, who found a nest of seven tulip shells while on holidays in Samoa. Pahl, an Australian, is on the staff of the Seventh-day Adventist Fulton College at Tailevu, Fiji.

Although Pahl was aware of the danger of picking up tulip shells without collecting equipment, he was so eager to gather them before they dispersed that he discarded caution.

One of them stung him on the hand, and his hand became as numb as if a local anaesthetic had been used. His whole arm was numb and his chest was constricted by the time he reached hospital half an hour or so later.

Doctors injected anti-histamme in the affected arm, followed by adrenalin in the other arm. The constriction in his chest vanished immediately. But three months passed before he recovered full use of his arms, although even after six months he had a feeling of tightness m the muscles. 35 k C.F.C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, !5 6 3

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HISTORY ands residents who have rial likely to be of value to e British Colonial historians have a chance to have it :rved in England in a form lich it will do the most good. -ORD University now has a Colonial Record Project dei to locate and sift material places which are or were unhe British Colonial Office.

John J. Tawney, who was the ■ of the British Colonial Office al Corona, until it ceased publii last December, is now working the Oxford project from Queen beth House, 20-21 St. Giles, Oxand has asked PIM to help [ residents in the Pacific terrii who might be able to supply rial. ; writes; ffiat we are looking for is all rial in private hands (as opposed jovernment offices or official ves) which is likely to be of ; to future British Colonial his- When we have details of exist- >apers, we list them, and are in a ion to say what we should like xamine here with a view to its lanent preservation.

Want Everything he field is obviously very wide; ire not concerned only with the nial Service, but with commerce, ions, shipping lines, etc., whose rs may all help to build up an rate picture of the British Coloperiod in years to come, when last colony has ceased to exist.

Ve are interested in photographs ey are clearly captioned, of good ity, and illustrate conditions or lopments at a particular time, jr than purely domestic scenes.

Ve hope in due course to be able ;opy and return material which ers do not want to deposit perently, but at present we cannot jrtake to do this quickly. It is, ever, the intention to try to nge the necessary means for doso.

Where material is not suitable for Project and for preservation m Rhodes House branch of the leian Library, we can usually nge that it is gladly accepted by e other responsible organisation which will value it. But we would, of course, return unsuitable material when specifically asked to do so.

“Obviously in some cases it will be necessary for an embargo to be placed on the early use of papers we receive, and those who deposit material at Oxford may place conditions on its use.

“Our short term aim is not to receive material for publication, but to rescue from destruction documents which private individuals may find it difficult to preserve as time goes on.”

New Caledonia Importers Unhappy Over NZ Trade Several New Caledonia importers of New Zealand goods have been talking recently of severing trade relations with NZ because NZ exporters are making life too difficult.

They are not dissatisfied with NZ goods, but they say NZ exporters seem to have no understanding of document formalities and they pay little attention to shipping formalities. 37 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - J U L Y . 1963

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Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals A nother Tngan gimmick Circular Postage Stamps Vhen it conies to revenueung gimmicks, the Kingdom Tonga has it all over every ■itory in the Pacific. First it y gold coins; now it’s circular tage stamps on gold foil to nmemorate the issue of the d coins. i gold coins—the koula, halfcoula and quarter koula were i on April 22. They are the first coins ever issued in Polynesia the first to go into unrestricted lation at face value as part of a n’s currency since the worlddevaluation of gold more than jars ago. e circular postage stamps were d on June 17. They are the first lar postage stamps to be issued ny country for more than a cenand are believed to be only the lot of their kind. >th the stamps and the gold coins »übtedly netted a handsome profit he Tonga Government, le stamps are in three senes.

Ordinary mail, airmail and official airmail. Denominations are: Ordinary mail, Id, 2d, 6d, 9d, 1/6, and 2/-; airmail, lOd, lid, 1/1, 2/1, 2/4, and 2/9; and official airmail, 15/-.

Each stamp has a gold centre and a gold rim with gold lettering showing through circular bands of colour.

Some denominations carry portraits of Queen Salote and some the Tongan coat of arms. These are fascimiles either of the obverse or reverse of the new coins.

Printed Singly The stamps were printed singly and have no perforation. It is understood that the dies have been destroyed, so no further issues can be made.

The stamps are unique in that they are the most expensively produced postage stamps ever made, the first Commonwealth stamps ever printed on a substance other than paper (gold foil), and the heaviest stamps ever made.

The smallest stamp weighs 10 times as much as an ordinary British stamp, the middle size 19 times as much, and the largest 41 times as much.

The largest stamp is a whopper— -3i in. in diameter, which is half the width of a page in PIM from margin to margin of type. The smallest stamps are 11 in. across.

The stamps were designed by an American, Ida West, and were printed secretly in England by the Walsall Lithographic Co. Ltd.

To ensure secrecy, Walsall workers were placed under a security ban 12 months ago when the order for the stamps was given.

Printing machines used for the job were guarded by a wall specially built to isolate them from the rest of the works.

No Warning Outside Tonga, at any rate, there seems to have been no warning that the stamps were to be issued. The first announcement in the Sydney Press appeared on June 16, the day before the stamps went into circulation.

This is the second time in the past 18 months that Tonga has launched postage stamps on an unsuspecting world.

The first occasion was on February 7 1962, when a limited number of overprinted stamps was released to mark Tonga’s centenary of emancipation.

Philatelists, then, were upset that they had no opportunity to obtain some of the stamps. (PIM, April, 1962, p. 27). (over) siree sizes of Tonga's new circular on a First Day Cover. In the is the big 15/- airmail. Above it [?]d and 9d in the regular series, [?]st of those below the airmail stamp is the lOd airmail.

Photo: Hettig, Nukualofa. 39 AC .FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1963

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A correspondent in Nukualofa reports that there was a general rush for the stamps from all quarters and that the Post Office did a big turnover.

I had bought a few sets and was prompted to get more,” he says, “but the Post Office told me they had sold out—and this was only two days after they opened for sale.

“So it looks a profitable business for dealers in this latest Tonga Government venture in a most unconventional lot of stamps.”

According to a leading Sydney stamp dealer, the only other countries that have issued circular postage stamps are Bermuda in 1848 and British Guiana in 1850.

The Bermuda stamps, with a face value of one penny, are now worth more than £l,OOO each. The British Guiana stamps, with face values of two, four, eight and 12 cents, are worth anything from £2OO to £4 000 each.

N°w the 64-koula question is: What gimmick will Tonga dream up to commemorate the issue of the koula-commemorating circular stamps?

A (Red) Ray Of H[?] In New Caledonia Economic Gloom The Vice-President of Caledonia’s Government Co Mr. Rock Pidjot, paint< gloomy picture of the Gc ment’s finances when he dressed the Territorial Assc m June. |>UT there are hopes that th< nomic situation will insoon with increased sales of nic Japan and France, and the ne non of a big sale of nickel tc China. ., Pidj°t tol d the Assembly budget h a d closed at th of May with a deficit of 30 n francs (£150,000).

As for the 1963 budget, the hj e months already showed a < ot 40 million francs (£200,00C anticipated receipts, and the Gc ment’s Reserve Fund was at its I ebb.

However, Mr. Pidjot said tha ports of nickel to Japan showed ot increasing and that the figur the year might be 500,000 tons r than the 300,000 tons budgeted The export of refined nickc France should also increase b the year’s end.

Rumours Confirmed Mr. Pidjot confirmed rum that had been circulating in Noi for some time that negotiations in progress to sell nickel ore to C mumst China, but he said the < ernment could not yet reckon on revenue from that source. (According to the rumours, the gotiations are being conducted I private group through Macao ar target of one million tons of ni has been set.) Mr. Pidjot said that New C donia had complete freedom to m a deal with Communist Chir which means that France has g: the negotiations its blessing.

Mr. Pidjot added that drs economies would be made in exi ting the current budget, and that: unproductive works would be stopor slowed down.

“We are approaching a crib threshold and commonsense tells; not to cross it,” he said. 40 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH II

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New Governor Is A Shrewd Politician est New Guinea's new Governor, >r Jan Bonay, 38, presides over a y - appointed 38 - member People's anal Council, which has replaced the ember New Guinea Council of the h administration. The New Guinea icil was partly appointed and partly ed but the Indonesian Council is alltinted. Only a handful of the old tcil members appear in the new one.

R. BONAY has announced that he will not take up residence tie former Governor Platteel’s hillmansion but remain in his own se in Hollandia with his wife and dren. In fact, Governor l onay i’t have much power at all—that be in the hands of an Indonesian iuty Governor to be appointed. r et Governor Bonay is a shrewd tician, who cannot be written oft a complete stooge of the Indoan leaders. He has a mind of own and in the past has favoured nion between West New Guinea, Papua-New Guinea, and indedence for them both. Indonesia Id well encourage Bonay’s views a united island of New Guinea it would be a union on Indonesian ns and that would not include ependence.

Bonay was born at Seroei-Laut, in Biak region, and was educated a village schol there before starting a clerk with the Dutch District Office at Seroei in 1941. After the war he had various jobs in various places with the NNG Administration; he opened a new sub-division in the Waropen region in 1955; did a course in administration at Hollandia and was District Officer at East Biak from 1957-60 and later in charge of Japen south. Just before the Dutch left he was active in politics with the PARNA party, and was an elected member of the New Guinea Council.

The fact that Bonay was an elected Council member no doubt had something to do with his selection by the Indonesians. Bonay had a Papuan following because of his political activities and was also well considered by the Dutch; he was a middle-of-the-roader. He was not a strong man, and the Indonesians knew there was no danger of him taking control, yet he would be a man who would not be considered a mere puppet.

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Prom a Special Correspondent recently returned from Kota Baru.

Indonesia’s Second Deputy Foreign Minister, Dr. Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro, who last October was entrusted with the task of organising Indonesia’s takeover of West Irian from the inside, lives in the spacious house on the hill of Noordwijk, Hollandia (now Kota Baru), formerly occupied by the Commander of the Dutch Forces, Admiral Reeser.

EVERY time Dr. Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro enters his house, he can wipe his feet on a doormat lettered KM. The letters stand for Koninklijke Marine, the Netherlands Royal Marine Corps. In a storeroom of the house, there is quite a supply of branded doormats, so this symbolic reminder of Indonesia’s triumph in West New Guinea will be repeated for many a day.

Symbolism is everywhere present in Kota Baru today.

Julianaweg, the twisting road that climbed the hill to the Governor’s palace and the lofty suburb of Hemelpoort beyond, has been renamed Djalan Trikora. The “People’s Triple Command for the Liberation of West Irian” has ousted the Queen of the Netherlands.

Likewise, Bernhardtweg has become Djalan Sukarelawan, commemorating the freedom fighters of West New Guinea, instead of a distant and shadowy Crown Prince.

On a bare hillside on the road to Sentani airport stands the stark concrete memorial that is called the Kota Baru War Heroes Cemetery, with its eight lonely graves. They symbolise the men, paratroopers and torpedo boat crews, lost in the “liberation” of the territory.

Symbolism reached its heights during the triumphal tour around West New Guinea of President Soekarno.

A few brief hours were devoted to a visit to Merauke in the south, for no other reason than to prove the fulfilment of the liberation slogan, “From Sabang to Merauke”. There, Ali Hasjumi, the Governor of the province of Atjeh in Northern Sumatra, which encompasses the island of Sabang, made a presentation to the Governor of the new province of West New Guinea —Elizier Bonay, a [?] former Dutch Governor's House in Hollandia. The new Governor doesn't live there.

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,n about whom little was heard ( the Dutch were there. * gift was an Atjeh dagger i as a Rentjong, a weapon traally used for in-fighting. In the esian language, the word has ie a synonym for bravery and mce. tiding it over, Governor Hasjumi Governor Bonay, “This dagger alises the solidarity of the ;le to wipe out the remnants of ialism from our Republic”. A r piece of symbolism would be to find. t symbolism itself will not keep aintry running, and Australia ask what substance will stand d the shadows in West New sa. cash—30 million dollars to be on development in the first In manpower, at least 15,000 i S —but probably more^ —and -quarters of whom, according to ign Minister Subandrio, are to be in civic programmes, these promises are kept, Indocould put more effort into the er Dutch Territory than the h themselves did in the last year wo of their occupation. If the uses are kept.

Bitter Fruit iere is no secret about the extent Indonesia’s disillusionment and ipointment about what was d in West New Guinea. Reading glossy Dutch brochures on West Guinea, they could be pardoned relieving they were picking a ripe i. Instead, they found the fruit green and bitter. s one senior Indonesian civil serput it, “Life here has taught us happy we were in Djakarta.” at if West New Guinea proved ppointing, it provides so much bian opportunity for displaying to world that Indonesia can do more l the Netherlands in leading 750,people out of the Stone Age. : it did nothing else, the seventh interregnum of the United ions Temporary Executive Auity revealed how superficial was Dutch achievement in West New nea. enior British administrators, and itralian civil servants too, were f gered at the top-heavy expatriate •lie service that West New Guinea ported. They found, looking bed the photographs in the guide >ks, that the country had almost economic production, a P 00^ 1 "*?, tern, few wharves and badiyreloped airstrips. Merchandising in the hands of a few favoured companies which exercised control of the import trade.

Building costs were fantastically high, and the profits from homes and public buildings alike went back to Holland, where most of the building materials came from. .

The Koembe rice project, near Merauke, succeeded in producing rice, but at a cost of 23 guilders per kilogram, about fifty times the cost of the imported product.

The Dutch wrote off the interior, virtually leaving it to the missionaries. Not until 1960 was a commissioner appointed to be specially responsible for the Highlands and he was able achieve little in that time.

Educational and political. tions were thrown up hastily trom 1960 onwards as part * of P thfnd a hanSul tion. Holland !eft behmd a handtui of immature po 1 *® ia change y t h a t posed to the swept away their me n t° r s a educational system that had no broad base explained, of All this could be expiamea course, by the fact that me uuicn made their run too late, n 47 ac ,FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY-JULY, 1963

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ROSS AND HEREFORD STREETS, GLEBE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA re was absolutely nothing of any ue in West New Guinea, apart m what had been left over by the icrican Army. fhe Dutch development of the last r years was extraordinary but it 5 still far from reaching the *e where it could gather any montum of its own. fhe political facade was still nothbut a facade, although some of seeds of a Papuan nationalism I certainly been sown, as the Inlesians will find out.

Whether Indonesia does or does ; in the future achieve the specular success she so obviously 3es for in West New Guinea, deopments there are going to have 3rofound effect on the conduct of stralia’s administration in Papua 1 New Guinea. [f, in a few years time, Indo- »ia can point to spectacular deopments, either real, or contrived, her province next door, Australia 1 need to watch out. President skarno’s words in Kota Baru may jve to have had an ominous ring . . we would fight to liberate Auslia herself, were she to be occu- :d by a colonialist power.” Auslian’s definition of colonialism mid probably differ from those curit in Indonesia.

Perhaps it was coincidence that istralia’s Minister for Territories, r. Hasluck, spoke out against new ncepts of colonialism at the end of j first week of Indonesian rule in est New Guinea.

“It seems to me that colonialism aches its utmost depth when a parent authority, disregarding the wishes of a dependent people, decides and declares exactly what should happen to them,” he said.

“Yet, by a queer paradox, this is precisely the course which is being advocated in the world today by so many of those governments and those critics who cry out most loudly against colonialism.

“The paternalism of the colonial powers of the past is a mild selfinterest compared with the active and arrogant disregard of the will of dependent peoples that appears in the new imperialism that is at work in so many parts of the world today.”

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“We ourselves only judge the character of a legislature after asking how it is chosen, and what powers it can exercise.”

Perhaps it was chance that this Sydney Visitors These two attractive Island girls, Joanne Pamatatau, of Mauke, Cook Islands (left), and Miss Louisa Crowley, of Apia, Samoa, attended a recent gathering of the Polynesian Association of Sydney. —Tele-photos. 49 acific ISLANDS MONTHLY-JULY.

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Bank of New Zealand, Sydney; Bank of New South Wales, Sydney :h came just five days after the ring-in of the 38 appointed and bly obedient members of the new esentative Council of West New ea (to replace the New Guinea icil, which was dissolved), istralia, in administering her Guinea territories, must fight for mch time as possible to provide alid foundation for true selfmination for the people. Yet she : hasten in her task. She must, in t, walk a tightrope in New lea. [?]e Background To West New Guinea ERE is the background to the present situation in West New nea, now formally named West i by Indonesia: ourteen years ago when the ch East Indies gained indepence from Holland and became the iublic of Indonesia, West New nea was excluded from the agreeit and remained under Dutch conndonesia stated that West New nea was an integral part of Indoia and indicated her intention of iming control eventually from ang (off Sumatra), in the west, to rauke (in West New Guinea), in east. he decade which followed was a iod of long wrangling in which Inicsia and Holland attempted to ve politically, ethnically, geogracally and legally their respective its to West New Guinea.

"he situation came to a head in first six months of last year when onesia landed her “liberation” ly of paratroopers in West New inea. The move was more political n military, but its ramifications re- ;ed in Indonesia achieving her aim. n August last year Holland and lonesia signed an agreement in ich Indonesia was to assume conl after an interim administration United Nations. }ne of the principal terms of the cement is that the native people of ;st New Guinea will make, by 39, “an act of self-determination” decide whether they stay with Inicsia or gain their independence.

Fhe seven-month United Nations ninistration ended shortly after dday on May 1, when Indonesia limed control with a spectacular play of nationalism, noise, colour d some military strength.

Since then Indonesia has moved with surprising speed to consolidate her position. Technically she is only an administering authority, but she regards herself as a sovereign power there.

Her attitude towards what she now calls the Province of West Irian is exemplified in the summary setting up of a non-elected legislature, the assumption of supreme power there by the Indonesian President, Doctor Soekarno, and the announcement that no plebiscite of the people will be needed in 1969. In addition she has set out on a big campaign removing Dutch place names from the province and replacing them with Indonesian names.

With the aid of a United Nations fund Indonesia plans to spend an equivalent amount to the Dutch in West Irian (about 12 million Australian) every year. In addition she will provide home expenditure for the upkeep of 15,000 troops in West New Guinea. She claims the troops will be used for the agricultural, social and general development of a country “stunted by the chains of colonialism for so long” and for the welfare of the native people whom “the Dutch regarded as nothing but anthropological specimens in a human zoo”. (These quotations are from the the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr.

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Lord Howe's Airline Future Is Still In The Balance Prom a Correspondent Lord Howe Island’s mz problem—what to do when flying boats go—still hasn’t b< solved. And islanders are app hensive about the result.

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.miles north-east of Sydney { p ?™l y il comes under the ’st of NSW, controlled through the land Board which meets in Sydi every three months.

It depends for its livelihood tourism. More than 3,000 touri visited the island in 1962, stayi on an average of 14 days. A lai proportion of the tourists are regul; —people who come back time a again. In early April this year °T j B P ests at one guest house h stayed there on previous occasions.

The tourist trade is growing at t rate of 300 people a year and Airlines of NSW, which operates t flying boat service from Sydney- Lx)rd Howe’s only passenger conne tion to the mainland—has announo it will operate four services a we< from next season.

No Replacement But the flying boats are becomii obsolete. Ansett, which is the con pany owning Airlines of NSW, a< vised the island authorities some tin ago that there was no possibility ( replacing the Sandringhams.

The company offered substantii financial aid for a land strip to b built on condition they retained th franchise to operate the service. Th offer was rejected.

It became obvious, however, tha the airstrip was the only alternativ to the flying boat service.

Lord Howe is very hilly, and tw< mountains at the southern end of th< island rise to almost 3,000 ft. Th( island is merely seven miles lon* and only half a mile wide on ar average, and there is not much roon for a strip.

Preliminary surveys, including wind tunnel tests, were made to determine whether land strips could be built.

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It would not, of course, be the first time that an airstrip on a coral lagoon has been built. Both Tahiti and Pago Pago, American Samoa, have international standard airstrips, built on the coral.

It is likely to be a month or two yet before this survey work is completed and meanwhile the Island Board has been concerned about the delay. The members want the situation to be resolved quickly.

The question of finance is a big one and estimates range from £300,000 to £1 million depending on the final choice of site. These figures are probably only arbitrary.

The delay about Lord Howe’s aviation future has given local people plenty of time to develop thoughts and rumours of their own. The current belief on the island is that the NSW Government has definite leanings towards East West Airlines and intends to give this company, which operates in NSW in opposition to the Ansett company, the Lord Howe licence if the airstrip goes in.

There are also rumours that Airlines of NSW are looking for Solent flying boats to replace the Sandringhams and thus avoid the need for an airstrip.

There are two schools of thought on Lord Howe about the airstrip plans.

Some people naturally are unhappy at losing land or having to shift house to make way for the strip —especially those who are getting on in years. And most islanders are also conscious of the fact that the airstrip would bring great commercialism to the island, which for years has had a get-away-from-it-all character which Lord Howe Island from Mt. Malabar. The lagoon is on the right. 53 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL T - J U L Y 1963

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PAIINGS 338 GEORGE ST., SYDNEY .•1252331 has been the very thing which attracted the tourists.

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But others realise that Lord H< just won’t keep going once the flj boats cease, and that a land s could mean the difference betw life and death.

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According to the raf i Officer Commander-m-Chief, I East, Sir Hector McGregor, w visited Fiji in May, the New Zeala Minister of Defence, Mr. Dean Ey is as worried about the future Laucala Bay as anybody else.

Sir Hector ventured the opini that the NZ Government would ke Laucala Bay going at present. T Sunderlands had a lot of useful 1 in them—probably another five yea He readily agreed that the Sundi lands had a very useful role in t Islands, a role that could not be fill by a land plane.

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Controversial Bill On Discrimination introduced In P-NG By R. W. Robson Having listened in at a num- • of sittings of the P-NG gislative Council in June, I ne away with the impression it the P-NG Administration 5 become a little hysterical and balanced on the subject of Lscrimination”.

LECTED members said at this session that half the official s being introduced actually were scriminatory against Europeans”, fhe Administration’s reaction to 5 was disclosed in its resentment of icism; and in the introduction of Discriminatory Practices Bill, ely one of the most extraordinary asures ever seen in Pacific Islands Fhe bill’s sponsor, Assistant Adlistrator Dr. Gunther, admitted ,t “the single act that triggered the >d for this bill was a refusal to ve a well-educated, well-dressed, 11-mannered native person in a e”. Nobody would argue that this id of discrimination —or any kind s objectionable, but the bill proles heavy fines or imprisonment for yr person guilty of “discrimination, tier of an adverse or preferential id, against or in favour of a person group, for reasons of race or our.” It will be a very difficult law police.

Here are some of the offences; • Setting aside any part of preses, vessel, aircraft, or vehicle for ; exclusive use of people of a parular race or colour; • Failure to attend to persons in . order in which they approach, dng to their race or colour; • Selling goods at different prices persons of different races, • Conduct which distinguishes beeen persons of different race or lour.

Persons who act in “an insulting, ovocative or offensive manner toirds a person of a different race or lour as such”, or who incite such haviour, may be gaoled for two onths. ... And there are various her provisions to the same effect.

This measure, destined probably to to go down as a product of hysteria, was condemned in strong terms by the non-official elected members, none of whom supported discriminatory practices but all of whom felt the bill was the wrong way of tackling them.

Mr. Lloyd Hurrell: “This dreadful piece of legislation . . . will perpetuate the thing it is trying to eradicate ... a blundering, stupid piece of legislation. . . .”

Mr. J. L. Chipper: “Inept legislation ... we will laugh and joke about it in the future.”

Apparently because they feared that they might go on record as ad- Mr. Lloyd Hurrell. 55 acific , STANDS MONTHLT-.ULV, 1963

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On the subject of discriminate members during the session poin out that there was anti-white discri mation in the new liquor laws, in 1 way in which the Public Solicitor v encouraged to assist the natives pursuing demands of various kir against the whites, even in the w m which Mr. Hasluck’s new Pap and New Guinea Bill, recently in t Commonwealth Parliament, gave t new native local government counc power to raise revenue by local taj tion.

Anti-Self-Government . An interesting feature of disci sions on self-government was the i sentment expressed by native mer bers against UN pressure towar independence”.

Somu Sigob was outspoken. T 1 country, he said, wanted educatio roads and finance before indepe: dei l Ce ‘, UNO ’ he rem inded them, hz said that Australia could not st£ long m New Guinea.

“I say that talk is no good,” t declared.

Bonjui said: “I am sick of all th talk about self-government. Th people are not ready even to thin about self-government.”

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Title of "Dr." nouncing the Administration’s ion to provide measures under i graduates of the Suva and P- Vledical Training Schools would gistered and become entitled to lied “Dr.”, the Assistant Adminor submitted a lengthy statewarmly praised the record, the and the devotion of the Assis- Medical Practitioners, quoted dents for giving them the status Dr”; and insisted that on Terristandards they deserved that e European elected members 1 in praise for the work of the ’’s; but, to a man, they opposed se by them of the title “Dr.” One ;d a former statement by Mr. . McCarthy that the graduates le native medical schools had t half the training of qualified pean doctors. -. Hurrell said that, while the r s were held in high esteem and respect by the whole P-NG community, the use of the title “Dr.”, which indicated a graduate of the highest medical training institutions of the Western world, would give a completely wrong impression and cause embarrassment to everyone concerned.

Mr. Downs deplored any attempt by the P-NG Administration to lower medical standards—and he said that is what would happen if the proposal went through. He said that instead, the Administration should acknowledge the good work and the ability of the native practitioners by helping them in every possible way to go to Australia and qualify for the title of “Dr.”

Mr. John Guise, gave piquancy to the debate by dicussing recent criticism of the medical service made by Senator R. J. Turnbull, who is a doctor. Mr. Guise said that Dr. Turnbull should be awarded the order of DCB—“Don’t Come Back”.

The Director of Medical Services, Dr. R. Scragg, described the work of the Papuan Medical College, in teaching native students in the fields of surgery, medicine, public health, obstetrics, in a five-year course. The course was not easy—of 65 who had entered only 39 were still there—and the graduates who got through would be highly qualified, and very welcome in a country desperately short of medical practitioners, he added.

Indications were that, despite the criticism, the Administration would proceed with its plan.

The 37-member Council sat for four days. It will meet again in August, briefly, and again in September. The new Assembly, to be elected in May, 1964, on a common roll, will have 64 members.

Somu Sigob. 57 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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The Breweries Battle for the Bar Trade NG Drinking Has Created, Not Abolished, Segregation A Review by R. W. Robson The anti-discrimination forces, last year, gave the New Guinea natives freedom to drink for the first time. The irony of it is that they have done, in this, more than any other thing I have seen to emphasise racial discrimination and segregation in the Territory.

MAYBE, times and habits will change. But the fact is that in every licensed bar I visited in the Territory, the races were aligned, of their own free will, in separate sections.

There was no hostility anywhere.

They grinned at each other, when they met, and exchanged greetings.

But they will not drink together.

That is the social side, which is startling enough. Officialdom ought to be quite upset about it.

But on the economic side there is a bigger and, I think, uglier problem.

Ninety per cent, of these hotel drinkers are detribalised wage-earners.

None of these unskilled workers gets more than 40/- to 50/- per week.

There is only a big glassful of beer in the bottle for which they pay from 2/- to 2/9. On one pay-night in Lae they seemed to consume each an average of eight or ten bottles.

Need anything more be said to emphasise the silliness of the economic side of native drinking?

A Medical Assistant of some experience stood beside me and watched the scene at one of the biggest hotels.

“This is a cruel thing they are ing to these people,” he said. “Or, rather, to the women and children.

Most of these boys tomorrow will be sodden and stupid, after their binge, and there will be trouble when their families ask for the usual money for food, and there is none. We have seen the effect, already. Women and children are drifting back to their villages—it is the only way they can eat.”

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Vlasta,” he said. “Masta drink boi.” 40, no,” I said, waving it away.

Minister—me missionary—beer ?ood.” e took it quite well. “Meenit, nit,” he muttered, and staggered along the footpath, waving his le and offering a drink to his iw-Tolais. [y companion was amused; but il manageress Dorothy Stewart, had been standing talking to svas not. rhat glass he’s carrying oft he- 's to the hotel,” she said, ferociy. ‘They think that when they a bottle they buy the tumbler veil.” hat was noon on Saturday, ives were drinking happily in all ctions —in the bar, out in the et. returned and inspected the scene 1.30 p.m.

Mostly Bare Feet 'he very big bar-room contained [east 40 natives, mostly in shorts singlets, mostly bare feet. They ;ed, laughed a great deal and nk beer, either from little squat ties which cost them 2/- to 2/9 h, or from thick glasses. Dozens e lined up at the bar, and it took weating European, and two lively ive barmen, all their time to *t the demand.

Xitside, on the footpath, were a re or two more natives, drinking r as if they liked it, and inclined yelp noisily. [here was no disorder. Some gave a smiling “Gooday masta”, but st ignored me, rhere were no natives m the big nge. I understood they could er if they were properly dressed, ; none came.

Fhree European men sat in the mge, sourly regarding the jolly ne in the bar, and listening to the :rry clang of the cash register.

It was the same across at the ismopolitan Hotel bar. The natives ink copiously, and in a gentlemanly iy. . .

The “Cosmo” has extensive lawns 3und it; and in dark corners, and :ked cosily under the hibiscus shes, those who had found the ew over-potent snored contentedly.

The high-minded brass of Port oresby had planned de-segregation. , far as Rabaul’s hotels are con- 63 acific islands monthlt-jult. 1963

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Thousands of Bottles fhere were over 3,000 of them, we med officially. rhat’s a lot of beer, by any adard. It was consumed in the )lic bar by New Guinea natives ween 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. on payr, Friday, May 31.

Fhe previous evening we had nessed a remarkable scene, reproved there every pay-day, they said, e large public bar, the adjoining jtside” lounge, the little tables in ; outside shelters, the big tables in nearby pavilion—all were crowded th drinking New Guineans.

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One hard-faced New Guinean liceman stood outside, on the footth, and stared through the windows the merriment within. Rollicking untrymen greeted him in a friendly ly, but he was very much on duty.

When two over-full lads—who, by s shape of their noses, belonged to ry different clans —began to argue rilly about their tambus or their others’ legitimacy, or something, e cop moved in quietly and efficiitly, and the row immediately subled. ‘That’s what they’ve got to watch,” id my friend. “As soon as a permal squabble starts, they all take ies, quite irrespective of the merits ; the argument, and in three minutes s an all-in.”

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I walked through this drinking ssembly of probably 300 natives, nd I did not see one European here. The whites were all m the nner bar and the inner lounge, ’here were no natives in there. For ocial purposes, they just do not mix.

This was the case in every hotel bar I inspected in the Territory.

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PM Drinkers Have Bad Habits Fhe over-all picture in Port jresby was similar —bars and beer- -dens provided for each race in all ee hotels; no compulsion on her class to go into designated LCes —but a very definite, self-imsed segregation. 1 heard, in Port Moresby, two sharp criticism I had not heard in the other towns: • The natives in the PM bars react to liquor in primitive fashion— they vomit and urinate in around the bars, to the outspoken disgust of the hotel attendants. • There is more hooliganism among drunken natives in PM than in other places, and European women are strongly advised not to travel alone after dark.

Suppliers in a Keen War The Administration may seem indifferent to the economic side of native drinking—but its blind eye is not turned to the Customs.

Within six months, the consumption of canned (imported) beer had increased 50 per cent.

Thereupon, Administration increased the duty from 7/6 to 9/6 per gallon. That left the local products (South Pacific brewery, at Port Moresby, owned by Malayan Breweries Ltd., and Guinea Brewery, at Lae, owned by local people) at a big advantage; and in May and June they were going after the native trade with great energy.

Guinea Brewery produced a small, squat bottle, which was retailed at 2/-; but South Pacific was countering in May with a new pack, carrying slightly more liquor, at a slightly Brewery Battle The brewery battle in NG deloped a political flavour in May hen the Leader of the Federal pposition, Mr. Colwell, claimed at the Australian Government is subsidising Australian beer ■ports to New Guinea, through ■port incentives, to the detrient of local New Guinea •eweries.

He particularly referred to arlton and United Breweries td., of Melbourne.

General manager of the Carln Breweries, Mr. R. F. Fogarty, mied the allegations. He said \s company could claim incenves by way of tax exemption nly on expenses incurred in exinding exports. The P-NG \arket had been an export one n his company for 50 years, he tax exemption claims to date mounted to no more than £lO9, hich was more than offset by te total tariff protective margin, lus freight. New Guinea beers ould thus be sold at lower rices than those of his company. 69 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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It was noticeable that the wellknown cans in which Victoria Better travels seemed fewer in numbers overwhelmed by the heaps of SP and GB empties. But the Victorians were not taking it lying down: in June, an executive from Melbourne rfs ™. the Territory, examining battlefield strategies. laverns and Canteens fadr/* 16 clB m ? Under which neater drinking C ffilhe® f h r ° Ylded f for native S ’ the sha P e of canteens w’/f 6 strongly criticised y e ected (non-official) members.

A Mr. lan Downs reminded the Administration that the commission which approved native drinking had emphasised that facilities for drinkmg should not be provided in places where facilities did not exist; and the provision of taverns and canteens seemed to run counter to that advice The elected members made thes points; . T 0 ° ™ uch money, in relation t their daily wages, already was bein spent on liquor by natives.

The hotel system of distribute liquor could be policed; but that wa not practicable in the cases of taverns A widespread tavern and canteei system would take liquor trade from licensed hotels, and increasi the latter’s difficulties in providini amenities for travellers.

Native taverns could become dis reputable places.

The present system wanted mg up, because already it permitted grave nuisances and offensive behaviour. This should be done before canteens and taverns were provided, The provision that natives could purchase spirits, to be taken away for consumption, was undesirable, indefensible and dangerous.

The bill’s sponsor, Assistant Administrator Dr. John Gunther, said the elected members’ criticism had been helpful. Most of the objections had been provided for in a series of amendments. The canteen and tavern system would be strictly regulated. I One presumes that the tavern andl canteen drinkers will also imbibe on their own.

