Pacific Islands Monthly - 1 September 1951

The P-Ng Legislative

Vain Appeal to Minister

EARLY in August, Senator Roy Kendall, of Queensland, sent to the Australian Minister for Territories a strong protest against the proposed composition of the new Legislative Council of Papua- New Guinea. He said: — “The suggestion that only three of 29 members are to be elected is merely perpetuating the absolute dictatorship which was instituted by the previous Labour Government and which has been so ably carried out by the present Administrator, in spite of protests.

“The ideal form of Council would be an equal number of elected and nominated members and Adminis trator to have casting vote only.

“This together with full reports of proceedings and debates, would bring all contentious matters to the public notice, which is surely what the Liberal and Country Party stands for.”

No Change Likely

Reports from Canberra indicate that no change is likely in the sys tem of electing the Council.

The Ordinance, as it stands, will be given effect to.

Delay has occurred in arranging for the election of three European members because, until the Austra lian referendum is over, no senior electoral official is available to go to New Guinea to organise and con duct the election there.

The official appointments will be announced when the nomination of candidates is called for.

Bride From Germany

For Kavieng

WHEN 19-years-old Fraulein Gisela Hansen, from Flens burg, North Germany, arrived in Sydney airport, on September 1, en route to Kavieng, New Ireland, she was met by a team of photo graphers and reporters. She hid her face, and fled; but they kept after her, and the chase continued over the week-end.

The cause of it all was the fol lowing Associated Press despatch from Flensburg. which had been published during the week.

A 19-years-old German girl left here yesterday to marry a man she has never met—a British planter in the South Seas.

The planter, Bert Clifford Batt, 30, had asked the Mayor of Flens burg to find him a bride.

The mayor selected Gisela Jan sen, who left here by air yesterday on the way to New Guinea.

Her trip was delayed months by wrangling over travel papers.

It all started when Batt, who lives on the Kapsu coconut planta tion in the Kavieng district, wrote to the mayor last autumn. The mayor advertised for a bride in the local newspaper and Gisela was the first of 39 girls to reply.

When the replies were passed on to Batt he picked Gisela and then the trouble over documents began.

By February Gisela had every thing she needed except one per mit —an entry permit from Can berra—and this finally arrived. She will fly to N. Guinea, where Batt will pick her up in his private plane.

New Airway

To Tahiti

A SECOND survey flight over the new TEAL route to Tahiti, via Western Samoa and the Cook Islands, commenced on September 6 from Suva, where a TEAL Cata lina is at present based.

A survey flight was recently com pleted by TEAL for the Civil Avia tion Branch of Air Department, but the second flight will be mainly for the company’s own purposes.

The aircraft will spend three days at Apia, one at Aitutaki and five at Papeete, and is due back at Auckland on September 22.

TEAL has named the new route “The Coral Route to the Islands of the South Seas.” It will be flown mainly by the company’s fifth Solent, RMA Aparima, which was due at Auckland on September 6 from Britain via United States.

No New Governor

Noumea, Sept. 4.

SINCE the departure of Governor- General Cournarie, no new governor has been definitely appointed to serve here.

M. Cournarie was to have been replaced by Governor Ist-class Louveau. Mr. Louveau, however, knowing what kind of difficulties he would meet with from the Council General here, refused the offer which was made to him by the Minister of Colonies.

Up to now, there are no indica tions that a Governor has been asked to serve in New-Caledonia.

For the interim, M. Bordarier. at present Secretary-General, is acting as Governor. —FD.

New Air Arrangements

In Fiji

THE Nausori airfield, 12 miles from Suva, and Suva’s airport for land planes, was closed as a Customs port-of-entry at the end of August. Overseas craft, if land planes, must now go first to Nadi, at the other end of Viti Levu. Sea planes go to Laucala Bay, near Suva.

As a result, NZ National Airways, which run services between Auck land, Fiji, Samoa and Cook Islands, have cut out Nausori. Suva people, using these services, must now go to Nadi, and arrange other transport from there.

The new internal services of Fiji Airways use the Nausori airfield.

The services began on September 1, with flights twice daily between Nausori, Nadi and Drasa (Lautoka).

The Labasa service should com mence in November.

Administration

Papua-New Guinea

Senior Positions Filled After

Long Delay

THE Australian Minister for Territories, in August, an nounced the following appoint ments:— Brigadier D. M. Cleland, to be Assistant Administrator.

Mr. S. A. Lonergan, to be Government Secretary.

Mr. J. H. Jones, to be Director of District Services and Native Affairs.

Last October, the Australian Gov ernment invited applications for two Deputy Administratorships, and 120 were received.

The decision of the then Minister, Mr. Spender, to accept appointment as Ambassador in Washington, caused a delay in the proposed arrangement. The outlook was further altered by the change in the status of the Territories Minis ter, and the decision to appoint Mr.

J. R. Halligan as Adviser to the new Minister (he now is really a kind of liaison officer between the Aus tralian Government, the Trustee ship Council of the United Nations and the South Pacific Commission), and bring in Mr. Lambert as Sec retary of the Territories Depart ment. As a result, it was decided to have one Assistant Administrator.

The selection of Mr. Cleland caused no surprise. Because of the way he has discharged the duties of various positions under war and peace conditions, he has been in high favour in Canberra for years.

There is no surprise, either, in Mr. Lonergan’s appointment. He has been “Acting” for a long time, and he has filled the position so efficiently that he could not be passed over.

Mr. J. H. Jones also has been in high official favour —his was the name most frequently mentioned as the second Deputy Administrator.

He goes from “Acting” Secretary for Planning and Development (a new post) back to District Services, to be again Director of the most im portant field department.

It is significant that there is no word of the Planning and Develop ment job being filled. It is probable that that responsibility will devolve upon the new Assistant Adminis trator. who is well fitted for it.

Territories’ Reaction To

New Appointments

A private note from an old resi dent of New Britain:— The appointments of Brigadier Cleland as Assistant Administrator, Steve Lonergan as Government

Secretary, and J. H. Jones as Direc tor of District Services, have given much satisfaction to all. They know their jobs, if given any sort of free hand.

I take it that Mr. Cleland may be able to act as a brake on too much administrative idealism, and that he and Jones (fast friends during later Angau days) will work to gether.

But the thing is, is it too late to bring about the required reforms and tighten up?

The rot among natives has gone far—very far—and that goes for the Services, as they are so much affected by the slackness, sloth, general distaste for work and lack of real interest in native welfare, that a come-back will be hard to stage.

Speculation About New

Governor for Fiji

From Our Own Correspondent

Suva, Aug. 27.

IT is expected that the retiring governor, Sir Brian Freeston, with Lady Freeston, will leave Fiji on September 12.

After leave, he will take up his new appointment as Secretary- General of the South Pacific Com mission early in the New Year, whereupon, it is expected, the ap pointment of a new Fiji Governor will be announced. Just who this is to be is a matter of some specu lation in the Colony at present.

Men whose names are mentioned either hopefully or speculatively include Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, (present Secretary of Fijian Af fairs); Sir Ronald Garvey, at pre sent Governor of British Honduras, who had a fine administrative re cord in the South Pacific; Mr. J. F.

Nicoll, who was Government Sec retary in Fiji until transferred to Hong Kong a couple of years ago; and, a new favourite, Right Hon.

John Dug dale.

It is pointed out that Mr. Dug dale cannot hope to be a Minister of the Crown for longer than the next British general elections and it is concluded that, being a smart man, he therefore came out to Fiji to see if he would care to be its next Governor.

Each of three first-mentioned “possibles” have their champions and detractors. But no one seems to want Mr. John Dugdale.

It is unusual for the Colonial Office to make such appointments outside the Colonial Service —but there have been exceptions, usually unfortunate. Baldwin, of British West Indies, was a notable case in point.

Ng Brewery

Ims Attack

THE London Missionary Society

has gone on the warpatl; against the decision of the Papua-New Guinea Administration to grant a licence to a New Guinee company to brew beer in Papus This is Mr. Joe Bourke’s new ene terprise, based on the Laloki River The Rev. A. M. Paterson, on be; half of the Society in Australia, has asked the Minister for Territories Mr. Hasluck, to receive a depute tion to ask for cancellation a; licence. He said it would be irrr possible to keep liquor from tlr natives when it is brewed in the! midst, and they might run amok.: “We want to safeguard thr natives against something that has proved a degrading weakness i;i ourselves,” said Mr. Paterson.

Cecil Abel Is Married

Mr. Cecil Abel, of the famous Kwata Mission, Eastern Papua, and Miss Sami, a Papuan school-teacher, whose engagement! was announced recently, were marries last month. The non-denorainational Kwata Mission was established in 1891 by th[?] Rev. Charles W. Abel; and, after hi[?] death, in 1930, it was carried on b[?] members of his family. All the lattes have great faith in the ability and destin[?] of the Papuan natives, and have devotees themselves to their technical training anen the formation of native co-operative societies. Associated with Mr. Cecil Abe[?] are his sister, Miss Phyllis Abel, and hi[?] brother. Mr. Russell W. Abel, MA. who i[?] married. —Photo by Don Reed.

Territories Talk-Talk

p. 13

By Tolala

NOT so long ago government offi cials were “wrapping up” the NG Highland natives, holding them up as a solution to the native labour problem in the Territory.

Like many another scheme it looks well on paper, apparently, for only recently I met an old-time planter and remarked to him that I had heard he had some Chimbus work ing for him.

A snort of annoyance and a steely glint in his eye conveyed to me that all was not well. “You heard wrong,” he said. I work for the Chimbus.”

He supplemented his remark with details of costs, which ran into £36 a head to obtain and repatriate for a year’s alleged service.

Government policy at the present moment seems to be one of encouraging private enterprise. It will find that an adequate and reasonable labour sup ply is one of the main attractions now, even as it was some years ago.

I remember when, in the middle twenties, before the first Expropria tion Board properties were put up for tender, the representative of a big British planting concern made a tour of the Territory, examining properties with the idea of buying up the old German estates en bloc.

He was favourably impressed from an agricultural and productive angle, but the absence of adequate labour and government restrictions on native labour employment, even in those days, were factors which decided him against recommending his company to go to NG.

THE recent native art exhibition held in Rabaul reminds me of a somewhat similar display held in the old Times Building in 1934. and sponsored by the Administrator, Tom Griffiths. There were some very fine ethnological specimens from every part of the Territory, and District Officers on all stations were co-opted in collecting native craft work. Mount Hagen axes were the high-light then, together with some fine weaving from the Western Islands. The display, which lasted for several days, ter minated with a concert by the Matupi natives and the choir’s rendering of the “Hallelujah Chorus” is something I shall never forget.

These art exhibits are some thing which should be en couraged. At the time it was ar ranged that they would become an annual event in some one part of the Territory. But eruptions and wars have taken people’s minds off

such aesthetic interludes and, so far as I know, the recent one in Rabaul is the first indication of a survival.

APROPOS of native music, Eugene Goosens, who has recently re turned from a trip to NG, comes back full of enthusiasm of the NG native music and wants some records made. He seems to have the idea that he has “dis covered” something. As a matter of fact pre-war resident, Mrs. Clive Backhouse, realised the value of native music many years ago and has a very comprehensive record of some of their melodies. All these re-discoveries are somewhat amus ing, really.

LET me be in on this plea for Territorian stamps (PIM, August, p. 50). More than once on this page have I advocated an issue of pictorial postage stamps, characteristic of the Territory.

Artist Bill Dobell could, with advan tage, get busy on the job. He appears to have the necessary entree in the right quarters.

Now that ways and means will probably come into the Adminis tration picture, as a result of the Menzies-Fadden pruning policy, the powers that be could very well con sider the financial advantage of issuing P-NG stamps. Something over £20,000 was netted from sales of the Coronation issue in 1937.

That’s only chicken-feed, I know, in these days, but it all counts. 1 NOTICE an advertiser in August PIM is in search of a present day Utopia. Having lived for years in Asiatic countries and be come fed-up “with their political and economic troubles,” he seeks now a tropic land “where law and order prevail and life is secure.” I should like his address if he ever achieves his desire.

ISAW recently where someone has the idea of having “conus” shells manufactured for the High land natives so they can stick a plastic substitute through their noses, as the genuine article is hard to come by these days.

I may be off the beam, but I seem to recall an old NG Ordinance which prohibits the importation of synthetic curios, shells, and so forth. There was a time when a well-known mission society, operat ing on the mainland of NG, had several cases of faked white cowrie shells (“manufactured in Ger many”) confiscated by the Customs.

That is a real protective measure on the part of the Administration to save the native from exploitation.

Years ago, in the BSI, it was a common practice for go-getting traders to sell artificial porpoise teeth to eager Malaita-men, who accepted them as the genuine article.

SO Margaret Mead returns to these parts and hopes to re visit New Guinea. She is cer tainly receiving a good Press in Sydney, comparable with Church and Legal dignitaries from Britain, who are attending Jubilee cele brations here. Some of the old timers from NG will remember her when she was up there with Dr.

Fortune and later with Gregory Bateson. She put in some good re search work in the Manus Group and up the Sepik, and certainly should be an authority on her sub ject of sociology. She is on a lecture tour of Australia for the New Education Fellowship Jubilee Education Conference, whatever that may represent, exactly.

ONE of Sweden’s top-line ornitho logists—Count Nils Gylden stolpe—is bound for NG to collect specimens and this time we should hear something of the re sults of his tour. A party of American ornithologists spent several years cruising around in “La France” collecting bird specimens and data and left shortly before the Pacific war broke out, but little has ever been heard of their work, though the Field Natural History Museum probably houses a most comprehensive collection of NG birds. Contrary to general belief, there are hundreds of bird varieties in the Islands, some migrating from as far away as Siberia.

Naturalist Hallstrom has the Count under his wing, so we’ll prob ably hear more about him and his wife, as time goes on.

ONCE again we read through the Australian Press that NG “should” be able to grow all the tea, coffee and cocoa required in Australia, Quite so. To say noth ing of all the spices and other pro ducts now imported from Java.

Malaya and East Indian countries.

But when are we going to start?

And what about existing tariff agreements with these other coun tries.