Cooks' Language Review

A review of language structures,- English and Maori, has been made by Gloria Tate, of the New Zealand Education Department. It is called Firm Foundations Structure A Teachers’ Handbook for the Cook j Islands; and is published officially. A foreword makes the interesting suggestion that the standard of spoken English in the Cook archipelago is 1 probably higher than in most Pacific i Islands, and eventually may replace I the Maori language.

Mr. lan Downs, an elected member of th[?] Legislative Council was against new li qu [?] outlets being provided. 70 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Foreign Aid Grows For Western Samoa Per capita , Western Samoa was receiving more aid from he United Nations now than any other country in the world, IN special adviser Mr. Harry Spence said in Apia in June.

E appealed to the Samoans to utilise their own resources to full. lr, Spence has been on a threek visit to western Samoa recently developmental discussions with ials following the UN-sponsored ;e-Lauterbach survey of the loan economy. Main points of r report were released in May Vl y June, p. 33). [e announced that at the request :he Samoan Government and the five engineers and a cabinet- :er would work for the Samoan lie Works Department under a dish aid programme.

Aid from Sweden he men would come from Sweden their salaries would be paid by :den. One of the men was married a statistician who would also be jloyed in Apia under the aid pronme, lr. Spence said other experts due arrive soon, under UN sponsor- ), were a teachers’ training cialist, an economist and a public Ith expert.

After a solid 17 months of press since independence, the point been reached when decisions have be made. These decisions will denine whether Samoa will move ad or not,” said Mr. Spence, dr. Spence said that some of the isions would be difficult to make.

Development will no doubt clash h established tradition, and recogon that there must be flexibility essential if progress is desired. We i salvage all the good things of social sliucture if we are flexible,” said.

Mr. Spence said he expected the development programme to “really get under way” next year, ana added that although financial and technical assistance from outside was necessary, the basic development would have to be achieved by the Solomons themselves.

“The country must show it is utilising its present resources to the full,” he said.

Sir Leon's Views Speaking to the Royal Over-Seas League at Invercargill, New Zealand, in late May, the NZ Minister for Island Territories and Internal Affairs, Sir Leon Gotz, said that since independence, Western Samoa was now more dependent on NZ than ever before in its history.

Sir Leon said it seemed when independence was granted the Samoans that they were capable of handling their own affairs. Personally he did not think they were ready for the change but there was a certain agitation for independence.

Today in independent Samoa there were more than twice the number of NZ civil servants than there were before independence was granted.

Political Advice The country leaned to such an extent on NZ bankers that he did not think Samoan finances could be run without them, and as well Samoa relied on financial and political advice from NZ.

Were it not for the NZ Government’s assistance he doubted very much whether the Samoans could handle their own external affairs satisfactorily.

“I think this talk of independence is farcical,” he said.

Sir Leon added there was much talk in the world of the “evils of imperialism”, but he knew of no countries which had been British dependencies and which had not benefited from the intrusion of the British.

New UN Office For Apia Coinciding with Western Samoa’s first anniversary independence celebrations in the first week of June were two UN decisions that will have considerable economic and political effect on the country.

THE first was the decision to establish in Apia the headquarters of a new United Nations Regional Area for the South and West Pacific. The second was the decision to base the FAO/SPC $600,000 five-year coconut rhinoceros beetle research campaign in Western Samoa.

Head of the new UN regional office will be Harry Spence.

As Regional Adviser for South East Asia to the UN Technical Assistance Board, Mr. Spence has been intimately associated with Samoan plans for development since independence. After 13 years in Kuala Lumpur he was due to retire from there last December.

“The new Pacific area has been set up because of the difficulties in administrating UN Pacific programmes from the South East Asia headquarters,” said Mr. Spence.

A start on setting up the office will be made next year. Mr. Spence expects to get it properly established within 18 months to two years.

The all-out research programme against the coconut beetle will involve the building of laboratories and the employment of four scientific technicians in the closest study of the beetle yet undertaken.

It is estimated that on various Pacific Islands the beetle causes an annual production loss of at least 15 per cent. This means losses of more than £lOO,OOO annually for Western Samoa alone.

Economic benefits are not the only ones that may accrue to Western Samoa through this programme.

“We hope that the laboratories might form the first unit of a tropical agriculture college for the whole of the Pacific,” said Mr. Spence.

He added that support was being sought from various overseas philanthropic organisations for the establishment of such a college. [?]st Samoa's Prime [?]inister Mataafa, Sir Leon Gotz. 71 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY- JULY. 1963

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The huge programme of native acation is the conception of the inister, Mr. Hasluck, and he is the iving-force, now called crash . ihappily, it is likely to be too late.

Before the plan of producing erate voters —capable of deciding face of subversive blandishments at they will remain with friendly jstralia— can become effective, the 3 lves of de-colonisation will j^ e ion the native people. They will be ked to make decisions on issues aich they cannot see, and enter into ditical contracts which they cannot iderstand.

Only in the last couple of years have we seen the extraordinary spectacle of plane-loads of young to middle-aged Australian males, most of them with only limited academic qualifications and a still less knowledge of New Guinea, being sent urgently to crash-training institutions in the Territory. There they have been instructed in the art of establishing a primitive school and imparting a knowledge of the three Rs, and simple English, to junior villagers who have never experienced such a thing before. , . .

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education. The Navy man has ;ed them so much that they have ;d every child in the area to athis school, and have spent no than £1,500 of their own funds uild him a suitable class-room, le Department is said to be not itisfied with the results of this ordinary method of tackling the .lem of village illiteracy. Quite a ber of natural teachers have been id and placed. is stop-gap measure to maxe a ving before the United Nations e the wolves are howling around Territory, and while adequate dies of native teachers are being dy and painfully trained.

An Appalling Task i spite of rapid progress made in last two or three years, the task before the Education Departit is an appalling one. Here are round figures: K ., nn Idren of school age . . 450,000 Idren now at school . . 15U,UUU Idren awaiting teachers nd schools 300,000 ichers (not including nissions)— Expatriate 'XX Indigenous • •• ichers still required .. iu,uuu Even if there are finance and ilities for producing 2,000 teachers rear, it will take five years to proe another 10,000 teachers.

Fhe Administration has plans and rpose. But they do not cope with ; fact that the great majority of tives who are to elect a Parliament Kt year are blankly illiterate.

Meanwhile, much attention is bel given tc secondary and technical iools which draw their supplies of idents from the now numerous primary schools established around the towns and in the Mission areas.

An extraordinary number of - education advisers and organisers are in circulation in the Territory, doing everything possible to hurry on the output of native teachers, officials, technicians, clerks, and possible undergraduates.

Mr. Don Barrett, so long known as a senior military officer in the Territory, now has the interesting job of providing liaison between members of the Pacific Islands Regiment (which presently will comprise two battalions) and the secondary and technical teachers of the Education Department.

The plan is that the young New Guinean, uhile he soldiers, will also receive educational and technical training, p| Minister s extra Plan The “crash” plan is m two parts, There is a new organisation—-a section of the Department of Information—which distributes masses of printed material, in simple English, Motuan and Pidgin regularly to the schools everywhere, and to the village elders. The Australian Broadcasting Commission’s staff and equipment in the Territory has been enlarged to enable the village communities generally to receive news.

Mr. Hasluck. 75 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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Cables: “Tusco”, Auckland. advice and instruction on community radio receivers. The latter are being provided cheaply, and in extraordinary numbers.

By these means—printed material and radio broadcasts, both specially prepared for the native communities tne Administration is giving the native communities a sort of superficial polishing up, a familiarisation with current affairs. *- S no l to be compared with education; but at least, until education is general, it provides the backblocks natives with some idea of rn h d at elec.or P s eC ' ed ° f aS dtizens The Minister was lucky in getting as head of the Information Section,’

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There is much in this outline of education, information and broadcasting that deserves praise. But the lB fantastic, and it is still grow- Delay in Training Teachers Mr. Hasluck has been Minister for Territories for 12 years. Why did he wait until 1960 or 1961 before making this frontal attack upon village illiteracy? If what is being done now had been started a dozen years ago P-NG today might have in sight, if not in action, the factor hill 18 • so des Perately nee( nere. There is urgent need today a large number of mature yoi natives, capable of discussing abstr Fna S i; 1 ch nS u Wi f h Eur pPeans, of read English books and newspapers, a of advising the millions of villas on what to do in the situations n immediately confronting them Those situations have been crea by the breath-taking speed of int nationa! changes, like de-colonisati and the southwards thrust of Asi Communism.

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Again and again, in the years 1 »nH en ,t.' 94s a ” d 1950 ’ ™ Witt and others pointed out that any re progress towards P-NG self-gover ment was impossible without son degree of general literacy; and thu before illiteracy could be tackled, t Administration must find so m effective way of carrying the simple torm of primary education to tl countless villages which, betwee language 90 *' 6 " ‘ eaSt 7 °° separa P-NG education authorities, lon years ago, should have begun trainin hundreds of young native teachers 1 the point where they could go oi into the villages and start the primar floor atl ° n programme on the groun Mr. Hasluck, of course, could nc guess that Sir Hugh Foot in 196 would demand self-government with in five years, or that Soekarno woul be turning handsprings on ou western frontier in 1963. What he i doing to meet the situation deserve the nation s praise.

But he would have had a bette chance of achieving his great am bition—a New Guinea tied to Aus tralia by love, affection and esteen: -—it he had launched in 1950 the education programme he started with so much “crash” ten years later.

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EDUCATION P-NG will spend more than £1 million on school buildings and teachers’ colleges and houses this financial year, it was announced in Port Moresby in June.

There will be increased enrolment in junior high schools throughout the Territory and Bougainville will get its first junior high school—at Hutjena, Buka Passage. The Administration will also consolidate some of its schools, moving small numbers of secondary school pupils to larger more central schools. 76 JULY, 1 9 6 3 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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When Pitcairn Islanders Go For A Holiday 9 They Go To Oeno • And sometimes it's more adventurous than they bargain for By H. D. Howse, a former Education Officer on Pitcairn Island When people in Europe, Australia or New Zealand want holiday there are plenty of places in their own countries for em to go to. But where do you go if you live on tiny, isolated tcairn, which has only 1,200 acres?

E answer is that you go to Oeno.

This is an atoll some 75 miles i of Pitcairn, which has an island s its barrier reef about half a long by a quarter wide. The mum height of the island above evel is 10 ft mo is the * only island close eh to Pitcairn for women and Fen to go to in the Pitcairners’ boats. Also, it is the only one the charms of a holiday resort. ic desire to go to Oeno for a lay is known on Pitcairn as ,o fever”. How this originates, I lot know. Apparently someone ests the idea; the idea spreads everyone discusses it and finally Island Council makes a decision, was on Pitcairn in 1961 when the ncil gave permission to as many lie as wished to go to Oeno to e a trip there. The next few days were hectic with preparations. Provisions for a four-week absence were collected, these including clothing, water, fruit, tinned goods and bread rolls. , iq^i At nightfall on January 23 1961 —the 171st anniversary of the burning of the Bounty by the Pitcairners’ ancestors—l and my family were among the 75 men, women and children who waved podbye to the 50odd people who had decided to stay at home.

We travelled m three boats, one a motor boat, which towed the others when the wind died down. It w a good trip, but few of us had much sleep that night because of the high spirits of the 30 children making up the party For many of them, this was their first real holiday, At dawn next day, the most agile men scaled the masts to try to get a glimpse of Oeno’s coconut palms. At 8 a.m. these were spotted five miles off, directly ahead.

Two hours later we were manoeuvring carefully through a maze of passages in the reef that completely surrounds Oeno about a mile from the shore. Inside the reef, the water of the lagoon was still and pale blue —a beautiful sight to people from Pitcairn.

As we neared the brilliant white sand of the beach, the children could contain their excitement no longer.

One after another, they dived overboard and splashed their way ashore beside the boats.

Own Tents As soon as the boats were unloaded, each boat party built its own tent from the sails. This meant that each tent sheltered 25 people, which was a bit cramped, but not uncomfortable, except when rain forced us to use them for long periods.

Each unit made its own cooking arrangements at a “galley” set up under cover a chain or two from the tents. The women in each party were rostered to cook. Water was obtained from a well in the centre of the island, and, although brackish, was not unpleasant to drink.

During the next 10 days, we led a utopian existence. The children swam from morning till night or played games on the fine coral sand of the narrow beach. The adults spent most of their time fishing or gathering shells to sell aboard the ships that stop off Pitcairn.

Each day began, as is custom, with a Bible reading, hymns and a prayer, conducted by the boat captains in each tent. Next came the morning wash or bath, a hot cup of tea and The three boats set off from Pitcairn. 81 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1963

tent-tidying; then everyone was free to do as he wished.

In the evenings, before the final worship was conducted, there were bonfires and singing to the strumming of half a dozen ukeleles and guitars.

Like many of the younger men, I had recently bought a speargun, but I had never used it. My training for spearfishing had been confined to diving down to depths of 12 ft at Pitcairn and becoming accustomed to using a mask and snorkel. Now after a lesson of a few minutes, I shot my first fish. I became an addict after that.

Spearfishing To say that the waters of Oeno lagoon—no deeper than 12 ft at any part—are a fishermen’s paradise is an extreme understatement. Fish of all descriptions abound in thousands.

Never had I realised that the underwater world of a coral lagoon could be so beautiful. With the Pastor who often accompanied me, I would lie for hours on the surface of the water, enraptured by the complexity of the coral formations, their multitude of colours and the countless varieties of fish which passed lazily below.

The red schnapper, a highly appetising fish when cooked with coconut milk, became my target. These fish provided great sport for they would play hide and seek with you among the many crevices of the larger coral rocks well below the surface. How many I shot I cannot remember, but it far exceeded the total number I had caught before or have caught since.

Fishing, however, was not without its dangers. On two occasions approaching sharks and an octopus sent the Pastor and me scrambling for the safety of the higher coral ledges. But dways the thrills associated with unierwater fishing and the warmth of he water enticed us back.

My family and I often went with he islanders on their shell gathering rips. The shell most sought after yas a variety of clam which often ;rew to the size of a large meat dish.

Considerable skill and patience /as necessary to get these as a metal od had to be placed between the two ompartments before they had time 3 shut. Only then could the shell e prised off the coral to which it lung. The shells were usually boiled nd scraped at once, otherwise their nell became unbearable.

Other creatures to claim our interest were the birds and beche de rner (sea slugs). Birds such as the shipmate, gannet, noddy and tropic bird nest on the island in thousands and show no concern on the approach of strangers. Beche de mer are to be round in similar numbers in the shallow water.

Oeno’s vegetation comprises some 20 to 30 coconut palms, pandanus palms, miki miki, cabbage trees and an undergrowth of countless varieties of ferns.

The cabbage trees were of particular interest to one of the Pitcairners —one of the few men left who can u „ make the traditional Pitcairn wheelbarrow—as the wood of these trees is the best material for these vehicles. He gathered enough wood tor two barrows.

Old Wrecks At low tide, during our first week on Oeno, we sometimes went out to a sandbar on the eastern side of the reef where the remains of several early shipwrecks lie. These wrecks always provide the Pitcairners with many planks to take home to use in building—their present motor boat, for instance, being partly built of Oregon from one of the wrecks.

Among the wrecks is that of the American sailing ship Wild Wave which came to grief on Oeno in 1858 with 37 passengers and crew. After everyone had got safely ashore, the captain, first officer and five men left m a boat for Pitcairn to get help.

At Pitcairn, they landed at one of the steepest parts of the island and hauled their boat on to the rocks out of reach of the sea. Then they trudged across the island in search of the islanders.

They did not find any, for it was at this period that all the Pitcairners had been transferred to Norfolk Island. This misfortune was followed by the loss of their boat which was caught by a big wave and dashed to pieces.

The men then set to and built ai other with materials obtained by pul mg down some of the buildings o the island and by burning others I obtain nails. When the boat v/i finished, they sailed to Nukuhivi more than 1,000 miles away, whet they met an American warship whid took them to Tahiti. ,JJ? e warship then went with th chief officer to Oeno. By this tid six months had passed since th wreck of the Wild Wave and the 3i men who had remained on the islan had become so sick of each other tha each was living in his own smal shelter.

Strained relations such as tha seldom occur among the PitcaiH people, who long ago learned to livl peacefully with each other in a coni fined space and to share each other*! troubles. An example of this sharing of troubles occurred after we had been on Oeno for five days.

Each night we had been in radio contact with Pitcairn, and for four nights there had been no news to worry us. Then, on the fifth night, we learned that a small girl had beeri drowned m a well.

Bad News from Home This news cast a gloom over the whole community, and if the sea conditions had been favourable we would have left for Pitcairn next day. As it was, the sea was so rough that we had to wait another five days before everyone was unanimous that we could risk the voyage back.

The sea was still dangerous, and as our boat was making its way out through the reef we were tossed on a a ledge of coral and then swept crazily back into the channel. Every-I one was ordered to bail furiously,! and in the second attempt we made the safety of the open sea.

With a brisk wind behind us, we travelled at seven knots until dusk, when we ran into heavy rain which Oeno Island, with the Pitcairners' boats on the beach. 82 JULY, 1 9 6 3 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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visibility nil. Conditions deited during the next few hours >ur boat lost contact with the two. To make things worse, broke over the gunwales every ninutes, flooding the boat and [g bailing a constant task, ides this, we were nauseated by rmes of the diesel engine that le trapped under the sail we huddled under, and we were ;d by the greasy slime of diesel at was spilled into the water in >ottom of the boat each time r misery reached its climax in irly hours of the morning when ngineer shouted that our boat m fire —woodwork near the expipe, which was broken, havaught alight. However, we manto keep the fire under control ©using the flames with water time they appeared, rlier, after a two-hour search much flashing of torches, the boats had renewed contact, and were still together at dawn. This, ast, was something to be thankor. But there was nothing else leer us. e rain, which had stopped at inis during the night, set in heavily i and visibility was again rei to almost nothing. Also, no had any idea where we were.

Unashamed Tears me said we had gone too far; ■s that we should look to the and others again were quite latic that we should look to the ght hours passed with everyone ing anxiously into the surroundgloom. No one spoke. Then, at it 2 p.m., the captan called out he could faintly see land ahead, nore than two miles off.

'any in our boat cried unmedly as they caught a glimpse Pitcairn—looking big, safe and lt if u l—before it was swallowed n in another heavy squall, wo hours later, our bedraggled ingent rowed into Bounty Bay. se who had stayed behind were e to greet us. They had been ing at The Landing for eight rs. Their willing hands helped to >ad the boats and haul them up to r sheds. ast before dusk that night our voyage had its climax when ■yone on the island gathered at graveside of the little girl who fallen down the well.

Tourists May Create New Interest In Norfolk Island's Convict Ruins From Merval Hoare, on Norfolk Island New interest in the convict relics of Norfolk Island during its two periods as a convict settlement is likely to be aroused if present plans come to fruition to develop the island’s tourist industry in a big way.

THE relics consist of a number of buildings, roads and silos, a pier and a cemetery at three sites —Kingston, Cascade and Longridge. The pier and cemetery are at Kingston.

Kingston, or Sydney Bay, was the site of the first settlement and is still the island’s capital. Cascade (once known as Phillipburgh) and Longridge (originally Charlottefield and later Queenborough) were outstations.

The buildings at Kingston comprise the largest group of convictbuilt structures. Several are still in use as offices and stores, and some are occupied as residences.

Two stone houses at Longridge are still lived in. But at Cascade little now remains apart from a few broken walls and heaps of stones.

Philip Gidley King, who established the first settlement in March, 1788, and served two terms on the island —as Commandant from 1788 to 1790 and as Lieutenant-Governor from 1791 to 1796—was an energetic and capable coloniser.

His report of October 18, 1796, contained a list of the island’s public buildings, estimated to be worth £6,215.

At Sydney Bay stood a number of good stone buildings: Government House, storehouse, surgeon’s house, magazine, house for officer and soldiers, schoolhouse, gaol, Provost- Marshal’s house, bakehouse, officers’ quarters and the Judge-Advocate’s house.

In addition there were a number of buildings “framed and weatherboarded”.

At Queenborough there were five main buildings and at Phillipburgh, seven.

Succeeding Commandants apparently just added or replaced certain buildings as there is no record of any major construction programme being carried out during the first settlement after King left the island.

In 1803, the London authorities decided to transfer part of the convict establishment to Van Diemen’s Land, but it was not until February, 1814, This old photograph, taken in 1892, shows Kingston, Norfolk Island's first settlement as seen from Flagstaff Hill. One of the buildings on the left is now occupied by the Administration. In the background, right, is Government House. photo: Courtesy of Auckland Institute and Museum. 83 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY J U L Y , 1963

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the island was completely aband. illiam Hutchinson, the Supermini, describing the evacuation to irnor Macquarie on March 10, , said: “The Buildings of every ription were Set fire to, and so ipletely destroyed, that I have i pleasure in assuring Your Exncy that there remains no inment for human beings of any to visit that place”. This makes iar that when the first settlement :d, all that remained of 26 years enal occupation were the roads, s of buildings and cemetery. 1824, the British Government led to re-open Norfolk as an d prison for the worst criminals i New South Wales and Van nen’s Land. ccordingly, on June 6, 1825, Cap- Turton of the 40th Regiment, ed at Sydney Bay with a detacht of soldiers, 57 convicts, six ten and six children, aptain Turton found the former tal in a state of “perfect ruin”, proceeded to build temporary ters from the only material at I —the walls, which were still ling.

Working Order n extensive programme of buildand cultivation, carried out under arsh penal system, soon brought island into working order again, angridge became an agricultural re, where, at one stage, about 600 were quartered in stone and den barracks. ascade became a station where ul men no longer subject to the sst custody were quartered in 20- . huts. he “Plan of the Settlement and rison Farm, Norfolk Island, )” shows a cluster of buildings ■ the present Kingston pier, with risoners’ camp, soldiers’ garrison Government House further east, tew of these buildings are still ding. jdge Dowling, who visited the id in September, 1833, to conduct riminal Court, left an interesting nmt of the main settlement, he Judge was the guest of the imandant, Colonel Morrisset, and . Morrisset, and stayed at Govnent House. “This,” he wrote, “is lain, square building fronting the t on which side, there are three d rooms, and one small one— Commandant’s study.

On the east are other rooms and :es. The house is but one story i. and all the windows with iron bars, giving it the appearance of a lockup house.

“This expedient was resorted to about two years ago for security against a threatened conspiracy amongst the prisoners to attack the soldiers, which were at that time in a stockade at the back of the house, and not to be got at by forcing a passage through the Government House . . .

“The whole building is constructed of porous limestone, and rough cast on the outsides to keep out the damp air from the sea. The whole of the woodwork is of the native pine, which is as white and soft as American pine, and equally durable for inside work, but subject to very rapid decay out of doors.

“Fences made of this material require renewing every two years.

“The house is very incompletely furnished, and that with the Commandant’s own furniture brought from Sydney.

Level Ground “The house commands a view of the whole settlement, being erected on a mound gently declining to the level ground on which the settlement is formed.

“The southern part of the settlement occupies an area of about one hundred acres fronting the south, on the shore.”

Judge Dowling’s comments on other buildings were: • Military Barracks. Immediately under a hill commanding a view of the settlement, are handsome military barracks for about one hundred soldiers—three floors and remarkably clean, and enclosed with a high wall.

The whole buildings are formed of limestone and pine wood. There are comfortable quarters for four officers, a small hospital detached, and kitchen also detached, with suitable offices.

Parsonage • Parsonage. Adjacent to the military barracks is a neat verandahed cottage, containing four well-sized rooms, with detached offices in the rear. There being no clergyman on the settlement, this building was appropriated to the accommodation of Mr. Moore, Mr. Plaistowe and two of the gentlemen nominated to serve on the jury. • Prisoners’ Barracks. Between the military barracks and the sea shore, a little to the westward, are the prisoners’ barracks; a building onl> half completed, intended to form four sides of a square, one apartment deep in each ward, and two stories in height. This building, when completed, will accommodate about six hundred prisoners to sleep. It is not intended for messing or eating. 9 Lumber Yard. This building, which is in the course of erection, is close to the prisoners’ barracks on the eastward, and will form three sides of a square for the purpose of employing mechanics. It will form an extensive range, one story from the ground with open-railed windows.

The building is slow in its progress from the want of a sufficient number of mechanics—stone-masons and carpenters. (Over) No one seems to be quite sure whether this old building, demolished last year, really was a gaol in Norfolk's convict days. What is left of the building is on the waterfront near Kingston Pier. Photo: Ken Mullen. 85 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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early project of the second period was the construction of ’entagonal Prison. Its foundaare depicted in a painting by ms Seller dated 1835. e Pentagonal Prison’s foundaare all that remain of it today, these are covered with grassi mounds of rubble, ijor Joseph Anderson, a severe nandant, carried out a vigorous ing programme during his term Bice from 1834 to 1839. The ■storey building housing the pre- Administration offices and the ent Commissariat store, now All 5 Church, were erected in his e Royal Engineer’s Office, dated was probably the last public ing erected during the second ment. This closed at the end of 1856, when the last convicts civilians, a very small party, left Jobart. e Pitcairners, numbering 194, arrived early in June, 1856, at took up residence in the more Die Kingston or “town” buildings, i were then in perfect condition, the newcomers were not trades- Sir William Denison, Governor ew South Wales and Governor orfolk Island, arranged in 1858 l few competent persons to join community. One of these was a ;rer and mason, is man, however, stayed only a time before returning to Sydthus leaving the island without ne capable of making proper reto the stone structures.

Reluctant • William Denison, who visited oik twice, tried to persuade the irners to move up into the inr and live on and cultivate their nents. tis, however, they were loath to Deing accustomed to living close her and farming in common, 'entually, some of the Pitcairners sd “up country”, though many, their descendants, continued to py the Kingston buildings, which, the passing years, became somedilapidated. Some were deshed. •ound the turn of the century, occupation of these buildings /eminent House excepted, it bethe Chief Magistrate’s residence) me a subject of discord between people and the Government.

A succession of commissions dealt with this matter and various solutions in the form of conditional leases, licences and rentals were put forward.

Around 1906 the Crown’s rights in the Kingston buildings were decided by the Imperial Government, this decision being confirmed by King Edward VII. Occupation licences were issued to the occupants for completion.

Some of the people accepted the conditions and remained in undisturbed possession; but most residents rejected the proposals and were evicted in 1908.

Steeped in History Since then various Government departments have used some of the buildings; others have remained purely residential.

Naturally, they have all, from time to time, required repairs, and these have almost invariably been carried out at the Government’s expense.

In 1961, the Commonwealth Government approved the expenditure of £20,000 for the restoration of the Kingston buildings. This work at the time of writing was in progress and local men were being employed.

These old buildings are steeped in history each has its own associations, violent or tragic, domestic or official.

As Norfolk people become aware of their island’s important place in Australian and Pacific history, _ the history; each has its own associations, be brought to light.

Meanwhile, the “ruins” are Norfolk’s foremost tourist attraction; and, as the island’s future as a tourist resort is being emphasised more and more, they qualify for the attention they are receiving.

A Brett Hilder Profile

He’s A Saltier Salt Than Columbus Captain Gerry Heyen, a fourth-generation master mariner of German and Danish descent, is a wonderfully adaptable seafarer whose story makes Columbus look like a landlubber.

GERRY (his Christian name is really Gerhard) was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, in 1900, and went to sea in Bass Strait ketches at the age of 13. He got his second mate’s certificate at the age of 18, and became acting mate of the old Kintore immediately.

He then served in the brigantine Woolomai, the barque Wildwave and barque Rothesay Bay, which was running to New Zealand. Next he joined Burns Philp as fourth mate of the TSS Marella, but soon transferred to Suva to go mate of the schooner Samoa, running to Wallis, Futuna and Rotuma and then around the Gilberts.

In 1924 he got his master’s certificate and went mate of the American barquentine Kate G. Pedersen which nearly sank after leaving Newcastle with a full cargo of coal for South America.

After reaching San Francisco he went into tankers for a while, running to Japan, China, Indo-China and the Philippines.

When Gerry next reached Australia he found business bad, and sailed on the coast as a stockman in the ships Dimboola and Mallina, taking sheep to the West and to Queensland.

In the Gilberts The next nine years were all spent in the Gilberts. I think Gerry would call them his golden years. He married in NSW, got command of the lovely barquentine Alexa, and when she was burnt out at Butaritari in 1929, he took command of the s.s.

Macquarie, also for On Chong & Co., until they sold out to Carpenters.

For six of these years Gerry’s wife sailed with him, and he compiled the official Sailing Directions for the Gilberts, a most excellent little publication which is still the standard reference.

Gerry returned to Sydney and joined the Naval Reserve, serving in HMAS Canberra. (Over) Gerry Heyen. 87 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY , 1963

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then tried to organise a sail ig ship, but couldn’t raise the So he rejoined Burns Philp wo years in the Merkur as 1 mate; then he went into the hate ships Triaster and Triadic ite and relieving master, en war broke out in 1939, he called up and joined HMAS nbla as navigator, sailing to Guinea and on to the Japancoast patrol. A year followed ng the Indian Ocean as far as and Durban. ry was mentioned in dispatches 'ent to Navy Office, Melbourne, vo years.

US Pacific Fleet s period ended when he was led to the US Pacific Fleet in his job being to organise the ign Legion” of seafarers with knowledge of the Pacific to help the planning and execution of merican counter-attack on Japheld territory in the Pacific, s took Gerry to the Gilberts, tails, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, and Guadalcanal, the Palaus, s, Philippines, Iwo Jima and wa. was at Manila, awaiting the inof Japan, when that became unnecessary, so he returned to Pearl Harbour and was demobbed in Australia in 1946.

The Americans awarded him the Pacific Service Medal with seven campaign stars, the Philippines Liberation Medal and the Legion of Merit, degree of Officer. He was only allowed to accept the last of these.

Gerry’s next venture was a shark fishing ketch off the South Australian coast. This became a total loss in the Bight during a southerly gale. So he took the job of delivering the bomb scow Kerema to Port Moresby.

On returning to Australia he was appointed Superintendent of the Papua-New Guinea Division of the Directorate of Shipping, based at Rabaul.

He left after 18 months, owing to fever, and joined the Australian Shipping Board as mate, and later as master of the Ransdorp, which he collected from Holland and fitted out in London.

Intelligence Work He then went master of the Euroa until he was called into Navy Office Melbourne, for three years’ intelligence work on amphibious warfare.

On rejoining the Shipping Board, he was sent twice to the Clyde to bring out the ships Nilpena and Noongah.

In 1955, Captain Heyen became a shore-based seadog, and Marine Superintendent of the Australian National Line. In 1961 an old war injury to his knee played up, forcing him to resign, so he was made a “back-room boy”, technical planning and research officer.

He recently contributed a long paper on primitive navigation to the symposium of the Polynesian Society, dealing with Polynesian migrations, and the accidental theory propounded by Andrew Sharp, of New Zealand.

After this bare recital of the seaservice so capably carried out in a great diversity of tasks, starting from the very bottom of the ladder and getting right to the top after many setbacks, I am forcibly reminded of the illustrious Captain James Cook.

But I hasten to add that I would much rather be shipmates with Gerry Heyen than with Cook, whose superhuman attributes elevated him into Polynesian divinity.

I am glad to report that Gerry is compiling his autobiography, and as he is a very good writer, with a wonderful story to tell, it should be a worthy monument to his life— BRETT MILDER.

Yesterday The Pacific war was graduilly swinging in favour of the Mlies when PIM was published 20 years ago. The issue )f PIM for July, 1943, rented that; The Americans had shot down 12 Japanese bombers and 45 ighters out of an attacking force )f 120 in a fierce battle over juadalcanal. A few days later, :ombined US forces landed almost mopposed on Rendova Island, Central Solomons. * * * The Australian New Guinea deduction Control Board, of vhich Brigadier D. M. Cleland vas chairman, announced that for hree months the board would pay fianters 1/5 a lb for rubber on he plantation and £l5/10/- a on f.o.b, for copra at the nearest >ort to the plantation. * * * Six hundred Rarotongans applied o go to Western Samoa to work n the cocoa, copra and rubber >lantations at 4/- a day plus food and lodging. Western Samoa was short of reliable labourers. * * * About 40 per cent, of the houses at Avarua, Rarotonga, were damaged in a heavy cyclonic storm on March 10 news of which had been delayed. Among the main buildings struck were the Ariki Palace, the local cinema, the London Missionary Society compound, and Messrs. A. B.

Donald’s store and out-buildings.

Huge, century-old ironwood trees near the LMS church were torn out by the roots. ♦ * * War damage to Methodist Mission property in the Solomons amounted to about <£40,000, the Rev. J. F. Goldie, of the. Methodist Mission Society of New Zealand, said in Auckland. He said his own station at Munda, New Georgia, was believed to be occupied by about 25,000 Japanese troops and was being constantly blasted by American bombers. * * ♦ Australian timber concerns, with a shrewd, speculative eye on postwar conditions, were showing a lively interest in the magnificent stands of hoop-pine, cedar, etc., in the Bulolo Valley, New Guinea. * * * Major Ratu J. V. L. Sukuna (later Sir Lala Sukuna), distinguished Fijian, was appointed Adviser on Native Affairs (virtually Minister for Native Affairs) Ratu Sukuna accepted the post with reluctance as he had hoped to go on active service with the Fiji forces. * * * After training strenuously for two or three years in anticipation of seeing overseas service, the Ist Battalion of the Fiji Military Defence Forces marched through Suva to embark for an advanced Pacific base (the Solomons). The commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. K. Taylor, a resident of Fiji for some years. 89 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY— JULY, 1963

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The Month S New Reading

Two Books Of Note For Pacific Students With Judy Tudor For serious students of the Pacific, the month has pro- :ed two books of note: The late Professor Edwin. Grant rrows account of the artistic life of an atoll people ( Flower My Ear); and, on the practical side, the Auckland Unisity Geography Department’s report on land use and agriture in Western Samoa (Western Samoa: Land, Life and • u • rj, . , v . v ' ' riculture in Tropical Polynesia) . late Edwin Grant Burrows, rofessor of Anthropology at :cticut University, spent seven is on Ifaluk Atoll, Caroline s, in 1948 and three months in 1953. Flower in My Ear, bed shortly after his death, is sult of the two visits. uk is a typical low atoll about ty between Truk and Yap and 350 miles south of Guam. It f particular interest to anthrosts as it had never been served resident missionary and theretoe 250 inhabitants could be as being reasonably untouched ;stern religious influences. rows has already written scienjports on what he found there npany with a fellow anthropobut the present work is a more live volume, devoted primarily arts of the people of Ifaluk.

Because they live on a true atoll and are limited to a land area of about a half square mile, their raw material for any aspect of life is limited. Their self expression has developed mostly in the oral arts— music, poetry, dancing, prose narration and oratory—all to what Burrows considered a high degree and over half of this large book is taken up with his translations of their songs, ancient and modern, that cover most aspects of life, Burrows’ notes on the verses and songs, plus the songs themselves make it possible to piece together a very good picture of these atoll dwellers and their history, Religiously they may have been free of the taint of Westernism; but like the rest of the Caroline Islanders, they have felt the back-wash of their complicated history—small though it might have been on isolated Ifaluk Atoll. In less than 75 years four foreign nations have governed the Carolines: Spain, Germany, Japan and the United States. * Much more severely practical is the book produced by James W. Fox and Professor K. B. Cumberland which they call by the cumbersome title of Western Samoa — Land, Life and Agriculture in Tropical Polynesia.

This large volume, which probably could be called a report more than something more literary, is nevertheless interesting, to the historian as well as to the agriculturalist, as it gives the history of the beginning of the plantation industry in Western Samoa —an industry whose mantle has fallen now almost exclusively on the Trust Estates Corporation.

The volume is the outcome of a research project carried out by the Department of Geography, University of Auckland, NZ, shortly before independence in Western Samoa and was designed as part of a blueprint for later agricultural and land development in a country where population growth is rapid and outstripping development.

Plantation agriculture in Western Samoa, the authors state, owes its foundations to German initiative and enterprise. Although this has now been absent for 50 years, the form and character of plantations there have changed very little (increased production from Western Samoa coming now from village enterprises rather than the plantation system) The first German plantations were established in Samoa as long ago as 1865—Mulifanua, which is still the largest plantation in the country was planted up by Theodore Weber for Godeffroy & Sons which later was taken over and consolidated by the German DH & PG—the so-called Long-Handled Firm whose influence was strong also in New Guinea.

Many people—including some Samoan chiefs —believe that the first decade of the 20th century was the Golden Age of Western Samoa; and certainly, say the authors, from 1900 to the NZ take-over in 1914, it was a period of consolidation and economic progress.

After World War I, Western Samoa became a NZ Mandate, and the German plantations and trading waterfront in the early years of the century. Many people believe this period was the Golden Age of Western Samoa. 91 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY— JULY, 1963

stations, mainly the property of the DH & PG, were taken over by NZ as the NZ Reparation Estates—all at a time when all of them were reaching maximum production.

The total of the estates originally was 113,560 acres, some of it bushland, and over the years that NZ administered the estates (before giving them to the Samoan people as a gift in 1957), all but 32,000 acres were disposed of to relieve the growing pressure for land from the Samoans.

Even in their attentuated state the estates are still Big Business and as such probably not such an inspiring example to village enterprise as theorists would believe. Nonetheless, the authors don’t advocate the further breaking up of the estates. To the contrary, they appear to think that it would be a very good thing if, instead of distributing the estates’ profits on non-productive social services, they used them to buy more land and to increase the estates’ stake in the future economy of Western Samoa.

This analytical account of Samoan land use and agriculture, against the background of Samoan custom, should be of great value to those administering Samoa today—if they have the good sense to use it. (FLOWER IN MY EAR. Published by University of Washington Press, Seattle 5, Washington, USA. $6.75. WESTERN

Samoa, Land Life And Agriculture

IN TROPICAL POLYNESIA. Published by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. NZ63/-,) A Kupa-Eye View With this cartoon “Kupa” resurrects himself after an absence from PIM pages of at least 20 years. Just before World War 11, a young Canadian showed up in Sydney after wandering the Pacific and sold the then editor of PIM a clutch of amusing drawings. He promptly disappeared back into the blue. We heard no more of him until last December and imagined that the war had swallowed him up—although it now appears that he was there all the time, as Neil Cooper, in the PIM list of subscribers.

Apart from the fact that Kupa is a commercial artist in Winnipeg, Manitoba, we know no more of him now than in the late 1930’s but, although, like the rest of us, he is 20 years older, his new batch of drawings shows that his ability to see the ridiculous in the Pacific Islands scene is the same as ever. This is the first of his new drawings.

Others will appear in the months ahead.

Nationalism in the Pacific The appearance of what appears to be another analysis, by anothei scholarly author, of European colonisation of lands in or bordering the Pacific, may not ordinarily stir much interest. There have been a scon of such books since World War ll—some useful, some impressive, am most of them reaching different conclusions.

OUT a new book by Dr. A. Gren- " fell Price, an Adelaide scholar, The Western Invasions of the Pacific and its Continents—a Study of Moving Frontiers and Changing Landscapes, 1513-1958, is different, and is welcome in at least one respect.

It finds much more merit than evil in the colonisation of the Pacific countries in the past 400 years by Europeans, and it suggests that this continuing “Europeanisation” of the world has accelerated human progress and added incalculably to the livingstandards of most human beings.

“Colonialism” has been so criticised and condemned lately that it has become a very dirty word. But the wide survey made by Dr. Price, based on lengthy and intensive research, indicates that colonialism actually opened a new world for countless millions of hitherto retarded peoples in and around the Pacific.

The Europeans may now be in retreat from nearly all their colonial possessions in the Pacific area, and their religion generally may have failed to displace the peoples’ ancient beliefs. But they are leaving behind, especially in Asia, a series of nati< with a practical knowledge of p< tical structures and technologi science.

Settlement of Europeans in i Pacific Islands is only a small p of the over-all picture of the Wesfi invasion of the Pacific countries, a so that story has only a small secti of the book. But the survey is effi tively made and piquantly written, is shown that nearly a century passi after Cook’s voyages, before “boom” sent out our traders and c missionaries, to bring diseases a Christianity to many a lovely isle “whose inhabitants”, says Dr. Pri “would have been wiser had th continued to eat all new arrivals’

Dr. Grenfell shows that Weste control of social evils and the i troduction of Western technologies in a word, colonialism—have u leashed surging new populations a aggressive nationalism, which nc menace the future security of t Europeans. It is a new and fascinj ing angle on colonialism.—RWß. i

(The Western Invasions Of T 1

Pacific And Its Continents. Pu

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Early Years Of Australia's First Newspaper The latest production of the Trustees of the Public Library New South Wales under the William Dixson Foundation is obably the most interesting to date: The facsimile edition of e first year’s issues of Australia’s first newspaper, The Sydney azette.

VIPLETE volumes of the Gazette are very rare collectors’ items this facsimile edition was taken the volumes bequeathed to the Public Library by the late Sir am Dixson. It is, therefore, ly fitting that the Trustees .of Foundation that he set up at ;ame time should devote some e income to producing the prevolume which will be of mdous importance to everyone isted in the early history of Aussmall printing press was ind amongst the cargo on the Fleet and this was used for ng Government handbills by irst printer in Australia, George es, presumably a convict. was succeeded in 1802 by ge Howe, also a convict, and in Governor King decided that it desirable that the Colony have wspaper—so they might be fitted by useful information beispersed among them.” we was thereupon instructed to :ct materials weekly” and proa newspaper. Apart from buy- “new fount of letters” (which the appearance of the paper badly needed), the Governor i shifted the responsibility, ;ial and otherwise, to Howe jugh an officer ran a censoring ver copy before printing). 3 Government gave him the use e press but he had to pay his with advertisements and sales, he indications are that he met most of the usual trials attendpon setting up a new newspaper, some others due to the isolad{ the Colony. He had to make vn ink; paper supply was always lit; he was the complete staff reporter, editor, compositor, :r; had to go out and distribute >aper himself and then become wn debt collector. His life for was one of poverty and hardbut he continued to run the te until his death in 1821, when s taken over by his son, Robert, he died in 1829. The Gazette out of existence in 1842. 3 early years of the Australian Gazette have been recognised as a faithful account of NSW history. It contained no comment or political discussion—obviously it could not, under the circumstances—and confined itself to fact. And, these days, the student will find as much to interest him in the advertisements as the letterpress.

The issue of Sunday, June 26, advertised; A Spacious DWELLING HOUSE, containing three Rooms and two Clofets; with excellent Garden, high in cultivation, in which are fifty Peach, Quince and other Fruit Trees; and a Well conftantly fupplied with excellent Water. . . Fituate at the Upper End of Pitt’s Row.

The price was not given, but it would be interesting to know how much a piece of land capable of taking Fifty Peach, Quince and other Fruit Trees would bring, on that spot, 160 years later.

In the issue of July 10, 1803, a new Eating House (“Victuals Dressed in the English Way”) was advertised “near the New Windmill, on the Rocks.”

“Rosetta. Stabler refpectfully acquaints the Public,” the advertisement said, “that she prepares Boiled Mutton and Broths every day at 12 o’clock and a Joint of Meat Roafted always ready at One.”

Vifitors from remote Settlements, Mariners, etc., were reminded also that they could always get Accommodation at a moderate expence with Rosetta.

The news columns of the issue of June 12, 1803, contained the account of the return of “His Majefty’s Ship, Investigator, Captain Matthew Flinders,” and, in the same issue, the Captain himself contributed some sailing directions for successfully negotiating the Torres Straits.

The indiscriminate use of the letter “f” in place of “s” is baffling to the modern reader. This was common practice at this time, but there appears to have been no rule about Howe’s use of the device as he also used “s” as “s”. It could have been that he was still badly in need of the “fount of letters” that Governor King had ordered for him.

The facsimile edition is in the same size as the original, and printed on specially made paper as near as possible similar to that used in 1803. (SYDNEY GAZETTE, 1803-1804.

Trustees of Library of NSW in conjunction with Angus and Robertson Ltd. £3/3/-.) 93 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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SOME NEW FICTION ustralian author Jon Clear> recently, on a television iniew, that an Australian er, to keep an international ence, must write internally. His latest novel ?sis of the Night apparently ritten on that theory.

E action of the novel takes place in Burma against a background ■evolutionary Dacoits and the lied politics of that country; 5 his cast includes a London ty doctor, a British Consul, an ralian priest, an American nurse, rmese doctor and a part-Chinese ne fatale. There are also a couple ndians (from India), here and . You certainly couldn’t get anymore international, so fashionably correct: One of chief characters is dying of :r; and there is much sculping about Catholicism, ilf the characters in novels are ; of cancer these days, where they just decently faded off mysterious, unnamed maladies.

Jon Cleary shows every sign of ving Grahame Green and Mor- /est along the primrose path of siastical ardour. It is a wonder the Hierarchy doesn’t excomcate the lot of them—not be- ; religion (like cancer), is not a of life but because they threaten ake a novelist’s gimmick of thenon. iart from these strictures, this is .q. novel, with some reasonably characterisation, a lot of imibilities and a surprise twist to dot which climaxes with a tiger The title (although he doesn’t ;o) comes from William Blake’s s: Figer, tiger, burning bright [n the forests of the night . . . e mystery remains, however, Cleary thinks this book would d more to an international nee than, for example, his Suners, which was totally Australian probably the most natural and ing story this author has ever ;n. It was so highly thought of lationally that an overseas film •any produced it in Australia an international cast.

RESTS OF THE NIGHT. Collins.

ALSO international in background is Francis Clifford’s The Green Fields of Eden, and in it, also, the main character is dying of cancer.

The whole novel covers a couple of weeks in the lives of an incurablyill Englishman, a bullfighter and his motherly mistress, a professional assassin and his girl-friend, and a political refugee, all brought together on a small Spanish island off the coast of Africa. All the things that might happen when such a collection converge on the same povertystricken, sun-bleached village do happen and the merit of the novel lies in its description of the chemical reaction of one character against another. This is particularly so of the dying Englishman who, as the review writers have it, “finds himself”.

More exactly, he loses himself and forgets his cancerous stomach momentarily in taking a last hand in the affairs of the living. (THE GREEN FIELDS OF EDEN.

Hodder & Stoughton. 18/9.) ERLE STANLEY GARDNER, according to his public relations consultants, “just tries to write what people want”. To do it he employs seven typists, barks out his stories on to a dictating machine, sometimes 10,000 words of them before breakfast, and works on up to four stories at the same time. We feel that this must sometimes be confusing to Mr.

Gardner and certainly it frequently is to his readers.

The latest opus extruded from his literary sausage factory (The Case of the Lucky Loser ) is standard in that it has a beginning in Perry Mason’s office, ends in court, and has all the regular characters. Apart from that you would probably need some sort of electronic computer to distinguish it from the other Perry Mason cases turned out by Erie Stanley since he took to mass production methods. (THE CASE OF THE LUCKY LOSER.

Published by Heinemann. 17/-.) EXPATRIATE Australian writer Michael Noonan, now of the UK, makes a living out of writing radio and television scripts and plays,, out of children’s books and an occasional adult novel about children.

The December Boys, is the second novel and has something of a Norman Lindsay flavour about it.

For the purpose of his latest exercise, Noonan forsakes the affluent society of Australia in the 1960’s and returns to the Depression 1930’s to launch his gaggle of boys (presumed to have been born in December), from a country orphanage into the delights of a summer beach holiday.

Their environment, the odd adult world and strange new stirrings in themselves are seen through their inquisitive eyes. (THE DECEMBER BOYS. Heinemann. 22/6.) Thrillers that owe nothing to the sausage-machine technique but are also good novels on which thought and writing skill have been expended are getting to be the exception. But two recent productions that live up to requirements are After the Fine Weather, by Michael Gilbert; and The Pin Men, by Roger East.

Neither ranges further afield than Europe; After the Fine Weather is a novel of suspense and political intrigue in a small district of Austria where neo-Nazism raises its head and a young British vice-consul’s younger sister unfortunately is too observant for her own good.

The Pin Men is another episode in the life of scientist/detective Jack Mors, a Computer Age character that Roger East invented for his first thriller Kingston Black.

(After The Fine Weather; And

THE PIN MEN. Hodder & Stoughton. 20/- each.) SHELL ARTISTRY: A new industry is starting in Fiji—shell pictures.

Here one of the artists, Tui Smith, of Navau, Korolevu, shows some of them. He is in partnership with Mrs. Sheena Brocherie. They have had orders from all over the world.

The shells are mounted in black velvet. Photo: Stan Whippy. 95 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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If the professional seafarer ids to sneer that most of the ntents are obvious, he should ce a look at the section on oxide, polyurethane and polyer synthetics, where he’ll probly learn something he didn’t ow.

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[TS. Rigby Ltd., Adelaide. 18/6.) [?]est Of The Paperbacks an Books’ new paperback •s Pan Piper is nonm and caters for the grownarket for more serious read- The first half-dozen volumes >d cover as many fields:

Ie Basic Facts Of Human

EDITY by Amram Scheinfeld, American and recognised world- )rity on the subject. His You Heredity became a best-seller the present paperback covers ame sort of ground. (7/6).

Lildbirth Without Fear

rrantly Dick-Read. This book is dy world-famous amongst ers who subscribe to his theories t natural childbirth. This is the British paperback edition, (7/6.)

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> by Katherine Tottenham, well n in the UK for her BBC telei and radio programmes on al history subjects. As well as isual cat and dog pets, she dess how to get on with more ; ones like alligators and silkis. (5/6.) IE OUTSIDER by Colin Wilson, investigates the problems of ;rn man who psychologically, arilly, sexually and seven different ways is a pretty mixed-up inual. (7/6.) IE BEST ENGLISH by G. H. ins, a reprint of his third and last volume on the English language. The first two, Good English and Better English have been best-sellers. In this book he dissects great literature, its meanings, sources and its techniques. (5/6.)

The Explosion Of British

SOCIETY, 1914-1962 by Arthur Marwick. This is an original, especially written for the publishers by the author who, at 24, was the youngest History Lecturer at a British University. Here, he spotlights the social, political, economic and scientific factors that shaped British society in the last 50 turbulent years. (5/6.)

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selected from the UK House and Garden. This covers just about everything anyone need know about wine —including an encouraging chapter on Australian and South African wines that should be made required reading for high-nosed British winedrinkers, at whom the book is primarily aimed. (5/6.)

The Pan Book Of Beauty

by Nan Van den Hoek, is just what it says. The author is something of an expert in her own field and was for 20 years beauty editor on internationally known women’s magazines. (5/6.) General MARIO by Peter de Polnay. The story of a couple of waifs in immediate post-war Florence. (Pan; 4/-.)

Where The Boys Are By

Glendon Swathout. Teen-age Americans in Florida for the sun-tan, etc. (Pan; 4/-.)

The Fiercest Heart By

Stuart Cloete. South Africa, 1830; reviewed in PIM when first published 1960. (Fontana; 7/6.)

The Tight White Collar

by Grace Metalious, the author of Peyton Place. (Pan; 5/6.) TWO LEFT FEET by David Stuart Leslie. London teen-age jungle. (Pan; 5/6.) THE FOUNDLING by Georgette Heyer. Regency blue-bloods and a spot of blackmail. (Pan; 7/6.)

The Mistress Of Mellyn By

Victoria Holt. We reveiewed it in 1960 when first published. Soon to be made into a million-dollar movie by Paramount. Suspense, in the Rebecca fashion. (Fontana; 5/6.) LUCINDA MARRIES THE DOC- TOR by Elizabeth Seifert. (Fontana; 4/-.) THE DURIAN TREE by Michael Keon. Malaya, during the Emergency. (Pan; 5/6.) A NET OF GOLD by Alice Ekert- Rotholz. A romance against a background that covers the last 25 years of the Dutch in the Netherlands Indies. (Pan; 7/6.) Thrillers TO LIVE IN DANGER by Bryan Magee. Counter-espionage in Central Europe. (Pan; 5/6.)

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by Edgar Wallace, in his “late period”, 1931. (Pan; 4/-.)

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by John D. MacDonald who is rapidly becoming one of America’s top-flight thriller writers. (Pan; 4/-.) DEATH IN A WHITE TIE and FALSE SCENT both by Ngaio Marsh —one originally published in 1938 the other in 1960 to give fans a chance to compare her early and late techniques. (Fontana; 4/- ea.) I’M NO HERO by Hartley Howard. American-type, private-eye. (Fontana; 4/-.) THE TALISMAN RING by Georgette Heyer, being the first and last occasion on which she combined Regency romance with murder and mystery. (Fan; 5/6.) (Our copies from Wm. Collins (Overseas) Ltd. Sydney.) AUTHOR MARRIES; Australian author of "Innaminka" and "Labrador Memories", Sister Elizabeth Burchill, was married in Melbourne on May 27 to businessman Percival C. Shalless. Mrs. Shalless is wellknown in the Sepik district of New Guinea, where until recently she was a nurse with the Department of Health.

She is currently negotiating for the sale of a new book on her Sepik nursing experiences. 97 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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Pacific Shipping And Cruising Yachts Burns Philp To Build A New Islands Vessel A new vessel to replace the Malaita is to be built for Burns p in the Newcastle State Dockyards. She will be an all cargo el, in line with the recent BP policy decision of cutting out enger services.

TAILS of the new ship were known on the Sydney waterfront Line, although there has as yet no announcement by Burns contract to build the new ship not yet been signed but it is rstood the matter is in the hands he Australian Shipping Board, ling time is hoped to be from nonths to two years. She will an Australian crew. ie new vessel will be named the after Port Moresby’s Ela Beach, will be operated mainly on the ralia-New Guinea service, as is Malaita at present. The Malaita es passengers as well as freight. a is reported to be 3,600 tons weight, which is about the same age as the Malaita, Montoro and 'kula. She will have a length of ft., beam of 50 ft. and 28 ft. a. jcision to build Ela in Australia new departure for BPs. The last vessel to be built for the comwas the Montoro, which came from Norway about 1956.

There are apparently no plans yet for the disposal of the Malaita, because the shipping situation could well change in the time it takes for the new vessel to be built. • DIRECT LINK WITH GEIC: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony in June got a direct shipping link with Australia—a new development that will mean a big improvement in economy on the Colony’s internal shipping services.

The new link has been established by the Karlander Line, which operates the Elizabeth Boye, Slevik and Slitan between Australia and New Guinea.

The Slitan also calls at Honiara and Gizo, BSIP.

The new service, which is expected to operate about every six weeks, will have Melbourne and Tarawa as terminal ports and will include calls at Sydney and Honiara.

At present cargoes for Tarawa are carried by British Phosphate Commission ships from Melbourne to Ocean Island and there transshipped to Colony vessels.

Although the freight rate by Karlander’s will be somewhat higher than the present total figure, the new link will obviate the double handling at Ocean Island, and will reduce the need for Colony vessels to make Ocean Island voyages.

Karlander (whose managing agents in Australia are F. H. Stephens Pty.

Ltd.) plan to use a new vessel for the GEIC service—the MV Sletta.

But because the Sletta’s arrival from Europe has been delayed, the first voyage is being made by the Taranui, formerly operated by the Botany Bay Shipping Company and also well known in Fiji.

The new Sletta is a sister ship of the 1,850-ton deadweight, 240 ft.

Slit an, which began its Pacific service in February. Sletta, like Slitan, was built in Balboa, Spain.

It is hoped that Sletta will arrive in Australia in time to make the August trip to the Gilberts. • BAD REPUTATION: Suva is getting a bad name among overseas shipping lines because of pillaging from cargoes and thefts from ships.

One of the latest theft cases concerned a Fijian, caught in a man’s cabin in the Aldebaran on April 30, who managed to elude capture for some time.

When the man, Senivalati Tuivunimoli, was eventually apprenhended and brought before the court, it was alleged that he had stolen two In The News This Month Aegean Malekula Ai Sokula Matua Aldebaran Montoro Canberra Okeanos Cythera Parndana Dida Sea Wind Ela Sletta Slevik Elizabeth Boye Geneve Slitan Golden Hind Solo John Hanna Taranui Koae Tofua Komaiwai Truly Fair Lobo del Mar Tuaikaepau Lodestar Tungaru Malaita Waimana POCKET-SIZE TUG: Rabaul has no tug, but "Buke", a work boat owned by Mr.

Pat Roberts, does sterling service in this capacity. Here "Buke" is towing the "Slitan", a sister ship of the "Sletta" which will link the GEIC with Australia. 99 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY— JULY, 19 6 3

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'alati pleaded not guilty, but the ate accepted the prosecution e and sent him to prison for iths. a day or two before the court e following notice appeared in w’s quarters in another ship, had just arrived at Suva: “Fiji 1 for its thieves. Do not leave uables lying about. Keep them up.” ioubt other ships in the same rry similar notices, giving the ’s main port an unenviable, yet f deserved, reputation.

UPPER RETIRES: Captain N. irson, master of the Union Ship Co. Ltd.’s Island er-trader Tofua has retired, de his last round trip in the in May. er of the Tofua since the USS >k delivery a dozen years ago, i Pearson was a well-known at Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, ’ago Pago and Apia. He was roud of his trim little ship, r e-Tofua days, Captain Pearde many voyages in the Pacific r USS Co. ships. These inthe Waipahi, which was on the ” run to the Cooks, and the which went to Walpole and : Islands, off New Caledonia, tiliser. is very early days with the iy, he was an officer in the hiti on the run to San Frantiis last round trip, Captain i was guest of honour at is at nearly every port he it. veil gifts included two beauties presented to him at Niue, lin Pearson made 131 round the Tofua from Auckland. In years the ship was his charge, ed only 10 voyages—when he holidays. un Pearson does not admit to ting life at sea, but says he hly enjoyed his career, which Dout more or less by accident, i he left school in New Zeajoined the Public Service, and sted to the Marine Departhead office. ; he met many professional who told him how good life sea. He decided to make the career when an old salt said “What the hell are you doing shing a pen?” ig the USS Co. in 1924 as Dfficer, he served through the grades, in many ships, until promoted master in 1945. :arly 40 years with the company he served in colliers, cargo ships, cargo-passenger ships and liners.

This is the list: Tahiti, Kanna, Tamahine, Makura, first Tofua, Wahine, Monowai, Matua, Hauraki, second Maori, Rangatira, Kaimai, Poolta, Gabriella, Waipahi, Wainui, Omana, first Kaimiro, Karepo, Kiwitea, Korowai, Kaiapoi, second Tofua.

He weathered four hurricanes in the Tofua, and was proud of the way his ship behaved.

“Hurricanes cut you down to size,” he says. “They make you realise how small you are.”

During the hurricane which devastated Suva in 1952 the Tofua was blown ashore near the harbour entrance, but floated off, with little damage, on a rising tide.

Captain Pearson has made no plans for his retirement, except that he will live at Auckland. His wife is happy that he will now be at home permanently, and so are his daughter, and his three grandchildren.

His successor as master of the Tofua will be Captain J. Kirk, a senior USS Company master. • MISSION SHIP DAMAGED: The Catholic mission motor vessel Waimana collided with another ship 25 miles from Rabaul on June 15.

The Waimana suffered extensive damage to the stern and planking above the waterline.

The other vessel, Mainiro, owned by Colyer Watson, of Rabaul, continued on her way.

The Waimana was carrying a full load of timber, 12 native passengers and four mission staff members. She continued at reduced speed to Vunapope mission wharf where she was to be slipped for repairs.

The ship previously served as a three-masted schooner on the New Zealand coast.

Captain Pearson with a table given to him by the Niue Assembly as a farewell present. The table is cut to represent the shape of Niue Island, and indicates the position of the island's villages.

Photo: S. A. Whippy. 101 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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VHARF COMPLETED: Suva’s vharf, which cost £2,500,000 hich can take any ship in the is now finished after two years’

The job was undertaken by iani-Nielsen and Gammon Ltd., ish-Malayan consortium, wharf was opened in various The first was a new berth alu Bay. Then followed the face (King’s Wharf); and last Prince’s Wharf, at the southern ; King’s Wharf. contractors, under the guidance Iton and Bell, engineering cents to the Fiji Government, had ercome many obstacles, chief \ which was the sloping nature j seabed. Nine hundred pred piles were put down. Most >etween 132 ft. and 140 ft. long, veral were much shorter. main wharf is 2,800 ft. long i capable of taking two liners ease. Now that the work is d Suva may see the giant P and ;nt liner Canberra, which was i to call at Suva on her early : voyages because of insufficient of water at the wharf, vever, a Pacific cruise for the rra is at least 12 months away ;e the liner has several other itments before a new schedule : drawn up, a has needed a new wharf for for facilities at the old wharf badly damaged in the 1952 ane and in the 1953 earthquake, d been planned to spend £6 n on a completely new dock i, but in 1958 this plan was oned because of lack of money. paid about half the cost of :w wharf. The other half came f the pockets of British taxi in the form of Colonial Denent and Welfare grants. : Governor, Sir Kenneth Mad- , officially opened the last stage j project and unveiled a combative plaque at the Walu Bay on June 7. ny tributes were paid to the ictors, who also built the new at Lautoka and the Suva slipway. They deserved it because they finished their work five months ahead of schedule.

After the opening ceremony, Christiani-Nielsen and Gammon pro.vided “refreshments” in the Walu Bay cargo shed for the 600-odd men and women who worked on the project.

The junketings for the men included a feast, liquid trimmings, and double pay for the day, which was also a holiday. • HIGHER CHARGES POS- SIBLE: Freight charges between Australia and Suva may rise, according to a letter the Lautoka Chamber of Commerce has received from South Pacific Sugar Mills Ltd. The chamber had asked that the differential in rates applying between Australia and Suva, and Lautoka, should be standardised.

The SPSM Lautoka manager, Mr.

J. M. Aitken, said in the letter that the whole question of Australia-Fiji rates had ben under discussion for some months between established shipping companies, but agreement had not been reached. • LINK WITH MICRONESIA: When Captain Rudolph Muller and his son-in-law, Mr. Jack Adams, brought the 208-ton diesel-powered ship Tungaru into Rabaul from Micronesia in May, it was hoped that this would inaugurate a fairly regular service between Ponape, Caroline Islands, and New Guinea.

The two territories are separated by only 900 miles and it is believed there is enough potential trade between them to justify a service about every eight weeks.

The Tungaru is a hardy-looking freighter, with accommodation for a couple of passengers. The registered owner is Mr. Carlos Etscheit, of Ponape. • SCHEDULES UPSET: Labour troubles on the New Zealand waterfront have seriously delayed the schedules of the Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd. island traders, Tofua and Matua. The Matua’s timetable was badly upset on her June run, and to pick up time the owners cut Wellington and Lyttleton from her southbound run, so she would leave Auckland on time on the next cruise.

Meanwhile, shippers in Western Samoa, Tonga and Fiji had to rearrange their cutting schedules so they could send sound fruit to New Zealand in June.

Even cutting out Wellington and Lyttleton did not allow the company to make up all lost time. Instead of sailing from Auckland for Suva on July 5, as scheduled, the Matua had her departure delayed till July 9.

The Tofua, which was scheduled to leave Auckland for Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, and Suva, on June 18, had her departure delayed exactly a week. She was scheduled to reach Suva on the return voyage on July 9, instead of July 2, to pick up a cargo of bananas and other produce. (Over) 103 1 F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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MORE SHIPS VISIT FIJI: overseas ships called at Suva autoka in 1962 than in 1961. va the arrivals numbered 413, red with 349 in 1961. Laufigures were 161 and 129 reely.

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ERS: A course to train is and New Guineans for in coastal shipping services art in August. course will be held at the istration’s Nautical School, loresby.

Director of Trade and In- Mr. G. D. Cannon, said the would be for seamen and engine operators, said 12 Papuans and New ns were completing the first of 12 months, for seamen arine engine operators, course had been so successful s next course would be for two Thirty applicants would be for this. essful trainees would be qualit employment in either Adafion or private vessels.

:Anoe A La Mode: An

;oing canoe, built in the nal style used for centuries, lipped with modern accessories, an be used in a regular service Guinea. canoe has been fitted with outboard motor, life saving nd has an auxiliary sail. 11 be used to provide a freight, er and trading service in the Group of the Manus District, >f the New Guinea mainland.

Tiain run will be between Awin and Allison Island, a distance ut 35 miles, expected to be in four hours, canoe was built at Yaku, near st New Guinea border of the Territory. Yaku people are for their ocean-going canoes, hope, if the new venture is lercial success, that there will :w market for the Yaku canoe I industry. iIP REPLACED: W. R. Carmd Co. (Fiji) Ltd. has bought ath Australian ship Parndana ice the Ai Sokula. She arrived on May 31. ship has been renamed Komaiter a Carpenter ship that was own in Fiji waters after World The first Komaiwai has been up.

Komaiwai will be used on the Vanua Levu and Taveuni, for copra cargoes. The master Captain Alf Peckham.

• Formal Investigation

‘'REQUISITE”: After an inquiry at the end of May into the stranding of the W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Fiji) Ltd. ship Ai Sokula, the Fiji Marine Board decided it would be better if a court, presided over by a magistrate, made a formal investigation.

The Ai Sokula stranded on Mabualau Reef, south of Moturiki, about 1.45 a.m. on March 10.

The board heard evidence from only two witnesses, the master, Captain Robert Gabriel Croker, and the second mate and supercargo, Frederick Corrie. Corrie admitted that the fault was his.

Crocker said he had handed command of the Ai Sokula to Corrie “ 9 and 5 d told rj m 1 a course of 2!° SQd thC Wakaya an ° T llghts * He (Croker) was m bed when the _ ___r . __ at eha,^ “g 230 decrees, Come had admitted that he had steered that course, but was unable ex pl al n how he made the mistake.

The board’s finding was: “From the evidence before it, the board is of the opinion that a formal investigation is both requisite and expedient”. 105 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JU I. Y, 1963

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News Of Cruising Yachts ODESTAR, a Piver-designed i, arrived in Honolulu re- -7 days out of Nukuhiva with ohn Doignault and a crew of ir last news of Lodestar was r airoa, New Zealand, in early er when she left there for nd Tahiti. She had been in aland for several months fola voyage from San Francisco lolulu and the Cook Islands egan in May, 1962. lault joined the craft in u when two original crew s quit. His companions on New Zealand were Charles and Wayne Dumbleton. tar has 400 square feet of a six hp outboard motor. Her appearance attracted a lot of i in New Zealand. iSTOR, 73 ft Australian r, arrived in Honolulu from on May 9 en route to Calito take part in the transrace from Los Angeles olulu. A star’s owner-skipper Peter Warner, 32, of Cam- New South Wales. PlM’s u correspondent said on June skipper and crew are full of sm and seem to be having a ne. Considering Astor’s size jd, she should be among the shers off Diamond Head on \NEVE, 25 ft Marconi rigged ingle-handed by 27-year-old Vlermod, of Geneva, Switzer- *ived in Noumea in mid-May uva. Geneve had been in Suva since last December waiting out the hurricane season.

Mermod built the sloop in Callao, Peru, and sailed her to Suva last year via the Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotu, Society and Cook Islands furthering his studies in sociology. His final destination is Marseilles, France.

Mermod intended to stay in New Caledonia for several weeks before continuing his wanderings. • AEGEAN , a yacht from Vancouver, Canada, was in Nukualofa, Tonga, in May en route to Fiji. • CYTHERA ; Two men who stole the 50 ft steel-hulled Sydney yacht Cythera at Lord Howe Island on April 10 were each sentenced to four years’ gaol at the Darlinghurst (Sydney) Quarter Sessions on May 31.

The two men, Daniel James Barrie, 25, a New Zealander, and Derrick Brewin, 31, an Englishman, had pleaded guilty to the charge and had said they intended to sail the yacht to South America (PIM, June, p. 99).