I MUST give “South Pacific” a pat on the back. It is the monthly journal published by the Aus tralian School of Pacific Adminis tration over at Mosman. In the past the articles dealt—for the most part—with other native countries under British control; but now there are several interesting contri butions on local NG matters, and some have a slightly controversial trend. If this policy continues the journal will likely- develop into something really good.

The Editors' Mailbag

p. 14

USA Monopolises a Name

THE Americans, with an unusual lack of imagination, have named their Micronesian ad ministration, “the United States Trust Territory of Pacific Islands.”

The Territory comprises the well known Micronesian groups of Palau, Carolines, Marshalls and Marianas.

The groups were held originally by the Spaniards; sold, or lost in war, by Spain, and became part of the German colonial empire; were handed over under Mandate to Japan in 1920, and were annexed and added to their Empire by the Japs in 1933; and then handed over to the Americans as a Trust Terri tory after World War 11.

The total area of the lot is only 715 square miles (they were called “Micronesia” because they com prise such a lot of very little islands), and their total population is only 50,000. Yet they now are called “the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,” irrespective of the fact that, apart from Philippines and Hawaii, all the Pacific Islands worth talking about lie south of the equator, and are all British and French.

In order to keep the description within focus and understanding, the four groups should be called “the United States Territory of Micro nesia.”

Picnic in Polynesia, 1914

A FRIENDLY letter from my old friend, Mr. J. D. Campbell, of Turoa, Rarotonga, referring to the fact that we first met in that delightful isle 37 years ago, reminds me of an interesting voyage. The leading characters are long dead, so no one can take offence.

I. a young reporter, was a guest on the NZ Government steamer Tuta nekai, which was taking the Gover nor of New Zealand, the Earl of Liverpool, on a pleasant cool weather trip around the Cook Islands. The skipper was a hard bitten old lad, Captain Post; and the NZ Cabinet Minister accom panying His Ex. was a well educated, temperamental Maori, Dr.

Maui Pomare, afterwards knighted. . Apart from Vice-Royalty, we were a happy party. But His Ex., a tubby, pompous little man, did not mix readily with common rough necks; and his Countess, a pleasant, freckled woman, had no conversa tion beyond her favourite topic of White Leghorns. The captain and the Minister regarded them as a cross hard to bear.

Vice-Royalty retired early, and it was our practice, as we loafed around those quiet tropical seas, and showed the flag wherever de

sirable, to gather each evening at 9.15 in the skipper’s cabin.

The ritual never varied. The Aide drew the cork, the chief engineer poured the shining liquor, the Min ister led us in a round of more or less improper reminiscences; and then the Old Man lifted his glass in the final toast: “Well, gentlemen, I give you their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Liverpill.”

It was a chat with Bob McKegg, there in Rarotonga in May, 1914 which first gave me the idea of the Pacific Islands Monthly—given effect to 16 years later.—RWß.

S. Pacific Commission

Records

A CORRESPONDENT remarks that the only record of the activities of the South Pacific Commission is that published in the Pacific Islands Monthly—and that, more often than not, is only a summary.

This is not correct. The Commis sion now publishes regularly, every three months, what it calls the “SPC Bulletin,” where there is a complete and fairly full record of what the Commission is doing. Anyone re quiring such a record should send 2 - (Sterling) to the Secretary, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, and he will receive the Bulletin post-free for one year.

One of the difficulties of main taining these records is the bi lingual character of the organisa tion. The French jealously insist on the provision of the charter that all records and proceedings of the Commission shall be in English and French; and this, of course, more than doubles the cost of records.

There are plenty of facilities available in Fiji, New Zealand and Australia for printing in English; but facilities for printing in French are very limited in Noumea, and practically non-existent elsewhere in the Pacific.

Those “Handsome” Profits

EVEN high official personages seem to have the impression that New Guinea planters are making huge profits out of copra.

This is from a man who was an onlooker during an interview in Rabaul between Territories Minis ter Hasluck plus officials, and members of the Planters Associa tion: The planters, very conscious of the way in which they have been diddled out of £3O per ton by the devaluation of Sterling, urged the Australian Government to ask the British Minister of Food to review

the MOP contract. They argueo that, in view of much higher costs they were entitled to a higher re-! turn.

Mr. Lambert (new Territories Secretary): “To raise the matter o;t higher costs as a reason for an increased price might cause th* British Ministry of Pood to delve into the matter of the handsome margin (between cost of production and the PCB price) that you all earn.” And he smiled brightly at. the planters.

A member of the planters’ later; “Reverting to that handsome margin, I should like to ask you, Mn Minister, if you think that the fact: that a firm like Carpenters, with aD facilities for management, account ing, continuity of labour, and sup plies, and more shipping than the ordinary planter, have given ur their plantations in the Ninigo group, and in the Tasman groupc and several in New Ireland, and on© in Buka, shows that any handsome profit exists?”

There were no more references to the planters’ profits!

Concerning ‘Ted’ Edwards

FROM an old Territorian, now; residing in Sydney: Geologist; “Ted” Edwards, whose tragio death you reported in July, was as good lad, and handy in an emer gency. I first met him early in 1937 T at the aerodrome camp at Wewak,: when we were both employed bjy Oil Search. Afterwards, he went! into Mia Mia, where I became Bases Officer, and we were together fori a year.

On one occasion, I was buying! produce from the natives (by signr talk, as we were beyond the Pidginr boundary) when a slight disturbances arose. The Namblo natives, al ways peaceable, were bargaining! with me, when the Makafim natives,,; led by Celuie —I think his name wass —arrived. Immediately an uproan arose, as there had been bad bloodfc between them over a raid that thes Makafims had made on the Nambloc village.

I, with my personal boys, was en deavouring to keep the peace, whenr Ted Edwards arrived with his boys..; He had heard the uproar from hise house, a quarter-mile away andj thinking that a massacre was on,,i had come immediately to give mee assistance. Fortunately, everything! was under control. We told oldf; Celuie to rouse—by sign talk, ofi course—and went and had a cupq of coffee in my haus kunai.

I met Ted in Moresby about 19400 (after I had severed my connection r with OSL—or vice versa) and, J again, during the war years in r Queensland. He will be sadly y missed, as a geologist and a Terri- tories identity, by all who were 9 fortunate enough to know him.

Shape

p. 15

Why The PIM Is In A New Shape

A few readers, who apparently did not see the formal announce ment in July, have asked the reason for the appearance of the Pacific Islands Monthly in a smaller size.

Actually, there are more pages in the journal, now, but the size of the page is smaller. The net result is a saving in the use of paper, and in factory operations.

The paper which, in 1939, could be bought for less than 3d. per pound, now costs close to 2/per pound. All other costs have increased enormously.

By making economies in the directions indicated, we have avoided, for the moment any increase in our subscription and advertising rates. The lunatic spiral of inflation is still gov erning our economy, however, and we fear that, before long, we shall be forced to raise our rates, like all other manufacturers.

New Outlook In Pacific

p. 15

Islands Government Significant Conference In Canberra

THE new principles and ten dencies which now influence the administration by the European nations of the Islands of the Pacific were indicated by the character and proceedings of a Conference which took place in Canberra in the latter part of August. The delegates were Jubilee Year guests of the Australian Gov ernment, and the discussions centred on the subject, “Social Pro cesses in the Pacific.”

The following well-known people took part; Dr. Margaret Mead, Assistant Curator of Ethnology, American Museum of National History.

Professor Ernest Beaglehole, Professor of Psychology at the Vic toria University College, Welling ton. NZ.

Professor A. P. Elkin, Professor of Anthropology at Sydney University.

M. Jean Guiart, of Institute Francais d’Oceanic, Noumea.

Mr. Coring G. Hudson, executive secretary of the Pacific Science Council.

Mr. H. E. Maude, Research Coun cil Member for Social Development, South Pacific Commission.

Dr. A. Grenfell Price, Department of Geography, Adelaide University.

Dr. A. Capell and Dr. lan Hogbin,

of the Department of Anthropology, Sydney University.

Mr. W. D. Forsyth, lately Secre tary-General of the South Pacific Commission and now Australian Minister at the United Nations.

Miss Camilla Wedgwood, of the Australian School of Pacific Ad ministration.

The conference dealt with aspects of social research in the Pacific, the changing structure of family and higher kin units, economic develop ment, and the changing political role of Pacific Islands peoples.

British Mof Price Of Copra

pp. 15-18

Minister Dugdale’s Reply to BSI Producers’ Representations

WHEN the Rt. Hon. John Dug dale, British Minister for Colonial Affairs, was in Sydney early in September, after visiting Fiji, Tonga and the Solomons, and hearing urgent representations from planters everywhere on the subject of the MOF copra contract price, the PIM tried to interview him, to ascertain his real reaction —if any—to the planters’ pleas.

Owing to a dislocation of plane services, the Minister had only a few hours in Sydney—and in that period he was nursing an attack of malaria. He arrived in Sydney from BSI and New Guinea on Sept. 7 and departed for London next day and gave no Press interviews.

However, some indication of the Minister’s views is found in a re port (supplied by our Honiara cor respondent) of a meeting between the Solomon Islands planters and the Minister, on August 22.

There does not seem to be any likelihood of the copra price being revised in the light of the Socialist Government’s trick of devaluing Sterling after the MOF contract was made; but there is a chance that the price will be raised to meet the fact that in the second year of the contract the price was raised only 10/- per ton, instead of by 10 per cent.

THE Chairman of the BSI Copra Board pointed out that in 1946, when the postwar short age of oils and fats was greatest, the BSI Government pledged itself to send all its annual production of copra to Britain. In 1948, the Min istry of Food offered alternative contracts —a higher initial price for 1949, but with no great security for the years beyond 1951; or the 9-years’ contract, under which the initial price for 1949 was fixed at a lower level, and annual increases or decreases thereon pegged to a maximum of 10 per cent., either way. Some larger producers op posed both; but the view was taken

that, having regard to the earlier pledge, one or other must be ac cepted. The general opinion of a meeting of copra producers in 1948 favoured the long-term agreement.

From 1949, copra was shipped under the MOF contract at £stg4B, f.o.b. main ports. At the beginning of 1950, a small price rise was offered and accepted. For 1951, the maximum increase of 10 per cent, was arranged.

There was, however, no actual contract signed between the BSI Copra Board and the Ministry of Food in 1948; and only in 1951 was the actual contract presented for signature. The Board, after long and controversial discussion, con sented to the signature of this con tract.

Since 1948. however, the revalua tion of Sterling, and the unprece dented heights to which consumer goods had risen, had seriously affected production costs. The MOF price of copra had not kept pace with prices generally due to the fact that the MOF price could not rise more than 10 per cent, in a year.

Because of this, and because they were bound to Sterling (which had been devalued after the contract was first made) the planters felt they had been trapped into dis posing of their copra at a price well below world parity, while their profit margins were narrowed with increasing rapidity by production costs rising far more rapidly than the annual rise in copra prices under the contract.

The purchasing power of a ton of copra in world markets was be ing artificially restricted, while there was no such restriction on the rise in costs of production.

The Board wanted to know whether the Ministry of Food would enter into negotiations with a view to amending the contract for the remaining six years of its term, arriving at a price for 1952 more commensurate with world parity.

The chairman added that the de valuation of the £stg had played a major part in restricting the effec tive annual price rise, though in 1949 producers had been repeatedly assured that there would be no de valuation.

Private producers pointed out to thp Minister that all non-Govern ment members did not agree to the signature of the contract. The majority of those who agreed were Government members of the Board.

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THE Minister said that, taking the 1937 copra price as a basis, and on figures put before him, production costs were three times those of 1937, whereas the Ministry of Food price was 41 times that re ceived on the open market in 1937.

The planters pointed out that in 1937 copra had not fully recovered from the depression, and the price then payable was so low that it was not considered sufficient to allow for capital expenditure on planta tions, such as replanting and re building. They added that even the 1951 price, under the MOF con tract, did not show a sufficient per centage on capital expenditure to allow for replanting, even for larger firms who wished to rejuvenate their plantations.

The Minister then said that he would like to have both prewar and postwar figures, showing returns of production, expenses and profits.

He pointed out that if the copra price had fallen, producers would have been glad to have had the security of the contract.

A member of the Board quoted the British contract for New Zea land butter, which was not fulfilled, the butter producers being left high and dry.

The Minister again referred to the 1937 copra price and stated that, taking the uncontrolled in conjunction with the controlled prices to-day, it seemed to him that the MOF contract gave a greater margin of profit as against rising prices. Any comparative pre-war and postwar figures of profit and loss must also include figures for native producers.

The Minister said the strongest point in the producers’ case seemed to be that while in 1951 they had had the full 10 per cent, rise per missible under the contract, they had not had it in 1949-50. He was prepared to take this up in the United Kingdom. Any representa tions would have more hope of suc cess if they fell within the terms of the Agreement.

Editorial Comment

THE outstanding feature of this Minister’s comments on the copra producers’ representa tions —when he could be induced to make any—is his obvious un willingness to say anything about the trickery of the British Socialist Government in devaluing Sterling, after having made long-term con tracts with copra producers, and various other foodstuffs producers.

These foodstuffs have a world value—not a value confined to the Sterling areas. At any time dur ing the past two years, South Pacific copra could have been sold at from £3O to £5O per ton ( £3O being the amount, in relation to gold or dol

lars, by which Sterling was de valued) more in non-Sterling areas and some Sterling areas, than was received under the MOP contract.

Generally speaking, the Right Hon. John Dugdale has made a poor impression in the British Territories of the South Pacific — and that is not surprising. He is typical of the politicians who, in 1945-51, have more or less given the Empire away, and brought the good name of British officialdom into dis repute.

South Pacific copra-growers should keep their powder dry. and not lose heart. There is probability of an early election in Britain; and if more responsible people are

put into office there they will re move from these food contracts the blatant dishonesty represented by the devaluation of Sterling in 1949.

Patrol Officer Graham Taylor has taken charge of the new patrol post established by the New Guinea Administration at Annanberg, in the Ramu Valley, inland towards the Highlands from Madang. A new airstrip has been put down, and the Madang-Atemble road re-opened.

Thomas Farquhar, 19, pearler, of Thursday Island, was fined £lO for trespassing on Groote Eylandt native reserve. He said he went there to land petrol drums.

Mr. Bruce Bacon, who was two years in the Solomon Islands on the accounts staff of the BSI Trade Scheme, recently returned to Aus tralia. Last month, he joined the Sydney firm of William E. Reed.

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Mr. Mark Schultz, proprietor of the Mumeng Hotel, on the Lae-Wau road, New Guinea, has leased the ■establishment and left for Europe on a long holiday.

Rev. and Mrs. A. Wardman, ofi the Australian Board of Missions* staff, have gone to Papua to relieves Canon J. Benson (who is Mrs„ Wardman's uncle).

In this group are seen a number of the leading Chinese residents of Tahiti. The occasion was the wedding, on May 27, of Miss Yung Sin and Mr. King Chong Chung Soi. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ching Sang, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chung Soi.

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In Fiji

pp. 19-117

From Notes Made

Judy

Tudor

SUVA, Sept. 3.

V|RS. G. HENNINGS, of Naitau- Ltl bua, Lau Islands, tells me that when she came here in L 912 as a bride she was so dis appointed she could have wept.

She had expected a riot of tropi cal flowers right out of the hot houses in one of the more famous )f Germany’s botanical gardens. 3he expected pineapples to grow by ;he wayside, bananas to droop from convenient boughs and bright hlumed birds to flit hither and yon imong the trees and palms.

In cold fact, she found a Suva ;hat had recently weathered a hur •icane—a tiny town of small wooden ;hops and unpaved roads, a fore ;hore that was mud at low tide and jore no possible resemblance to the coral beach of her youthful dreams.

The journey from Suva to her [husband’s plantation In a small joat was an agony of seasickness — is it is still, for that matter —and vhen they reached it, it was to ind the Lau Group brown and dry it the end of a four-months’

Irought.

During Mr. Hennings’ absence in Surope, the cows had gone dry, the chickens had died, and the drought lad seen to the destruction of the gardens.

But it seems that people lived lown their disappointments in those lays. With infrequent visits over seas, and a yearly pilgrimage to Suva, Mrs. Hennings has lived in L.au ever since.

She <is in Suva at present—buy ng goods for the Hennings trade store and a bull calf to improve the flantation stock, and being much nterested in anything the local \gricultural Department can pro luce in the way of new pasture grasses.

She still has a little accent and s entirely charming.

Mr. Hennings must have been a nighty brave man to bring a bride from Germany to the undiluted solitude of Fiji’s outer islands—or i mighty discerning one. In either 3vent he was lucky, as well. * * * LAU is having one of its periodical droughts now. The dry spell is at the end of its third month, and already copra production is falling to some degree. Apparently in drought conditions the mature [coconuts do not fall to the same extent —the tree sets few new nuts and hence there is not the same tendency to shed those that are ripe.

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nut—there will be little copra made or shipped from Lau.

The drought coming now when the plantations were recovering from the effects of the disastrous hurricane of a few years back, is a blow to Lau planters—it is easy to see why they were not madly en thusiastic about the copra tax that

was proposed by the Fiji Govem ment last year.

They calculate that it costs them about £35 per ton to produce their copra, for which they receive some thing over £5O. As the Fiji £, along with most others > 15 now probably worth about 7/6 in 1939 money, it is going to be some time before they reach the millionaire class, A hurricane, which can put a plantation out of action for any thing up to five years, is a possi bility any year in Lau between December and April, and is a cer tainty at pretty frequent intervals, Treasury officials, when they get busy with their calculating

machines, appear eager to overlook these facts. ♦ * PLANTERS’ problems vary from territory to territory. New Guinea, for example, has no hurricanes to contend with and, as far as I can judge, appears to pro duce much more per plantation than is the case in Fiji—either be cause the trees are more productive or because the holdings are larger.

And in Fiji, the problems vary again from district to district— Eau's present drought, for example, or hurricanes which hit in one place and completely miss an ad jacent group. In Fiji, too, the Fijians produce the bulk of the copra; native-produced copra in NG is only a small proportion of the total. , .

Because of this divergence of in terests and conditions, the Fiji Planters’ Union does not seem to speak with the same united voice as does the New Guinea Planters’

Association. Headquarters of the Union is in Suva—but the members are scattered far out into the blue and, unlike their NG counterparts, seem to take some shifting from there to the capital. This is not surprising when such journeys have to be undertaken in small boats.

There are few NG plantations now that are not within reach of swift Catalina service to Rabaul.

However, they are at one about one thing; that when Britain de valued her £ against the dollar there should have been a readjust ment in the MOF contract price of copra. * * ■* FIJI held a couple of surprises for Mr. Dugdale. One was the apparent lack of enthusiasm for trade-unionism amongst the “workers” of Fiji. Another was the Fijian habit of having their bures decorated with pictures of the Royal Family and Mr. Churchill. Seems that not one of them had a picture of Mr. Attlee. * * * THEY tell me that the Grand Pacific Hotel here was mod elled after the Galleface Hbtel in Colombo. It was started in 1914, was held up during the first World War and its first manager was from the famous Colombo hotel. Since then, of course, it has developed a fame and a personality of its own.

Dark and dingy at the end of World War 11, it now has new furn ishings and new management, and gives much happiness to a constant stream of tourists, mostly from NZ.

Even after the facelift, however, some anachronisms remain, par ticularly in the bathrooms, where lurk the most extraordinarily large baths I have ever seen.

Each is about the size of a Navy

corvette, and must present a pretty problem of entry to the more de crepit of the tourists (Fiji women never grow old). I cannot imagine why anyone would want so large a bath and can only conclude that they upholstered the ladies much better in 1914 than is the case today.

The bedrooms all open through green shutters onto long balconies and are entered through doors which open along the gallery above the lounge. It all makes for coolness but it also, alas, makes for sound. * * * SOMEHOW, the homogenised sounds of happy tourism can be borne; but the sounds of an over-enthusiastic sleeper are mighty hard to put up with.

Habitual snorers should be seg regated, in my opinion; or fitted with silencers; and, reflecting thus at 3 a.m., I put on my dressing gown and walked along the balcony to locate this human buzz-saw, who was making the night hideous.

My impulse was for going in, dig ging him in the ribs and coming over all-Sydneysider, saying; “Hey, turn over mate.”

But would that be British, or cricket? I stifled my impulse, went back to bed and read a whodunit till dawn.

(Continued on Page 114)

When he informed a reporter, on the eve of his return to Western Samoa, that it was now the policy of the West Samoan Administration to employ Samoans rather than Europeans, the High Commissioner, Mr. G. R. Powles, added that there were now 1,500 Samoans, and 76 Europeans, in the service of the Administration.

Dr. Jacomb, who was Assistant British Commissioner in the New Hebrides several years ago, and who has attained considerable fame since then as a writer and lecturer, has been visiting some of the Pacific Islands, including Tonga, to observe post-war conditions. He ex pects to be in Sydney, for a short time in October.

“Bula, Bula”

STORIES of the popularity of the Fijian Rugby football team, now touring New Zealand con tinue to pour in. Whether the: Fijians win or lose, their bright,, Interesting football captures the interest of the New Zealanders.

It is said that the tourists w T erei greatly heartened when they playedl Buller at Westport—in conditions? that resembled a rice swamp rather than a playing field—when locall barrackers continually yelledf "Buller, Buller.”

It sounds the same as “Bula” — the Fijian expression that wasc worked overtime by the AmericansE during the war and which, in the case of the footballers, could mean “Good on you, lads.” * * *

Something Of The Arts

THE Fine Arts Group of the Fiji Arts Club will present an ex hibition of work by local artists at the Parish Hall, Suva, on Sep tember 3,4, 5 and 6.

There will be over 100 paintings and other artistic contributions and these range from the conventional palms and blue sea to splashes of mad colour provided by devotees oli contemporary art. Some of them will startle Suva —but Suva can do with a little of that.

Also starting a season on Sep-i tember 3, the Suva Group Theatre will present a revue called “Blactf Velvet.”

It is produced and directed by Paddy Mulelly and James Craw ford; dances are arranged by Kitty Carter, assisted by Heather Emer-; ton.

There is an all-local caste of 50 including 20 Fijians. * * *

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The studios are to be erected nea3 the present Government Building in Suva, and it is expected ths tenders for the building will tf called shortly.

The broadcasting licence of Fix' Broadcasting Company, in whica AWA has a substantial interest, ws' renewed at the end of 1949 for fiv. years, but the Government has thl option of terminating it withii three years—that is next year—the establishment of the FBC is fa] enough advanced to warrant it. TIT decision to create a Commission-!

which is to function on much the same lines as the ABC in Australia —arose out of a committee who made a report in 1948. The FBC will differ from the ABC and BBC in one important aspect, however—it will derive part of its revenue—a large part—from advertising. Rev enue from listeners' licences will also go to the Commission, less a 5 per cent, collecting fee.

At present there are about 2,000 listeners’ licences in the colony, rhey cost 25/- per annum. * V *

Lautoka Wharf: Nadi

Accommodation

rHESE two bones of contention for Lautoka district residents will soon be receiving a little nore official attention.

The consulting agents for the v’harf have been asked to submit ilternative proposals because the arge cost of the scheme proposed •y them —£335,000 Fijian—is appar ntly caused by the plan to build rtiarf sheds on the wharf itself, "he money was to go in building ,'harf foundations strong enough to upport the wharf, the sheds and diat cargo might.be in them.

The consultants have been asked a give the cost of a simpler wharf nd sheds which are built on drv ind.

The South Pacific Air Transport buncil will meet in Wellington.

NZ, at the end of October. Fiji’s Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mr.

E. R. Bevington and the Director of Lands Mr. W. H. Buckhurst, will probably represent the colony.

Items on the agenda for this meeting include the proposed third runway at Nadi Airport, review of passenger and crew accommodation and other matters concerning tech nical services and facilities at the airport.

Much has been said locally about

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By now a familiar figure in the- New Hebrides, Mr. George Miller,, of Kerr Bros.. Sydney, arrived hu Vila during August on one of his; regular visits to the Group on be half of his company’s interests. He will spend his time between Vila, and Santo. While in the capital, Mr..

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The Lumley family, of E. Papua, is as well known as the old Samarai wharf.

The late Mr. E. Lumley was one of the most highly esteemed “-timers” of the archipelagoes. Since his death, his business of trading, pearling and shellsearching is carried on by his son, Ralph, and recently, two Sydney commercial men. C.

Mansell and E. R. Albrecht, went around the district in Mr. Lumley’s schooner, and took photographs. TOP.—At anchor in quiet waters. MIDDLE.—Mrs.

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The little ship, in charge of Cap tain J. Foreman, is proceeding via Darwin and Torres Strait, and she will be used in the Solomons as a general trader. She has a crew of nine.

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He and his wife have lived at gatoka for the last nine years.

Mr. J. J. Barker

The death occurred near Sydney, l August 4, of Mr. John James irker, aged 82.

Mr. Barker was born in NZ and ait to Fiji in the early 80’s with s parents, where, as an engineer, i joined the Fiji Sugar Company, iter, at a time when there were i roads around Viti Levu, he oneered several steamship ser- C6S.

At one time he had many land id business interests in the colony, g was also a noted athlete. For a imber of years he has been living Australia. He is survived by two ns. His brother is Sir Alport irker, of Suva, and two sisters re on Norfolk Island.

Mr. F. H. Harvey

The death has occurred of Mr.

Francis Hilary Harvey, a well known planter, of Epi Island, New Hebrides. Mr. Harvey’s generosity, and his popularity among the younger residents of the Condo minium, were legend. News of his death was received with regret by many friends.

Mr. F. D. Ross

The death occurred in Brisbane on August 8 of the well-known and highly respected ex-manager of the BNG Co.’s Obu coconut plantation in the rich Hisiu district, not very far west of Pt. Moresby.

“Doug” Ross was one of three brothers in Papua over 30 years ago.

Eric died years ago, and the other brother, Alister, more recently, in England, where he lived after his retirement from the position of Government Storekeeper.

“Doug”, who was 66, had only been in Brisbane six weeks when he became ill —the cause of death was asthma. He was quite fit when he left the plantation to retire, was playing his games of tennis as well as ever. He is survived by a widow and two children —son Sutherland is with the Department of Civil Aviation in Brisbane, and daughter

Elsie is the wife of the well-known Papuan official, Mr. Ivan Champion.

His grand-daughter, Ivane Cham pion, now only 21, recently, 14 days after Lamington blew its top, went in there on Infant Welfare work.

He left his job in Papua to serve in World War I, and returned in 1919. All old Papuans will mourn the passing of cheery “Doug” Ross, deservedly popular with everyone.—

Shc.

Mr. “Ken” Frank

Pt. Moresby, Sept. 1.

PORT Moresby residents were saddened on August 22 to learn of the death of “Ken” Frank, popular OTC officer for Papua and New Guinea.

With his wife, Mi’s. Molly Frank, he left Port Moresby for long over due recreation leave on August 20, and stopped over at Townsville on the first stage of what was to have been a holiday tour of Australia.

Next day they drove to Charters Towers; and, when returning at night, with Ken at the wheel, the car overturned. He died almost im mediately from head injuries, and his stepdaughter, Miss Pam Bing ham was severely injured. Mrs.

Frank escaped with shock and bruises.

Mr. Frank was 46 and had been in the Territory since 1931, first with Amalgamated Wireless Limited,

and then with OTC. Throughout the war he remained in the Islands as a civilian working with the Allied Forces. His remarkable ability as a radio engineer had long been known to Territories folk, and the military forces also paid tribute to his outstanding record.

“Ken” is a real loss to the Islands, and his death is mourned by a wide circle of friends.

Mr. A M Philipp

. old anc * respected resident of Apia, Mr. A. M. Philipp, died on August 3 after a short ill ness, aged 80. He came first to Samoa in the beginning of the century. His son is Sub-Inspector A. Philipp, of the Samoan Constab ulary, who was away on leave in New Zealand when his father died.

Mr. Albert Stehlin

Mr. Albert Stehlin, one of tf few European settlers born of Em pean parents in Samoa, died August 10, at his home at Loto* Apia. He was one of the piono cocoa planters of Samoa and w renowned for his knowledge ax for having, through sheer grit aj hard work, succeeded in bringii his cocoa plantation to a high c gree of prosperity.