In sentencing Barrie and Brewin, Judge Amsberg said they had “carefully and deliberately” planned the theft months earlier, and had bought charts covering the whole of the

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AT KADAVU Memories of the epic struggle for survival by 17 Tongans wrecked when their yacht "Tuaikeapau" hit South Minerva Reef on July 7, 1962, were revived early in April with the discovery of a compass off Jioma, Kadavu, Fiji.

The compass belonged to the makeshift boat "Malolelei", which Captain Tevita Fiflta, his son, and another man sailed 350 miles to Kadavu to seek assistance.

The compass and a sextant were lost when the "Melolelei" capsized off Nacomoto Village, Kadavu, on October 14. Captain Tevita's son was drowned.

Nemani Wakaya, of Jioma village, found the compass half buried in sand in six fathoms of water on April 6. The news of his discovery did not become publicly known until he made a trip to Suva recently with produce for sale.

Nemani said there had been keen competition at Kadavu to find the compass and sextant after Captain Tevita had told the people that anyone who found them could keep them.

Nemani said he and other men had gone out to the reef three or four times a week and that he had found the compass after about 20 searches.

Another villager, Samuela Valeova, of Naidua, found part of the sextant late in May.

Michel Mermod.

"Lodestar" 107 'IC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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Pacific from the Navy Departly the fact that they took the from a harborage and not the ;eas saves them from a charge iracy and a possible death y,” he said, ?e Amsberg said he did not be- Jarrie’s story that Mr. Fenton’s icy jeopardised the lives of his nd daughter and everyone else ard. also does not matter two straws ir Mr. Fenton was a second n Bligh, although the balance evidence is to the very opposed,” he said. lat matters is that he (Fenton) nning his hopes for the future yacht, and these men took it him cruelly, heartlessly and lalice. jy left him stranded at Lord Island, and were responsible ire than £l,OOO damage to the valued with the property at £17,000. s is the worst case of its kind experience.” fact that did not emerge in se was that Brewin is one of en who put to sea from Norfolk Island in Walter Martindale’s 32 ft Sydney cutter Isis in June last year.

Brewin and the other man were crew members of the Isis.

After no news had been heard from them for a week, they brought the cutter back to Norfolk Island, reporting that bad weather had forced them to put out to sea, and that gales had blown them about 200 miles north-west of the island.

Reporting this incident in August last year, PIM said: “They had found it impossible to lift the dinghy inboard so they had cut it adrift. (This had led to speculation that the Isis had foundered when the wrecked dinghy was washed ashore.)”

In October, the Isis was dashed to pieces by high seas at the base of cliffs near Kingston pier. • DID A, a ketch en route from the Solomon Islands to New Zealand, was at anchor at Port Sandwich.

Malekula, New Hebrides, on May 19 when the Messageries Maritimes liner Polynesie called there, causing much excitement among the natives. • GOLDEN HIND, 36 ft ketch, arrived in Honolulu from Pago Pago recently after a rough voyage of 23 days. Golden Hind, with Mr. and "Truly Fair" (see page 112). 109 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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JOHN HANNA, 30 ft yacht, Wing, of California, and J. erman, of Michigan, reached a May after putting into Anchor repairs to a broken rudder, sustained on a voyage from The John Hanna left San California, in May, 1962, for i Polynesia. She was in Fiji the recent hurricane season.

KOAE, a yacht from Seattle, called at Nukualofa in May on ly to Fiji. 1080 DEL MAR , 30 ft Tahiti of Newport Beach, California, i Nukualofa in May bound for lur last news of this ketch was Bora Bora in March where she aiting for mail before going to >nga. The skipper is Terry Dalho is sailing round the world.

OKEANOS, 39 ft staysail ier with Joe Pachernegg and his lian fiancee Benita Burge (now Pachernegg—see p. 112), d Valparaiso, Chile, in May a 68-day voyage from Tahiti pa and Juan Fernandez. and Benita—sometimes in ny, sometimes alone—have ailing the Pacific since March, 1962, when they left Wewak for Japan. They later visited California and then went on to the Marquesas and Tahiti, which they reached last December.

In an interesting letter to PIM from Valparaiso written on May 28, Joe said that the longest part of their latest voyage—from Rapa to Juan Fernandez—took 56 days.

“From Rapa,” Joe said, “we went south with the intention to steer in that direction until we found the westerlies. It took three weeks, continuously on the wind and with the sails sheeted in, before we made the latitude of 35 degrees south.

“In that first part of the trip, we had a fair bit of unsettled weather and a few light gales. But once we got going on the course towards the east, the weather became gradually better and later we could have used more wind all the time.

“If we should ever repeat this voyage. I would want to go further south —around the forties or so. It might mean a faster passage.

“This part of the ocean is a pretty deserted place. We never saw a ship once. Also, fish and bird life is exchernegg (left) and his fiancee Burge (now Mrs. Pachernegg) on the "Okeanos". With them is perman William Gasson, a crew ember on an earlier voyage. 111 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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tremely rare. We caught only one fish —a large tuna. One certainly cannot say that on such a voyage one can live by fishing alone.

“Our visit to Rapa was really worth while. It is a most interesting place and the people are helpful and kind. (An article on Rapa by Joe Pachernegg will appear in next month’s PIM.) “All the way across from Rapa to Juan Fernandez, we kept between 35 and 36 degrees south. In a way, we were happy when we finally made Masafuera and Masatierra, the two islands of the Juan Fernandez group.

“These islands are very mountainous and the weather was really foul when we arrived there. We almost had to give up the idea of landing. But the weather improved and we were able to make Cumberland Bay.

“We only wanted to stay a day or two. But we met such nice people and exceptional hospitality that it became 10 days. It is a perfect place, and if anyone is looking for a paradise, we can only advise them to go there.

“In a way, it looks the same as Rapa, except that at Juan Fernandez they have Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk) instead of the fortresses on the mountains.

“The Juan Fernandez islands are famous for their lobsters, and the population lives mainly from that industry.

“Our prolonged stay was mainly due to a continuous round of fiestas.

One almost can say that the hardships are greater in the harbours than at sea because we are usually pretty weary by the time we reach port.

“After leaving Juan Fernandez, we were expected in Valparaiso for several days before we reached there.

A bomber of the Chilean Air Force circled round us when we arrived under full sail after a few days of rough sailing.

“Since then, we have been about the most popular couple in Chile.

The Yacht Club de Chile took care of us, and all formalities to enter the country did not take more than five minutes. The club has made us its guests, and we have met so many and such nice people that we can easily say that this is a most worthwhile place to come to.

“We are doing lectures and giving TV shows to return some of the friendliness shown us. It is getting cold now. and in a few days we will sail north again.

“We will stop at a small place called Pitchidangue where a yachting friend has a slipway which he has put at our disposal for free. In one or two weeks, we will depart for Antofagasta (northern Chile) and later Callao (Peru).

“From Peru, we will probably go to the Galapagos, Cocos Island, Panama and the West Indies. Then we may carry on to Europe and later to Australia.” • SEA WIND, Malcolm and Muff Graham’s 38 ft ketch, reached Vila in mid-May after a voyage from Suva. The Grahams were then going to Port Moresby, Bali and Singapore in the course of a leisurely world cruise which began in San Diego, California, about two years ago far, they have cruised off the Pi coast of Mexico, and have visited Marquesas, Tahiti, Pago Pago, / Niuafo’ou and Suva. • SOLO, a Sydney yacht skipper Vic Meyer and Bob Bi man, of Hobart, was in Nukua Tonga, in mid-June. Solo left Sy< on May 24 for a cruise to Tahiti, was to be in Nukualofa for about weeks. • TRULY FAIR, 30 ft sqi rigged Tahiti ketch, left Honolulu Tahiti recently with Chet Bann: and Larry Briggs on a five-year cumnavigation.

Wedding Bells Under Sail Yachtsman Joe Pachernegg and his Australian fiancee Benita Bur[ a former New Guinea nurse, were married in unusual circumstances afi they reached Valparaiso, Chile, in the yacht “Okeanos” in May.

They decided to get married after —as Joe put it in a note frc Valparaiso—“having tried the dangers of the sea and of the land I gether” for well over a year.

“To get married,” Joe said, ",seemed simple enough. But there a too many laws in this world, and Chile has its share. Here in Chile y< have to reside in the country for three months before you can get tied u “However, with the help of all our friends and the authorities, a sol tion was found. We sailed out on a beautiful day to international watei and, in the most romantic ceremony and with the “Okeanos” under fi sail, got married on board.

“That evening the Yacht Club de Chile and a large crowd guests held a most heartwarming celebration in our honour, and next dt one of the local papers published an amusing cartoon about the wedding • The cartoon is reproduced above. Translated, the caption sa in effect: “From now on, the captain’s in charge and the crew has nothu to say.” The captain, of course, is Mrs. Pachernegg. The caption is common wedding reception joke in South America, more or less on par with our jokes about wives wearing the trousers.

De ahora en adelante... Donde manda caption, no manda mariner 112 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Electricity For Moresby From New Dam The Sirinumu Dam, about 30 [?]ies from Port Moresby, should [?] completed this month. In May [?]e dam was filling. The official [?]ening will be towards the end the year. The dam harnesses [?]e water of the Laloki River and being built in two stages. About [?]000 native land owners in the ea have been paid a total of [?]6,000 for land, crops and build- [?]gs which will be inundated by [?]e waters of the dam. Photo [?]ove shows the Rouna Falls, [?]hich are on the Laloki below the [?]m. A new power station near is point provides Port Moresby [?]th electricity—the flume line hich carries the water is at the [?]ght of the picture. The Comonwealth Department of Works [?]signed both the dam and power ation and let the construction on [?]ntract.

Territories TALK-TALK One of the several disadvantages of suffering from a heart condition is that it catches up with you at most inconvenient moments and you can’t do much about it.

THAT is exactly what I found out the other day when an inconsiderate “ticker” sent me to a hospital bed at a time I should have been scribbling my Talk-Talk rambling for July.

So here am I gazing from my bedroom window on wide stretches of parkland known in Sydney’s pioneer past as the Cowpastures country, with the Nepean River flowing to the sea just across the road and the famous Camden Park Estate where John Macarthur first ran his sheep.

It is a truly rural spot in which to rest for ticker troubles—save when the cacophony of semi-diesel trucks rends the early morning air along the Hume Highway.

Even here one comes across old residents from P-NG. There is Monsignor Fahy, who was in Port Moresby during the war, and who told me of recently meeting my old friend Bishop Tom Wade in the US; there is Padre Robinson who was with Angau and whom I met when I was released from the Japs in 1945.

And Ruby Allan of Gilalum (Kokopo) has settled here to be near her daughter Joan, who is married to Ray Wheeler, who at one time was on Gilalum. Ruby was a Dengate before she married Jack Allan, then of the AWA, and her two brothers Jack and Fred were on Kokopo district plantations for the Expro board in the early twenties. Both came from Camden, (Stop Press item: On the back page of The Sydney Morning Herald of June 18, I note that Jack Dengate has gone to his rest.) Another old AWA identity from TNG, contemporary with Jack Allan, was in this hospital only recently— Tommy Thompson who, if I remember rightly, was married to one of Ruby’s sisters. He lives at Bargo, not far from the Cowpasture country.

A stone’s throw from this House Sick is the home of Syd Richardson, an Angau man and working with A.

J. Bretag on the Morobe News in pre-War II days. Syd is the Big Wheel in the local Press world and runs the Picton Post, the Camden News and the Campbelltown- With Tola la Ingle burn News. For some years now he has been president of the NSW Country Press Association.

Not so far distant, at Bringelly, is one of the Territory’s oldest planters —“Tony” Edgell, who was in the New Ireland district more than 40 years ago and who later, in partnership with Norman Whitely, owned Pak and other Manus plantations.

Now, having retired from the Gordon Edgell firm, he has given up vegetarianism for raising pure bred livestock. His charming wife was a Whitten, of Samarai, of the B-4 period.

It seems that no matter where you go you bump up against New Guinea old-timers who, sitting back in the afternoon of life, sort out their memories . . . and speculate (as others do) upon New Guinea’s future. (Over)- 117 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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Jrim Reaper ork rd comes from London of the of Lily Eva Banks on May 26. vas in her mid-eighties. Eva was a popular identity in il from as long ago as the i when she and her husband, ran the Rabaul Hotel and an active part in the town’s life. While Ernie devoted his time to the intricacies of golf, vas a very welcome addition to anks of the Rabaul Dramatic y. ae stage experience in London us to her arrival in Rabaul gave >ecial qualifications in filling the for which she was cast, whether Jane the parlour maid, or Lady de Vere. After relinquishing the il Hotel in the thirties they took the management of the Pacific where they were located when ips came in 1942. Ernie was a video Maru victim; Eva retired dney for some years and then ed to England not many years was a cheerful soul and made nore pleasant for all those d her.

Dther victim of the Grim Reaper )rge MacLennan who passed on ospital in Gin Gin, Queensland, [ay 26. George was a welli pre-War II man in the Public ; Department at Rabaul. He :d Molly Ellis, daughter of Jack of Arawa plantation, Bougainpost-war years the MacLennans over Kekere plantation from f Joyes. On selling this property departed for Queensland where nought a cane farm in the Gin irea, but George did not take to the life, and started conon work at Darwin, leaving his in and Molly to look after the Jin interests. 111-health brought ome to hospital where he died. • sympathies go out to Molly, I remember in Rabaul as a charming, capable person. e Do We Go Here? s only an item, picked up from BC news session, which has told ; the verdict in the Varzin land (See elsewhere.) urally, one does not criticise a Justice’s finding, more especially lave not seen his judgment, but :annot but speculate on the tial repercussions of such a al of the old German land which were accepted at the surrender in 1914, when Colonel Holmes took over the colony.

I know not whether the magnitude of the atrocity, which occasioned Mrs.

Wollfe’s death, was revealed during the inquiry. There would be few of the present-day people—native or non-native—capable of describing the details of the attack upon this white woman in 1902. I heard a harrowing account some years later from a Buka police boy, who was present after the ordeal, and it was nausating even to me at that time, who had heard many accounts of native tortures.

One cannot fail to speculate as to the extent a verdict of this nature will have in introducing—shall we say? —foreign investments into the TerritorY and it undoubtedly could embarrass Sir James Kirby and his crowd in their recommendations for the economic resuscitation of P-NG.

Is this a forerunner of the other cases?

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Dirty Phrase term “racial discrimination” irtainly become an unpopular : within the Western World— orld of Free Democracy where reedom of Human Rights is ily unheld. map of the fingers from Canand P-NG promptly and :ntly comes to heel to conform the Establishment, and the il Bill” is passed in the Legis- Council after a debate in which, mtly, only the European memtook part. But if ever a bill assed by a gaggle of legislators ongue in cheek, it was this one. the remarks of “Doc” Gunther peculiarly naive. veek or so later, following on ed racial riots in the Southern of the US, President Kennedy d an uproar in Congress when ide certain civil rights proposals i view to eradicating racial pre- . The US legislators were not ed to follow the lead of their P-NG counterparts and be pushed around, with the result that racial integration in the US seems to be further away than ever.

The one bright spot towards racial integration however, seems to come from Britain where Christine Keeler, the “model” who at present appears to hold the reins of government in the Mother Land, had no compunction in descarding racial prejudices, judging from her affairs with a British Minister of the Crown, a Russian diplomat and a couple of West Indian night-club entertainers.

It is not a happy picture at the moment where compulsory racial integration has to be introduced to create brotherly love and peace. One cannot help but wonder what effect the peccadillos of Profumo and their varied repercussions will have on the New Guinea elite when they evaluate the very clayey substance of their one-time idol’s feet, t Footnote: The newly - introduced “Racial Bill” is, according to reports, t 0 cut both wa V s - And Y et 1 notice m a PoT } Moresby newspaper supplernent, “Good Health—The Years Ahead” there are most interesting a nd instructive articles from R. F. R.

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The only contributor to be accorded the title of “Doctor” was the non- NNEQUIN PARADE: An inter- [?]ional mannequin parade held by [?]. L. Johnson, wife of P-NG's [?]ctor of Education, during Red [?]ss month in Port Moresby in [?] was a truly international affair, [?]h Papuan, Fijian, Indian and [?]opean mannequins taking part. [?] also p. 123.) Above, dressed Fijian fashion, is Mrs. Agnes [?]reka, the Fijian wife of AMO [?]en Taureka, a Papuan. They [?] when he was studying in Suva.

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Ziani made her jump from 4,000 ft and was more than ty to the ground when a strong arried her over the sea. She 1 in and sank in about 18 ft ix. other parachutists in the plane diich she had jumped saw her jumped to her aid, and fished m the bottom. * a launch took them ashore, ,1 respiration soon revived Miss md after 24 hours in hospital, nt home as keen about para- ; as ever. Miss Ziani is a of 49 jumps. ♦ * * edical and dental team led by iington eye specialist, Dr. R. will make a survey of the us in July and will treat cases, team will spend about 10 days i of the three Tokelau atolls — o, Atafu and Nukunono— have a total population of 2,000. r will pay special attention to t —often affected on atolls by rom sea and sand—and to skin s and their treatment. The population will receive Sabin iccine. ♦ ♦ * passenger traffic pressure upon i Airways service between Fiji, lebrides and Solomon Islands, great that the Fiji Airways rs decided in May to negotiate extension in the service.

It is hoped that soon the frequency of the service will be stepped up from once each week to three return flights each fortnight from Nadi, via New Hebrides, to Honiara.

Fiji Airways is reported to have bought another Heron aircraft, thus increasing the fleet with which it maintains regular services, from Fiji, with Tonga, Samoa, New Hebrides and Solomons. * * * A photo-copying service at Fiji’s Central Archives in Government House grounds, Suva, is expected to begin in August. Equipment for the service, costing £4,000, is being paid for by four overseas libraries—the National Library, Canberra, the Public Library of New South Wales, the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, and the Library of the University of Hawaii.

In return for this assistance, the four libraries will receive microfilm copies of the Cakobau Government records which are preserved in the Archives.

The new service will enable anyone interested to obtain copies of documents preserved in the Archives quickly and cheaply. * * * The French High Commissioner in the Pacific, Mr. Marc Biros, visited the Wallis and Futuna Islands in June and was reported to have received an enthusiastic welcome at every village.

Mr. Biros impressed on the islanders that they must remain united and must devote themselves to work—an activity which, according to earlier reports, they are little inclined to indulge in. ( PIM , June, p. 52.) * * * A bill was introduced into the House of Commons on May 30 to change the name of the Colonial Development Corporation to Commonwealth Development Corporation and to extend the Corporation’s operations to development schemes in former territories which achieved independence. The Corporation grants loans for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, electrical and water undertakings, transport, housing and engineering, A report from the New Hebrides says that the Condominium is to be brought within the sphere of the Corporation under the new bill. * * * Both Rabaul, New Britain, and Kieta, Bougainville, held their annual choral festival in June. More than 4,000 singers from 81 choirs took part in the Rabaul festival, and 28 choirs took part at Kieta—with more than 4,000 people attending the Bougainville festivities. (Over) airfield at Vila in June are the of New Hebrides Airways (foreand a Fiji Airways Heron just Nadi. Fiji Airways' service may be increased—see above. 125 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

\ * M L • • . because there is a glass and a half of pure, fresh, full-cream milk iu every half pound of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate MD2S/2FC/9 The latest Papua-New Guinea statistics show the Territory now has a population of 2,021,835, of all races. Of these, 1,484,873 are in New Guinea and 536,962 are in Papua The white population of Port Moresby is 6,396; of Rabaul, 3,462' and of Lae, 2,396. Highest native population is in the Eastern High, lands, where there are 351,825 natives. * * * Niue has had its first triplets. They were born to Masilauina and Talaiitama, of Liku village, who already have three children. The triplets are all girls. * * * School children throughout Papua New Guinea will study the new decimal system of currency in 1965 The decimal system will be intro duced to Australia in 1966. * * * A native passenger was fatally in jured in June when a Cessna aircraft crashed on Efogi airport, 60 miles from Port Moresby. The pilot and two other people on board escaped injury. * * * Mr. D. I. Allan, the New Hebrides Condominium Agricultural Officer, recently spent a fortnight in the BSIP investigating the chances of obtaining parasite for Axiagastus campbelli, a bug which has damaged many coconut palms in the Condominium.

As a result of his visit, a consignment of parasitised eggs is expected in the New Hebrides soon for a preliminary trial against Axiagastus. If successful, further consignments will be liberated throughout the Group in areas infested by Axiagastus. * * « Au automatic telephone service began operating in Honiara, BSIP, on June 1. ❖ * * The Japanese manager of the British Solomons Forestry Company, Mr. Takashima, was in Australia in June investigating the possibility of marketing timber from Baga Island, BSIP, to Australia. He later went on to Japan to make arrangements for shipping logs to Japan.

The British Solomons Forestry Company was established following an agreement last November between the BSIP Government and Nanpo Ringyo Kaisha Ltd., of Tokyo, on timber-cutting rights at Baga Island ( PIM , Feb., p. 11). 126 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLT

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NEW jrs on the Rolland plantation te, New Hebrides, recently he skeleton of an American lan in thick bush less than die from a wartime American The remains have been i as those of Frank Hardge, larently wandered off and died ush during the war when US r ere stationed on the island. ♦ ♦ ♦ Jew Guinea Women’s Club of met at the Cenotaph in Place on June 27 in their pilgrimage of remembrance New Guinea civilians who ir lives in the sinking of the deo Maru in June, 1942. A was later held in the club 77 King Street, Sydney. innual general meeting of the 1 be held at 77 King Street, .m. on July 25, preceded by -tea. ♦ * * Island, which is connected by vay to Pago Pago, will be the American Samoa’s muchf tourist hotel. According to work on the hotel, to be of ms, will begin immediately. 1 mean tearing down the Goat directors of the Samoan Dent Corporation (a local body dll bear the cost of the hotel) hosen George Wimberly, a u architect, to design the new dr. Wimberly is the designer awaii’s recently - completed i-Maui Hotel and Pago’s ’, the auditorium shaped like , which was opened in July j for the fifth South Pacific nee. He was in Pago in June. ♦ * * BSIP Agricultural Department y to obtain seed for tobacco- ; experiments in the Protec- About 10 years ago, Mr. J. ne, an old Solomon Islands , experimented with tobacco his butcher shop (now the the Mendana Hotel) and the ;w in abundance. ♦ ♦ * well-known Klima book store wsagency in Papeete, Tahiti, ned down in June—an almost ;e loss. Mr. Klima has opened orary store in Rue Marechal nd is carrying on. 127

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This gave the hair deep glowing tones as if looking into the depths of amber. The hair was silkily soft yet more manageable displaying the highlights in their full brilliance. Note how Doreen used “Creamed” “Peek-in”’ glow for her fine soft hair whilst Deanne used “Clear” for her normal hair. , - «: To give her hair that glow of loveliness, and reveal the beauty of the highlights Doreen shampooed her hair with “Creamed”

“Peek-In” Glow shampoo. Then to retain this beauty and enhance the highlights, Delphset Hair Spray was used to keep the softly natural waves in position. 0* A beautiful sheen and rich colour tones were imparted to the hair when Deanne used the “Peek-In’

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People JOHN lAMAN, the United ites Trust Territory’s delegate ecent South Pacific Conference iti on rural health, might have le representative for the GEIC a wartime adventure. 942, after the Japanese octhe Gilberts, he escaped in a from his home at Marakei, with a Roman Catholic priest, drifting for a long time, the pair eventually reached Mili Island, in the Marshalls.

The priest was killed, but Dr. laman survived, settled down in the Marshalls, and later went to the United States where he qualified as a doctor. * * * Mr. Colin Marr, once a well-known member of the P-NG Administration service, is again a familiar figure in Rabaul. He has left his pastoral property in New South Wales in other hands, and is devoting himself to the management of Vanulama Plantation, in New Britain. The plantation was acquired many years ago by his late father, Sir Charles Marr, and later passed into the possession of a small company. It appears to have suffered somewhat in recent years and Mr.

Marr, on behalf of family shareholders, has undertaken to remain at Vanulama for a year, in the hope of restoring greater efficiency and profitmaking to the property. * * * The ladies of Goroka, New Guinea, have a talent for organisation—and on a Friday night late in May they promoted a ball which raised no less than £250 towards the proposed new Anglican church. “They did a fine job,” said District Commisisoner Seale. “And, what is more,” he added complacently, “we had three Bishops there—Bishop David Hand, Bishop Schilling, of the Catholic Church, and our new native prelate, Bishop George Ambo.” * * * Two former long-time New Guinea hands, now living in Sydney, will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary on July 8. They are Bruce and Dorothy (Dot) George, who were married at Sacred Heart Church, Kavieng, in 1938.

Mr. George went to New Guinea in 1933 and worked on various copra plantations until 1937 when he became an Administration copra inspector at Kavieng. He was at Kavieng in this job until 1941, and again from 1954 to 1961, when he joined the Department of Agriculture in Sydney. He and his wife now live at 109 Elizabeth Street, Ashfield, NSW. * * * Making a welcome return to work in May after a long layoff was the Fiji Government Public Relations Officer, Mr. Jack Hackett. Mr.

Hackett suffered a heart attack at Lautoka in January while making arrangements for Press coverage for the brief Royal visit early in February.

He spent about three months in Lau- [?]e Gilbert and Ellice Islands, and elaus, come these six boys who studying in New Zealand on hips administered by the Islands [?]n Branch of the NZ Department [?]tion. The photographs were taken [?]ent camp near Wellington where [?]an 60 boys from the Pacific Islands [?]. Top: George Kum Kee, from and Telematua Kofe, from Funa- [?]ntre: Falaniko Aukuso, from the and Elia Tavita, from Funafuti, losua Faamaoni and Amosa [?]fo'i, both from the Tokelaus. 129 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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P.O. BOX 5050 NAENAE toka Hospital and convalesced ai home after a further brief period i the CWM Hospital at Suva. Mr Hackett has not fully recovered, anc is not his old ebullient self, but hf has the same cheery smile and thi same cheerful word for everyone. Hi may go on overseas leave soon. * * * An 83 - year - old German - bon Roman Catholic missionary in Jum celebrated her 50th year of work ii Papua-New Guinea. She is Rev. Siste Nicola Saurmilch who is Superior o the Society of the Holy Ghost Sister convent at Timbunke, 40 miles soutl of Wewak in the Sepik districl Sister Nicola Saurmilch went to th Territory from Germany in 1913, During World War II the Japanes imprisoned her near Hollandia, Wes New Guinea. After her release b Allied troops she spent a short tim in Australia before returning to Guinea. She has never returned t Germany.

Mr. Rex Blow of Sabah plantatioi Bougainville, has offered a schola ship to help a New Guinea boy ai tend a secondary school. * * An attempt by an employee of th Labasa Electricity Company (Fiji to unseat Mr. F. G. Archibald, th successful local candidate at the r< cent Fiji elections, failed in th Supreme Court, Suva, on June 1' The employee was Trevor Franci Frost. Mr. Archibald narrowly d( feated Mr. H. B. Gibson for the sea Mrs. Colin White, wife of a well-know Suva boat builder, displays a golden she from Thursday Island. Mr. and Mrs. Whi[?] have lived in Fiji for many years.

Photo: Stan Whippy 130 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Duff, at the conclusion of a trial at Lautoka in June, the bravery of an Indian girl, Kumari, 14, daughter of Ram arma. After a house occupied girl and 12 other people caught i January 29, she twice ran nto the burning building to people. “It was an act of exheroism,” the Chief Justice * * ♦ and Mrs. H. Wagstaff, who ived in the Solomons for 12 left on the MV Zeeland on 13 for a world cruise to d. They and their family will fftle in Western Australia. all the Queen’s Birthday rs in the South Pacific in June, vas more sincerely applanded lat given to Mr. Harry Char- )f Suva, the tireless secretary »aniser of the All Races Sports cial Club. By sheer hard work, irresistible grin which makes jssible for the average citizen »t his request for a donation, harman has carried on the r many years, often under disng conditions; and probably s no institution in the South hich has done more practical n welding the races together Dmmon interest in good clean Mr. Charman was awarded the as also was another equally ig South Seas sporting identity, ;s Michel, of Port Moresby, is been an official of one sport ther in P-NG since 1949. In foresby, they call him “Mr.

Mulders, of Vila, New Hebrides, [?]rried at Lismore, NSW, recently [?]ustralian girl, Miss Kathy Hamilton, [?]r nurse. Mr. Mulders, who was Belgium, will manage Vila's new [?]otel Vate, when it is opened early next year. 131 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 3963

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Deaths Of Islands People

Mrs. C. A. Monk s. Rose Mary Aimee Monk, who at Suva on June 6 was a mem- )f the Huon family who were settlers in Fiji. th her husband, Mr. C. A. e) Monk, she was engaged in al enterprises at Suva and in ry areas. s. Monk started a cafe in Suva iater rented the Oceanic Hotel, which she ran as a boarding . In 1938 she started Korolevu House, which was later to be- , under the influence of the late lugh Ragg, the world famous ievu Beach Hotel. 1944 Mrs. Monk and her hustook over the Sigatoka Hotel, years earlier Mr. Monk had up the licence of the Navua , and they ran the two enterfor several years. They retired 55 to live at Korotogo.

Mr. Walter Clifford . Walter Clifford, who died at on June 5 at the age of 94, was rmer master of a small ship i carried missionaries from one n to another in the Solomons, was born in Devonshire, Engbut came out to the South Pacian early age. settling in Fiji about 45 years he built a butter factory at mi, and later he installed the inery for the old Tailevu butter *Y- . Clifford farmed land next to actory till 1946, when he sold roperty. About three years ago oke a leg in an accident and had bedridden since, is survived by one son, Alec, of Mr. Edwin Sarginson . Edwin Sarginson, an old establ British planter in the New ides, died at Vaemeli Hospital, in May. i/lr. Arthur Weston Brooks e death occurred in Sydney rer of Mr. Arthur Weston Brooks, J officer with the Colonial Sugar ing Co. in Fiji for many years.

Brooks, who was 88, joined CSR 01 as a field officer at Labasa. >ok up cane growing on his own mt at Maleba in 1909, but re- -1 the field staff at CSR’s Labasa in 1922, where he remained until his retirement in 1935. Mr, Brooks left a widow who lives at Collaroy, Sydney.

Mr. V. J. Shearwin, MBE The death occurred recently of Mr.

V. J. Shearwin, MBE, a member of the BSIP Treasury and Customs Department from 1926 to 1953.

As he retired to Australia in 1953, there are few people in Honiara today who knew him. But those who do, remember him as a lovable character.

It was thought then that he must be 100 years old, not because of his looks or lack of energy, but because of all that he had done in his life and the stories he could tell.

He served during the war in the BSIP Defence Force, and married round about that time. When the Government moved its headquarters to Honiara, he and his charming wife Corinne set up house in “Mud Alley”.

Leaf-roofed, and built of scrap material left by the Americans, the house was surrounded by a lovely garden, the Shearwins’ pride.

Mr. Norman Hallsworth Mr. Norman Hallsworth, who worked for many years in the BSIP, Board, and later went to Bougainville in Rabaul in May, aged 64.

The late Mr. Hallsworth was born in England and was with the BSIP Customs after the war, and later took up plantation work in the Solomons before moving to Rabaul. He worked there with the Copra Marketing Board, and later went to Bouvaingille for plantation interests. He took ill in Manus recently and was moved to Rabaul, and died after several weeks in hospital. He was with the New Guinea Administration at the time of his death.

He left a widow, Marjorie. 133 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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Papua-New Guinea got a much welcomed new industry j une — a cigarette factory at Madang which will produce tyers Gold Leaf king size filter cigarettes.

EY will retail in all parts of the territory for 2/- a packet of 20, selling the 180 million machineimported cigarettes a year by as as 1/- a packet. :king the enterprise is the £2Ol »n British Tobacco Company tralia) Ltd., the Commonh’s sixth largest organisation and t company of W. D. and H. O. (Aust.) Ltd. e New Guinea company, a y-owned subsidiary of Wills t.) —W. D. and H. O. Wills JG) Ltd. —has been registered a nominal capital of £200,000. lat, £150,000 has already been id in building and equipping the factory and in the purchase of s. e New Guinea organisation is second Islands manufacturing ire for Wills, which in 1955, in nction with the British-American cco Company, formed the Fiji cco Co. Ltd., in Suva. The Suva >any shares the local cigarette ifacturing market with Carreras ) Ltd. The Fiji Tobacco Corn- Ltd., also plans extensive exon soon. lairman of the British Tobacco Mr. T. J. N. Foley, is head of New Guinea subsidiary. Other tors are, Messrs. H. Widdup, C.

Noble, and N. F. Vincent, ager is Mr Roger Georgeson; action manager is Mr. E. B. s; secretary is Mr. William C.

J. r. Georgeson was, until recently, /ing manager in the Fiji factory, responsibility also extends to the ic Tobacco and Development pany, which is also at Madang which makes trade twist tobacco. ; bought the twist factory from interests two years ago when small factory was in financial ulties. r, Foley told PIM that the new ette factory was the direct result of Administration encouragement and collaboration with Wills in recent years.

Big Price Concession The company had been able to make the big price concession (cigarette prices vary from 2/11 to 3/6 in the Territory) because the Administration had exempted temporarily, Territory-made Players cigarettes from excise and allowed it to import duty free the special grades of tobacco leaf needed.

He said the Administration had however stressed that both concessions would be re-assessed at the end of a specified period in the hope that the company would extend operations to cover all production in the Territory.

The company would co-operate in an experimental programme to determine the possibility of producing acceptable flue cured tobacco leaf in New Guinea when a market for Territory-made cigarettes was established.

In Port Moresby, the P-NG Administrator, Sir Donald Cleland, described the new manufacturing industry as a “shot in the arm”, for Territory development.

Nearly half a million machine-made cigarettes are smoked every day in P-NG, On the Australian mainland consumption is 50 million a day. The new factory hopes to attract the growing native market.

Players Gold Leaf will be sold in a hinged lid flip-top box.