Mr. W. G. Higgs

The death occurred on August 1 at his home in Deewhy, Sydney, Mr. William Gordon Higgs, who Wv well known throughout the Som Pacific as an executive in the Cat penter group of companies. He m 59 and he had been in ill-heali for some time.

Mr. Higgs was born in Victor!* and he was a railway official West Australia before he served World War I. He joined W Carpenter & Co. Ltd. over 20 yeaE ago, and he served the organisatioj in Solomons. New Guinea, Fiji an the United States. His wife died 1949. They had one son—M Stanley Higgs, a Sydney business man.

Captain Sammy Burns

THE Brisbane Courier of Augu 11 records the death of Ads Anderson Bums (writes Cax tain W. L. Kennedy, of Sydney The name conveys little nowadas but he was generally known Captain Burns, or Sammy Burr He was one of the best known au most colourful figures in the Pao. fic a few decades back, and I as sure that if there are any old-time, still on deck in New Guinea, tf Hebrides or Solomons, they will n gret to hear of his passing.

I first met Sammy over 50 yes back. I was then a young seanui in the recruiting trade from tb Solomons and New Hebrides Queensland. He was then Mast; of the Ivanhoe, a smart schooner; and, afterwards, several other flyers engaged in tb trade. He was also Mate wir “Piggy” Peam in the famous bas quentine Lochiel. Sammy wi Master of the Government steamn Merrie England, and lost her o Port Moresby.

Afterwards, he joined up with tlj AUSN Company, and was MastJ; and Mate with that Company. Z was around the 90 mark when 3 made his last crossing; and up a few years back he was deliveriri small craft to the Islands for til: office.

With the death of Captain Burn goes, I think, the last of his ty*r and the Pacific will be the poom for his passing. Stories which coin be told about him, and also “Pigg;§ Pearn (long since deceased) are iii numerable, but space does not peo< mit —so, Vale, Sammy!

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Suva, Aug. 27.

lIJI, conversationally, is still con cerned with the recent visit of the Rt. Hon. Mr. John Bug le, Minister of State for Colonial fairs, whe spent the first half of e month here, but who has now parted for the Solomon Islands, i New Hebrides and Sydney.

The Minister, by working night id day, can be said to have gone erywhere, looked into most things d seen a lot of people.

Local Government servants, who e not famous for doing things in hurry, were considerably im essed by his energy, his inquiries hind the red-tape curtain and by e fact that, although he arrived th some ill-conceived ideas, he peared willing to modify them on st-hand examination.

Local business men were not so pressed. The local planters’ ganisation was unable to place ly of its problems before him,

although a comprehensive statement had been prepared for presentation at Suva. Before anything could be said on the subject of planting, that particular meeting folded up, and the Minister whisked off to another appointment.

This, in fact, appears to have been the fate of most delegations to the Minister. He apparently ap portioned his time with the aid of a slide-rule and a set of dividers and, when time was up, to the second, the delegation was dis missed —more often than not with its best arguments unpresented.

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It now just remains to be seen if anything concrete comes of Mr.

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The planters at Savu Savu were able to get a meeting with the Minister, and were told flatly that a contract price was a contract price and if the price had fallen instead of going up he couldn’t see them coming along and offering to take less. (See elsewhere: Minister’s statement in Solomons about copra)

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Papua-N. Guinea Guides at Narrabeeu

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YDNEY and Brisbane n e w s pers have given lot of publicity the Girl Guides )m Papua-New linea who have ne to Sydney to te part in the ternational Girl tides Jubilee ,mp at Narra en. rhe gathering mmenced o n ugu s t 27, ten 500 Girl lides, from all r e r the world, *an to assemble, le Camp lasted week. Papua iw Guinea rep sentatives were; Europeans irgaret Gracey,

and Maureen Shorthouse, 13— i latter the youngest patrol leader the Ist Port Moresby Company.

Chinese —Helen Cheong and May 3 to, of Rabaul.

Natives —Raka Hital, Vagi Varo d Keke Reva.

The girls are in charge of the Girl Guides Commissioner for Papua-New Guinea, Mrs. A. V. Price.

All have received much kindness and hospitality in Brisbane and Sydney.

They needed it the weather was much colder than they are accustomed to.

At a special Rally at Rabaul on Saturday. August 11, the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides raised £25, thus bringing the fund for the Guides going to Narrabeen to £lOO.

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Her Curtain-Rod Saved

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WHEN Pilot Captain Leslie Davis was bringing in a twin engined DH Dove (Mandated Airlines) from Wewak to Lae (New Guinea) on August 19, he dis covered that the pneumatic system would not lower the undercarriage.

A fellow-pilot, Jack Stammer, and Mrs. Stammer, were aboard, and Pilot Stammer worked on the problem, while Davis kept on flying around. They finally got the wheels down, but the nose wheel would not lock. They tried every thing.

Then Stammer hacked his way through the cockpit floor and bored through the wall of the nose wheel section. With a 6 ft piece of con duit his wife had bought in Wewak for a curtain rod he forced the wheel into position. It was the only thing on board that could have reached the wheel.

They had been flying around for two hours. All emergency plant to deal with crashes was awaiting them on the airfield. They came in to a perfect landing, amid cheers, with five minutes’ fuel left.

Mr. Oscar Nordman, of Tahiti, arrived in Sydney on September 19, on a short visit.

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THE following statement was

issued, in August, from the office of the New Zealand Department of External Affairs:— Articles have appeared in a recent issue of an Australian monthly pub lication circulating in the Pacific Islands, which refer to “New Zea land’s ridiculous law about Poly nesians,” and suggest that “Poly nesians are barred from entry into New Zealand and that New Zealand’s immigration laws are offensively applied here.”

Such is far from being the case, and it is a pity that the author of the article did not make sure of his facts before rushing into print.

New Zealand’s particular concern in the Pacific is with the Cook Islands and Western Samoa. In both these Territories regulations are in force which control the de parture of people, both indigenous and other. Departure is regulated entirely in the interests of the people themselves, and permits are granted when the Administration is satisfied that the Cook Islanders or the Samoans, as the case may be, have

made satisfactory arrangements ft accommodation in the country destination and, where they are g* mg to employment, that they at aware of their wages and workii. conditions. Also the Administration usually desire to be assured that tl people will be met on arrival. Tl' Cook Islands being part of Ne Zealand, people arriving in tl: Dominion from that Group are nr subjected to the Tequirements of tl Immigration Act, and they are fr to land.

Western Samoa, however, being’

Trusteeship Territory and not pa* of New Zealand, the immigratio laws apply; but, provided a travelll is in possession of a permit to depan from Western Samoa, he is grant*, a visitor’s permit for a period of s? or twelve months on landing, witH out question. Provided nothing known against his conduct or chaj acter, the permit is extended frox time to time. After being in Nes Zealand for five years, the visit* may make application for permissio to remain permanently in NeE Zealand, and this is granted freet

if nothing is known adverse to the applicant’s character or conduct.

In the case of Tongans, visitors’ permits are granted if the travellers are sponsored by the Tongan Gov ernment. f In the case of Fijian visitors, they pay a deposit on landing, and this is applied if necessary to payment of the return fare by air or any medical [expenses incurred while in New

Zealand.

Students’ permits are freely granted on the sponsorship of the Government concerned, and in New Zealand schools and even Univer sities there are numerous students from all parts of the South Pacific.

It will be agreed, in view of the above explanation, that Polynesians are NOT barred from entry into New Zealand, nor is our immi gration law offensively applied against them.

New Zealand, and the Treatment of Polynesians

THE journal which is referred to by New Zealand so mincingly as “an Australian monthly publication circulating in the Pacific islands” is, of course, the Pacific Islands Monthly; and this is the Pacific Islands Monthly’s formal and editorial reply.

In the manner so typical ©f the bureaucrat and the politician, the “statement” quite cleverly dodges the real point at issue.

Our argument is that New Zea land, as a Polynesian country, and as the home of a large part of the Polynesian race, should not dis criminate in any way against non resident Polynesians or part-Poly nesians.

No doubt, there is justification for laws which will prevent large num bers of Polynesians from Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga settling permanently in New Zealand —as they have an inclination to do. But why place embarrassing restrictions generally upon Polynesians and part-Polynesians, who have the status of Europeans, when they wish to visit New Zealand?

We have innumerable instances of people being subjected to humiliat ing interrogations by curt and tact less officials of the lower orders, simply because they truthfully des cribe themselves as of part-Poly nesian race, or because the officials think they are not entitled to call themselves Europeans.

The position, as it affects part- Folynesians, is especially embar rassing. There are thousands of such people in the South Pacific— there are some 5,000 in Samoa alone —and their numbers are steadily in creasing, as marriage between Europeans and Polynesians or part- Polynesians becomes more common.

These people mostly are educated, and live as Europeans, and yet when they come to the ports of Australia and New Zealand they find that a sharp distinction is made between them and Europeans.

Australia is not in the same cate gory as New Zealand. Australia has little to do with Polynesia. New Zealand is the home of 100,000 Poly nesians, and is the administrator and protector of many thousands more, in the Cook Islands and Samoa.

Our plea is that the New Zealand Government should display suf

ficient imagination and vision to give to all Polynesians, so far as New Zealand is concerned, the same status and privileges as are accorded Europeans—with, of course, the

obvious proviso that precautions be taken against migration of full blooded Cook Islanders and Samoans (Continued on Next Page)

to permanent settlement in New Zealand.

The result would be that the Polynesian race would regard New Zealand as their cultural and spiritual home, as well as their administrative and commercial headquarters. These are an attrac tive people, non-aggressive, friendly and loyal to Europeans, and well worth cultivating. Generally, they have not the slightest wish to per manently leave their Islands homes.

But even if they did—even if every Polynesian and part-Polynesian in Samoa, Cooks, Tonga and Tahiti went and settled permanently in New Zealand—there would not be enough of them to seriously disturb either the racial or the economic balance in that Dominion.

A few years ago, a bumble-footed Australian Minister for Immigration classified New Zealand Maoris as Polynesians (as, of course, they are) and placed upon them, at Australian ports, the restrictions that are placed upon many races, including Poly nesians. The howl from New Zea land echoed across the earth. The New Zealand Government, at that time, was being kept in office by the votes of four Maori members. The Australian Government hastily re moved the restriction from New Zealand Maoris; and the NZ Gov ernment retired, still growling.

If the NZ Government insists on Australia giving a special status to Polynesians born in New Zealand, why does it, itself, refuse to provide a similar status for the non-New Zealand Polynesians for whose wel fare NZ is responsible? The fact that the non-New Zealand Poly nesians have no vote would, of course, have nothing to do with the case!

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THE death of Sydney Schofield, veteran NZ lighthouseman, occurred suddenly at Kaitala, northern New Zealand, in mid- August.

The name of Sid Schofield prob ably will ring a bell only with those men who have navigated little ships across the Tasman or northward to the Islands in post-war years. Sid was at Cape Reinga Light—nor themmost-manned lighthouse in NZr— and a keen radio amateur.

Provided the word was passed to Sid—and it usually was—he was always ready to maintain radio schedules, at any time, with any yachtsman passing through his area. His weather reports and other services to the sea-borne radio Ham were invaluable, and he was genuinely interested in their welfare and progress. The yachting and radio amateur fraternities will mourn his passing.

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Australia Takes Over Clunies Ross Area

THE Clunies Ross family of Cocos Island (Indian Ocean, 600 miles south by west of Java) have an extraordinary capacity for getting into the news.

When Jap occupation of East Indies and Malaya in 1942-45 ren dered the Darwin-Java-Singapore mr route unsafe, the air liners flew via Perth direct to Colombo, until the RAF put a big air-strip on West Islet, in the Cocos atoll, and then the route, Perth-Cocos- Colombo, was used until the Jap anese were defeated.

Clunies Ross IV died during a Japanese air attack on his prin cipality in 1944.

Then the newspapers started a hullabaloo—said his heir could not be found. Actually, he was at an English school; and he became Clunies Ross V when he was 21, in 1949.

Then Australia and New Zealand paid £2i million for the phosphate rich Christmas Island, 530 miles east of Cocos; and the Clunies Ross family was part-owner of Cocos.

Next, Captain P. G. Taylor ex plored a new Indian Ocean air route between Australia, Africa and Europe—and Cocos was seen to be a vital link.

The creeping advance of the Reds in Asia has again endangered the Java-Singapore air route. The im portance of Cocos Island to Austra lia is apparent.

Britain, this year, agreed to trans fer ownership of Cocos to Australia.

Australia has ageed to respect the grant of occupation-in-perpetuity, made to the Clunies Ross family by Queen Victoria in 1886. Cocos will be administered by the Australian Minister for Territories.

A few weeks ago, a P & O liner picked up a small party in a boat off the atoll. It included young John Clunies Ross. He wanted to go to England to be married; and, of course, he was taken along.

On August 30, John Clunies Ross was married, in Fulham, to 21-

years-old Daphne Parkinson, daughter of a Lancashire manufac turing chemist. They are to fly home to Cocos in October. Even there, they could not keep out of the news. The London papers re ported that the “blonde queen of a coral isle” was distressed when her car broke down en route to the wedding, and she and her father had to beg a lift from a passing motorist.

And, finally, the Australian Minister for Air has announced that 500 men almost immediately will begin the establishment, on West Islet, Cocos Island, of an 8,000 ft. runway of packed coral, to take the biggest planes. Buildings, strip, in stallations of all kinds will cost at least £690,000.

The late Sir Albert Ellis, of Auck land, a member of the British Phosphate Commission, and the actual discoverer of the Nauru phosphate deposits, who died re cently at 81, left £220,000 —£18,000 of it for charities.

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SEPTEMBER. 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Capt. Andy Thomson

p. 35

and His Three Sailor Sons

Captain Andy Thomson, Now

master of the Cook Islands motor-vessel Charlotte Donald and well-known in former years to travellers in the South Pacific as master of Tagua and the Tiare Taporo. has had three sons sailing iwith him in recent years.

At the end of June Captain Thomson brought the Charlotte back to Rarotonga after being absent to Tahiti during the months when hurricanes may visit the Cook

[lslands.