TOBACCO EXECUTIVES: At top are two of the directors of Wills' New Guinea company, Mr. H. Widdup and Mr. C. B.

Noble. Lower, from left, Mr. E. B. Hollis, production manager; Mr. R. Georgeson, manager; and Mr. W. C. Mead, secretary.

Another of the Madang company's directors Mr. N. F. Vincent (left) inspects a section of Wills' new air-conditioned factory at Madang. 135 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY— JULY, 1963

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Big Improvement In Fiji's Trade Balance Fiji in 1962 showed a spectacular improvement in the visible balance of trade, with the excess of imports over exports dropping to £1,600,000, compared with the 1961 adverse balance of £4,100,000. Increased exports were the reason for the better showing, as imports remained at almost the same level as 1961.

THE total exports (domestic and re-exports) were a record (£15,745,676), beating the previous highest figure of £15,714,399 in 1957. Greatest improvement was in sugar exports which rose by £2,500,000 in value to £8,482,000.

Other main exports tended to fall in quantity and value, but re-exports rose, largely because of an increase of about £300,000 in aircraft fuels.

World Bank NG Survey Begins A team of experts from the World Bank began a two-months survey of P-NG in June. The mission, headed by Mr. K. R.

Iverson, will make recommendations on the method of obtaining the best development in all fields in the Territory. It will study the fields of economy, industry, education, public health, power and transport, and also the social aspects of Territory life. The Bank mission was sent to the Territory at the request of the Australian Government. Its 10 experts include no Australians.

Closer Look at BSIP- Australia Trade The BSIP Chamber of Commerce is hopeful that more trade will develop between Australia and the BSIP following the visit to Honiara in June of Australia’s Trade Commissioner to the Pacific Islands, Mr.

H. Sullivan.

The Chamber told Mr. Sullivan that BSIP imports from Australia had dropped in recent years because of better prices and lower freight rates from Europe, the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, and other places.

On the other hand, the BSIP was exporting almost nothing to Australia because of the high freight rates, which resulted from lack of backloading.

The Chamber said that if Australia would reduce the import duty on BSIP timber, letting it in on the same terms as Papua-New Guinea timber, there would be ample backloading from the Solomons to Australia. y This, the Chamber added, should mean a reduced freight rate on cargo from Australia and should thus make Australian exports more attractive to BSIP importers.

Company Notes

Emperor Shares Up And Dow*

The 1/- shares of the Emperor Gold Mil mg Co. Ltd. of Fiji have been jumpit around in the Australian Stock Exchana in recent years. In December, 1958 th( were quoted at buyers, 9/-. in Ma 1962 they were down to 5/-; and in Juni to 3 7 - ; but by the end of 1962, the had recovered to 6/-; and in Pebruan April they were freely traded at froi •/“ to 8/-.

In May, 1963, buyers lost interestthe price by mid-June had sagged 1 “PIM” inquired in Fiji about mir prospects at Vatukoula, and was assure betfer’^ ere " aS good as ever —P robab] The see-saw in quotations is attribute to speculators who are watching th world’s gold market. If USA lifts th gold price the value of shares in mine like those at Vatukoula, which have largi proven reserves of good ore, will jum sharply. J m PACIFIC ISLAND MINES: Exploratoi tunnels being driven by Pacific Islan Mines Ltd. on the island of Misinu Papua, are making interesting discoverie! and certain interesting ores, are bein examined and assayed. The compan has said very little about its plans bu the shareholders evidently remain hopefi —the shares are quoted at very littl under par.

The Stock Market

Sydney Sales Prices

Oil And Mining Shares

Sydney Stock Exchange share price index for “Ordinaries” on June 21 was 319.87; a month ago, May 24, it was 317.42. 136 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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;ss otherwise stated, quotations are tralian currency. Aust. £ equals imately 16/- Stg.. NZ, or W. 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons JC areas; 196 Pac. Frs.; 5U52.25.) COPRA JA-NEW GUINEA:—AII production vered to Copra Marketing Board, led by six members, including three s’ representatives; and the Board distribution and sales, and makes its to the producers. Production ainly to (a) Unilever, in UK, (b) ia for local consumption, (c) g-mill in Rabaul, and (d) Japan s as available). Prices generally ith ruling rate in Philippines, with tns for hot-air dried. r Board’s Tentative Purchase for copra delivered main ports are; ■ Dried, £59/-/- per ton; FMS, I/- per ton; Smoke-Dried, I/- per ton. —No Government control—prosell where they wish. Bulk of goes to crushing-mills in Suva, (une 24 prices were: HAD 17/6, FM £FSO/7/6.

STERN SAMOA:—Official Copra takes all production, sells same akes payments to producers. It ainly to Abels Ltd., NZ crushers, Unilever, UK. Local price rewas £56/12/6 Samoan, first 3A:—Sales are under Government Part of production goes to under arrangement with Unilever ed by Philippines prices, and part open market. .

IMON IS.: —All production marketed i official BSI Copra Board, at based on Philippines rate. Output o Unilever, UK; to Australian s; and the balance on to the open Local price in June was: de, £52/-/-; 2nd grade, £5O/10/-; ide, £4B/-/- per ton, f.0.b., BSIP (Honiara, Yandina and Gizo).

ERT AND ELLICE: —Production ;d in Europe through official Copra at prices based on Philippines sss freight, etc. The Government to producers is: £7/15/5 per ton grade, and £3/14/7 for 2nd grade.

HEBRIDES: —On June 21, the price was approximately £4O/-/- Pac. francs) per ton delivered nto. French price then was 880 per metric ton, c.i.f., Marseilles. £ IS.; Copra goes to Abels, Ltd., kland, who operate the only NZ irushlng mill. Price paid is average price for previous three months, mdling charges. Price for third , July-Sept., 1963, is £NZS6/15/11 de, £NZSS/10/11 standard grade— o.b., Rarotonga.

Other Produce

)A; — Islands prices are usually m the rates for Ghana cocoa which e 21 was £ Stg.2l3/15/- per ton, lydney.

G.: Sydney buyers on June 21 re- Quote No. 1: In store, Rabaul, quality £225 per ton, or on wharf Sydney, according to quality: £l9O-£205; quote No. 2: Best quality, on wharf Syd., Melb., £240-£250; in store, N.G. ports, £215 (for UK, Continent and USA shipments).

W. SAMOA:—Nominal prices quoted in Sydney, June 21 were: Grade 1, £Stg.2so; grade 2, £Stg.23o, f.0.b., Apia.

COFFEE.—P.-N.G.: June 21, good quality A grade, per lb, 4/- to 4/2; B grade, 3/9 to 4/-; C grade, 2/9 to 3/4, c.i.f., Sydney.

Overseas c.i.f. coffee prices were reported on June 25 as: Kenya A, f.a.q., £Stg.3so, B £ Stg.34o, U/G £Stg.34o; Bugisu A £Stg.3ls, B £Stg.3os; Tanganyika AA £ 5tg.365, B £Stg.3lo, U/G £Stg.29s; Uganda Robusta £Stg.22o.

PEANUTS. P.-N.G.: Sydney agents report: No supplies, except Virginia Bunch, because of dry conditions—no quotations available until after July/Aug. shipment received. Lae reports Virginia Bunch kernels 1/8 lb, f.o.b.

RUBBER. —P.-N.G. price is based on Singapore rate, which on June 21 was: No. 1, RSS, Spot, 73% Straits cents per lb (25.67 d Aust.).

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp Tulk & Co., Sydney, reported June 21: White and yellow label processed, standard packs, 34/-, green label 33/-, c.i.f., Sydney.

RICE (Aust.): Prices until May 1, 1964 —P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £5B/10/- per ton, f.o.w. Vitamised and enriched white, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £65/-/- f.o.w. Other Pac. Islands: Dry, white or brown, etc. £67/10/- (any quantity), f.0.w., Sydney or Melbourne.

PEARL SHELL. —Quotations for Australian M.O.P. Shell on June 21 by Sydney independent shell agents were: Sound £825, D £5OO, E £3OO, EE £l9O (in store Sydney). Cook Islands: Penrhyn £NZ42S (approx.), f.0.b., Rarotonga.

TROCHUS. —Sydney buyers on June 21 indicated the following quotations to Islands producers: No. I.—Papua— nominally £95 per ton, f.0.b., Papuan ports; N.G—£9o, c.i.f., Sydney; 8.5.1. £9O, f.0.b., Honiara. No. 2.—Papua— £loo per ton; N.G., £lOO per ton.

GREEN SNAIL SHELL.—Sydney buyers quoted on June 21: No. 1: £250 per ton, f.0.b., Islands port. No. 2: £290 (best quality), on wharf, Sydney; or £295 f.0.b., Islands port.

CROCODILE SKINS.—On June 21 Sydney buyers quoted for 12 in. and over, first grade quality as follows: P.-N.G.— 20/6 per in., f.o.b. P-NG ports, small scale (salt water); large scale (fresh water) 13/6 per in. 8.5.L—20/6 per in. (small scale) del. Sydney.

PAPUAN GUM: £B2/15/- f.o.b. Islands port.

BECHE-DE-MER: Chang Sing Loong Co., Suva, quote F 2- (4 In. to 7 in.) to F3/- (9 in. to 11 in.) lb for well processed commercial varieties.

SHARK FINS: Suva merchants offer F4/6 per lb for well-dried fins of commercial quality. Sydney buyers quote 6/to 8/- lb., ex-store Sydney, according to quality.

London and US Quotations Copra: LONDON, June 21, Philippines, in bulk, $182.50 US (equal to £Stg.6s/5/6) per long ton, c.i.f., UK/Nth. European ports. Malayan, FMS, delivered weights, c.i.f. UK/Nth. European ports, £Stg.66/-/- per long ton. NEW YORK; June 21, Philippines, $167.50 US per short ton, c.i.f., Pacific Coast ports. CEYLON: 925 Rupees per ton c.i.f.

Coconut Oil: LONDON, June 21, Ceylon, 1% in bulk, £Stg.lo2/10/- per ton, c.i.f., UK/North European ports. Straits, 3%, £Stg.96/10/- c.i.f.

Rubber: LONDON, June 21, c.i.f., RSS No. 1 Spot, 22-5/16d Stg. lb, Sept, shipment 22V 4 d Stg. lb, July 21 3 / 4 d Stg. lb. (£ 1 Australian is equal to about 2.2 US Dollars or 10 Vz Rupees.) 137 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

It’S Snow Time In

The South Now

People who like to see snow—but just briefly—have a chance of doing so quickly in both Australia and New Zealand. \ IRLINES of New South Wales is, during the Australian winter snow season, running one-day tours to the Mt. Kosciusko area. Passengers leave Sydney’s Mascot Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays (6.50 a.m.) or Sundays (8.05 a.m.) for Cooma airport (which is about 14 miles on the snowy side of the town). Buses then convey passengers to Smiggin Holes, in the middle of the snow country, at about 6,000 feet. Skis, boots, toboggans can be hired at the new hotel and meals are available in the same establishment or local snack bars. Return flight is in the evening.

Fares are £l2/18/- per adult; £7/1/per child.

The NSW Railways also run weekend excursions in the same way. Customers sleep in the train (sleeping berths) on Saturday night, arrive at Cooma early Sunday morning; spend the day in the snow and take a sleeper back to Sydney Sunday night, arriving in time for the office Monday morning.

In the South Island of New Zealand, tourists may take a quick look at the beauties of Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps in three-passenger, ski Dianes. They can actually land on he glaciers or on fine powder snow, md soar amongst the snow valleys md 15,000 feet peaks of the Alps.

Phis service, quite rightly, is becoming one of the most spectacular ourist thrills New Zealand has to )ffer. Particulars are obtainable from vlt. Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Company, PO Box 226, Timaru, NZ.

Cruises—With a Note On the Nadi Area of Fiji jl/TATSON LINES will conduct a short sea-air tour of Noumea, New Caledonia and Fiji in July—l 2 days for from £A2I3/10/-. Matson vessels Mariposa and Monteray leave Sydney every three weeks and there is no reason why the itinerary should not be repeated as travellers require —although perhaps not at this concession price.

The tour offered leaves Sydney by Monterey on July 15 and provides five days at sea—less the time spent in Noumea where a tour is arranged, including a visit to the aquarium and lunch at a French restaurant. Arrival at Suva is scheduled for July 20 and the following week includes Suva, Korolevu Beach resort, the Mocambo Hotel at Nadi, with launch and car tours, yaqona ceremony, swimming, Fijian feasts, etc.

The tour ends July 27 with return to Sydney by Qantas.

This is a very pleasant tour but we think it was stretched a bit when the advance publicity—conjuring up ideas the size of Mt. Kilimanjaro or Tales of Fair Kashmir—said of the Mocambo: “Located on a mountai top, the hotel is charming with loveb panoramic views of the ocean aii far off-shore islands”.

The Mocambo is on a knoll ovei looking Nadi airport and if it’s mor than 50 feet above sea level we’d b surprised. There probably is glimpse of Nadi Bay around th place somewhere (like from the to of the flag pole), but PIM staff men bers who stay at the hotel frequentlj have never noticed it particularly.

The Mocambo is a very pleasan place to stay—even without thi mountain air and the distant se; views. The swimming pool, added ii 1962, is an attraction these days, am a block of new de luxe suites am rooms is currently being completed It is hard to believe, now that thi Nadi area is developing as a touris resort in its own right, that righ up to 1961 Nadi was a place to go tc catch a plane. The Mocambo ther was an old building right at the airport, that had started life during the war as an American officers’ club; while the two other hotels in the area—Skylodge and the Nadi Hotel— which these days also offer fine accommodation and service to tourists, had not been developed to the stage at which they now are.

Things You Should Know That . . . “Torrie Glen”, one of the many fully-furnished selfcontained units of flats on Norfolk Island ideal for tourists, can be had for £3/10/- a week per person, and not £l3/10/ —as a printer’s Pacific Course Plotters Kit Some readers have asked where they can get the “Pacific Explorers’ Kit” described here some months ago. The answer is Dept.

NYT, Pacific Area Travel Assn., 442 Post St., San Francisco 2, Calif., USA; and it costs $7, for handling, postage, etc. The kit consists of six small booklets covering: Food and Drink; What to Take Along; Shops and Marketplaces; Airline and Steamship Guide; Currency Converter; and Logbook (for the explorer's own experiences). There’s a large National Geographic map of the Pacific; a simplified worksheet map for working out your own itinerary; a 24 page coloured folder describing special festivals and celebrations in Pacific countries; and 16 coloured travel folders from 16 Pacific countries.

The "Pacific Islands Monthly" is a member of the Australian National Travel Association (ANTA) and the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA), which are pledged to promote tourist travel in their areas. 138 JULY, 1 963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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had it in our April issue, ie Glen”, Elizabeth Street, is i 50 acres, and the flats have city and all mod. cons, it . . Travellers Digest, :’s fat (336 pp) and informative to 101 countries, mentioned in jne issue, is not only available ne passengers, but to the general : too, at BOAC offices and ellers. At only 8/6 it is the ourist value we know. BOAC, e way, has just opened a new at the corner of Elizabeth and is St., Melbourne, it . . . Cathay Pacific, also ed to in June, does not operate es from Sydney to the East any But both Qantas and BOAC te Sydney to Hong Kong, and ,y, of course, operates out of Kong. beautiful Italian )YD TRIESTINO might have lone better to have called their vessels Gina Lollobrigida and a Loren instead of Galileo and oni. Although the two gentleare Most Famous Italians the that now bear their names might be described as feminine and certainly are mid-20th century sticates. lileo, as we recall, as well as a genius unappreciated in his country, was always in trouble me sort and spent the latter part 5 life suffering from a kidney ailwever, Galileo, the ship, which leted her maiden voyage to Ausin May is a very beautiful n and what might be regarded e owners’ pledge to a continu- :aith in the passenger trade bei Australia and Southern Europe, ept in the UK, Italy has sup- Australia with its biggest quota DSt-war migrants.) e 27,500 ton Galileo caters for ■y and economy travellers in and tourist classes, both with ;rn Italy’s flair for design, colour functional elegance. ilileo will be joined by her twin , Marconi, in October this year together they will provide a ;hly service between Sydney and • Australian ports and Naples via arta, Singapore, Colombo, Bom- Aden, Suez, Messina and Genoa, mrist off-season fares are from Z 5; first-class from £A2SO.

Boomerang Season For Europe The off-season for voyages from Australasia to Europe is now just about to begin and canny travellers will have a large field to pick from this year. P & O-Orient alone has 14 sailings from Australia to UK from July 29, 1963, to January 3, 1964, which come within their Boomerang or off-season rates. (Boomerang fares operate Aug. 1— Dec. 31, give or take a few days; offseason rates apply to single passages as well as return).

Strathmore, leaving Sydney, July 29, is the first of the Boomerang voyages this year; and Oriana, on January 3, 1964, is the last.

Boomerang tickets are current for two years and all include first class return from Europe (as there is pressure on tourist bookings southbound).

With tourist class northbound, Boomerang fares are from £A363 return; one-class vessel northbound, from £A373; and first class both ways, from £A426.

Boomerang fares are also available on P & O-Orient Pacific voyages although they have no seasonal limitation; they are available under certain circumstances —mostly for a round voyage on the same vessel— and work out at about li times the single fare.

For some probably adequate reason —but one that escapes the traveller —fares on a comparative mileage or elapsed-time basis, are much more expensive on the Pacific services than between Australasia and Europe.

Floating Hotels For

TOKYO GAMES: The P & O-Orient liners Oriana (42,000 tons), Iberia (30,000 tons) and Oronsay (28,000 tons) will become floating hotels at Yokohama during the Tokyo Olympics next year (Oct. 9-24).

Iberia and Oronsay will be homeward bound from San Francisco at that time and will spend October 9-13 and October 22-24 respectively, at Yokohama. Oriana will make a special cruise from Sydney and be at Yokohama for 10 days from Oct. 9 to 19. She will complete the cruise by calling at Nagasaki, Hong Kong, Great Barrier Reef and Auckland before returning to Sydney on November 9. 100TH PACIFIC VOYAGE: Matson Lines, in June, celebrated the 100th postwar voyage of a Matson liner between the US and Australia. The 100th voyage was made by the "Mariposa" which left Sydney for San Francisco on June 20. Matson's north and south bound Pacific routes are shown on the map. 139 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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50 Young St., Sydney. 27-4272 • 454 Collins St., Melbourne. 67-7237 • 73 Queen St., Auckland. 32-841 m 6090/86 140 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

ORCADES ORIANA ORIANA ORONSAY SYDNEY depart Via Via Sept. 20 Oct. 24 AUCKLAND arr/dep the the Sept. 22-23 Oct. 27 SUVA arr/dep Panama Panama Sept. 25 Oct. 30 HONOLULU arr/dep Canal Canal Sept. 29 Nov. 4 VANCOUVER arr/dep Nov. 9-10 Aug. 28** Oct. 3-4

San Francisco

arr/dep Aug. 29-30 Oct. 6-7 Nov. 9-10

Los Angeles

arr/dep Sept. l-2tt Oct. 8 Nov. 11 HONOLULU arr/dep Nov. 15 Sept. 6 Oct. 12 thence UK SUVA arr/dep Nov. 22 Sept. 12 Oct. 18 AUCKLAND arr/dep Nov. 25 Sept. 14 Oct. 20 via West SYDNEY arrive Nov. 28 Sept. 17 Oct. 23 Indies •* Los Angeles. ft Vancouver.

Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust. Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney (B 0532).

MARIPOSA MONTEREY MARIPOSA MONTEREY

San Francisco

depart July 11 Aug. 4 Aug. 29 Sept. 19

Los Angeles

arr/dep July 12 Aug. 5 Aug. 30 Sept. 20 BORA BORA arr/dep July 20 Aug. 13 Sept. 7 Sept. 28 PAPEETE arr/dep July 21-23 Aug. 14-16 Sept. 8-10 Sept. 29-Oct. 1 RAROTONGA arr/dep July 24 Aug. 17 Sept. 11 Oct. 2 AUCKLAND arr/dep July 29-30 Aug. 22-23 Sept. 16-17 Oct. 7-8 SYDNEY arr/dep Aug. 2-5 Aug. 26-29 Sept. 20-23 Oct. 11-14 NOUMEA arr/dep Aug. 8 Sept. 1 Sept. 26 Oct. 17 SUVA arr/dep Aug. 10 Sept. 3 Sept. 28 Oct. 19 NIUAFOOU arr/dep Aug. 11 Sept. 4 Sept. 29 Oct. 20 PAGO PAGO arr/dep Aug. 11 Sept. 4 Sept. 29 Oct. 20 HONOLULU arr/dep Aug. 16-17 Sept. 9-10 Oct. 4-5 Oct. 25-26

San Francisco

arrive Aug. 22 Sept. 15 Oct. 10 Oct. 31 Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young St., Sydney. (BU 4272).

Shippong and Airways Information Shipping TIME-TABLES • PlM's shipping and airways schedules are up to the minute. They are revised each month just before publication from information supplied by the shipping and airways companies. illngs are approximate and may ' as much as two weeks. ney-Papua-New Guinea ;ula sails from Sydney for e, Nth. Qld. ports, Pt. Moresby, i, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, Kavieng, Rabaul, Pt. Moresby, Next Sydney sailing: Aug. 24 ta sails from Sydney for Bris- Pt. Moresby, Samaral, Rabaul, n, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, Samisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney sailug. 3, Sept. 20 (approx.). > sails about every six weeks: Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Jadang, Rabaul, Samarai, Pt. , Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney Aug. 20 (approx.). >ro sails from Melbourne for Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports (subject it), Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt. , Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: (approx.), s from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., 5 Street, Sydney (B 0547). i: Leaves Sydney about every four for Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, , Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next sailings: July 20, Aug. 20. ow: Leaves Sydney every four )r Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, iadang, Rabaul, Sydney. Next sailings: July 30, Aug. 30. s from New Guinea Australia Line and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 3t., Sydney (BU1712).

Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels and Anshun call at Pt. Moresby, on their way north from Sydney fkong. Next vessel; g; Dep. Sydney Aug. 14 for Brisig. 17, Pt. Moresby Aug. 21-22, Manila and Hongkong, s from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 1712). eth Boye: Leaves Sydney aptely every five weeks for Port , Samarai, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Next Sydney sailings; July 17, (approx.). : Leaves Sydney approximately r e weeks for Brisbane, Lae, Rabaul, Next Sydney sailings; July 19 ), Aug. 8.

Leaves Sydney approximately r e weeks for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, , Honiara, Gizo, Rabaul, Wewak, Lae, Sydney. Next Sydney saily 25 (approx.). s from Karlander NG Line (F. lens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge hey (BU 8311).

Sydney-Fiji MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers.

Next Sydney sailings; July 17, Aug. 7 (approx.).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney (B 0151).

Sydney-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa Union Steam Ship Co. maintains monthly services from Melbourne and Sydney (periodically from Adelaide) to Lautoka, Suva (including transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Next sailings: Waiana July 25 approx.), Aug. 30 (approx.).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney (B 0528); or other branches and agents.

Sydney-Flji-Vancouver Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva, normally operate a service three times yearly with the Lakemba along the above route.

Next sailing from Sydney: Sept. 12 (approx.).

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney (8U4147).

Sydney-New Caledonia- New Hebrides-Fr. Polynesia Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete (with occasional calls at Taiohae, Marquesas Group), Vila, Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.

Next inwards voyage, ex-Marseilles; Tahitien: Papeete July 16-19, Vila July 26-27, Noumea July 28-31, Sydney Aug. 3-5, Noumea Aug, 8-11, New Hebrides Aug. 12- Noumea Aug. 19, Papeete Aug. 25-29, Taiohae Sept. 1.

Oceanien: Taiohae Aug. 30, Papeete Sept. 1-4, Vila Sept. 11-12, Noumea Sept. 13- New Hebrides Sept. 18-24, Noumea Sept. 25, Papeete Oct. 1-5.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney: Tahitien; Dep. Sydney Aug. 8, Noumea Aug. 14, New Hebrides Aug. 22, Noumea Aug. 23, Papeete Sept. 3, Taiohae Sept. 6.

Polynesie maintains monthly passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila, Pt. Sandwich (occasionally), and Santo.

Next Sydney sailings: July 19, Aug. 9, Aug. 30.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney (8U2654).

Sydney-Norfolk Is.

New Caledonia Colorado del Mar (owned by Societe Martime Caledonienne, Noumea), carrying cargo only, makes a regular three weekly voyage from Sydney to Norfolk Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA USA-Eastern Pacific-NZ-Sydney-Central Pacific-Hawaii 141 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

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Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI- Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi leaves Sydney about every six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara and BSI ports, Bougainville ports.

Next Sydney sailing: July 25 (approx.).

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd.. 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (80547).

Sydney-NZ-Fiji-Tahiti Panama-UK Southern Cross and Northern Star each make four round-the-world voyages per year, two west-bound, then two eastbound, calling at Fiji and Tahiti every trip.

Northern Star: Dep. Southampton (UK), Aug. 6, via Sth. Africa, for Sydney Sept. 11-13, Wellington Sept. 16-18, Auckland Sept. 20, Suva Sept. 23, Papeete Sept. 27-28, thence via Panama to Southampton, arr. Oct. 22.

Southern Cross: From Southampton (UK) via Sth. Africa for Sydney Oct. 16-18, Wellington Oct. 21-23, Auckland Oct. 25, Suva Oct. 28, Papeete Oct. 28, thence via Panama to Southampton, arr.

Nov. 27.

Details from Shaw Savlll Line, 8a Castlereagh St.. Sydney (BW 1828).

Austasia Line’s vessel Matupi runs between Australian ports (turn round at Adelaide) and Papua-New Guinea.

Matupi: Dep. Sydney July 10, Brisbane July 12-13, Pt. Moresby July 18, Lae July 22, Madang July 24, Rabaul July 27.

Matupi; Dep. Melb. Aug. 20, Sydney Aug. 26, Brisbane Aug. 29, Pt. Moresby Sept. 5, Lae Sept. 10, Madang Sept. 12, Rabaul Sept. 15.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1271).

Sydney - P-NG - Far East Australia-West Pacific Line’s motorvessels maintain services between Australia and Hongkong via Islands ports.

Southbound vessels call at: NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), and Australian ports. Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports.

Milos: Dep. Sydney July 26 for Brisbane July 28-29, Rabaul Aug. 2-3, Lae Aug. 4-5, Madang Aug. 6-7, Hongkong Aug. 14-16, Manila Aug. 18-19, Sandakan/ Wallace Bay Aug. 21-26, Rabaul Sept. 2-3, Madang Sept. 4-5, Lae Sept. 6-7, Brisbane Sept. 11-13, Sydney, arr. Sept. 15 (approx.).

Samos: Prom Hongkong, due Honiara July 13, VaVnikoro July 14-16, Brisbane July 19-23, Sydney, arr. July 25. After loading atsouthern Australian ports, due dep. Sydney again Aug. 14 for JJapan direct.

Tenos: Dep. Hongkong July 17, via Philippines, for Sandakan/Wallace Bay JJuly 23-26, Rabaul Aug. 1-2, Madang Aug. 3, Lae Aug. 4-5, Brisbane Aug. 9-12, Sydney, arr. Aug. 14. Due sail from Sydney again for Islands ports Sept. 17 (approx.).

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301).

Dominion Navigation Co. Ltd. (U] vessels maintain monthly service betwe Sydney and Japan (via Manila, Hongko and Keelung), return via Guam a Rabaul.

Francis Drake: Dep. Sydney July !

Brisbane July 27, Hongkong Aug. 8, Jap Aug. 26, Guam Aug. 31, Rabaul Sept, arr. Sydney Sept. 11.

George Anson: Dep. Sydney Aug. ; Brisbane Aug. 27, Manila Sept. 8, Hor kong Sept. 13, Japan Sept. 26, Gui Oct. 1, Rabaul Oct. 6, arr. Sydney 0 12.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., ] York Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe Nederland Line Royal Dutch Ma Oranje sails irregularly from Sydney Europe, via NZ, Papeete and Pana: Canal; occasionally calls are made a at Suva.

Next northbound Tahiti call: Fr Sydney, at Papeete Jan. 6-7, 1964.

Next southbound Tahiti call: Se 24-25, due at Sydney Oct. 4.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, !

George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Sydney-{or NZ)-North America Cargo vessels operated by the Un Steam Ship Co., maintain two-mont service across the Pacific, from W bourne and Sydney to Vancouver and U ports. Occasionally calls are made Fanning Island.

Waihemo; At present on voyage 142 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Pacific Islands Transport Line

Owners: Thor Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S Sandefjord, Norway Motor Vessels "THORSISLE" and "THOR I"

Regular Freight and Passenger Service between Pacific Coast Ports of U.S.A. and Canada and

Tahiti - Samoa - Tonga - Fiji - New Caledonia

New Hebrides - New Guinea

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION LTD.

General Agents 1 Bush Street, San Francisco 4, California, U.S.A.

PAPEETE —Agence Maritime Internationale Tahiti.

PAGO PAGO—G. H. C. Reid & Co.

APIA —Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, Ltd.

NOUMEA—Etablissements Ballande.

SYDNEY—Birt & Co. Pty.) Ltd.

SUVA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, Ltd.

LAE/RABAUL —Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

PORT VILA-Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles Hebrides.

Fiji Direct Service

Via Panama

Regular Sailings from London to Suva & Lautoka Through Bills of Lading to

Labasa - Levuka - Apia - Pago Pago

Nukualofa - Vavau ■ Niue

BETHELL, GWYN & CO. LTD. 138 Leadenhall Street London E.C.3 For further particulars apply to

Burns Philp

(SOUTH SEA) CO. LTD.

Suva iver future movements “un- ;emata, from NZ ports, makes three ir trips yearly to Vancouver (via nga and Papeete). ,11s from Union Steam Ship Co 5 Ltd., 247 George St., Sydney B); and other branches and agents. >pe-Tahiti-New Caledonia BSI-P-NG-West NG ;gular service from the Continent IK, via Panama, to Tahiti, New nia, BSI, P-NG and West NG is *d Jointly by Nederland Line Royal Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, mata (RL): Prom Continent, dep. l July 4 for Papeete Aug 3, a Aug. 10, Honiara Aug. 14, Pt. y Aug. 16. Rabaul Aug. 19, Lae 1, Madang Aug. 23, Kota Baru (if nent). ils from Royal Interocean Lines, ;orge St., Sydney (2-0573). pe-Tahiti-New Hebridesew Caledonia-Australia ageries Maritimes cargo vessels run y between France and Noumea via frica and Australia. From Sydney, go to Brisbane and Noumea; re- ;o France via Australian coastal sailings from Sydney: Vosges ) (Noumea Aug. 5); Vivarais Aug. umea Sept. 2). r MM vessels run between France lydney, via Panama Canal and ports. Next vessels; Euphrate te July 24, Noumea Aug. 4; g Sydney); Godavery (Papeete Aug. a Aug. 31, Santo Sept. 2, Noumea 1, Sydney Sept. 12).

Ils from Messageries Maritimes, 36 aor St, Sydney (8U2654). ar East-Fiji NZ-Sydney 1 Interocean Lines operate a service Singapore to Fiji, NZ, and Auswith three vessels (Van Cloon, Soort and Van Neck) calling :ally at Suva and/or Lautoka.

Cloon calls Lautoka Aug. 5, Suva Van Noort calls Lautoka Aug. 19, mg. 20. ils from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 Street, Sydney (2-0573). ar East-P-NG-BSI-New rides-Fiji-New Caledonia a Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels Ln monthly service from Japan ards through P-NG, BSI, New ss, Fiji and N. Caledonia; usually to Japan direct. gtu: From Japan and Hongkong idang July 26, Lae July 29, Rabaul Samarai Aug. 4, Pt. Moresby Aug. iara Aug. 12, Santo Aug. 15, Vila 8, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 21, Noumea ), thence to Japan, due Sept. 14. iang: Dep. Japan July 17 for Pusan Hongkong July 22-26, Guam Wewak Aug. 5, Madang Aug. 7, g. 10, Rabaul Aug. 13, Pt. Moresby 2, Suva/Lautoka Aug. 28, Noumea , Honiara (opt.), thence Japan, due 13. ils from China Navigation Co., Ltd. and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 St.. Sydney (BU1712).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes approximately monthly voyages from Auckland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with calls at Niue and some other Cook Islands when cargo warrants.

Details from NZ Department of Island Territories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or any office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next Auckland sailings; July 16, Aug. 13, Sept. 10.

Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, and return to Auckland.

Next Auckland sailings: Aug. 1, Aug. 29, Sept. 26.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auckland. (Tel.: 49-430).

NZ-New Caledonia - P-NG- Far East Crusader Shipping Co.’s cargo vessels, running between NZ and the Far East, call at New Caledonia and Papua, and, in some instances, Guam. Next voyage: Knight Templar: Dep. Auckland July 26, for Noumea July 29, Pt. Moresby Aug. 2, thence Singapore, Pt. Swettenham, Manila, Hongkong (dry docks), and Shanghai.

Details from Shaw, Savill Line, agents, 101 Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-310). 143 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

New Zealand-Tahiti New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a call every two months at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

Next northbound voyage: Rangitoto, dep. Wellington July 20, due Papeete July 26.

Next southbound voyage: Rangitane from London, due Papeete July 24.

Details from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd,, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

Crusader Shipping Co. Ltd., Wellington, NZ, makes a call every two months (approx.) at Papeete on north-bound voyages of its West Coast Nth. American service. Next voyage: Saracen dep.

Auckland July 20, at Papeete July 26.

Tonga-Fiji-Samoa Tonga Shipping Agency operates a cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and FIJI (Suva, Lautoka.

Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls are also made as required at Apia (W.

Samoa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa).

Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter (FIJI) Ltd.

UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji The Fiji Direct Service is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka, Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Loading Brokers in London.

Next sailings, ex-London; July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 12.

UK-Papua-NG-BSI Bank Line operates a direct service from Europe to P-NG and BSI, vessels going on to Australia for cargo-loading and returning to UK via Suez. Next vessels: Fleetbank: From Continent and UK, at Pt. Moresby July 20, Samarai July 22, Lae July 24, Madang July 26, Wewak July 28, Rabaul July 31, Kavieng Aug. 1, Honiara Aug. 4.