Writing since then, Andy says: “My eldest son will soon be in New Zealand. He .got his second mate’s ticket the year before last, and he now wants to go to Wellington to study for his first mate’s ticket.

“The other two boys have been with me for three years and want to go to New Zealand and join the Seamen’s Union and get into the big money. It is after all, a good life. They get good food, good quarters and good pay.”

Friends of Captain Andy will be glad that he has three sons follow ing in his distinguished footsteps.

They will have had the best of training in sailing with such a skipper.

Captain Thomson grew uo on Long Island, close to the port of New York, which in his young days was crowded with square-rigged ships as well as big steamers.

He served his apprenticeship to the sea on square-riggers in the Atlanic had a turn as a Quarter master on shins on the Great Lakes, made voyages out of Seattle and San Francisco, including trios to Alaska, before coming to the South Pacific.

Early in 1949, Captain Thomson sailed the Tiare Taporo to Auckland for refitting renewed acouain tance with many New Zealand folk.

It was the Tiare’s first visit to her port of registry, where she was built, for 30 years.

Later, she was sold in Tahiti, as also had been the Tagua. There must be few shins with sails on the New Zealand registry nowadays.

Captain Any can recall the days of “wooden shins and iron men” with whom he sailed in the early years of the century.

Conditions for seafaring men are better now, but a good deal of courage is still needed to work little shins among the reefs of the Cook Islands.—AJS.

Islands Art In British

p. 35

Exhibition

AN exhibition of traditional colonial art has been made in the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, during the Festival of Britain.

It is in two sections —sculpture, and such crafts as pottery, basket making, textiles. The exhibits have been loaned by colonial institutions all over the British Empire, and in clude specimens from the Pacific Islands. There are fine examples of the representational sculpture of the Santa Cruz Islands, New Hebrides, Fiji and Tonga.

Says the Colonial Review: “The frigate bird, one of the dominant

art motives of the Pacific, appears in the black wooden food bowls, inlaid with pearl shell, from the Solomons. Another exhibit from the Solomon Islands is a houseboat, about 15 ft. long, decorated with frigate birds.”

A touch-down in Norfolk Island was made the other day by one of General Claire Chennault’s Civil Aviation Line planes, en route from New Zealand to Formosa. Some of these cargo planes assisted in the North Is.-South Is. airlift during the big strike in New Zealand. Al though the company took its own mechanics to NZ, it finds it cheaper to send its planes to China for over haul!

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pany formed in Sydney about 1938 to operate in New Guinea, made a profit on goldmining on its Upper Watut property in the year ended September 30, 1950, and a loss of £2.917 on its sawmilling operations in the Bulolo area. In the subsequent nine months, the company recovered gold worth £20,300; but ever-rising costs are steadily cutting away most of the profits to be expected from in creased revenues. In order to bring more ground into use, and to allow the sawmill to take advantage of

new opportunities created by road building. and the Territories’ de mand for timber, the company re cently went to its bank for another **,ooo for capital expenditure, The chairman (Mr. H. G. Hyde), however, in his annual summary, took a somewhat pessimistic view of the outlook, pointing out that the cost of labour has grown enorm while rice to feed the labourers now’ costs £BB per ton at Lae > which meant £ll7 at the Upper Watut.

However, the company hopes to derive substantial benefits from the construction of an all-weather road into the Watut, and from a change over from rice to its own farm grown foodstuffs for its natives. The

company has about £140,000 in vested in its gold properties, and. some £lO,OOO in its sawmills.

Advisory Council

p. 36

Pinpoints

Rabaul’S Needs

From Our Own Correspondent

Rabaul, Aug. 10.

AT its fifth meeting, the Rabaul] Advisory Council, with Mr. Vic: Pearson as chairman, asked the: District Commissioner to arrange: adequate lighting from the maim road to the Post Office door.

Concerning road maintenance, ik was decided, on Mr. Barrett’s? motion, that steps should be takeru to make both European and Asiatics plantation owners, as well as native: villages, responsible for their fair: share in assisting in the upkeep of] main roads, thus lessening the: financial burden on *he Adminis tration.

In considering the functions of the: Council for the ensuing year, mem— bers were reminded of a statement; made by the Administrator at aj Council meeting in April, namely:: “His Honour was asked by Mr..

Ryan whether the Council was to< advise on progress in Rabaul, or whether interest was to be taken ini Rapopo. His Honour replied that the: Minister had recently approved of j in addition to the Town Advisory ■ Council, and that that would apply ■ generally throughout the Territory..

In the absence, at the present time,, of an Advisory Council for the j District, he, as Advisor, said that he < ■would be pleased to hear any views; expressed by the Rabaul Advisory' Council in regard to the Gazelle: Peninsula and the removal of the: Administrative Headquarters.”

It was agreed that the District d Commissioner be requested to askj the Rabaul Police Superintendent to c supply at least four native police atd all times during the discharge of] overseas vessels, to ensure thatd natives employed by the Stevedoring : Section did not wilfully damage: cargo during discharge from the: ship, and from lorries into the: Customs shed, and during stacking ? in the sheds; and that he also be: requested to supply an adequate and I permanent guard on the wharf area,, to ensure the safety of outside: cargoes.

A considerable proportion of the: 24 million gallons of crude oil which j Vacuum Oil Co. is now refining ? annually at its new works at : Altona. Victoria, is being drawn i from the new Klamano field, in i Dutch New Guinea. The company, , which already has invested £3h i millions in oil search in Australia, „ NZ and Papua, still hopes that pre- sently it will be drawing its main s supplies of crude oil from Papua. .

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p. 37

Days

From Our Own Correspondent

Rabaul, Aug. 10.

RECENTLY, Mr. Alf Areana, popular foreman of Department of Civil Aviation, had a gruel ling experience in the small ship Gawa, owned by the Gilmore Brothers.

The vessel had been chartered by DCA to carry Mr. Areana and an Inspector from Lae, on a survey trip to inspect the strip at Jacquinot Bay and Pal Mai Mai.

Engine trouble developed on the return trip, and the Gawa drifted .helplessly for three days. Water and food supplies were limited.

Mr. Areana’s personal boy, a native from the village of Nonga, showed remarkable fortitude. A raft was improvised, but it was obviously unseaworthy. One of the natives panicked; and, although he could not swim, jumped on to the raft, and announced that he was going to sail to the mainland and seek help..

George, the Nonga native, promptly jumped in after him, and "‘swam” the raft. He covered a dis tance of 51 miles in this fashion.

Shortly after George had left, the Gawa was sighted by the Arcs, an overseas ship; and, seeing the frantic signals of distress from the

benighted sailors, the Arcs towed her to Rabaul.

In the meantime, having com pleted his long swim, George learned that the Gawa had been rescued, and that all was now well with his master.

Editorial Footnote. —The most re markable feature of this incident is that a DCA official and party should

be missing for three days, and that no DCA plane went out to look for it.

Britain has made another grant of £250,000 (making £500,000 alto gether) for the rehabilation and development of the University of Hongkong, heavily damaged and looted during the war.

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SEPTEMBER. 1951 PACJFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Samoa Enjoys A Trade Boom

pp. 39-40

Trade Boom

From Our Own Correspondent

Apia, Aug. 10.

OFFICIAL figures show that cocoa exports for the first half of the year of 1951 were 952 tons.

In July, the ss Sonoma lifted an other 520 tons for the USA market, while the ss Moraybank, which left Apia on August 8, took 65 tons for the English market.

Up to date, a total of 1,537 tons of cocoa has been exported this year, and there are at present some 300 to 400 tons awaiting shipment in Apia sheds, a large portion of which will go by the August Matua.

As cocoa exports in 1950 amounted to 1.880 tons, it is confidently hoped, with a very good crop now on the trees and picking starting in Sep tember, that cocoa exports in 1951 will constitute an all-time record, and exceed the previous record of 2 894 tons in 1949. 3,000 tons of cocoa-beans would bring well over £500,000 Sterling into this Territory.

Of the 1,537 tons exported so far, 701 went to Britain, 210 tons to Aus tralia. 60 tons to New Zealand, 15 tons to Italy and 551 tons to the

Usa.

It is hoped that the bulk of the cocoa for the rest of 1951 will go to the USA and provide badly needed dollar currency for impor ters of goods obtainable only from dollar countries. At present, dollar funds available here are completely exhausted and imports from dollar countries (USA and Canada) have been drastically curtailed.

Continuing good prices for the main Samoan products, copra and cocoabeans, are causing an exten sion of trading activities in all parts of the Territory. The number of trading stations in the outside dis tricts of Upolu and Savaii is in creasing rapidly, and in most villages, particularly on the coast west of Apia, there are already four or five trading stations, and new ones are continuously being opened, increasing the already intense com petition and testifying to the favorable trade situation in the country districts.

Meanwhile, the cost of living is rising fast. Wage earners are be coming restless and worried, as foodstuffs—particularly imported meat and local and other essential household necessities —are going up in price from month to month, with out a corresponding rise in wages and salaries.

A HANDSOME trophy, a sterl ing silver cup, was presented to the Marist Brothers’ High School by the parents of two former pupils of the school, John and Roy Ah

Kuoi, who in April of this year were killed in a fatal road accident. The cup is to be awarded to the Dux in Form II of St. Joseph’s High School.

Mr. T. T. Laban, Acting Collector of Customs, has now been ap pointed Collector of Customs. He is the first local official to be appointed to the position. He has been in this Government’s service for over 30 years and is one of its most popu lar officials, Mr. J. H. Luxford, of Auckland, a Senior Magistrate, has retired after 23 years of service. He was

Chief Judge of the High Court here from 1929 to 1934 and, after his re turn to NZ, he continued his in terest in Samoan affairs, and was President of the Samoan Society in Auckland.

The High Commissioner and Mrs.

R. G. Powles returned to Samoa by the Matua on August 8. Mr. Powles had gone to New Zealand on medi cal advice and to recuperate from a recent illness.

Mr. Paul Edmonds, a graduate of Auckland University College, has arrived in Apia to take up the posi tion of private secretary to the High Commissioner.

In a statement published in Wellington, NZ, the High Commis sioner, Mr. R. G. Powles, expressed the opinion that the United Nations Trusteeship Council had quite sin cerely complimented New Zealand’s Administration of Western Samoa.

He pointed out that Samoa had made great strides in education, particularly during the last three years. The policy was to employ as many of the local population as possible in the administration of the area. There are some 76 New Zea landers and 1,500 Samoan officials in the Government service.

The Apia Observatory’s weather shows that June’s rainfall was double the normal figure; while July 22 recorded the lowest tern

perature ever known in Samoa (53.9 deg. Pahr.). The nearest to this was 58.3 deg. Pahr. in August of 1936.

A writer in a widely-circulated Australian weekly praises the way in which Bomana war cemetery, 8 miles from Moresby, is kept. There are 4,000 Australian graves there.

Every village in Fiji is being linked up nowadays by radiophone.

Stations were opened in four islands of the Lau group in July, and before the end of the year another eight will be opened, thus bringing practically every inhabited island of the Lau area into the network.

Stations at Loma Loma and Lakeba were opened last year; and Beqa, Koro and Gau will be in the net work within a few weeks.

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New Air Services In Micronesia

CIVILIAN air transportation facilities to and in the US Trust Territory of Micronesia were put into operation on June 1.

Transocean Airlines, which was awarded the contract, began ser vices with a fleet of four twin engine amphibious PBY Catalina airplanes.

Headquarters for the service is on Guam, with services out to Truk (Central Carolines), Ponape (East ern Carolines), Majuro (Marshall Islands), Yap (Western Carolines), Koror (Palau Islands), and Saipan (Mariana Islands).

India’s strong interest in coconut production led to the establishment in recent years of the Indian Central Coconut Committee, which issues an annual report and may otherwise assist those seeking information about the coconut.

A further source of data for those interested in coconut problems is the Ceylon Coconut Quarterly, issued by the Coconut Research Scheme, Bandiruppuwa Estate, Ceylon, The first number was issued in 1950.

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p. 41

Perish!

Pioneer Tom Nevitt on New Guinea’s Future

From Our Own Correspondent

Pt. Moresby, Sept. 1.

SOME very down-to-earth com ments on the labour problem were made during August by Mr. Tom Nevitt, a well-known figure in planting circles. He also emphasised that the most urgent problem facing the Territory was that of labour; but he carried his argument beyond the economic level into the even more important angle of the Islands’ future fate.

Mr. Nevitt was speaking on the eve of his departure from Port Moresby, after 40 years of residence In Paoua. He retired, last May, as General Manager of the British New Guinea Development Com pany, and is making his future home in Brisbane.

In Mr. Nevitt’s opinion, backed by a record of long service in the development of Papua, the native peoples may well forfeit their de scendants’ security by continuation of their present antipathy to any thing resembling real work. He em phasised that the New Guinea Territories are the only area on the South Pacific fringe of Asia with vast reserves of undeveloped lands.

Unless these are utilised and the country brought into something near full production, there is little hope that the natives will retain their homeland against the pres sure' of their more energetic and over-populated northern neighbours.

Mr. Nevitt sees it as a prime responsibility of the Government to make the native people realise this danger, and ensure their co-opera tion in a vigorous and continuous developmental programme.

Unless conditions here soon chane, future historians may well point to Mr. Nevitt’s hard-hitting and grimly realistic statement as an instance of an unheeded warning.

Rome is said to have burned while Nero fiddled; and New Guinea is likely to be lost by official fiddling with short-sighted policies.

Protecting the natives against their own folly is the first respon sibility of an Administration, and there is no greater folly than en couraging the present “brown play boy” attitude which is sapping all progress in the Territory.

Every nation or race which has shirked hard work and squandered its heritage through idleness has in time lost its freedom and posses sions to more vigorous peoples. There is no lack of purpose or capacity for hard work in the races who already have their eyes fixed on the Territory.

New Vessel For Bsi

p. 41

THE Kovala, a 66 ft. diesel vessel, has been undergoing trials in Sydney Harbour and off Sydney Heads. She was specially built for the British Government by Storey and Keers, and will be used by the Solomon Islands Ad ministration.