Eastbank: From Continent, dep. London July 17 for Pt. Moresby Aug. 21, Samarai Aug. 23, Lae Aug. 24, Madang Aug. 26, Wewak Aug. 28, Rabaul Aug. 29, Kavieng Aug. 30, Honiara Sept. 1.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty.

Ltd.. 269 George St., Sydney (BU2041).

USA-Tahiti-Am. Samoa-Fiji- Australia Matson-Oceanic Line operates a fiveweeks passenger-cargo service from Los Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australia, vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney, Brisbane, etc.

Next trans-Pacific sailings: From Brisbane, Ventura Sept. 15 (approx.); Sonoma Sept. 30 (approx.).

Details from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney (8U4272).

American Pioneer Line ships on US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make periodical calls at Tahiti on southbound voyage. Next Papeete calls: Pioneer Surf July 27, Pioneer Gem Sept. 4.

Details from Wilh. Wllhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 6301).

USA-Tahiti-Samoa-Fiji- New Caledonia Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thor I maintain approximately six weeks service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.

Thorsisle: From US, at Papeete July 9-11, Pago Pago July 15-18, Apia July 19-20, Suva July 23-24, Noumea July 26-28, Vila July 29-30, Santo July 31- Aug. 1, Apia (open), Pago Pago Aug. 5-6, Los Angeles Aug. 20-21, San Francisco Aug. 22-23.

Thor I; Dep. San Francisco Aug. 2, Los Angeles Aug. 3-5, Papeete Aug. 15-17, Pago Pago Aug. 21-24, Apia Aug. 25-26, Suva Aug. 29-30, Noumea Sept. 1-3, Apia (open), Pago Pago Sept. 7-9, Los Angeles Sept. 22-24, San Francisco Sept. 25.

Details from General Steamship Corporation Ltd., 1 Bush St., San Francisco, USA and Islands Agents.

Airways Time-Tables

Trans Pacific Services

Australia-Fiji-Hawaii-USA

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Boeing 707 V-Jets) NORTHBOUND Tues., Thurs. and Sun.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco.

Mon., Wed. and Sat.; Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York.

Fri.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco (extends to Vancouver alternate weeks; from Sydney, July 19, Aug. 2, 16, 30, Sept. 13, 27, etc.).

SOUTHBOUND Mon., Wed. and Fri.: New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 3.25 а. dep. 4.15 a.m.), Sydney (arr. б. a.m.).

Tues., Thurs. and Sun.: San Francisco.

Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 3.25 a.m., dep. 4.15 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 6.30 a.m.).

Sat.; San Francisco (service begins from Vancouver alternate Sats.: July 20, Aug. 3, 17, 31, Sept. 14, 28, etc.), Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 3.25 a.m., dep. 4.15 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 6.30 a.m.). (International Dateline is crossed between Nadi and Honolulu.)

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Bristol Britannia and DCS Jet) NORTHBOUND Alt. Sat. (July 13, 27, Aug. 10, 24, Sept. 7, 21, etc.): Dep. Sydney 11 a.m. by Britannia for Auckland (arr. 4.50 p.m.).

Weekly from Auckland, dep. 5.35 p.m. every Sat. for Nadi (arr. 9.40 p.m., dep. 10.35 p.m.), Honolulu (arr. Sat. 10 a.m., dep. Sun. 10 a.m. by DCS), Vancouver, Amsterdam (arr. Mon. 2.25 p.m.). • PIM's shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publication.

PIM's airways schedules are arran; alphabetically from point of depart under five main headings: In Pacific Services, Australia-New 2 land, Australia-Pacific Islands, in Territory Services and Internal ! vices.

SOUTHBOUND Weekly from Amsterdam, dep. 2 p every Sat. by DCS for Vancoui Honolulu (arr. Sun. 10.35 p.m., c Sun. 11.55 p.m. by Britannia), N (arr. Tues. 7.20 a.m., dep. 8.05 a.i Auckland (arr. 12.15 p.m.).

Alt. Tues. (July 9, 23, Aug. 6, 20, Si 3, 17, etc.): Dep. Auckland 1.05 p for Sydney (arr. Tues. 3.35 p.m.). (International Dateline crossed betw Nadi-Honolulu.) Australia-Fiji (or Am. Sami Hawaii-USA

By Pan American Airways

(Intercontinental Jet Clippers) NORTHBOUND Sun., Thur.; Dep. Sydney 5 p.m. for N (arr. 10.45 p.m., dep. 11.30 p.i Honolulu and Los Angeles (arr. Si Thurs. 5.25 p.m.). Connections Honolulu for San Francisco, Portli and Seattle.

Tues.; Dep. Sydney 5 p.m. for Pago Pa Am. Samoa (arr. 12.55 a.m., dep. 1 a.m.), Honolulu and Los Angeles (i Tues. 5.25 p.m.).

SOUTHBOUND Tues., Fri.; Dep. Los Angeles 8 p for Honolulu, Nadi, (arr. 4.15 a.

Thurs., Sun., dep. 5 a.m.) and Sydi (arr. 7.20 a.m. Thurs., Sun.).

Sun.: Dep. Los Angeles 8 p.m.

Honolulu, Pago Pago (arr. 4.10 a Mon., dep. 5 a.m.) and Sydney (s 7.55 a.m. Tues.), (International Dateline crossed betwi Nadi-Honolulu, and Sydney-Pago Pago.

Australia-New Caledonia-Fi{ Tahiti-USA TAI-Air France with DCS Jet Wed.: Dep. Sydney 8.45 a.m.

Noumea (arr. 12.20 p.m., dep. 2 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 5 p.m., dep. 5 p.m.), cross International Datelii Papeete (arr. Tues. 11.55 p.m., and Fri. 8.15 a.m.), Los Angeles (arr. I 7.30 p.m.). Immediate connection Boeing non-stop to Paris.

Sat.: Dep. Los Angeles 1 a.m., Papei (arr. Sat. 6.15 a.m., dep. Sun. 1. a.m.), cross International Datelii Nadi (arr. Mon. 4.25 a.m., dep. 5. a.m.), Noumea (arr. Mon. 6.30 a.i dep. 8.30 a.m.), Sydney (arr. Mo 10.25 a.m.).

Australia-New Zealand

Auckland-Brisbane QANTAS-TEAL with Electra Mk. IPs Sat., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 11 a.m., at Brisbane 1.30 p.m.

Sat., Sun.: Dep. Brisbane 3 p.m., at Auckland 8.45 p.m. 144 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

UNION STEAM SHIP CO. OF N.Z.

LIMITED Serving the Pacific since 1875.

Regular Sailings by Modern Vessels From Melbourne and Sydney (periodically Adelaide) to Lautoka, Suva (including transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Also from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago and Apia.

Ship your cargo by a Union Company Vessel.

BRANCHES AT ALL MAIN AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND ISLAND PORTS.

Auckland-Melbourne TAS-TEAL with Electra Mk. IPs Fri.: Dep. Auckland 8.30 a.m., Melbourne 11.30 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Melbourne 12.30 p.m., Auckland 7 p.m.

Sydney-Auckland PAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Dep. Auckland 9 a.m., arr. Sydney 5 a.m.

Dep. Sydney 1 p.m., arr. Auckland p.m.

BOAC, with Comet FV’s.

Phurs.; Dep. Sydney 9.45 a.m., arr. eland 2.45 p.m. 3at.: Dep. Auckland 8.30 a.m., arr. icy 10 a.m.

Ralia-Pacific Islands

iydney-Lord Howe Is. of N.S.W. (Sandringham Flyingboats). flight from Rose Bay base each . and Sat. (with extra flight Thurs. squired); in July and August, Sat.

Sydney-Norfolk Is.

IS, with Skymaster DC4 Aircraft ep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. NI 2.45 Plight extends NI-Auckland-NI.

“Inter-Territory Services”), ep. NI 2.45 p.m., Sydney arr. 6.45 fdney-New Caledonia kNTAS, with Boeing 707 Jet Dep. Sydney 10.15 a.m., arr. nea 1.45 p.m.

Dep. Noumea 3 p.m., arr. Sydney p.m. ney-Papua-New Guinea Australia Airlines and Ansett-ANA from Sydney to Lae and return C6B’s. TAA runs the service 5, Wednesdays, Saturdays; Ansettesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.

NORTHBOUND [on., Wed. and Sat. (TAA) Arr. 9.45 p.m. Brisbane, 11.50 p.m. hurs., Sun. Tues., Thurs., Sun.

Arr. , 12.40 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.10 a.m.

Arr. ;sby, 7 a.m. Lae, 8 a.m. es., Thurs. and Fri. (Ansett) Arr. 9.45 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m. ~ Fri., Sat. Wed., Fri., Sat.

Arr. , 12.40 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.10 a.m.

Arr. :sby, 7 a.m. Lae, 8 a.m.

SOUTHBOUND es., Thurs., and Sun. (TAA) Arr. 5 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.15 a.m.

Arr. sby, 11 a.m. Brisbane, 4.15 p.m.

Arr. , 4.50 p.m. Sydney, 6.55 p.m Wed., Fri. and Sat. (Ansett) Dep. Arr.

Lae, 9.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.15 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 11 a.m. Brisbane, 4.10 p.m.

Dep. Arr.

Brisbane, 4.50 p.m. Sydney, 6.55 p.m.

Qld.-Papua-New Guinea TAA, with Fokker Friendship Prop-Jet Alt. Mon.: Dep. Townsville 12.30 p.m., Cairns arr. 1.25 p.m., dep. 2.30 p.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 4.50 p.m. (July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 19, Sept. 2, 16, 30, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Lae 12.30 p.m., Pt.

Moresby arr. 1.30 p.m., dep. 2.15 p.m., Cairns arr. 4.35 p.m., dep. 5.35 p.m., arr. Townsville 6.30 p.m. (July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 4, 18, etc.).

Cairns-Pt. Moresby-Cairns

Ansett, with Fokker Friendship Prop-Jet Alt. Sat.: Dep. Cairns 3.35 p.m., arr. Pt.

Moresby 5.55 p.m. (July 13, 27, Aug. 10, 24, Sept. 7. 21, etc.).

Alt. Sun.; Dep. Pt. Moresby 9.05 a.m., arr. Cairns 11.25 a.m. (July 14, 28, Aug. 11, 25, Sept. 8, 22, etc.).

Inter-Territory Services

Fiji-Am. Samoa PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Mon.: Dep. Nadi 12 noon, cross International Dateline, arr. Pago Pago (Am.

Samoa) 4.05 p.m. Sun.

Tues.: Dep. Pago Pago 9.30 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Nadi 11.40 a.m. Wed.

Fiji-Am. Samoa-Tahiti TEAL, with Electra Mk. H.

Mon.: Dep. Nadi 3.30 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Pago Pago Sun. 7.10 a.m., dep. 7.45 a.m., arr. Papeete Sun. 12.50 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Papeete 7 a.m., arr. Pago Pago 10.25 a.m.. dep. 11 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Nadi Tues. 12.40 p.m.

Fiji-New Hebrides-BSI Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Mon.: Dep. Suva 8.30 a.m., Nadi arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Vila arr. 12.30 p.m. Next day (Tues.) dep. Vila 8 a.m., Santo arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Honiara arr. 1.55 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Honiara 6.45 a.m., Santo arr. 10.40 a.m., dep. 11.15 a.m., Vila arr. 12.30 p.m., dep. Vila 1.15 p.m., Nadi arr. 5.45 p.m., dep. 6.30 p.m., Suva arr. 7.20 p.m.

Fiji-New Zealand PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Sun., Thurs.: Dep. Nadi 5.30 a.m, for Auckland, arr. 10.15 a.m.

Sun., Thurs.; Dep. Auckland 5.30 p.m. for Nadi, arr, 10.15 p.m.

TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Daily (except Mon.)»: Dep. Auckland 8.30 p.m., arr. Nadi 12.15 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Nadi 1.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 5.20 p.m.

Thurs., Sat., Sun.; Dep. Nadi 5.45 a.m., arr. Auckland 9.35 a.m.

Wed., Fri.: Dep. Nadi 8.45 a.m., arr, Auckland 12.35 p.m. * Wed., Sat., flights ex-Auckland, and Thurs., Sun., flights ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas under charter to TEAL.

Fiji-Tonga Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Alt. Thurs. (July 11, 25, Aug. 8, 22, Sept. 12, 26, etc.); Dep. Suva 7 a.m., arr. Nukualofa 11.15 a.m.

Alt. Sat. (July 13, 27, Aug. 10, 24.

Sept. 7, 21, etc.): Dep. Nukualofa 9.30 a.m., arr. Suva 11.45 a.m.

Alt. Sat. (July 20, Aug. 3, 17, 31, Sept. 14, 28, etc.): Dep. Suva 7 a.m., Nukualofa arr. 11.15 a.m., dep. 12.30 p.m., arr. Suva 2.45 p.m.

Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd., Victoria Arcade, Suva. • PIM's shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publication. 145 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

Fiji-Western Samoa Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Alt. Thurs. (July 18, Aug. 1, 15, 29, Sept. 12, 26, etc.): Dep. Suva 7.45 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Apia 1.25 p.m. Wed. (July 17, 31, Aug. 14, 28, Sept. 11, 25, etc,).

Alt. Thurs. (July 18, Aug. 1, 15. 29, Sept. 12, 26, etc.); Dep. Apia 10 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Suva 1.40 p.m. Fri. (July 19, Aug. 2, 16, 30, Sept. 13, 27, etc.).

New Caledonia-New Hebrides TAI, with DC4 Aircraft Thurs., Sat.: Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Vila (arr. 9.55 a.m., dep. 10.30 a.m.), Santo (arr. 11.45 a.m., dep. 1.15 p.m.), Vila (arr. 2.30 p.m., dep. 3.05 p.m.), Noumea (arr. 5 p.m.).

New Caledonia-NZ TAI, with DC4 Aircraft Fri.; Dep. Noumea 8.30 a.m. for Auckland, arr. 3.10 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Auckland 5 p.m. for Noumea arr. 10 p.m.

New Caledonia-Wallis ls.- Tahiti TAI, with DC4 Aircraft Monthly service (second Sunday).

Sun. (July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, etc.): Dep.

Noumea 11 p.m. for Wallis Is. (arr.

Mon., 6.30 a.m., dep. 8 a.m.), cross International Dateline, Papeete (arr.

Sun. 7.05 p.m.).

Tues. (July 16, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, etc.): Dep. Papeete 8.30 a.m., cross International Dateline, Wallis Is. (arr. Wed., 3.15 p.m., dep. 4.45 p.m.), Noumea (arr. Wed. 10.15 p.m.).

Norfolk Is.-New Zealand TEAL, by Qantas Skymaster (Charter) Sat.: Dep. NI 4 p.m., Auckland, arr. 7.45 p.m.

Sun.: Dep. Auckland 10.30 a.m., arr. NI 1.30 p.m.

P-NG-Solomons TAA, with Fokker Prop-Jet and DCS.

Alt. Tues.: Dep. Lae (DC3) 6 a.m. for Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yandina, Honiara, arr. 4.20 p.m. (July 16, 30, Aug. 13, 27, Sept. 10, 24, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Honiara (DC3) 7.30 a.m. for Yandina, Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arr. 3.45 p.m. (July 17, 31, Aug. 14, 28, Sept. 11, 25. etc.).

Alt. Tues.: Dep. Lae (Fokker) 9 a.m. for Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Honiara, arr. 4.20 p.m. (July 9, 23, Aug. 6, 20, Sept. 3, 17, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Honiara (Fokker) 6.45 a.m. for Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae arr. 12 noon (July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 4, 18, etc.).

P NG - West NG TAA, with DCS Aircraft Alt. Tues. (July 9, 23, Aug. 6, 20, Sept. 3, 17, etc.): Dep. Lae 9 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Kota Baru, arr. 1.35 p.m.

Alt. Wed. (July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 4, 18, etc.): Dep. Kota Baru 11.35 a.m. for Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 5.05 p.m.

Biak (West Ng)-Lae

Garuda Indonesian Airways (DCS).

Alt. Tues. (July 16, 30, Aug. 13, 27, Sept. 10, 24, etc.): Dep. Biak 6.15 p.m., Kota Baru, arr. 8.25 a.m., dep. 9.25 a.m., arr. Lae 1.30 p.m.

Alt. Wed. (July 17, 31, Aug. 14, 28, Sept. 11, 25, etc.): Dep. Lae 9.15 a.m., Kota Baru, arr. 12.15 p.m., dep. 1 p.m., arr. Biak 3.10 p.m.

Tahiti-Hawaii TAI, with DCS Jet Aircraft Alt. Wed. (July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 4, 18, etc.); Dep. Papeete 3.30 p.m. for Honolulu, arr. 9.05 p.m.

Alt. Thurs. (July 11. 25, Aug. 8, 22, Sept. 5, 19, etc.): Dep. Honolulu 11.45 p.m. for Papeete, arr. alt. Fri. 5.20 a.m.

South Pacific Airlines with Snper-G Constellation Aircraft Fri.; Dep. Honolulu 11.30 p.m., arr.

Papeete Sat. 8.30 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Papeete 10 p.m., arr. Honolulu Sun. 7 a.m.

Details from South Pacific Airlines, 311 California St., San Francisco, USA.

Tahiti-USA TAI, with DCS Jet Aircraft Fri. and alt. Wed. (July 17, 31, Aug. 14, 28, Sept. 11, 25, etc.): Dep. Papeete 10 a.m. for Los Angeles, arr. 9.15 p.m.

Sat. and alt. Thurs. (July 18, Aug. 1, 15, 29, Sept. 12, 26, etc.): Dep. |Los Angeles 1 a.m. for Papeete, arr, 6.15 a.m.

W. Samoa-Am. Samoa Polynesian Airlines Ltd., with Percival Prince Aircraft Between Western Samoa and American Samoa —flight time: 45 minutes.

Dep. Faleolo (W. Samoa): Sun. 7 a.m., 2 p.m.; Mon. 7 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m.; Tues. 7 a.m.; Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 9.15 a.m.

Dep. Pago Pago (Am. Samoa): Sun. 8.15 a.m., 4.30 p.m.; Mon, 8.15 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m.; Tues. 8.15 a.m.; Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10.30 a.m.

Agents: Gold Star Transport Cos. Ltd., Apia; R. E. Pritchard, Pago Pago.

Internal Services

Fiji Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron and Drover Aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily (Wed., Fri. and Sun. morning timetables 30 mins, earlier): Dep. Suva 8 a.m., arr Nadi 8.45 a.m., dep. Nadi 9.15 a.m., arr. Suva 10.05 a.m.; and dep. Suva 3 p.m., arr, Nadi 3.45 p.m., dep. Nadi 4.10 p.m., arr. Suva 5 p.m.—all Heron flights.

Suva-Nadi; Dep. (Drover) Suva alt. Wed. 3.05 p.m., arr. Nadi 3.55 p.m. (July 17, 31, Aug. 14, 28, Sept. 11, 25, etc.).

Nadi-Suva: Dep. (Drover) Nadi alt. Thurs. 6.15 a.m., arr. Suva 7.05 a.m. (Aug. 1, 15, 29, Sept. 12, 26, etc.).

Suva-Labasa-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m. Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.

Suva-Labasa-Savusavu-Labasa-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m. Tues.

Suva-Savusavu-Matei-Suva; Dep. 11 a.m.

Mon.

Suva-Ura-Savusavu-Suva: Dep. 7.20 a.m., Wed.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavi Suva: Dep. 11 a.m. Thurs., Sat., Sun Suva-Ura-Suva: Dep, 7.20 a.m., Sun.

Suva-Labasa-Matei-Labasa-Suva: Dep. a.m. Mon.

Suva-Matei-Labasa-Matei-Suva: Dep. a.m. Fri.

Suva-Savusavu-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m., We Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd,, Victc Arcade, Suva.

French Polynesia RAI, with DC4 Aircraft Services to the Leeward Group (L Sous le Vent), Society Islands.

Mon., Wed., Sat.: Dep. Papeete 8.15 a.

Raiatea arr. 9.05 a.m., dep. 9.35 a.

Bora Bora arr. 9.55 a.m.

Mon.: Dep. Bora Bora 4.30 p.m., Raia arr, 4.50 p.m., dep. 5.10 p.m., Pape arr. 6 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Bora Bora 10.30 a, Raiatea arr. 10.50 a.m., dep. 11.10 a.

Papeete arr. 12 noon.

Details from RAI, Quai Bir Hake Papeete, or any TAI office.

New Caledonia TRANSPAC, with Herons and Rapid* Noumea-Mare; Tues., Fri. dep. Noumej p.m. for Mare, Noumea, arr. 4 p.m Noumea-Lifou: Tues., Wed., Fri. and Noumea 8.15 a.m. for Lifou, Noum arr. 10.15 a.m. Sat.: Dep. Noun 2 p.m. for Lifou, Noumea, arr. 4 p Noumea-Ouvea: Tues. dep. Noumea 10 a.m. for Ouvea, Noumea, arr. 1.30 p Sat.: Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Ouv Noumea, arr. 10 a.m.

Noumea-Houailou-Koumac: Wed., Fri. and Noumea 1 p.m. for Houailou and Ki mac, Noumea, arr. 4.25 p.m.

Noumea-Isle of Pines: Mon., Wed., F Sat. dep. Noumea 10.30 a.m. for ] of Pines, Noumea, arr. 11.45 a.m. Tn and Thurs.: Dep. Noumea 8.10 a.m.

Isle of Pines, Noumea, arr. 9.50 a New Hebrides New Hebrides Airways, with Drover.

Mon., Thurs.; Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m.

Tanna, arr. 9.45 a.m., dep. 3 p.m., arr. Vila 4.45 p.m. (Usua a flight is made from Tanna to eitl Aneityum, Futuna, Aniwa Erromanga before the schedu departure for Vila).

Tues.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m. for Tongoa, a 9.05 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Vila, arr. 10 а. (with extension to Pentecost a Santo on demand).

Details from New Hebrides Airwa; Vila.

Papua-New Guinea Operated by TAA PT. MORESBY-LAE (Fokker Prop-Jet Alt. Tues.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 6.40 a.i arr. Lae 7.40 a.m. (July 9, 23, Av б, 20, Sept. 3, 17, etc.).

LAE-RABAUL-LAE (Fokker Prop-Jet) Alt. Tues. Dep. Lae 9 a.m., Rabaul ai 10.55 a.m. (July 9, 23, Aug. 6, 2 Sept. 3, 17, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Rabaul 10.10 a.m., L arr. 12 noon (July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 2 Sept. 4, 18, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

Alt. Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8.45 a.m. f Dam, returning same day via Baliffl arr. 2.25 p.m. (July 12, 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 13, 27, etc.).

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Savill Line

nuru, Klkorl, Kerema, Pt. Moresby, 2.50 p.m. urs.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7 a.m. for i, D’Albertis Junction, Lake ray, arr. 1.25 p.m. (July 18, Aug. 5, 29, Sept. 12, 26, etc.), i.: Dep. Lake Murray 7 a.m. for i, Pt. Moresby, arr. 11.40 a.m. 19, Aug. 2, 16, 30, Sept. 13, 27, ORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Catalina) m.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for arai, Esa-Ala, Samaral, Pt. ;sby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (July 15, 29, 12, 26, Sept. 9, 23, etc.).

Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m.

Samarai, Deboyne, Samarai, Pt. ;sby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (July 22, Aug.

Sept. 16, etc.).

Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m.

Samarai, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.30 (Aug. 5, Sept. 2, 30, etc.).

E-MADANG-WEWAK-MANCS-

Ieng-Rabaul Service (Dcs)

Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Madang, ak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 7.30 a.m. for Kavieng, us, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 4.05 Dep. Lae 9 a.m., for Madang, ak, arr. 11.55 a.m.

Dep. Wewak 6 a.m. for Madang. arr. 8.45 a.m.

Dep. Kavieng 8 a.m. for Rabaul, 9 a.m. >ep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Madang, ak, Manus, Rabaul, arr. 3.25 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 12.45 p.m. for Kavieng, 1.45 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 8.10 a.m. for Manus, ak, Madang, Lae, arr. 4.05 p.m.

Entral Highlands (Dcs)

Dep. Madang 9.40 a.m. for Wabag, Wapenamunda, Balyer R., Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Lae, arr, 3.55 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 9.40 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Hagen, Baiyer R., Wapenamunda, Wabag, Madang, arr. 4 p.m.

Sun.: Dep. Mt. Hagen 6.40 a.m. for Goroka, Lae, arr. 8.40 a.m.

Sun.: Dep. Lae 9.40 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt. Hagen, arr. 12.45 p.m.

Pt. Moresby-Wau-Bulolo-Lae (Dcs)

Thurs., Sun.; Dep. Pt. Moresby 10.45 a.m. for Wau, Bulolo, Lae, arr. 1.20 p.m.

Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Bulolo, Wau, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Madang-Goroka-Lae (Dcs)

Tues.: Dep. Lae 9.40 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Hagen, Madang, arr. 2.10 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Madang 11.30 a.m. for Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.

Pt. Moresby-Goroka-Madang (Dcs)

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, arr. 10.50 a.m.

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10.20 a.m.

Lae-Rabaul-Lae (Dcs)

Tues., Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Lae 9.30 a.m., arr. Rabaul 12.05 p.m.

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 6 a.m., arr. Lae 8.35 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m. for Jacqulnot Bay, Hoskins, Talasea, Kandrian, Cape Gloucester (on request), Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 2.10 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Lae 10 a.m. for Finschhafen, Kandrian, Talasea, Hoskins, Jacquinot Bay, Rabaul, arr. 3.10 p.m.

LAE-FINSCHHAFEN-LAE (Cessna) Thurs.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Pri.: Dep. Rabaul 8 a.m. for Buka, Wakunai, Aropa, Buin, Kieta, Wakunai, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 3.20 p.m.

Alt. Wed. (July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, Sept. 11, 25, etc.): Dep. Rabaul 9.30 a.m. for Buka, Wakunai, Kieta, Buin, Wakunai, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 4.50 p.m.

Operated by Ansett-Mandated Air Lines with DCS’s (unless otherwise shown) Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Rabaul, arr. 11.35 a.m.

Dep. Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Kainantu, Lae, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau. Lae.

Goroka, Mt. Hagen, arr. 5 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 3 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 4 p.m.

Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka.

Madang, Wewak, arr. 12.15 p.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Madang 7 a.m. for Goroka, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Dep. Mt. Hagen 6.30 a.m. for Banz, Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Lae, Goroka, Madang, arr. 3.45 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 6.15 a.m. for Goroka, Wewak, Vanimo, Wewak, arr. 2.45 p.m.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, Banz, Minj, Madang, arr. 11.45 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Goroka 8.15 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, arr. 8.50 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 6.30 a.m. for Banz, Goroka, arr. 7.30 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Lumi, Nuku, Wewak, arr. 11.05 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 1 p.m. for 147 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

Single Retm £ s. d. £ s, Moresby . . . 48 14 0 92 5 Lae .... 60 4 0 115 5 Rabaul . . . 70 9 0 135 15 Noumea . . . 56 18 0 108 3 Honiara 92 4 0 179 5 Norfolk Is. . 27 10 0 52 5 Lord Howe . 16 9 0 32 18 Nadi .... 85 9 0 162 8 Suva .... 91 5 0 175 0 Auckland . . 54 10 0 103 11 Christchurch . 54 10 0 103 11 Wellington . . 54 10 0 103 11 Pago Pago . . 121 4 0 278 4 Honolulu . . . 282 12 0 536 19 San Francisco 350 9 0 665 18 Vancouver . . 350 9 0 665 18 Papeete . . . 181 5 0 344 8 Djakarta . . 155 0 0 294 10

From Auckland (Nz

currency) ' TO Nadi .... 43 0 0 81 4 Norfolk Is. . . 20 15 0 39 9 Papeete . . . . 114 10 0 217 11 Noumea . . . 45 10 0 86 19 FROM SUVA (Fiji currency) TO— Nadi .... 5 16 0 12 12 Nukualofa . . 18 10 0 45 3 Apia .... 25 0 0 47 10 Honiara . . . 67 10 0 128 5 Vila 30 13 0 58 5 Santo .... 39 14 0 75 9 FROM NADI (Fiji currency) TO Pago Pago . . , 31 15 0 60 7 Noumea . . . , 35 11 0 67 11 Papeete . . . 87 5 0 165 16 Pares quoted are First Class.

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Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 9.30 a.m. for Mendi, Erave, lalibu, Kagua, Mt.

Hagen, arr. 12 noon.

Thurs.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Goroka, arr. 2.30 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 4.40 p.m.

Dep. (Cessna or Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 1.30 p.m. for Banz, Minj, Goroka, arr. 2.50 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Telefomin, Wewak, arr. 11.40 a.m.

Dep. (Cessna) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Aitape, Sissano, Vanimo, Dagua, Wewak, arr. 12.15 p.m.

Dep. (Cessna or Piaggio) Wewak 3 p.m. for Angoram, Wewak, arr. 4 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Momote, Madang, arr. 2.50 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Lae 9.05 a.m. for Kainantu, Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt.

Hagen, Wabag, Mt. Hagen, arr. 1.10 p.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Wewak 6.15 a.m. for Madang, Lae, arr. 8.50 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Goroka 7.30 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 3.15 p.m.

Dep. Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Wau, Pt.

Moresby, Wau, Lae, Goroka, arr. 2.40 p.m.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt.

Hagen, Madang, arr. 3.30 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 9.30 a.m. for Mendi, Kagua, Erave, lalibu, Mt.

Hagen, arr. 12 noon.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, arr. 10.35 a.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Madang 7 a.m. for Goroka Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, arr 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 4.40 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Ambunti, Burui, Wewak, arr. 10.05 a.m.

Papuan Airlines Transport Ltd. (“Patair”) Local services operated in Papua by Papuan Airlines Transport Ltd. include: Mon.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 9.30 a.m.

Dep. (DCS —freight only) Pt.

Moresby 10 a.m. for Kokoda, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 12.20 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku, Bereina, Tapini, Bereina, Kairuku, Aroa/Rorona (opt.), Pt. Moresby, arr. 2.20 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 6 a.m. for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresby, arr. 8 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. (DC3) Pt. Moresby 6.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 8.30 a.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 9 a.m. for Garaina, Lae, Garaina, Popondetta, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 2.35 p.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 9.15 a.m. for Daru, Balimo, Daru, Pt. Moresby, arr. 5.50 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 12.30 p.m. for Cape Rodney, Paili, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 3 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 3 p.m. for Rorona (opt.), Aroa (opt.), Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.55 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Kokoda, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10.10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Baimuru, Erave, Mendi, Kagua, Erave, Pt. Moresby, arr. 3.10 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 3 p.m. for Rorona/Aroa (opt.), Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.55 p.m.

Thurs.; Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Embi, Wanigela, Losuia, Popondetta, Kokoda, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 3 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 1 p.m, for Cape Rodney, Paili (opt.), Pt.

Moresby, arr. 3 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 3 p.m. for Rorona (opt.), Aroa (opt.), Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.55 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 9.30 a.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 10.30 a.m. for Gurney, Pt. Moresby, arr. 2.30 p.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 3.30 p.m. for Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 5.15 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 3 p.m. for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku, Bereina (opt.), Pt. Moresby, arr. 5.20 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Kokoda, Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 11 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 11 a.m. for Paili, Cape Rodney, Pt. Moresby, arr. 1.15 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 3 p.m. for Rorona (opt.), Aroa (opt.), Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.55 p.m.

Pacific Air Fares

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FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) T(

Exchange Rates

FlJl—Through BANK OF NSW. Ai BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2, Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London, basis £!

London: B. £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-Fi basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4, SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Ai tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa: T. B. £AI23/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Same London, basis £lOO London; B, £99/7 S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO » B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Flji. ba £lOO Samoa; B. £111; S. £llO.

NORFOLK IS.—Commonwealth Bai quotes exchange rate Australia - Norft Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth Ba>

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Qoroka, Bulo: Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF NS (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, Bulol Rabaul, Madang. Samarai. Gorok agencies; Wau, Boroko, Kokopo), A> BANK (Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) ai

National Bank Of A/Asia. (Po

Moresby, Lae) quote exchange ra Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £AIOO.

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COMMEMORATION STAMPS of the First Gold Coinage of Polynesia. Surface Mail: 6 assorted 8/-. Airmail: 6 assorted 15/-. 1 only Official Airmail 24/-. All Mint. Hettig’s Photos, Nukualofa, Tonga.

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Water frontage, large, comfortable, two bedrooms, linen and cutlery, 10 minutes to city. Enquiries: Nelson & Robertson Pty. Ltd., G.P.O. Box 5316, Sydney, Aust.

HIRE OR BUY your Volkswagen for southern leave from Doug Elphinstone or Bob Wilson, 254 Condamine Street, Manly Vale, Sydney, Aust. Telephone: XJ 5108.

TENDERS SEALED TENDERS are invited and will be received up to noon on August 31, 1963, for the purchase of all or any of the undermentioned items being equipment salvaged ex the “Ragna Ringdal”. This equipment is at present stored at the Suva Wharf, Fiji. 1 aluminium alloy ship’s lifeboat, complete with buoyancy tanks and MARNA 7/12 H.P. Diesel engine.

L.O.A. 26 ft. 5 in. Beam 9 ft. 3 in. 1 metal lifeboat as above but without engine. 1 Portable lifeboat radio R.B.M. 56 500 K.C.S. with key and earphones. 2 GYRO compass repeaters 10 in. diameter.

If these items are purchased for use or resale in Fiji they will be liable to Customs Duty and Port and Customs Service Tax based on the sale price.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Payment should be made and removal of the goods effected within two weeks of the advice of acceptance of tender.

Tenders should be sealed, marked clearly on the outside: Tenders for equipment from “Ragna Ringdal” and addressed to the Receiver of Wreck, C/- H. M.

Customs, P.O. Box 175, Suva, Fiji.