Methodist Fijian missionary Penaia Motonicocoka Sati, aged 25, with his Fijian wife and their small daughter, has gone to work among the Australian aborigines near Dar win. He is a skilled agriculturalist, and expects to be on Elcho Island for five years. Another Fijian, Rev.

Daniel Lotu, is at the Methodist Mission in East Arnheim Land.

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Life On Coral

Aims of The South Pacific Commission

By W. P. Goodwin

A SCIENTIFIC party recently set out from the headquarters of the South Pacific Commis sion, at Noumea, New Caledonia, to carry out a project dealing with the economic development of coral atolls.

It consists of members of the In stitut Francais d’Oceanic engaged by the Commission and it is work ing at Tarawa, in the Gilbert Is lands. Its task is to investigate ways of increasing the quantity and variety of subsistence and commer cial crops, and of improving domes tic animals and fisheries on these curious, beautiful, but not over generous products of nature.

The Commission began its work programme about two years ago in full co-operation with the local Administrations, planning some 35 projects for immediate attention in the health, economic and social fields.

One of these is the problem of the coral atoll people, of whom there are probably some 100,000 Polynesians and Micronesians living on about 200 of these islands, chiefly in the Gilbert and Ellice, Tokelaus, Northern Cooks, and in French Oceania. Communities vary from as few as 30, up to 3 000, each ekeing out a precarious existence because of the extremely limited resources of their homelands.

Most of the Commission’s econo mic activities are, of necessity, directed to agriculture and its im provement on the volcanic and other larger islands, where the greater part of the indigenous population of the region is located.

But in no place are the problems so acute and their solution of greater concern to the people involved than on the coral or low islands.

Moreover, the larger islands are able to cope with their problems to a much greater degree, whereas the low islands are utterly destitute of experimental resources and tech nical personnel. They may receive the benefit of sporadic investigation, but sedom of sustained studies de voted solely to coral island popu lation problems, A CORAL atoll—product of the coral polyps—is a more or less circular reef, descending steeply into the sea on one side and shoaling into a lagoon on the other. The reef encloses the lagoon, which is usually calm and shallow,

although some have deep anchor ages. Some lagoons have deep water passages through the enclosing reef, some are entirely enclosed.

Lagoons may be anything from one to 30 miles across.

Islets, some as much as 10 miles long, but seldom exceeding 400 yards in width, form in time along the fiat tops of the circular reef and frequently inside the lagoon on top of scattered reefs. They seldom are more than about 15 ft. above sea level.

Scientific interest in atolls and their origin is great. A compre hensive study was made on Bikini before and after the atom bomb ex plosion. Boring with a diamond drill brought up cores from as deep as 1,300 ft., but the complete answer as to origin was not revealed.

The economic resources of coral islands are restricted. There is no running water; seldom any surface water. There are no pastures or cattle. A few pigs and fowls con stitute the livestock. Coconut palms, rarely in full health and vigour, cover most of the islands, with a few other tree species in sufficient quantity for local needs only. Often the full population-carrying cap acity of an atoll has been reached.

Copra is the principal money earner, pandanus mats are a second source of income, and pearl and trochus shell have a small market.

At present, there is no substitute for copra, because of the meagre, mineral-deficient soils. Food plants consist of breadfruit, pandanus, taro, bananas, some citrus, some Polynesian chestnut, arrowroot, and some scattered., individual plantings’ of pineapples and sweet potatoes.

The lagoons and reefs supply fish and crustaceans.

Fresh water, of which the supply is always more or less limited, pre sents another problem.

Far from living lives of Elysian beach-combing, so often pictured in works of romantic fiction, the low island people are the most deserv ing of assistance in the field of hor

ticulture and economic security which the Commission can promote.

The Commission’s project is not for a general survey of an atoll, therefore, but is solely an endeav our to find means to enable the Coral Islanders to raise their stand ard of living. Principal avenues of

research are: • A programme of coconut palm improvement de signed to increase yields and resist ance to pests and disease; • A food plant programme, including study of the breadfruit tree, the develop ment of wet-land taro, the intro duction of bananas, the production of other foodstuffs, especially those requiring additional fertility, such as sweet potatoes, vegetables and citrus fruits; • The supplementary nutrition of pigs; • The improve ment of poultry in weight, egg-lay ing capacity and freedom from disease; • The development of shell fisheries by planting trochus and pearl shell and assessing the possibilities of sponge cultivation; • A survey of handicrafts with a view to their development as a source of income.

The work will include experi ments with such recent techniques as the possibilities of the sun-still for the distillation of fresh water from salt, and hydroponics for the production of certain plants in water.

Unfortunately, early results can not be expected because, such is the present pressure of population on the means of subsistence, that any loss in production must be avoided during experiments and in changing to new or improved agri culture. Nevertheless, an excellent beginning has been made, and the

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By the way, Dr. Davies comes from Melbourne, not New Zealand.

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Buffeted

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Auckland, Aug. 20.

THE 22-tons former American owned topsail schooner-yacht “Omant,” purchased by the Auckland firm of dagger & Harvey, Ltd., last year, for use as a trading vessel in the Cook Islands, narrowly escaped destruction in the Avarua Passage, Rarotonga, late in duly.

Following a 30-day passage from Auckland, during which rough weather was experienced, the motor disabled, and the chronometer put out of operation, the trim addition to the Cook Island mosquito fleet was lying at moorings in the Pas age, undergoing repairs, when a stern-line parted during a heavy squall which struck the so-called “harbour” about noon on duly 19.

The “Ornant” immediately swung across to the west side of the pas sage—close to the remains of the schooner “Tahitienne,” which was wrecked under somewhat similar circumstances in November, 1948.

Though bumping on the reef heavily for several hours, the Omant fortunately maintained a fairly even keel, thanks to some of the mooring lines holding. Mean while volunteers, directed by the Resident Commissioner, Mr. Tailby, passed a line from the schooner wharf to the imperilled craft, where it was secured to a point well up the mainmast. With all hands ashore then tailing willingly onto this line, the vessel was hove over and fortunately came clear. A fiirst inspection reported no damage of a very serious nature—but it was undoubtedly a very close call.

Mr. D. C. Brown’s Fairmile “Mahurangi,” and the Administra tion’s ketch “Ranui,” both lying alongside the wharf, were also con sidered in some danger at the height of the blow. Old hands re ported having rarely seen the har bour so rough, during the few hours that the blow lasted.

It will be recalled that the “Ornant,” returning to Auckland from Suva, where certain conver sion work to cargo carrying had been performed, had a particularly tough 22-days passage during March-April. Captain Donald Mac leod reported it as the worst pas sage he had experienced in 47 years’ seafaring. The graceful little ship had to undergo repairs following that passage.

Following on the Rarotonga in cident, Captain Macleod became suddenly ill a few days later and was operated upon in the local hospital—and arrived back in New Zealand as a plane passenger on August 16. The Captain had under

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It is to be hoped that dagger & Harvey, Ltd., in their new shipping venture, have a change in their singularly bad luck of the past year.

Mr. Henry Zuberano has resigned from his position as Clerk of Court in American Samoa, owing to bad health.

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|7TOLLOWING a lengthy sojourn J; in Auckland for annual refit, the mission ship Southern Cross, scheduled to clear for Vila, New Hebrides, on Friday. Aug. 10, was delayed by the sudden illness of Chief Elngineer Hulbert, who was admitted to hospital.

Difficulty was experienced in ob taining a replacement, and the little shin finallv did not sail until the morning of August 14, with Mr.

Dalgleish (Auckland) as relieving Chief Engineer for the voyage.

The usual short wharf-side ser vice and blessing of the vessel be fore her departure was conducted v>v the Bishop of Kensington, the Rt. Rev. C. Eastaugh.

It is anticipated that Mr. Hulbert, whose condtion is not serious, will rejoin the “Southern Cross” at Auckland in about seven weeks’ time.

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Rabaul. Cricket wagers .. 1 10 0 0 Dorothy Stewart, Rabaul .. 5 0 0 0 “Dewhy” Stanley. Common wealth Bank, Rabaul ... 10 0 0 Total to July 31, 1951 .. .. £452 15 5 6 Mr. Noel Ford, head of the Pacific o area 16 mm section of the MGM 1 film organisation, returned to Syd- ney on September 1 after visiting £ Fiji and Samoa.

Some Impressions of Rabaul, Circa

pp. 47-49

August, 1951

From a Special Correspondent

DESPITE all the talk of moving the capital to Rapopo, the residents here appear to be building newer and better offices, stores and homes than formerly. It seems certain that only another eruption will separate the majority of them from Rabaul.

The place appears to be opening up, becoming cleaner, and the homes are getting gardens round them. Mango Avenue is getting quite shady again—a kind of Unter Den Linden —and the big trees look well. Only blots on landscape are the odd piles of guns, tanks and Army junk, the Japanese pillboxes, some nice assorted bomb holes, and the rusting hulks and barges on the water front. It is feared by many that they like the Poor will always be with us!

THE new Territory Motor Traffic laws are being enforced in Rabaul. Quiet, well-meaning jeeps have to have “Left Hand Drive” marked on their rear por tion —plain to be seen as they jog along the highway.

A smart and shiny Traffic Cop, riding a smart and shiny mo-bike,

relentlessly pursues John Citizen and pounces upon him as he gets be out of his car, to know why he hasn’t observed Section Umpteen, Para X and Sub Para Y.

Brown Brother observes his own Stone Age traffic laws and is a

great problem to all concerned.

After he has brought his truck load of vegs in from his garden, sold it, and chewed a liberal quan tity of betel-nut, he dismisses all traffic laws and proceeds homeward with a crowd of singing natives in the back! He blocks the road, he speeds, he goes slow and on the wrong side, and a hand extended from the cab may mean anything —“I am stopping”—“l am going astern” —“Keep clear of propellers,” or just “And you!” Yes, siree, Tobonita, of Blanche Bay, doesn’t

give a hoot for all the traffic laws the “Shoot Man” has made.

ONE is intrigued to go into one of the Big Firm’s stores with the idea of buying something.

How foolish to imagine that it can be done!

After waiting an interminable time, and having examined most things in the store, one becomes aware that the people talking ani matedly in the centre of the floor,

about various social events and sporting fixtures, are really the vendors (not hereinbefore men tioned), whose function it is to sell, barter, or otherwise dispose of the goods displayed in the area!

The intending buyer (known as the Purchaser, of the first part), finally plucks up courage enough to approach one of the Vendors and intimate that he would like to buy something; and he will probably

be met with the answer: “It's OK brother, I won’t be a sec.”

After another wait, the intending purchaser departs for Chinatown, where he is pounced upon and not allowed to get away until all his wants —and some things he doesn’t want—are supplied.

But, Lordy, the Big Firm’s stores are the places to find out Who in vited Who, to What, and who played well at Saturday’s game! It would be an idea to provide cracker barrels, or some dried apples, and whittling sticks!

AS one trickles from Pub to Club, and back again, one comes across a variety of people waiting for ships to go to Manus, planes to go to Lae, or a schooner to the Bainings, but so many things seem to be against them getting away!

You hear, as you stand at the bar, snatches of conversations re lating to this: “We were on the ship, all set to go, and the flaming boats crew walked off —said they weren’t getting enough toast and tea in the morning or something.

Now we’ve got a crew of bush kanakas from the Sepik on board and the Skipper has* walked off.

Hell, well never get away now.”

Or else: “Well, it’s this way. The sanguinary kite should have come in today, but the drome’s closed at Lae and, anyway, look at the sanguinary weather now—no ceiling and no sign of clearing, either.

Hey, there, Tim, two more of San Miguel—well, Red Horses will do if you haven’t got any other kind.”

Then, again: “No, nobody’s heard where she is—might be stuck on some so-and-so reef out near Massawa or Asalingi. The Skipper had a week-end with X, and any thing might happen after that, eh?

Sure it might! We’ll have one before the pub shuts —I’ll get some beer to take to my room, too. Eh, how will I get that out? I dunno, but I expect old John Stokie will be along with his workboat soon and he’ll give me a lift, I reckon. Bonzer bloke, old John—we were in the bush together when the Japs were here!” , , By this time the bartender has politely said: “Look here, you guys, time’s up, so mop it down and get to your Dongas! Eh? More? Not on your sanguinary life —there’s all tomorrow not touched yet, you know! Think a bloke’s like you— I’m not on holiday. I got to get me sleep, see.”

After the curfew has thus tolled the knell of the departing barman, the lowing herd winds slowly to its jeeps; remarks that the sanguinary batteries may be flat—steps on it and the resultant noise—like John Peel’s View Halloa—would waken the dead. The night is then left to darkness and to us!

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"■TtIRST photographs of the Japan- J; ese sampan arrested in New Guinea waters for stealing trochus shell were brought to Sydney, on August 13, by Mr.

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Sydney newspapers were eager to buy the pictures and Mr. Barker, when he joined the liner Strathaird, for London, a couple of days later, carried a broad smile —and liberal spending-money for the voyage. He expects to return to the Territory in November.

Dr. J. S. Phillips, an entomologist well-known, before World War 11, for his work in relation to “Nutfall” in the British Solomons, paid a visit to Fiji in June-July. He since has gone to Java, where, as member of a mission set up by the World Health Organisation of the United Nations, he will do entomological work in connection with the campaign against malaria in Indonesia. Dr.

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p. 49

From Our Own Correspondent

Vila, N.H., July 20.

Mr. E. J. KING of the Sydney Optical firm of A. J. Higgs and Barker was among recent visitors to the New Hebrides.

Combining business with a holi day trip, Mr. King set up a temporary practice at the Hotel Reid (for a time known as the Hotel Holland but latterly resumed by its former management).

Mr. King found a ready supply of patients and business, rather

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pp. 51-55

From Our Own Correspondent

P. Moresby, Aug. 28.

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Moresby

WHEN the Minister for Terri tories (Mr. Hasluck) paid his official call on the Port Moresby Advisory Council he had a word of warning about town plan ning, but no words at all on town problems. He explained that his first brief visit had been made to gather specific information on certain subjects, and municipal problems were not included on the list.