Trade Enquiries

WANTED TO BUY. Native art, handlcrafts, weapons, musical instruments, sea shells, etc., from Pacific area. Contact: South Pacific Traders, Box 127, Broadway, Sydney, Australia.

MERCANTILE TRADING, 1015 Alexandra House, Hongkong, import fungus shell, trepang; export cloth, clothing, fans, torches, steel furniture; mail orders solicited.

MAIL ORDER. Whatever you might want from Hong Kong (Photographic and Cine Equipment. Transistor Radios, Household Appliances, Chinese Brocades, Plastic Flowers, Cultured Pearls, etc.) we can supply you. Right prices and personal care assured. Please write us for quotations. Filmo Depot Ltd., 313 Marina House, Hong Kong. Established in Hong Kong since 1936.

Positions Wanted

AUSTRALIAN TRADESMEN require positions in Islands. Carpenter & Cabinetmaker, Bricklayer & Plasterer, Oxywelder, Plumber, Painter & General Hand. Have all tools required and own finance. Please enquire: J. Gilson, Box 396, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

TYPIST, 21. Requires position in Islands.

Six years experience general office routine.

Miss B. Mackenzie, 3 Georges Crescent, Lakemba, N.S.W.

EXPERIENCED Qld. Station manager requires Islands position with stock; plantation exp. Married; Gatton College education. Apply; “S.M.”, c/- Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, Aust.

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RABAUL—P.O. Box 222. Tel.: 2143 HONIARA—P.O. Box 136. Tel.: 84 APIA—P.O. Box 47. Tel.: 76-3 R SUVA—P.O. Box 369. Tel.: 3254 For New Caledonia and New Hebrides please contact H. M. S. WRIGHT B.P. 352. Tel.: 3506, Noumea, New Caledonia Index to Advertisers Adams Industries 28, 35, 39, 73, 107, 117, 129 Amalgamated Dairies Ltd. . . 40 Angliss, W. & Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 30 Ansett-A.N.A. 60 Arnott, Wm. Pty. Ltd. . . 94 Australian Cotton Manufacturing Co 63 Ballina Slipway & Eng. Co. 98 Bank of N.S.W 23 Bank of N.Z 64 Berger, Lewis & Sons (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 127 Bethell, Gwyn & Co. Ltd. 143 B.O.A.C 114 Braybon Bros. Pty. Ltd. . . 16 Breckwoldt & Co., Wm. .. 150 British Paints Ltd 4 Brunton & Co 121 B. . .. 31, 76, 80, cov. iii Burness, James (Travel) Pty.

Ltd 139 Byron Rural, John, Pty. Ltd. 72 Cadbury-Fry-Pascall Pty. Ltd. 126 •Carlton & United Breweries Ltd 128 Carpenter, Ltd. 42, 78, cov. iv Cheoy Lee Shipyard . . . . 101 Colyer Watson (NG) Ltd. .. 67 Crammond Radio Co 64 Crusader Shipping Co. .. 142 C. Co. Ltd., The .. 12, 122 ■Cystex 125 Donald, A. B., Ltd 21 CTouglass, W. C. Ltd 70 Dunlite Electrical Co. Ltd. .. 22 EVeryday Products Pty, Ltd. 75 Ferrier & Dickinson Pty.

Ltd 102, 109 s: Filmo Depot Ltd 28 Fisher & Co 68 Flick, W. A. & Co. Pty.

Ltd 18, 20 For Sale 28 Franks Trading Co. Pty. Ltd. 62 Frigate Rum 13 Gilbey, W. & A., Ltd. .. 2 Gillespie Bros. Pty. Ltd. .. 20 Gillespie, R., Pty. Ltd. .. 1 Glaxo Labs (NZ) Ltd. ,. 37 Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co, (Aust.) Ltd 124 Grocery Wholesalers Pty.

Ltd 49 Grove, W. H. & Sons Ltd 36, 68 Haig, John & Co. Ltd. .. 148 Handi-Works Co 88 Hardie, James & Co. Pty.

Ltd 24 Hastings, Deering Ltd. .. 48 Hellaby, R. & W., Ltd. .. 14 Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd 104 Hyster Australia Pty. Ltd. .. 79 I.C.I.A.N.Z. Ltd 66 International Harvester Co 32, 33, 120 Kanimbla Hall 35 Kerr Bros. Pty. Ltd 119 Kitchen, J. & Sons Pty. Ltd. 90 Kiwi Polish Co. Pty. Ltd. .. 47 Kodak (A'asia.) Pty. Ltd. .. 18 Kopsen & Co. Pty. Ltd. .. 118 Kraft Foods Ltd. .. 65, 131 Lawrence, Alfred, & Co. P/L 72 Lees Marine Ltd. .. .,106 Love, J. R„ & Co. Pty, Ltd. 41 Lysaght, John (Aust.) Pty.

Ltd 58 Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd. 50 Matt Taylor & Co 103 Matson Lines 140 Matthey Garrett Pty. Ltd. .. 136 May & Baker Ltd 130 Mendaco 125 Millers Ltd ill Morris Hedstrom Ltd. .. 10, 51 Moulded Products (A'asia.) Ltd 52 Mungo Scott Pty. Ltd. .. 29 Nederland Line & Royal Rotterdam Lloyd .. ..106 Nelson & Robertson Pty. Ltd. 105 Nestle Co. (Aust.), The 43,113 N.G. Aust. Line 77 Nicholson's Pty. Ltd 54 Nixoderm 125 Ogden Industries Pty. Ltd. 56 Pacific Islands Society .. 133 Pacific Islands Transport Line 143 Parke, Davis & Co 66 Penfolds Wines Pty. Ltd. .. 115 Piccaninny Manufacturing Co. 123 Qantas 34 Qld. Insurance Co. Ltd. .. 73 Queensland Co-operative Milling Assoc. Ltd., The 74 Robert James & Associates 133 Rothmans of Pall Mall (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 116 Sanitarium Health Food Co. 151 Sebels (Aust.) Ltd 134 Scotts Provisions Holdings Ltd 17 Seward Ltd 93 Shaw Savill & Albion Co.

Ltd 147 Smith, Markwell Pty. Ltd.

South Pacific Brewery Stapleton, J. I., Pty. Ltd. .

Steamships Trading Co. Ltc Sthn. Pac. Ins. Co. .. .

Sullivan Ltd T.A.A Taikoo Dockyard . .. .

Tait, W. S. & Co. P/L J Tatham, S. E., & Co. P/L , Taubman's Ltd ■ T.E.A.L Thornburgh & Blackheath Colleges , Tilley Lamp Co Tooth & Co. Ltd ; Turners Supply Co. Ltd. .

Tyneside Foundry & En gineering Co. Ltd. .. .

Union Carbide Australia Lt( Union Steam Ship Co. < N.Z. Ltd Ventura Trading Co. P/L 1 Victa Mowers .. .. , Vi-Stim * Walpamur Co. (NG) Ltd., Th Watkins, Ivon Ltd. .. .

Warnock Bros. Ltd. .. .

Weymark Pty. Ltd. .. .

Whites Aviation White, A. B. S., & Co. .

Wildridge J. & Sinclair Pty Ltd ' Wills, W. D. & H. 0. (Aust Pty. Ltd ; Wilhelmsen, W., Agency, P/ Wunderlich Ltd. .. ,. J Yardley of London (Aust Pty. Ltd Yorkshire Insurance Co. Ltd 150 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Index to Vol. XXXIII AUG., 1962, TO JULY, 1963, INCH)!

A

American Samoa

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration, 5-11, 9-131; Aviation, 2- 5-23, 10-32, 10-115; Banking, 9-14' Education, 7-133, 10-115; Fishing (tuna) 3- 10-115, 11-125; General: Pago’s Facelift, 1-17; S. Inder’s Report, 2-31; Air-Sea Rescue Station, 3-111; Health (filariasis), 2-123; Industries (coconut factory), 3-136, 6-133, 8-78; Labour (wages), 10-115; Newspapers, 11-71, 11-73- Religion (old church demolished), 11-125 : Shipping, 8-99; Sport, 7-21; Taxation! 8- Television, 2-53, 10-115; Tourism, 7-73, 10-115, 12-127.

AVIATION (Alphabetical) Airlines of NSW, 3-145, 12-52; Airlines of NZ, 8-23; Ansett-ANA, 9-17; BOAC 5-23, 9-125; Fiji Airways, 2-140, 5-23! 5-27, 9-119, 12-125; Garuda, 6-133, 7-145; New Hebrides Airways, 2-141, 7-23; PAA, 2-141, 5-23; Papuan Airline Transport! 9- Polynesian Airlines, 7-125, 10-32 12-7; Qantas, 3-134, 5-24, 9-17, 9-133; South Pacific Airlines, 2-134; TAA 9-17' 9- TAI, 5-23, 8-6, 9-125; TEAL,’2-135.’ 5-23, 8-6, 8-23, 8-139, 8-153; Territory Air Lines, 9-17; catering, 2-39; Competition for Air Routes, 5-23. (See also “Aviation” under each territory).

B

British Solomon Islands

PROTECTORATE (see Solomon Islands).

C CAROLINE IS. (see US Trust Territory), COMPANIES (In Rough Alphabetical Order) Burns Philp, 1-3, 1-105, 2-19, 3-23, 10- 11-140; Bali Plantations, 1-163, 5-154, 6-150; British Solomons Trading Cos., 1-133; British New Guinea Development Cos., 1-161; BSIP Trading Corporation, 1-133; Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd 4- 4-166. 6-150. 7-162, 10-134;’

Colyer Watson, 1-27; Colonial Sugar Refining Cos., 1-163, 2-162, 6-150; W R Carpenter Holdings Ltd., 4-166, 5-ls' 5 - 15 3- 6-149. 9-154, 10-134; Commonwealth-New Guinea Timbers Ltd., 6-150' Choiseul Plantations Holdings Ltd., 11-14 o!

Donald, Etablissements, 1-127; Emperor Mines, 3-166, 4-166, 6-150, 12-136; Fiji Industries Ltd., 6-149, 9-154; D. J Gubbay & Cos., 1-113; Robert Gillespie Pty. Ltd., 1-163, 9-154; Hamac Holdings Ltd 2-162, 3-165, 4-166, 8-154; Hackshall’s Ltd., 4-165; Kerema Ltd., 9-154, 10-134: Koitaki Para Rubber Estates Ltd.,’ 9- Kinjibi Holdings Ltd., 9-154; Loloma (Fiji) Gold Mines, NL: 4-166’, 6- Morris Hedstrom Ltd., 5-15' Mariboi Rubber Ltd., 5-154, 9-154: Norfolk Island Whaling Cos., 1-163, 2-103, 8-154. 10- New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., 5-154. 10- Oil Search Ltd., 4-165, 8-154 11- Pacific Is. Mines Ltd., 1-142, 4-165 6-149, 7-161, 8-153. 9-153, 11-140, 12-136; Papua-New Guinea Development Corp., 2- 3-165, 4-166; Palgrave Corp. Ltd., 3- Plantation Holdings Ltd., 4-165' Placer Development Ltd., 4-165, 4-166, A.' l6^ iJ 11 ' 140: Pa P u an Apinaipi Petroleum Cos. Ltd., 5-154; Pacific Fishing Cos. Ltd., Key To Index The first numeral is the number (or month) of issue; the second numeral is the page number. The key to the first numerals is: 1 = Aug. 5 = Dec. 9 = Apr. 2 = Sept. 6 = Jan, 10 = May 3 = Oct. 7 = Feb. 11 = June 4 = Nov. 8 = Mar. 12 - July Items relating to more than one territory or to the Pacific generally are indexed under PACIFIC. 9-154; Rubberlands Ltd., 9-154, 10-134; Steamships Trading Cos. Ltd., 1-5 1-27* 3- 5-137, 5-154, 9-154, 10-134;’ Sandy Creek, 1-164, 2-162, 3-165, 4-166; Sangara (Holdings) Ltd., 1-164, 2-162, 3-165, 4- 7-161, 8-154; Southern Pacific Insurance Cos., 4-165; Star Kist Fiji Ltd., 8-153; Territory Finance Corporation Ltd., 8-154; Union Steam Ship Cos., 7-161; W.

D. and H. O. Wills (TPNG) Ltd., 12-135.

Cook Islands

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration; Self-Govt. Plans, 1-41, 2-21, 6-7, 6-37; Penryhn Buildings, 3-149; Visit by Gotz, 9-139, 11-35; Agriculture: Mauke Peanuts, 2-118; Citrus, 4-41, Candlenuts, 5-134; New Crops, 11-35; Aviation; 8-23, 10-32, 12-7; Commerce: Trading Cos., 3-145; Exports Up, 10-108; Culture: Library, 4-141, 7-89.

Education: 5-145; Fishing: Tuna, 8-10, 11-35, 11-67; General; More Islanders Visit NZ, 2-118; Youth Clubs, 5-145; Mauke’s Mystery Object, 3-105; Migrants Prefer Comfort, 6-85; Rarotonga Praised, 5- Suwarrow’s Hermit, 5-119, 9-114, 11- Leaders Being Lost, 11-35; Health- Polio, 1-143; Chief Medical Officer, 10-125.

History: Suwarrow’s Treasure, 2-77; Archeological Expedition, 8-121; Industries: Clothing, 2-148, 3-39; Language; 6- 12-70; Newspapers: 2-71; Postage: 10-121; Shipping: Safety, 4-111; Mystery Ship Off Penrhyn, 10-101; Sport: 12-26; Transport: 1-126, 5-136.

D DEATHS (In Rough Alphabetical Order) Atchison, H. TANARUS., 6-137; Burnett. A., 4-153; Barley, T. 8., 6-137; Bock, W. A. 6- Bayley, J. P., 7-48, 7-149, 8-14; Bensted, J. TANARUS., 10-129; Brooks, A. W., 12- Craig, K., 1-139; Christian, V., 4- “Captain Cook”, 6-137; Clifford, W., 12-133; Druma, R., 2-149; Deland, C. M., 3-153; Duncan, W. J., 3-153; Dibbern, G., 1-115; Daly. J. L., 9-141; Fabricius, P. C., 6-137; Farnharm, C. E., 7- Goisavost, E., 1-138; Galeai, A., 4-153; Gaudi, TANARUS., 5-141; Horne, G., 2-149; Hindwood, H., 3-153; Hodgson, C. G., 5- Hosking, R. v., 7-149; Hutchison, J., 8-141; Hallsworth, N., 12-133; Kumitau, V., 6-137; Kerkham, R., 7-48; Kiss, G., 8-141; Lucchinelli, I. E., 3-153; Loubiere, E., 3-153; Lazarus, 1., 3-153; Logavatu, V. TANARUS., 10-11; Mellowes, J., 1-139; Manning, T. H., 2-63, 6-15; Makawa. A., 2-149; Murphy. J., 4-153; Morwood, R. 8., 6-137; McKinlay, W. H., 8- McNicoll, H. M.. 9-141; Meredith, E. A., 10-129; Maxtone-Graham, P., 10-129; Monk, C. A., 12-133; Narvor, H., 2-149; Nicholson, T. W A 4 O’Carroll, R. J., I-139; Palepoi, M„ a!

Pasley, S. M. S.. 10-129; Piper, M 10-129.

Royal, W., 2-142; Rentoul, A. C 4.

Romans, T. TANARUS., 7-149; Ragg, Sir H., fl Scanlan, E., 2-21; Scitivaux, Mme 2- Stebbins, R., 2-149; Sexton! 3- Scott, H. D., 4-153; Singf 6-137; Stowers, A., 7-149; Sautot, B 9- Sarginson, E., 12-133; Shearwli J., 12-133; Thompson, P. J., 1-139- 7 bull, Sir A. C„ 5-140; Tamasese, 10- Von Hoff, A. R., 4-153; Willong J., 1-44; Wager, C„ 2-149; Willoug Tottenham, W. E„ 3-153; Willis L 3-153; Werner, F„ 4-153; Whitehouse A., 5-141; Woolley, D. F., 7-149; Wade ham, R. S., 8-141; Young, P., 7-149, E EASTER ISLAND: 5-27.

F FIJI (inc. Rotunia) (Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: Budget, 5-7; 1 Service Personnel, 2-133, 9-31; Colonia (L. G. Usher), 4-73; Constituti Changes Likely, 3-20, 5-7, 6-5: L Election Plans, 1-134, 3-125, 4-13, 9 Legco Election Results, 10-9, 11-19, U 12-130; Legco Session, 6-71, 11-17, 11 Governor’s Tours, 5-86, 11-86' I Fisher’s Visit, 7-5, 7-57; J. E. Ma’rnhi Visit, 8-10; Development Commisslo 7- 9-43, 11-28, 12-8; Developn Loans, 7-161, 11-129; Views on Fut 3-29, 5-34, 7-67, 8-15, 9-25; Suva Con 4 Coat of Arms, 2-148; Community Bale Problem, 12-9; New Governor Named, 1 Agriculture and Farming: Bananas, 8 12-25; Cattle, 11-127; Copra, 2-71, 7 8- 11-127; Palm Oil, 4-143; Pris Scheme, 3-129; Sheep, 10-124; Sugar 1 1- 2-36, 3-131, 4-147, 6-40, 9- 9- 11-140; Landlord Inquiry, 6-67.

Armed Services: Military Forces, 5- 9-53; FRNVR, 7-45; Laucala Bay B 8-17, 9-78, 12-54; Aviation: Ba Airst 2- PAA Mishap, 3-149; Nadi’s Put 5-23.

Banking; Filthy Money, 5-21; Dec!

Coinage Request, 11-11; Birds; 3-107.

Commerce: Duty Free Goods, 1-1 5-77, 6-33, 8-27; Trade Balance, 5‘ 12-136; Souvenirs, 5-75; Cement Impo 3- Japanese Investment, 10-1 Trades Fair, 9-136; Co-operatives: 3-1 Culture: Sir Alport Barker’s Bot 11-93.

Education: Colombo Plan Plea, 5- Women’s Interests Training, 5-71, 7- First Woman Scientist, 8-9; West S Guinea Students, 11-25; Free Educat: Too Costly, 11-51.

Festivals: Hibiscus Queen, 3-5, 4-1 5-19; Firewalking, 3-82; Kava in t 3- Suva Show, 4-24; Lautoka She 4- Trades Fair, 9-136; Finam Loans, 7-161, 11-129; Fires, Acciden Lautoka Fire, 1-123; Lightning Deatl 8- Fishing: Suva Aquarium, 3- Whale Caught, 3-41; Tuna, 8-153, 9-15 Future (see Administration).

General: New Handbook, 2-37; Missli Boys, 2-127; Nautauba Island for Sal 7-17; Whalesteeth Necklaces, 8-1 Permits for NZ, 8-133; Suva’s “Veni« Beautified, 9-63; Fijians in Aust. Arm 9- C-wth. Parliamentary Associate Visit, 3-11. 4-77; Scandal in High Plafl 12-25. 152 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH*

at.) Dr. W. H. McDonald Retires, sentery, 3-149; History; Vatu isure, 1-79; Shoe Story, 1-79; Buried at Raki Raki, 1-132; r Mill, 7-19; Indian Migration, Klux Klan, 7-87; Old Books, chives Photocopying Service, ;s: Milk Plant, 6-25; Stimulal, 12-8; Justice and Law: Gaoled, 1-121; “Asahi Maru” se, 2-127; Building Materials ;, 2-133; Arms Amnesty, 2-135, ;ht Club Brawl, 4-147, 6-132; rade Unions, 7-146; Unemployi; Land: Safe for Fijians, 1-132. 1-25, 3-27, 4-41, 6-7, 7-139.

Gold, 1-142; Police: 7-91; Communists, 3-128; Postal: 1-143; Apia Telephone Link, igion: Methodist Church, 5-140, ituma: 4-129, 9-61, 11-70; Royal , 4-46, 5-75, 6-107, 6-127, 7-9, , 8-23, 8-53. , etc.; Naval Ships’ Visit, i Warships’ Visit, 2-109; Yacht 17; Suva Port, 3-109, 3-111, 15, 7-105, 9-99, 10-95, 11-105, LO3; Lautoka Port, 4-109, 9-111; ’igures, 5-99, 12-105; High Tides, sal Boatbuilding, 6-116; Savuarf, 8-105; Levuka Slipway, 'assenger-freight Rates, 3-109, onditions: Women’s Dress, 1-24; •uses, 4-29; Red Cross, 4-150; 6-71, 8-39, 8-136; Social cheme, 10-121. touth Pacific Games (see Sport LCIFIC”); Perth Games, 5-133; Tourism: Bigger Money-maker, and O-Orient Inquiry, 3-113; ight, 6-67; Barry Philp Project, Visitors, 8-136; Coral Gardens, ither: Heavy Rain, 7-47.

I POLYNESIA Iphabetical by Subject) ;ration: 6-136; Fishing: 6-14, sral: Progress on Raiatea, 1-127, Reilly’s “Tahitiens”, 6-94, J. iew, 7-59; Moorea Resettlement •41, Book Shop Gutted, 12-127; langareva, 3-44; Tahiti Monu- -19; H-Bomb Atolls, 10-69; ase: Mangareva Rumours, 2-21, 39, 6-69, 7-141, 8-9, 9-43; Project, 10-8, 11-59, 12-7; 4-139; Politics: Pouvaana a •139; Senator Poroi, 5-73; ons, 6-9; Shipping: Marquesas i-139; Tourism: Hotels, 1-24, it’s Guide Book, 1-151; Tourists 6-138.

G

R & Ellice Is. Colony

Iphabetical by Subject) tration: Civil Service Salaries, 23; V. J. Andersen, 7-82, 9-105; arnham’s Visit, 8-128; Stace B-129; Land Survey, 8-129, ensus, 9-44; Advisory Council, 1-129; Appointments, 10-125; s: Copra, 1-143, 6-130, 6-132; Service Planned, 2-140, 9-122, lucation: 12-129; General: First ”, 1-121; Isolation “Must End”, ■ation to Solomons, 8-129, 10-21, irawa Causeways, 9-137, 11-127; aims to Fame, 11-85; Health: 2-148: Housing: Ocean Is., stice: Betio Club Case, 5-129; Mines Exploded, 3-109; Reef 1-149, 5-129, 11-81; Service from 19; Sport: 3-149, 6-130; Weather; M4B, 5-129, 6-132, 8-128, 11-28. ;e US Trust Territory).

H-l-J-L-M HAWAII: 5-78, 7-92.

INDONESIA: Statistics, 3-20.

JOHNSTON ISLAND: 1-15.

LORD HOWE ISLAND: 3-145, 12-52.

Marianas, Marshall Is. (See Us

Trust Territory).

MATTHEW ISLAND; 2-126, 9-89.

N NAURU Aviation Plan, 2-140; Foot Report, 1-19; Housing, 4-153; Reef Channel, 1-107; Resettlement Proposals, 1-121, 3-9, 3-23, 4-6, 5-17, 10-5, 11-9; Roads, 5-135; Statistics, 1-19; UN Trusteeship Council Debate, 12-8; Visit to Marshalls, 6-101; Wages, 1-45, 3-147.

New Caledonia

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: High Commissioner, 6-9, 7-144, 9-138, 10-119, 12-125; Agriculture, etc.; Copra, 1-144; Citrus, 3-143; Eggs, 10-119; Armed Services: 9-117; Aviation: 8-133; Birds: 9-117; Commerce: Eggs, 1-124; Fireworks, 1-124; Fruit, 8- Imports from NZ, 12-47; Economy: Recession, 1-141, 3-129, 4-130, 10-118, 11-139, 12-40; Festivals: 1-137; Fishing: Tuna, 3-130, 8-130; General: New Museum, 2-148; Stray Dogs, 2-148; SCET, 8-117; Equal Rights for Natives, 8-131; Jewel Robbery, 9-134; Drive-in Theatre, 10-118; History: Amadee Lighthouse, 8-85; Labour: Vietnamese, 7-135, 9-117, 10-119, 11- 12-13; Mining: Oil, Chrome, 1-133, 2- Nickel (see also Economy), 9-117; Guano, 10-99; Religion: Lifou church, 9- Roads: 8-133; Shipping: Jap.

Visitors, 1-111; Coral Bank Discovered; 3- Yacht Race, 3-115, 7-117, 11-112; Sport: 2-57, 6-6, 12-125; Tourism: 1-143, 10- 11-143; Weather: 2-59, 11-40.

NEW GUINEA (see Papua-New Guinea and West New Guinea).

New Hebrides

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: A. M. Wilkie, 2-24, 3-149, 4-17, 11-131; M. Delauney, 1-5, 6- 9-138; Nigel Fisher’s Visit, 7-5, 7- Appointments, 10-125; Agriculture: Copra, 3-145, 10-125, 12-126; Tagabe Station, 9-134; Aviation: NH Airways, 2-141, 7-23; Aneityum, 4-146, 5-26; Tongoa, 5-26, 6-130; Fiji Airways, 9-119, 12- Banking: C’wth. Bank, 2-148; Currency Trap, 12-27; Commerce: Chamber of Commerce Inaugurated, 12-5; Culture: Vila Art Shows, 4-13, 12-28; Santo Theatre, 7-43; Vila Cultural Centre, 9-143; Education: Seminar, 2-148: Karwenu College, 6-131; Pentecost Boarding School, 11- Fishing: Green Shell, 1-143, 11-101; Trochus, 11-101; General: Mapping, 3-149; Taptapus Bandits, 3-149; Police, 4-149; Pigs’ Tusks, 8-27; R. Langdon’s Report, 8- Bloody Mary, 8-21; SHET, 8-117; Ex-servicemen’s Hall, 8-119; Earthquakes, 9- Street Names, 10-61; Malekula Musketeers, 10-85; Mota Lava Water Shortage, 11-125; Geological Survey, 11- C’weath. Development Corp., 12- US Serviceman’s Skeleton, 12-127; Health: Meningitis. 9-137; Mining: 7-43; Labour: Vietnamese. 7-135, 11-9, 12-13; Posts, etc.: Telephone Links, 1-123, 6-131; Stamps, 6-14; Religion: Hexagonal Church, 5- Shipping: Losses, 2-148; Safety, 3- Iririki Wharf, 6-105; Vila, 8-105, 9-105; Malekula Survey, 11-103; Tourism: Hotels, 7-121, 12-28; Weather: 11-40.

NIUE: Gambling, 1-82; Niueans in NZ, 2-118; Radioactivity, 2-121, 4-125; Copra, 2-148; Water Tanks, 3-149; Form-filling, 8- Map, 9-133; Exports Down, 10-108; Triplets, 12-126.

Norfolk Island

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: Council Elections, 1-48, 9- Govt. Hand-outs, 1-65; Aust. Grant, 2- Referendum, 3-31; New Council Planned, 10-29; Norfolk Is. Act Debate, 12-27; Agriculture, etc.: 6-124; Broadcasting: 1-131; Commerce; Photographic Supplies, 8-35; New Shop, 9-135; Economy: 8-33; Festivals: Show, 5-117; “Back to Norfolk’’, 10-121, 12-17; Fishing: 6- 11-21, 11-22; History: Convict Ruins, 2-162, 12-17; 175th Anniversary, 8- Land Document, 9-15; Pre- European Settlers, 10-79; Pastage: 9-133; Social Conditions: Care of Aged, 3-125, 4- Tourism; Hotels, 2-137, 9-142, 11- “Wanganella”, 3-113, 5-107; Weather: 7-81.

O OENO ISLAND: 12-81.

ORGANISATIONS: Fiji Visitors Bureau, 1- New Guinea Women’s Club, 7-126, 12- Polynesian Association, 7-65, 7- 7-118, 11-33; Pacific Islands Society, 8- P PACIFIC (Alphabetical by Subject) Agriculture: Japanese Interest in Bananas, 1-61, 7-23, 7-125, 11-101; Broadcasting: Radio Australia, 1-25; Commerce; Common Market, 1-21, 1-161, 5- NZ Trade Mission, 1-31, 2-141, 6-29; World Copra Prices, 1-164, 6-6; Japanese Commercial Empire, 7-10; Aust. Opposes Pacific Trade Plan, 11-140; Culture: Preservation of, 2-82.

Fishing: Hawaii Raft Experiment, 5-78; Aust. Tuna Investigation, 11-21; Cone Shells Danger, 12-29; General: War’s Aftermath, 3-137; Coconut Cream, 4-37; American Claims to Islands, 4-46; VlP’s in Sydney, 6-11, 6-136; Major Changes, 6- Nigel Fisher’s Visit, 7-57; Population Explosion, 8-37; German Veterans, 9- Islanders Need Freedom of Movement, 9-57; Migration to NZ, 9-127; Aust.

Currency Change, 10-57; Aust. Could Help Territories More, 10-63; Native Clergy’s Standards, 11-53; Queen’s Birthday Honours, 12-6.

History: Polynesian Voyages, 1-67, 4-95, 5- 7-82, 7-92; “Bounty” Mutiny, 3-91, 9- “Kobenhavn”, 4-7, 5-11, 6-23; Oxford Search for Documents, 12-37; Europeans’ Pacific Invasion, 12-92; Oceanography: 2-111, 5-105, 7-103, 10-95.

Politics: Effects of Global Events, 1-20; Shipping, etc.: Matson Services, 1-151, 12-139; BP Service, 3-23; Bottle Drifts, 3- P and O-Orient Fares, 4-115; Hovercraft, 5-107; Balwa Navigation Cos., 6- Motorised Canoe, 8-88; Pacific Cruises, 8-143.

Snort: South Pacific Games, 2-20, 3-11, 3-57, 3-59, 6-14, 6-27, 7-8, 7-131, 8-11, 9-16, 9-53, 9-55, 10-33, 11-9, 11-48, 12-6; Telecommunications: Trans-Pacific Cable, 2- 5-8, 6-125, 8-103, 10-97; Tourism: Statistics, 1-57; Hotels, 2-151.

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Papua-New Guinea

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: District Officers Conference, 2-148; Australian Grant, 2-162; Budget, 3-22, Illegal Immigrants, 7-7; Department of Native Affairs, 9-21; Discrimination Against Euronesians, 12-27; Discrimination Bill, 12-59. (See also Border Problems, Foot Mission, Future, Legislative Council, Liquor, Patrols, United Nations Trusteeship Council).

Admiralty Islands; Carved Puk-Puks, 1-126.

Agriculture and Farming: Aiome Farmers, 11-27; Animal Disease Fears, 1- 2-16, 4-31; Cattle, 5-128, 7-161, 12-59; Cocoa, 3-142; Coffee, 3-132, 5-10, 8- 10-133; Copra, 8-153, 10-134; Copra Stabilisation Fund, 7-14, 9-119; Credit Scheme Loans, 5-55; Extension Work, 4-146; Hallstrom Trust, 8-136, 10-133; Land Available, 7-144; Minj Centre, 6-132; Passionfruit Seeds. 2-123; Rattan Cane, 7-162; Rubber, 7-162, 9-135, 10-119; Tea, 3-139, 5-135, 6-39, 10-122.

Aviation: Jackson Airport, 3-149; Bainings Crash, 5-10; Developments, 5-27; New Airstrips, 2-148, 6-122, 8-133, 9-135, 11-125; Lae Airport, 9-123; Consolidation Needed, 9-17; Airport Toilets, 10-25; TAA Service from Rabaul, 11-125.

Banking: Unclaimed Balances, 1-143; Savings, 5-135; Hoarding of Coins, 11-11.

Birds: Wildfowl Eggs, 3-81.

Border Problems: Action on Enclaves, 2- Indonesian View, 9-8, 9-9; Uneasiness in P-NG, 11-5.

Broadcasting: Rabaul, 6-133, 10-23; New Era, 7-37; Radio Peking, 8-6; Administration Station, 8-133; Sepik Radio “Fever”, 11-127.

Commerce: Aust. Goods Costly, 1-21; New Guinea Cos. Store, 3-147; Rice Imports, 4-166; Business Advisory Service, 9- Cheap Cars, 9-133. (See also “Economy”, “Investment”).

Culture: Moresby Art Show, 4-13; Kieta Concert Shell, 4-146; Rabaul Little Theatre, 5-138; Ballet, 8-7.

Customs (Native): Duk-Duks, 2-80, 3- From Stone to Steel, 3-89.

Defence: P-NGVR, 1-134, 3-133, 6-121; PIR, 6-121, 6-122, 8-134, 10-61; Native Cadets, 7-39; American Forces, 7-55; Manus Base, 7-111; Menzies on Defence, 11- Economy: World Bank Survey, 9-129, 12- Price Index Plan, 11-65.

Education; New Director, 1-3; Teachers Needed, 1-143; Malabunga School, 2-55; Trainee Electricians, 2-121; Literacy Campaign, 3-73; Politicial Education, 3-137, 9-134; Aims, 4-127; Technical Schools, 6-35, 7-7; Bundi Mission School, 6-83; Administration Awards, 6-129; Compulsory Education, 7-144, 11-47; Tertiary Education, 8-20, 8-71, 8-123, 9-20, 10-122; WNG Students, 11-25; Systems Get Into Gear, 12-73; Decimal Currency, 12-126.

Festivals: RSL Concert, Rabaul, 3-19; Rabaul Baby Show, 5-67; Mt. Hagen Show, 8-136, 11-5, 11-39, 12-15; Rabaul, Kieta Coral Festivals, 12-125.

Fires, Accidents: New Britain Fire, 1-44; Tagari Bridge Mishap, 5-135.

Fishing: Industry Needed, 2-137; Daru Is., 9-99: Shark Fishing, 9-111.

Foot Mission: Report, 1-13; Reaction, 1-137, 2-18.

Forestry; Bougainville, 3-132; Japanese Interest, 6-132. 7-161: Morobe, 9-153.

Future: 1-13; “Self-Govt. Inevitable”, 3-63; Mr. Hasluck Outlines Aims. 3-69; Planters’ View, 3-77; Pre-requisities of Independence, 3-90; Renewed Apprehension, 8-5; “Political Charades”, 8-71; Osmar White Story on Self-Govt., 7-6, 8- 8-75; Swift, Fundamental Changes, 9- Resentment Against Self-Govt., 12-56.

General: Red Cross, 1-63, 3-134, 12-121, 12-123; Baby Gardening, 5-9; Royal Visit Delegates, 6-133, 8-61; Flag on Mt.

Giluwe, 7-145; Mt. Wilhelm Climbed, 11-129; Boy Scouts, 4-146; Kwikila Expansion, 5-135; Bainings Resettlement, 5-135; Mendi to be Township, 6-129; Rabaul Water Shortage, 8-8; Mango Avenue, Rabaul, 8-125; McAdam Memorial Park, Wau, 8-135; Deserted Islands Settled, 9-61; Lower Watut Valley Survey, 11-125.

Health; Malaria, 1-138, 5-61; Teeth, 2- Polio, 3-125, 10-123; Rabaul Hospital, 3- Cholera, 4-31; Papuan Medical College, 5-134; Smallpox, 5-137, 7-141; Native Nurses, 7-145; Peanut Mixture, 10- Kuru, 10-122; AMP’s, 12-57.

History: Queen Emma, 1-122, 5-89; Papua’s Flag, 2-7, 7-21; Border, 2-17; Pioneer Pilots Honoured, 3-61; Rabaul Eruption, 4-41; Duke of York Islands, 4- 5-33, 6-15; War Relics, 4-109, 4-135, 8- Sir Hubert Murray, 7-95; German Flag, 8-26; Nick, the Greek, 9-14; Kokoda Trail Stone, 11-127; Damien Parer, 11-95; Ancient Bones Found, 3-149.

Housing: Port Moresby, 1-44, 10-123; Sea Houses, 4-84; Building Boom, 9-5; Cheap House Plan, 10-36.

Indonesians: No Worry in Sepik, 1-137; Aust. Accepts Assurances, 2-15; Threat Seen, 2-18, 4-23, 6-121, 11-7. (See also under WEST NEW GUINEA).

Industries: Tea Factory, 3-139; Coconut Oil, 4-53; Sewing, 5-136; Madang Tobacco Factory, 12-135.

Insects: Crickets, 2-5; White Ants, 5- Investment: Impressive Potential, 5-53; E. G. Whitlam’s View, 8-153; Aust.

Businessmen’s (Sir J. Kirby) Inquiry, 10-134, 11-139.

Justice, Law: Pest Destructors Case, 1-139; Justice Bignold Retires, 2-9; Justice Minogue Appointed, 2-11; Kerema Massacre, 2-141; Rabaul Land Titles Dispute, 9-39, 11-11, 12-19, 12-28.

Labour: ACTU Offer, 6-133; Workers’

Associations, 10-124.

Languages: 2-13.

Legislative Council: Bigger Council Planned, 3-32, 4-5, 4-21, 8-7, 9-5, 9-7; “Against Natives’ Wishes”, 5-51; Preparations for Elections, 7-15, 9-15, 12-26; Highlands Members May be Key Figures, 9- Session, 8-5, 9-134; Select Committee on Political Development, 3-32, 3- 4-21; Discrimination Bill, 12-59.

Liquor: Commission, 1-142, 2-121, 3-26; Danger Ahead, 3-27; Ban Lifted, 4-27; Doubts on Freedom, 6-7; Freedom Successful, 7-7; Law Changes, 8-6; Native Barmaids, 8-27; Sydneysider’s View, 9-29; Segregation Created, 12-61; Brewery Battle, 12-69.

Local Councils: 8-134, 10-134.

Mining: Bauxite, 9-135; Gold, 1-142; Oil, 4-165, 5-131.

Newspapers: “Nu Ginl Toktok”, 4-61; Sensationalism, 5-9.

Patrols: Star Mountains, 8-135; 10-122; Native Assistant Patrol Officers, 9-135; Nomad River Post, 10-77.

Police: 1-143, 6-40, 7-145, 9-139, 11-6.

Politics: United Australia Movement, 4- Communist Menace, 4-67; Political Education, 3-137, 9-134.

Postage: Stamps, 10-55.

Power: Barikewa Gas, 4-147; Moresby Electricity, 12-117.

Religion: Methodist Hostel, Rabaul, 1-124, 3-145; Rabaul’s First Chinese Priest, 2-125; Bishop Scharmach R eS j 2-143; African Visitors, 4-147; 1 Memorial Hall, Rabaul, 5-7; Bj 5-135; Papua Ekalesia, 6-10; Am Missionaries, 7-65; Lae Churches, | Koki Church, 9-133.

Roads and Transport: Zebra Cross Rabaul, 1-124; Rabaul Bus Service, ] Leron Bridge Opened, 3-139; Bom ville Road, 8-133; Talasea Bridge, jj.

Wewak Bridges, 8-135.

Shipping and Navigation: Ko Wharf, 2-109; Kwalakesi Wharf, 2 Rabaul Survey, 4-109; Berth Prior 5-43, 6-119; Training Courses, 5 5-135, 8-101, 12-105; Finschhafen W 8- Rabaul Wharf Strike, 8-105, Kieta Wharf, 9-101, 10-123, 11-45; Ocean-going Canoe, 12-105.

Sport: Perth Games, 1-9, 3-53, i 5- Samarai Athletes, 1-123; Go-E I- Rugby, 1-143, 10-124; Bee Swim, 2-51; Gusap Races, 3-147; W Athletes, 7-8.

Statistics: 2-61, 5-135, 9-121, 12-1 Territories Talk-Talk: 1-51, 2-41, 4-61, 5-29, 6-53, 7-51, 8-47, 9-47, 1 II- 12-117. (Not indexed in de Tourism: 3-154; Moresby Motels, 4 Rabaul Hotels, 9-143; Highlands Hoi 10-130; Kieta Hotel, 10-143.

United Nations Trusteeship Cot Debates, 1-13, 12-8; UN Representa Visit, 2-131.

PEOPLE (In Rough Alphabetical Order) Atoa, S., 1-30; Ah-Ken, G., 2 Aspinall, O. S., 5-11; Aspinall, W. 7-133; Adeang, K., 7-146; Andersen, ) 7-82, 9-105; Allison, E., 8-137; Aicke: S., 10-125; Askew, D. S., 11-135.

Barnfather. D., 1-7; Bristow, G., Borron, J„ 1-125; Bignold, Justice, Booth, J„ 2-11; Boustead, W., i Burns, J., 2-5; Brodie, L., 5-121; Ba M., 5-138; Booker, M., 6-21, 8-7, 10 Brown, S., 6-109, 9-109; Bregulla, I 6- Bird, J„ 7-31; Baker, G., 1 Bowden, 1., 7-145; Barrett, D., 7- Browne, G. S., 8-14; Bryan, E. J., 8- Boulton, H. M., 8-137; Brown, A., 8- Brierly, J., 8-139; Beaumont, R. H. 9- Buckley, Father, 9-117; Biros, 6-9, 7-144, 9-138, 10-119; Bridge, 9- Bruijn, V. de., 10-27; Barrie, 10- Blandy, R„ 10-127; Bain, K 11- Bowden, 1., 11-135; Barnes, D. E., 11-131; Bonay, E. J., 5-16, 12 Blow. R., 12-130.

Carlo, M., 1-5; Christian, S. H., 1 Cleland, Lady, 1-53; Coss, K., 1 Coombs, 1-75; Cleland, Sir D., 1- Chan, Father, 2-125; Caterson, F. 2-143; Corboz, H., 3-7; Cakobau, E., 3 Cham, S. TANARUS., 4-5; Cooper, H.. 1- Crawley, D., 9-139, 11-27; Christian, 5- Croudace, M., 6-17; Charles, 6- 9-108; Campbell, C., 6-134; Cl R., 7-82; Cresswell, D., 7-129; Cumps J., 7-146; Croll, R. D., 8-14; Christ J., 8-25; Chee, L., 8-120; Cava, K., 9 Delauney, M., 1-5, 6-136, 9-: Davenport, R., 2-5; Dickinson, H., 2-1 Darcey, 8., 3-37; Davey, F. N., 4-1 Davai, H., 4-150; Davies. E. J. R., 4-1 Diegelman, M., 5-137; Douglas, J., 7- Denholm, A. S., 7-161; Dowsett, J.

MacG., 9-8; Daniels, F., 9-133; Davis, R., 10-125; De LTsle, Lord, 11-37.

Eliott. J., 2-11; Ekblad, E. N., 3 Eri, V., 4-151; Evans, R., 5-17; Escie brenner, L., 7-129; East, E., 7-« Erasmus, 9-139, 11-27.

Fawcett, G., 2-44; Fenton, G., 2-1 Flierl, W., 7-57; Fruean, A., 7-1 Forsyth. W. D., 4-8, 9-7; Falrfax-W B. E., 9-13; Fisher, N., 7-5; 7-57; Fer W. G., 10-108: Fell, N., 10-127.

Geze, 8.. 1-143; Gunther, J., 2-13, 3- 9-139; Guimard, P., 2-111; Graham, ft 154 JULY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

(Cont.) iguin, E., 4-126, 7-21; Grey, A., Gutch, Sir J., 6-23; Grimald, Gow, H., 7-129; Cairo, K., ,z, L., 8-9, 9-139; Gate, G. S.. obay, D., 9-138; Glover, J. N., orge, 8., 12-129. p., 1-44; Hui, L., 1-56; Hilder, 10-121; Hekure, M., 2-144; Hall, Hurrell, L., 3-7; Hargesheimer. ,-135; Hebert, 8., 6-136; Hilder, Holland, C.. 7-129; Heyen, Hayes, M., 8-27; Hoeter, F., 123; Hoult, G., 8-138; Hand. -124; Howell, M. D. S., 10-125; ~ 7-147, 12-129. ;, 4-5; laman, J., 12-129.

L., 1-3; Jack, Chief, 1-5; R., 1-109; Johnson, 8., 3-128; Mr., 3-128; Johanson, H., udason. J. J., 5-140; Jennings, 29; Jehu, L., 11-45; Johnstone, i, R. C., 1-7; Kempthorne, L.

Kilisimasi, J., 4-138; Kyler. W.

Kevu, 5-17; Kroening, B. F., Keys, J. G., 6-21; Kwanimani, loumaira, S., 8-9; Kennedy. G. ; Kidney, 8., 10-127; Kent. L., ith, J., 11-131; Kail, R., 11-131; P., 11-135; Kumara, 1., 12-131. . M., 1-5; Logan, D. W., 2-143; L 25; Lave, K., 3-135; Le’iato.

Leyden. A., 4-83; Lawson, D.

Lohia, 5-85; Lutton, W., 6-135; , 7-93; Lefevre, A., 8-109; K. 8-137; Lee, H. Rex, 9-131; R., 9-10; Leydin, R. S., 9-131; R., 10-125; Leeson, 1., 10-125; I. 11-131; Liomui, K., 11-97.

C. G. R., 1-16; McCarthy, D., ; Mitchell, W., 1-80; Minogue, -11; Mara, K. K. TANARUS., 2-143; J. 2-143; Moors, J., 2-143; T. J., 2-143; McDonald, W.

Mercier, D„ 3-5; Morgan, S., •sack, Justice, 3-146; McEwen, 37; Miles, 8., 4-38; McMillan, Mills, K., 5-134; Mulitauaopele, McDougall, M., 6-136; Minshull, Marsh, B. A., 7-127; Maude, -146; McCarthy, J. K., 8-93; TANARUS., 8-131; Moore, 8., 8-138; L. 8-139; MacGregor Dowsett, 9; Mate, G., 9-53; Mow, TANARUS., cDonald, 1., 10-85; Maddocks, 86, 10-121, 11-86; Mishutushkin, 1; McDonald, P. D., 11-131; in, O. D. F., 11-131; Muller, L-133; Marnham, J. E., 7-148, >8; Marr, C., 12-129; Malders, F., 5-119; N’Godrella, W., 6-6; C., 10-126, 12-13.

P.. 1-42; Philp, H., 1-125; hite, J., 2-143; Powles, Sir G., ivaana a Oopa, 4-139; Plowman, Poroi, A. TANARUS., 5-73; Plateel, P.

Philp, B„ 8-25; Philip, A. L., seflka, F., 8-137; Parks, P., well, R., 11-101; Pickering, W., earson, N. H.. 12-101.

W.. 3-141; Ralawa, S., 4-15; , P„ 4-43; Rees, W. H., 4-152; E., 4-152; Ruhen, 0., 7-96, 8-93; 7. 8., 9-43, 11-28; Rothery, J., ynolds, L., 10-29; Richards, O. ; Rautamara, F., 10-126; Ritchie, 131; Refferty, C., 11-131; Rankin, T. R., 1-16; Strachan, M., 1-82; , H., 2-71; Simpson, J., 2-135; h, L„ 2-143; Shortall, J., 3-107; sir Lala, 3-149; Seeto, A., 4-125; -149; Stanbury, 8.. 5-18; Strong, p, 5-41, 9-20; Seeto, E., 7-53; C. 7-55; Sadler, F., 7-103; R., 11-131; Souter, G., 8-93; , 8-137; Sinclair, C., 8-139; R., 9-113; Staude, R., 9-119; ... 9-137; Shaw, J. A., 10-125; r., 10-126; Sowani, A., 10-127; D. 8-129, 10-127; Swinfield, A., 11-101; Shalless, P. C., 12-97; Saurmilch, N., 12-130.

Thomson, A., 4-105; Tahapehi, T. R., 4- Tamasese, TANARUS., 5-8; Takoa, T. TANARUS., 5- Tade, J., 5-140; Topan, P.. 7-27; Taylor, E. J., 7-111; Thompson, W., 7-129; Tuiteleleapaga, N., 7-133; Taylor, S. J., 7-147; Tibbo, E.. 8-19; Tu’ipelehake, Prince, 8-130; Tuipelehake, Prince, 10-19; Turner, M., 10-53; Thomson, A. C., 10-108; Tungi, Prince, 11-125.

Ulavula, E., 2-5, 4-129, 5-19; Ure, P.. 3-9; Uhrle, J., 3-11.

Vockler, Bishop, 1-63; Vouza, 2-11, 10-21; Vuiyasawa, J., 4-25.

Woo, M., 1-7; Werner, F. 0., 1-11; Wilson, E., 1-107; Witherington, K., 1-125; Walker, A., 3-29; Wilson, G. A., 4-35; White, 8., 4-119; Woo, J., 4-125; Wingfield, G. E., 4-138; Wright, R., 6-81; Wickham, H., 4-9; Wan, J., 8-120; Wari, K., 8-138; Willis, W., 10-97; Ward, P. P., 10- Wilson, G. G., 10-126; Whiteside, C., 11-85; Wendt, M., 11-45; Ward, E. V., 11- Wilkie, A. M., 2-24, 3-149, 4-17, 11- White, C., 12-130; Wagstaff, H.. 12- Yaya, A. C., 9-14; Yager, D., 9-138.

PITCAIRN ISLAND; Population Decline, 1- Building Project, 5-123; Council, 6- Fewer Ships, 8-107; Free Speech, 2- Fan for Queen, 6-19; Nuclear Base Protest, 6-69, 7-141, 8-25; Remoteness, 6-76; Earthquake, 6-103; Wild Cats, 6-130; Insect Pests, 8-25; Oeno Holiday, 12-81; History: First Mail, 1-77; Fletcher Christian, 3-83.

R ROTUMA (see Fiji).

S SAMOA (see American Samoa, Western Samoa).

SHIPS (See also Shipping under individual Territories, and Yachts) (In Rough Alphabetical Order) (Asterisk means wrecked) Asahi Maru No. 8, 1-5, 1-103, 2-127, 5-111, 8-11, 8-103, 9-103; Ainemon, 1-107; Ariake, 1-111, 2-109; Adi Talei, 2-103, 11-107; Adi Keva, 2-103; Astrolabe, 2-113, 5- 9-83, 9-87; Apanui, 4-113, 11-24; Arcadia, 7-107; Athenic, 8-107; Ai Sokula, 9- 10-101, 12-105; Age Unlimited, 10- Aratoba, 11-103; Aldebaran, 12-99.

Bulolo, 1-105; Boussole, 2-113, 5-83, 6- 9-83, 9-87; Baddeley, 5-103, 6-101; Banks, 6-105, 9-47; Britannia, 6-107, 7- Bergensfjord, 9-105.

Cora, 1-109; Cayuga County, 2-105, 5-10, 6-109; Carla Manus, 3-105; Cap Domingo, 3-111, 5-101; Cap Corrientes, 3- Caledonien, 4-139; Coral Queen, 5- Cook, 5-105, 9-103, 10-95, 10-101, 11- Corinthic, 6-101; Charlotte Donald, 8- Ceramic, 8-107; Cape Torrens, 9- 10-103; Coral Princess, 9-105; Commandant Riviere, 9-107, 9-138; Carronbank, 9-111; Challenger, 10-95; Colorado del Mar, 10-113, 11-99; Canberra, 12- De Grasse, 1-103; Dunkerquoise, 2-126; Duntroon, 3-107; Degei 11, 6-97; Don Quijote, 6-98, 7-107; Delight, 9-101.

Eiko Maru. 4-115; Elizabeth Helen, 6- 8-103, 11-105; Elizabeth Boye, 7-105, 12-99; East Wind, 9-103; Euphrosyne, 9-108; Ela, 12-99.

Fanakawa Maru, 2-105, 2-107; Francis Gamier, 3-115, 8-99; Fairsea, 4-117, 7- Francis Drake, 6-99, 7-150; Fijian Trader, 6-101, 8-107; Fleetbank, 9-109.

Greenlet, 1-103; Genkai Maru, 3-107; Gerard, 3-113, 4-111, 5-103; Gascoyne, 5-103; George Anson, 6-99, 7-150; Gunnars Knot, 6-101; Gothic, 8-107.

Harusame, 1-111, 2-109; Harry Chauvel, 2-109; Hifofua, 4-111; Horizon, 7-103; Harmony, 9-103; Hanson, 10-144.

Iwakuni Maru, 4-105*; Iris, 5-109; lyo Maru No. 8, 6-133*, 7-103; Inaha, 7- 11-105.

John Williams VI, 1-113, 5-99, 8-109, 9- Joyita, 2-45, 4-71, 5-109, 6-107; Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, 3-105; John Williams VII, 5-99, 6-99, 9-107, 10-101; Jeanne d’Arc, 5-105; Judy, 7-145*.

King George. 2-105; Kulu, 2-105; Kavieng Trader, 3-105, 5-105, 10-97; Koyei Maru, 3-109; Kuinivuaka, 3-115; Kobenhavn, 4-7, 5-11, 6-23; Kai Maru No. 3. 6-133*. 7-103; Karossa, 8-103; Kendec, 8- Kilinailau, 11-103; Komaiwai, 12-105.

Lachlan, 1-103, 3-109, 9-107; Laurabada, 2-7; Liro, 2-148; Lei-Lani, 3-111; Laoheni, 4- Lolomaanaia, 4-111; Loma, 6-101*; Loganbank, 6-130; La Perouse, 8-103; Lakeleo, 8-130; Llandaff, 9-103; Loch Fada, 9-103; Lakatoi, 10-97; Lady of Fatima, 11-105.

Miena, 1-105; Montoro, 1-105; Malekula, 1- Malaita, 1-105, 12-99; Mieco Queen, 1-107; Morning Star, 1-107; Monterey, 1-113, 2-107; Malaita, 2-103; Maui Pomare, 2-118, 3-107; Moana Roa, 2- 7-109; Moisana, 3-111, 6-99, 11-107; Milos, 4-111, 6-109, 7-107; Monsunen, 6- Moresby, 6-99; Mariposa, 7-105; Matua, 7-107, 9-99, 9-103, 9-109, 12-103; Moana Raoi, 7-107; Manutai, 8-109, 9- Mercia, 9-99; Melanesian, 9-129; Mataraini, 10-117; Manuia, 11-24*; Mainiro, 12-101.

Nareau, 1-107; Numa Numa, 1-113; Norfolk Whaler, 2-103; Nikau, 2-107; Northern Star, 2-107, 2-150; Noona Dan, 3- Northern Venture, 3-115; Navaka, 7- 9-109, 10-9, 11-135; North Star, 8- New Baku, 9-101; Nancy, 10-101*; Nirvani, 10-117.

Orsova, 4-109, 7-107; 00100100 Too, 5- Orcades, 5-114, 6-99; Oranje, 7-105; Oriana, 7-107; Otago, 9-103; Olobo, 10- Pelikaan, 1-103; Pipi Gari, 1-109; Pakura, 3-107; Paluma, 4-109, 6-105; Port Halifax, 4-111; Pukaki, 6-101. 11-24; Pacific Islander, 8-103; Polurrian, 9-7*, 10- Polar Wind, 9-103; Pauly Thunder. 9- Pearl, 9-111; Pacific Islander, 10- Parndana, 12-105.

Rotoiti, 1-103; Retriever, 1-103; Royalist, 1-107; Raskai, 1-113; Roblyn, 1-115; Remuera, 3-105; Runic, 3-113, 4-111, 5-103; Ragna Ringdal, 6-97*, 7-105, 10-99; Ruahine, 7-105; Rangitiki, 8-107; Rangitata, 8-107; Rona, 9-105.

Stardust, 1-113; Sorana del Mar, 2-107, 4- Southern Cross (mission ship), 5- 6-101, 8-107; Slevik, 2-111, 12-99; Spencer F. Baird, 2-111; Saracen, 3-109; Sinkiang, 3-113; Suwa Maru, 4-107; Strathcona, 5-47; Sungei Bila, 6-109; San Teretia 11, 6-110; San Juanita, 3-32, 3-113, 5-121, 6-123; Slitan, 7-105, 8-107, 10-117, 12-99; Slagen, 7-105; Southern Cross (liner), 2-107, 2-150, 7-107; Suva, 7-109, 9-103; Sinei Maru, 9-103; Shoho Maru, 9-103; Sitaram, 9-107; Supply, 9- St. Peter Mamatele, 11-107; Sletta, 12-99.

Tabard, 1-103; Tapir, 1-103; Triellls, 1- Tematapula, 1-107; Terusuki, 1-111, 2- Tui Levuka, 2-103; Tui Kanacea, 2- Tenos, 2-105; Tui, 2-111, 9-101; Tong Hoo, 3-107; Toka Maru No. 8, 3- 10-99; Tojima Maru, 3-107; Tungaru, 3-111, 4-115, 12-103; Tiare Taporo, 4-105, 8-99; Taiyo Maru, 4-105; Tsuru Maru, 4-105; Taga Maru No. 2, 4- Te Matapula, 4-115*; Tahltien, 4-139; Tofua, 6-97, 7-107, 9-103, 12-101, 12-103; Thomas A. Edison. 6-98: Tula**!, 7- Tui Cakau, 7-107; Tuvalu, 7-107; Trudy, 7-107; Tarangau, 7-111: Taporo, 8- Tuno, 8-130; Tovata, 10-97; Timbala, 10- Tiare, 10-99; Tortue, 11-103; Tui Valavala, 11-105*; Taranui, 12-99. 155 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1963

SHIPS (Coni.) Ugure, 1-111, 2-109.

Voyager, 1-113; Verna, 2-111; Veilamani, 3- Victor Schoelcher, 5-105; Vasey, 6-98, 8-103; Vaitere, 8-99; Vitiaz, 8-101; Voeykov, 11-107.

Walrus, 1-103; Wewak, 1-109; Wanganella, 3-113, 5-107, 7-105; Wanderer, 5-117; Willem Ruys, 8-107; Waiana, 9-107; Waimana, 12-101.

Yatu Lau, 1-115; Yugure, 1-111, 2-109; Yanawai, 5-99, 8-109; Yuyo Maru, 5-105.

Zarja, 7-111, 8-99; Zenko Maru, 7-103.

Solomon Islands

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: Civil Service Salaries, 4- Mr. Nigel Fisher’s Visit, 7-5, 7-57; Loan, 7-161; Legco, 8-8, 9-69; Appointments, 10-125.

Agriculture, etc.: Copra. 2-148, 6-123, 9-130, 10-56; Eggs, 3-135; Rice, 8-14, 9-33; Tobacco, 12-127; Aviation: Airfields, 1-129 6- TAA, 1-138; Fiji Airways, 5-27, 9-119, 12-125; Internal Service, 6-123, 9- Commerce: Cigarettes, 3-146; Closer Look at BSlP—Australia Trade, 12-136; Fishing: 3-32, 3-113, 5-121, 6-123, 7- Forestry: 3-127, 6-131, 7-65, 10-124, 12-126.

General: Dramatic Society, 1-131; Malaita’s Progress, 3-79; Aid for Tikopia, 3-149; Anthropology, 3-111; Mapping, 3-149, 11-125; Western Islands, 4-79; E.

V. Lawson’s View, 7-41; Gilbertese Migration, 8-129, 10-21; Sydneysider’s View, 10-13; Gravity-magnetic Survey, 10- Health: Influenza, 2-148; Leprosarium, 6-123; Yaws, 6-123.

History: Guadalcanal, 1942, 1-43, 2-138; Annexation, 1900, 1-131; La Perouse, 2-113, 5-83. 6-11, 9-83, 9-87; Harry Wickham, 4-9; Discovery of Gold, 1896, 8- Industries: Fish Flakes, 5-121; Marine Engine Parts, 11-133; Justice: Theft Appeal case, 7-123; Liquor: 1-141, 2-75; People: Fijians, 3-130; Police: 1-143.

Religion: Catholic Church, Tangarare, 6-87; First Melanesian Bishops, 12-14; Roads: 11-129; Shipping, etc.: Tulagi Slipway, 5-107. 11-103; Honiara Port, 5- 6-103, 9-101; High Tides, 6-103; Kia Wharf, 9-109; Beacons, 11-103; Sport: 4-9, 6-131; Telephones: 6-131, 12-126; Tourism: 11-11.

South Pacific Commission

Conferences: South Pacific, 1-16, 2-9; Review, 5-65; Health. 9-136, 12-133; Housing, 11-129, 12-6; Retirements: 1-16; Changes Likely: 1-17; 3-21, 8-29; General: Indonesia as Member, 2-15; W.

Samoa, 2-20; Education Seminar, 2-148; W. D. Forsyth, 4-8, 9-7; Fiji Training Centre, 5-71; Auki Boatbuilding, 8-105; 16th Anniversary, 8-133.

T TAHITI (see French Polynesia).

TOKELAUS: 2-134, 7-107, 9-133, 11-101, 12-125, 12-129.

TONGA (Alphabetical by Subject) Administration: Leg. Council, 1-20, 5-69, 12-5; Loans Sought, 10-19; Agriculture: Copra, 4-32; Currency: Gold Coins, 6-65, 8-35, 10-35; Festivals: 1-134; General: Sydneysider’s View, 6-61, 8-43, 11-54; Japanese Envoy’s Visit, 12-9; Health: Sanitation, 4-138; History: George Tubou I, 10-83; Industries: Desiccated Coconut, 8-153: Law: New Police, 2-133; Police Dogs, 7-6; Newspapers: 11-57.

Religion: Convention, 11-53; Shipping, etc.: Minerva Reef Epic, 4-11, 4-115, 5-47, 6- 10-19; Youth Rescued, 4-137; Yacht Club, 4-138, 7-117; New Ships, 9-108; Sport: 1-48, 4-137, 4-138, 10-115; Transport; 1-81; 11-125; Weather: Hurricane, 9-10.

U UNITED STATES TRUST TERRITORY: Political changes, 2-133, 4-131, 10-65; Jap shot, 3-77; Council of Micronesia, 3-143; Submarine base, 4-107; Typhoons, 5-10, 11- Kwajalein paradise, 5-63; Polio, 10-121; Fishing, 10-121; Artistic Life on Ifaluk, 12-91; Shipping Link with P-NG, 12- Trusteeship Council Debate, 12-8.

W WALLIS AND FUTUNA: 1-144, 11-52. 12-125.

West New Guinea

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration (see also under Indonesians) : Dutch Exodus, 3-13, 3-17, 4-47, 7- Dutch Spending, 4-33; UNTEA, 4-15; P. J. Platteel, 7-144; Governor Bonay, 12-45; Agriculture: Animal Diseases, 1-59, 2-16; Aviation, 6-133, 7-145; Banking; Guilders Problem, 3-19; Fishing: Sawfish, 1-129; General: Stone Axes, 2-79; Hollandia Club Fire, 3-29; Health: 4-31, 5-16, 9-137, 10-123; History: Exploration, 1-87.

Indonesians: Paratroops, 1-137; Agreement with Dutch, 2-15; Assurances, 2-15; Papuan Support, 3-15; Consolidation, 4-15; Earlier Take-over Wanted, 5-16; Flag Flies, 6-10; No Early Take-over, 7-6; “Indonesiation”, 7-118; Territory Virtually in Indonesian Hands, 8-7; No Assurance on Border, 9-8; Take-over Virtually Complete, 9-10; Disillusionment, 12-45; History of Take-over, 12-51; Politics and Diplomacy: Dutch-Indonesian Wrangle, I- Bunker Plan, 1-140; New Guinea Council, 3-15, 3-19; Canberra Apprehensive, 4-23; Postage: Last Dutch Stamps, 3-143; Religion: Missions, 10-87.

Western Samoa

(Alphabetical by Subject) Administration; Treaty with NZ, 2-19; No SPC Decision, 2-20; Elvin’s Report, 3-146; Russian Interest, 5-57; MP’s Salaries, 5-125; Bright Future, 7-125; Budget Surplus, 8-9; Vaillma, 8-134; Head of State, 10-41; H. Bomb Protest, 12-7; Foreign Aid, 12-71.

Agriculture: Bananas, 2-13, 2-142, 5-125, 10-118; Tobacco, 4-135; Extension Programme, 5-125; Avele College, 5-127; Survey, 12-91; Aviation: 7-125, 10-32, 12-7.

Culture: Apia Repertory Society, 2-144; Mobile Libraries, 8-135; Economy: US Aid, 1-18; UN Survey, 4-17; Development of Savaii Urged, 11-33; Education: 5-136, II- Festivals: Miss Samoa, 1-29.

General: After Eight Month’s Independence (S. Inder’s Report), 2-25; More Samoan’s Visit NZ, 2-118; Highwaymen, 2-130; Maps, 5-136; UN Office for Apia, 12-71.

Health: AMO’s to be Doctors, 2-137; History: R. L. Stevenson, 4-33, 8-134; Justice: Crime figures, 1-143; u 5 Charge, 2-118; Newspapers: 7-127, ] 11-25; Postal: New Stamps, 1-143 Telephone Link, 9-134; Religion: Metb Church, 11-125; Roads: Salani-Sapn Road, 5-127; Sport; 1-29, 5-127 \ 8- Statistics: 1-30, 5-56, 5-136, i Tourism: Aggie Grey’s Hotel, i Irksome Formalities, 6-17; No Weii Mats, 7-73; Weather: Observatory, fij Y YACHTS (Alphabetical) (Asterisk means wrecked) Abacus, 2-113, 5-111, 7-111, 8' 11-109; Aegean, 12-107; Aotea (kei 4-116*; Aotea (yawl), 2-113; At Rogers, 2-113; Astor, 9-114, 11- Benn Gunn, 6-110; Blue Peter, 3 4- 6-110, 8-111, 11-109; C’Est La 9- Craig J 11, 5-114, 8-111; Cytl 10- 11-99, 12-107.

Destiny, 4-118; Dida, 12-109; Doubl 5- Driftwood, 3-117, 5-113; I Wen, 2-114, 7-116, 11-109; Enticer, 1 2-114, 5-113, 7-116; Escalduna, 7- Everyman II (ex Patsy Jean), 1-105, 2- Fairweather, 3-117, 11-111; Faith 2- 4-118, 5-113; Flying Cloud, 10- Fortune, 1-116, 2-114, 5-114, 6-110, 8- 11- Geneve, 6-111, 7-115, 8-111, 11 12- Gitana, 4-118, 6-111, 10- 11-109; Glennis, 2-114; Golden E 10-103, 11-109, 12-109; Golden L( 1- Golden Rule, 1-107; Gracias, 1- Grey Dragon, 4-118*.

Hunikai, 8-113, 10-103; Isis, 1- 3- 4-120*; John Hanna, 2-115, 5- 8- 10-105, 11-109, 12-111; Kal 7-116, 8-111; Koae, 12-111; Koonya, 3- 4- 8-113; Larapinta, 5-114, 6- 6- Lobo del Mar, 10-105, 12- Lodestar, 4-118, 7-117, 12-107; 1 1-116.

Maken, 3-118; Malabar VIII, 11- Manu Moana, 1-117, 2-115, 8-113; Mi Polo, 11-112; Marinero, 3-117, 5- 10-103, 11-112; Marpacho, 2-115; Mec 5- 6-111; Meridian, 3-120; Mo 2- 9-114; Monsoon, 6-111, 7-111, 8- 10- 11-111; Myonie, 8-113, 11-111 Neophyte, 7-111, 8-113; Nimble, 4- Nimbus, 3-120; Nordlys, 1-116, 2- 3- 6-112; Okeanos, 1-116, 3-117, 5- 7- 8-114, 12-111; Omicron, 11- Ondine, 5-114; Opportunity, 2-115, 11- Phoenix, 1-107; Ramona, 1-115; Rest! 1-113, 1-116, 4-119.

Salty, 2-117, 3-119; Sari Marais, 7-] Sea Chanty, 1-116, 4-116; Sea Fe 9- Seafire, 4-116; Sea Wind, 5-: 6- 7-116, 11-112, 12-112; Seal 3- Seeadler, 4-119; Siesta, 2-' 4- Solo, 12-112; Staghound, 3-: 7- 8-113, 10-103.

Tahiti, 9-114; Takohe, 2-117, 3-] 5- Tane, 1-116; Tangiroa, 9-114; Matangi, 5-114; Tempest, 8-114; Rapunga, 1-115; Tere, 6-112; Tii 11- Tlburon, 4-119, 11-24*; Tol 7-111; Trinul, 6-112, 11-112; Truly Fi 12- Tuaikaepau, 2-117, 3-118, 4-1 4- 5-47, 5-101, 6-105, 12-1 Tuarangi, 8-109.

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