This adroit bit of verbal fencing got the Minister out of replying to issues raised in the Chairman’s speech of welcome. So, instead of hearing what Mr. Hasluck might possibly do regarding the current shortage of building materials, the inadequacy of waterfront facilities and other immediate problems, Council members heard a neat little speech about the natural beauty of Port Moresby.

The time spent on this special meeting (called to enable Council members to meet the Minister) was not entirely lost quite apart, of course, from its social value. For one thing, the distinguished visitor gave the civil leaders a view of their town as seen through the eyes of a stranger.

Mr. Hasluck described Port Moresby as a township of infinite scenic variety, of colour and beauty, with new delightful vistas of sea and hills at every turn of the road.

Mr. Hasluck said his main im pression was of the sheer beauty of the location, and the innumerable natural advantages lending them selves to the development of a most attractive town. Then he suggested that the residents maintain a zealous watch over these assets to ensure that they were not ruined by careless or indifferent town planning.

It was an interesting half-hour, for it has not been our custom to regard Port Moresby as a beautiful town. Far too many people have accepted the wartime description, a “dump.”

Apparently Mr. Hasluck’s personal views on the present development in Port Moresby raised a few queries in his mind about town planning. He said the place seemed to be developing on a rather hit and-miss basis, and gave a friendly warning about this trend. He was unaware, of course, that our official townplanners have been playing hopscotch with blue prints for the past four years.

The Minister urged interest in the early history of the Territory, and pride among the present generation

in the record and achievements of the pioneers. He spoke of the great story of exploration in opening up the country, and suggested that a Territory Historical Society be es tablished. It might take over the erection of commemoration plaques, or cairns, at the sites of historical events in Papua and New Guinea, as well as the compiling of early Territory history. This, he said, would help promote a link between the pioneers and the present gene ration, and encourage an apprecia tion of the progress already made in the Islands.

All in all Mr. Hasluck did quite a neat job of talking at his first meet ing with the PM Advisory Council.

But, next time he comes, and Muni cipal matters get their delayed hearing, Council members would like to know his views on present day pioneering, and what the Government intends to do to ensure that the Islands have a future as well as an interesting past.

Nobody holds it against him that he did not attempt to deal with present difficulties on his first visit.

But Council members will want assurance that their queries will get a hearing on his next.

More Road Safety

Road driving standards have shown a marked improvement in Port Moresby since the new Traffic Ordinance came into effect on August 1. Native passengers who used to festoon themselves over the sides of truck bodies, on running boards, motor hoods and on the top of driving cabins, now “sit up like

Jacky” in reasonable safety inside the truck.

The spectacle of a two-ton truck loaded with about three tons of firewood and anywhere from 20 to 30 Indigenous residents, is certainly disappearing.

Some of the mobile junk heaps operated by native owners have also ceased meandering around the roads, and there is certainly a marked increase in both the appearance and mechanical standard of the trucks which survived the registration test.

A lot of drivers still have a lot to learn before thev measure up to proper road standards, but the nightmare hazards of pre-registra tion are surely but slowly disappear ing from Port Moresbv highwavs.

Our Future Tied With

Labour

Two differing points of view were expressed recently by visiting Aus tralian officials, One, from New South Wales, was so enthusiastic about the prospects of the Islands that he was think

ing more than wistfully about the? advantages of stacking his future in Papua and New Guinea. His; ideas were all along the line of : mechanised primary production, „ with a steadily decreasing percent- age of manual labour involved. His observations had not been made? from a hotel lounge, but in a short, but very thorough check of pro duction potentialities.

The second official, however, was; not optimistic about Island pros- • pects, as he considered the labour factor would continue to hinder • development. He discounted the? mechanisation theory as being over rated, and expressed the view that ; for many crops native labour would J still be essential. He considered] that in these Territories where there ? is no population pressure, and where? a native can get all his basic needs< from his own village lands, there? ■was little prospect of ever getting aru effective labour force. Another: handicap, he said, was that na< matter how long natives enjoyedl higher living standards while work ing in towns and on plantations* they readily reverted to village con ditions when they returned home..

This meant that the acquired tastesg for European foods and goods*; which might have served as an in centive to work, were not a lasting? factor in the labour situation.

He thought estimates of thea Territory’s future were often over rated through lack of considering, this difficult labour problem.

Freedom From Virus

Disease

A five-weeks survey of the Terri tory by Dr. C. Magee, Chief Biologist!; of the New* South Wales Agri cultural Department, has brought!, an official assurance that Papua and) New Guinea —especially native food) crops—are remarkably free of plant; virus diseases.

Dr. Magee who is an authority om such diseases, said that although! he checked even the banana stands] on abandoned camp sites he found) no sign of “bunchy top,” a disease; which at one time did tremendous; damage to Australian banana cropsg Old camp sites got a special checks This expert also gave a clean bill o£( health on kau kau and tapioca, anoj said that in most areas taro was; very healthy.

In the Gazelle Peninsula he noted): some incidence of “mosaic” one mottled disease, which reduced the; taro yield, but he said this was; fairly well controlled by the natives g own selective planting with suckers! from healthy crops.

He considered that the Islands! were also fortunate in that the key{ economic crops, coconuts, rubber,! cocoa and coffee, had been estab-c lished, some from imported planth stock, without introduction otc disease. He warned, however, thath this favourable position could be* maintained only by rigid plantti quarantine control.

Concerning Lamington

Late in August there was a marked increase in seismic activity at Mt. Lamington, with an accompanyirig rise in crater temperatures.

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nnst| estimate when the fund Th/'Pund Committee set aside £lO,OOO for European relief. £8 000 for native rehabilitation, and left the balance of around £2,500 available for anv future claims The distribution of this latter amount is to be finalised by December 31.

From the European allocation £5,850 will be used for the benefit of dependant children of Mt. Lamington victims—£3,4oo for widows, and £750 for dependant mothers. The native allocation goes to the Administrator, who has appointed a committee to decide how it can be used to the best advantage of natives affected by the eruption.

The trustees of the Lamington Fund have announced that they will

consider claims from Europeans who were in the Lamington area when the disaster occurred, to cover com pensation for personal losses.

Promotions Appeal

Committee

When this committee gets going it is likely to have a very heavy programme, since a lot of per manent appointments in the Public Service are due to be made in the next few months.

The Public Service Association has selected as its representatives, to sit with the other two committee members on Appeals:— For Second Division Appeals from officers receiving over £6OB standard salary—C. L. Anthony, and, as his deputy, G. T. Wells.

For Second Division, salaries under £6OB standard rate—G. E.

Guthrie; deputy, P. H. Clarke.

Third Division Appeals—C. W.

Thomas; deputy, W. Nicholas.

Memorial For Sir Hubert

Murray

The prewar proposal to erect a memorial to Sir Hubert Murray, Lieutenant Governor of Papua, who died in 1940, has been revived by the appointment of a Sub-Committee of the Executive Council to discuss recommendations on this matter.

An appeal to the general public was launched in Papua shortly after Sir Hubert’s death, but the Japanese invasion began before the plan reached finality.

The new committee is calling for

suggestions from the general public as to the form and location of a memorial to Papua’s outstanding statesman and colonial adminis trator. Later, an appeal for funds will be launched to supplement the £260 already on hand from the pre war appeal.

Fatal Plane Crash

A fatal Auster plane crash occurred in the Goroka Gap on August 6, when the pilot, Edwin B.

Hartwig, apparently flew into cloud and crashed on a hillside. He was a member of the Australian Mis sionary Aviation Fellowship and he was flying a Lutheran Mission plane from Goroka to Madang at the time of the fatality. He had been in the Territory only a few months but as a former RAAP pilot he had had extensive flying experience. He is survived by his widow and an infant daughter.

Indications are that the Auster was circling to gain height to get over the cloud-ridden Gap, when it was thrown onto the hillside by a sudden eddy of air.

Again: Rabaul To Rapopo!

Two senior Administration officials have been temporarily re lieved of their normal duties to devote the next few weeks to draft ing details of the proposed Adminis tration move from Rabaul to Rapopo. They are Mr. E. P. Holmes, Secretary for Lands, and the Assistant Director of District

Services, Mr. A. A. Roberts. Any time of day now they can be seen in a huddle over this new job; but when the details are going to be announced regarding the move of the Rabaul administrative head quarters is anybody’s guess.

Residents with second sight trace in this the shadow of Mr. Hasluck’s recent visit.

Another Memorial

Another World War Memorial is to be erected in Port Moresby at the site of the 1914-1918 Memorial Gates, on Ela Beach. The second memorial will take the form of an inscribed bronze plaque and sundial, and a public appeal for funds was formally launched by the Adminis trator, Colonel Murray, on August 7, As the cost of the Memorial will be only £3OO, the public is being asked to limit its donations to small amounts, so that the subscriptions will come from all sections of the community.

Rubber Flow Back

To Normal

The rubber plantations on the fringe of the Mt. Lamington blast area have now resumed tapping, and output at Sangara is just about back to normal. The Sangara general manager, Mr. T, G. Hender son, reports an excellent flow of latex after the temporary cessation of tapping July production was 10,000 pounds.

The rubber trees suffered very little damage in the eruption, and cocoa plantings have also made an excellent recovery. Native labour is steadily returning to Sangara, al though the labour line is not yet back to full strength.

Meanwhile, those tappers who have returned to the plantation are working double tasks at double pay, and are each turning in an average of around 15 pounds of dry latex daily, against the pre-eruption figure of about 7 pounds.

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Norfolk Island

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Norfolk Is., Aug. 20.

IT is hoped that, as a result of a visit by Mr. Macdonald, of the commercial staff of New Zea land National Airways, we shall get an improved freight service to and from New Zealand. But National Airways seem to be wedded to Dakotas, with their unprofitable 5,000 lb pay load, and the consequent high freight rates give no hope of being able to put quality oranges and bananas on the New Zealand dinner table at a reasonable price.

Due this week from Wellington is the Matai, under charter to the Holm Shipping Co., with a 16 per cent, loading of freight rates, which are fantastically high already. How ever, the arrival of the first ship from New Zealand for about eight months will be welcome, particularly

by those whose homes have been uncompleted while awaiting build ing materials.

A regular two monthly cargo service from New Zealand would stimulate the fruit industry here.

But growers will not go to the trouble to assemble fruit for ships that never arrive on time.

It may have been good manage ment, or a combination of good weather and good luck; but the recent appointment of Mr.

Studley as port officer, to act as a liaison link between the Ad ministration, the shipping com panies and the lighterage company brought results last week-end, and the Morinda was here and away in record time. All are hoping that as a result the Morinda will be able to make at least two more trips before Christmas, and bring all the cargo

which has been piling up in Sydney for months.

Another of the many property transactions on Norfolk Island re cently was the sale of Mrs. E.

Game’s New Cascade Road home to Madame Grand. Mrs. Game leaves shortly for England and will be missed by a large circle of friends.

Madame Grand will be remembered as a talented pianist, and as the wife of a former manager of Burns Philp.

Lieut. Commande^C^G 011 Croft, MBE, head of a bomb disposal squad in the Solomons, says that there still is work for them to do there, six years after the war ended.

He has four Army and four Navy men with him, and they are finding and de-lousing bombs and ammunition left in the Solomons by the Americans and the Japanese.

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New Era For Big Samoan Island

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Apia, Aug. 20,

rpHE largest and westernmost is- 1 land of the Western Samoan Group, Savai’i (which contains

700 of the group’s total land area, of 1,130 square miles) appears sel dom in the news. Public interest; centres on the island of Upolu and’ its capital, Apia.

Visitors and tourists rarely pene- ■ trate to the lesser known scenic andJ natural attractions of the larger* island. There are just as many andJ maybe more tourist attractions oiu Savai’i; and the mountain ranges* of Savai’i rise to 6,094 feet, as; against only 3,608 feet on Upolu.

Savai’i’s large lava fields are of; fairly recent origin. The last out breaks of the volcano Matavanui took place between 1905 and 1911,, when large areas of cultivated land] and coconut plantations were? covered by the lava flow, and de stroyed, and several villages had toe be abandoned, and the inhabitants* removed to Upolu.

Of the total population of West ern Samoa approximately one-thirdl or some 25,000 live on Savai’i, butd the number of Europeans and part— Europeans is very small.

In former years, Savai’i peoples were somewhat condescendingly* treated as poor relations by thes more prosperous Upolu Samoans,; proud of the humming activitiess of Apia, of the numerous cocoa andt banana plantations, with thein better roads, hospitals and schools.; But, in recent years, the pictures has completely changed.

The neglected and isolated island: of Savai’i is energetically forgings ahead, and is developing rapidly.and threatening to rival and evem surpass the economic achievements, of Upolu.

The cocoa industry, particularly,* has been greatly expanded in all] parts of Savai’i. and the youngg cocoa plantations are coming inten bearing. A gradually increasing pro portion of Samoa’s cocoa production: is coming from Savai’i. The of Savai’i cocoa-beans is considered? even better than the Upolu product.?

End of the current year will also? see the banana export industry extended to Savai’i, which will bring increased revenue and prosperity to the Savai’ians.

As a consequence of the new; prosperity of the island, a regular daily ferry service, by fast motor launches, has been functioning fon; some time, and this is well patron-i ised. Numerous trading stations:: have sprung up all over the islandb and traders are doing well.

In addition a string of picture-e shows, in the most populated dis tricts of Savai’i—the Fa’a, Saleleage ; and Matautu districts —is catering for the entertainment of the peoples More recently, regular boxing:

tournaments, similar to those held at Apia, have been started, and have attracted general interest.

The Samoan Government is lend ing a helping hand by the construc tion of good motor roads, to further the opening of new plantation lands; by the building of schools, hos pitals and water supplies; and the extension of social services.

The Savai’i “poor relations” are now considered to be more pros perous and diligent than their Upolu cousins, and the future of the big island looks decidedly bright.

Savai’i will play an important part in future Samoan economy.

Enemies Of Beetle And

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Snail Sought In Africa

A HAWAIIAN entomologist, Mr.

N. L. H. Krauss, left for Africa in June to carry on a search

for natural enemies of the Rhino ceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) and the Giant African Snail (Acha tina fulica). Satisfactory control of the beetle and snail has not yet been achieved in the Trust Territory of Micronesia. The recommenda tion of the Invertebrate Consul tants Committee for the Pacific, at the fifth annual meeting in Febru ary, was that further search for natural enemies of the beetle be made. The Board of Commissioners of Agriculture have also recom mended a continuing search for natural enemies of the snail be cause of its increasing population in Hawaii and because funds for continuous control by chemical means have been reduced. The cost is being shared by the Trust Terri tory and Hawaii.

It is expected that the work will require six to eight months in Ken ya, Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

Samoan Boxer’s Success

p. 57

The holder of the Salisbury Belt, awarded for prowess in boxing, and worth £4O, is Lole Ah Young, a young Samoan-Chinese, of Apia. He is middleweight champion of Western Samoa. —Photo by Superflash Studio.

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New Suva-Nadi Service

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Suva, Aug. 28.

IT is expected that the new Fiji Airways service between Nau sori and Nadi-Lautoka will be operating from September 1. Two flights per day will be made and an eight-passenger plane will be used.

The company’s senior pilot, Cap tain F. Ladd, arrived from NZ in mid-August and the company’s engineer Mr. F. Murphy, from Aus tralia, shortly afterwards.

The Lautoka terminal will be for the present at Drasa, where there is already an emergency airstrip.

Later, the base will be established at Namoli (Lautoka,).

The airstrip at Labasa is under construction. Earthmoving equip ment has already arrived, and it is hoped to have it ready for use in November. For the present, it is proposed to run two trips per week on each route; but, so far as Labasa is concerned, this would seem in adequate, The TEAL Solent, ac comodating 32 passengers, is nearly always overbooked both ways now.

Plane is a twin-engined de Havilland Rapide; fare from Suva to Nadi is £3/12, 6 and to Lautoka, £4. All bookings are to be made through Hunt’s Travel Agency.

Taxi hire for the same trip is approximately twice this fare, about four times longer and not even the most anti-airminded can insist that road travel in Fiji is particularly comfortable.

The flying time between Nadi and Nausori is one hour—and the only catch is that it takes a further hour by bus to reach Suva (several miles from Nausori).

Dry Season

SUVA is enjoying one of the coolest and driest dry seasons for years. A few weeks ago residents were wearing sweaters and sleeping under blankets. Suva has been without rain for over a week, which constitutes something of a record —but there has been sufficient moisture up to date to keep gardens bright and grass green.

Further afield the position is more serious. Some of the islands of the Lau Group have had practically no rain for three months, and plan tations are beginning to suffer.

Suva has been obscured by a thick haze in recent weeks, particu larly towards evening when the mountains and off-shore islands are blotted out. There are several local theories to account for it—one being that it is bush-fire smoke from the bush fires in Queensland.

Mercy Ship On Aitutaki

Reef

THE Alexander, formerly an Anchor Line ship which was Salvaged from the Nelson (NZ) mud-flats some months ago, and was reconditioned for the Islands trade in time to help out in the recent NZ seamen’s strike, ran on a reef near Aitutaki, Cook Is., in mid- August. It is believed that she may become a total loss.

She is owned by three young men and became known in NZ as the Little Mercy Ship, when she was the first ship to take much needed food to the Islands in the recent strike period.

Fiji Aerial Survey

THE Hunting Aerial Survey has practically completed its Sur vey of Viti Levu, and Vanua Levu. The whole of both islands base been covered except for filling in patches that were missed owing to bad visibility. The main out lying groups remain to be done.

This work, when finished, will be of great service in the future dep velopment of the Colony.

Well Known In Sport

A RECENT arrival is a well known New Zealand identity in the person of Mr. Sam Hol lander, who has joined Northern

Hotels, Ltd., as assistant general manager.

Mr. Hollander, from Christchurch, is one of New Zealand’s leading chess players; a Rugby Union referee of some note; a keen bowler; and in his younger days he represented Canterbury at Cricket, Rugby and swimming. By way of hobbies Mr.

Hollander collects ivories, chess sets and stamps.

The Pineapple Cup

rpHE Championship of the South JL Seas,” for which the famous Pineapple Cup was presented many years ago by the Pacific Biscuit Co., was again competed for during the holiday week-end, August 4-6. Open to all Clubs in the South Pacific, this competition is always a gala day at Suva and this year

was no exception. Very keen play brought the finalists, Messrs. Geo.

McKitterick and veteran W. (Bill) Thompson to meet on the main green on Monday before a large gathering. After some really first class bowling by both contestants, McKitterick was the winner on the 25th head, 22-18. It should be mentioned that “Bill” Thompson won this Cup away back in 1935.

The Radio-Telephone

ONE of the notable advances made ; in Fiji during recent years is; the establishment of radio telephone services to outlying • centres.

Even on Vanua Levu there were; many places which had no means< of urgent communication—Dreketi,, for instance, a large centre only 50( miles from Labasa, but with no road! leading there. A messenger om horseback took a full day to get tot Labasa, while a fast launch trip took: six hours. For outside, messagesc were sent over the broadcasting? system, for all and sundry to hear..

Now all this is changed. Out lying districts are now in frequent} and speedy touch with the centres..: This applies even more in the cases of the smaller groups.

Last year stations were opened ati Lomaloma and Lakemba, while re cently others were opened att Oneata, Fulaga, Moce, and Naitaubas in the Lau Group. Before the endfc of the year it is hoped to have readyv for operation stations at Moala, Totoya, Vatoa, Naiyau, Vanua VaUu Namuka-i-lau, Ogea, and Komo.t This will mean that most of thes Lau group will be in communications with Suva.

The service is also being extended on the main islands and vicinity,' Beqa opens tomorrow and Koro and) Gau will be on the air next month.

Is He An Indian?

AN interesting case was heard be-; fore the Chief Justice thisj week. Four electors of the; Northwestern Electorate sought to unseat the recently elected Indian member of the Legislative Council! on the grounds that he was not an Indian under the Letters Patent!

The actual claim was that the; member, Mr. Tulsi Ram Sharma s was in fact a Nepalese, his fathers having been of that nationality, al-I though Mr. Tulsi Sharma was borer in Fiji.

The Chief Justice, in his reserves decision, made no reference to thin point; but he held that the petition.; was vexatious and frivolous owing: to the delay in presenting same.

Mr. Tulsi Sharma was recently ini England, with two other electees members, as the guest of the British Government at the Festival o;o Britain.

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Santo, Nh, Aug. 5.

SHIPPING: M. Graziani’s vessel arrived here recently from Sydney via Noumea.

She was held up in Noumea to undergo engine repairs.

Approximately a week later, Mr.

Roy Gubbay’s ship arrived from Sydney with cargo, including Mrs.

Gubbay’s new Holden car—the first in Santo, and possibly the first in the Group.

Mr. Gubbay’s boat is an acquisi tion to the Group’s fleet of small ships. She can take 120 tons of general cargo or 80 tons of copra.

Mr. Max Reading, formerly asso ciated with Mr. Gubbay in an en gineering business, is the engineer.

VOLCANO: The volcano on Am brym seems, from here, to be very active. Fine black cinders have settled everywhere.

One resident says that this ac tivity is a very good thing. He claims that the cinders deposited will eventually fill in the potholes on Santo’s roads.

Wishful thinking.

ACCIDENT: An English model jeep-type vehicle collided with a light § ton pick-up. A passenger

in the jeep, Mr. Fred Atkinson of Sydney, was thrown onto the road and received a bad cut on the head.

He is remaining in the Hopital Prancaise and it is expected that he will leave for Sydney on the Qantas plane of August 8.

Other occupants of the vehicles suffered minor injuries.

Both cars were extensively damaged.

Temporary Departure; Mr.

L. O’Shea is leaving for Noumea shortly where he will be engaged in demolition work for some months.

He will then return to Santo.

Mr. W. O’Shea (no relation) has left his position as accountant to Burns Philp (Santo) upon comple tion of his contract. He will go to the Banks Islands to operate a trading store which he has ac quired.

WRECK: The reefs of the Group have claimed another victim. This time it is the French Government vessel, “Concord.” a small auxiliary ketch of under 50 feet.

TROUBLE: The British District Agent at Santo, Major D. Fregard, is Island-bound.

A storm drove his launch onto a reef after tearing it away from its moorings. The shaft for his other launch will not arrive for some

months, and the official jeep was just one degree past redemption, so it was sold. The vehicle to replace the old jeep is on its way out from England.

At present, therefore, Major Pre gard’s visits to Santo (his head quarters are ten miles from Santo proper) are infrequent.

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pp. 63-64

Magazine Section

And Still They Migrate!

The Story Of Nassau

Told by AJS

POLYNESIANS are still migrating, Recently the 600 Islanders of Pukapuka, Northern Cooks, purchased Nassau Island from the New Zealand Government and have moved 100 of their surplus population to their new possession. What the Pukapi£ans were acquiring was not so much an island—which is an

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A reader has given us the following story of little-known Nassau and its war-time role. rN years after lovely Nassau Island, 300-acre coral isle in the Northern Cook Group, was abandoned as a coconut plantation it is bemg re-occupied.

Its new inhabitants are 100 people from over-populated Pukapuka Atoll, (600 people to 1,000 acres of sand) which is 50 miles away over th e b 9. ri zp n - .. . „ , „ , Until the attack on Pearl Harbour m December, 1941, life went on quietly at Nassau. The plantation (which covered almost all of the

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They might not seem to have contributed much to the war effort.

However, if the Allies had been forced back to their last sea-air route across the Pacific—through ?? hlt A Al J uta , ki . and Tonga—then the !t Coastwatchers may have been the xis h P e ’ as Wo re the 17 othe s N 5 Coastwatchers who were by the Ja Ps at Tarawa m 1942. with the advent of Coastwatchers and Allied prospects in the Southwest Pacific looking- really g-rim at the end of 1941 the civilians on tiny Nassau were evacuated

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was to Witt family were happily established the captain being a busy man at the local establishment of Burns Philp (SS) Ltd a NZ teacher paid a tribute to Captain Williams for the wav he had attended to the education of his children—they were, it was said, lust as advanced for their age as other children attending the schools in Apia. They had lost nothing; through starting their education at their family sch ° ol on Nassau. (In 1951 °? + e °I children was attending University in New Zealand.) v, ° n ? A the P atheti c reminders of ? appier days on Nassau, when I was ere m 1945 ’ was the sch ° ol desk which the Williams children had l ea / ned T their lessons in the years before Jap-forced evacuation be- Islands 1 plantations' 1 many PaC “ C

VTASSAU was an efficiently-run ll plantation in the 1930’5. There was good coral roads through the 300 acres of coconuts. And Captain Williams had a Model T Ford, the remains of which were visible in 1945.

Captain Andy Thomson, then of the trading schooner Tiare Taporo, who had paid occasional visits was much impressed with the way the island was all ship-shape—as one might expect it would be with a man in charge who had served in nrid mndP bic bnmp tbprp Mth intentionof staying a long while Y , When the Pacific War ended there was some talk of movin S some of Pukapuka’s people to Nassau without more ado, but six yGarS ? aSS l d this very Y lO 18 ste P became an accomplished In the mean while the nuts must have been fallin g and taking root and the Plants must have made an impenetrable thicket amon S the ™ws of palms.

Nassau is roughly shaped like a square with the corners rounded °ff- evidently is a sandbank on the top of a submerged mountain over which the coral has formed.

The story is that it was named after a schooner called the Nassau, and was then merely a sandbank with no palms. The discoverer planted coconuts, as was done on several other Pacific Islands which had no native inhabitants. Another version is that it was named by an American whaler and that the Rev.

William Gill, a LMS missionary, the first 30 COCOnUts “

The acknowledged landing place for boats on Nassau is at one comer where a ledge of coral extending out gives some shelter. It is a bad reef for landing, except when the weather is most favourable, but is no worse than at many other atolls.

Captain Williams had tram rails extending down to the water for several hundred yards from the crest of the island where the plan tation commenced. Loading the bagged copra into boats must have been a slow and exciting task, but the Cook Islanders are fine boat men and where there’s a will there’s a way.

When Captain Williams departed in 1941 there was a big stock of copra in a store-shed near the landing place. The schooner that took away the civilians could not load it because of unfavourable weather. It became a total loss.

IN the years 1941-45 Nassau’s only inhabitants were the Coast watchers and some Raro tongans sent along as assistants.

By the time the last relief party arrived —in July, 1945, by way of Samoa in the schooner Tagua (Capt.

Matheson) —the Coastwatchers had established in what had been Capt.

Williams’ homestead, a three roomed Concrete house with an iron roof, a library of hundreds of books and had a collection of cats, fowls and pigs, the descendants of domestic animals left by the plan tation people.

There were several veteran sows, survivors of Capt. Williams’ pig herd, which were very tame be cause they had been fed around the house and no doubt because, at their age, they found it hard to get an independent living. Young pigs were much sought after by visiting schooners.

Last action of the writer, when departing from Nassau in Septem ber, 1945. was to drown the female cats and their kittens. Had they been left there, how many would the cat population be now?

Possibly Nassau would then have qualified for the title of another “Cat Island” —about which we read in PIM last year.

The Story Of “Tavua”

pp. 64-65

Johnson, Of Fiji

IF, within the, next few weeks, you should see two small, neat, dis putatious, elderly men marching arm-in-arm along Victoria Parade, Suva, and trying to sing three national anthems in various keys, you may presume you are present on a notable occasion. It probably will be William Henry Johnson and Frederick Carr celebrating (a) the 90th anniversary of their respective births, and (b) the 60th anniversary of their first meeting in Levuka.

These two picturesque pioneers of Viti Levu are lifelong friends.

Throughout the reigns of five English monarchs they have met weekly, and argued feverishly; but always they come to restful agree ment on the fact that the world is in a shocking condition, and getting no better. They cannot imagine which will arrive first—their double centenary (they are exactly the same age) or the collapse of Western civilisation.

This is the story of “Tavua’’

Johnson.

BORN beside Lake Erie, Canada, near the middle of last century, he had had much interesting experience in the boom times of North America, before, in 1890, as a young man of 28, he decided to take his mother to Australia, to join a sister in Rockhampton. He had been a Canadian militia-man, a billiard saloon keeper, a printer, a United States soldier, a tobacco-factory em ployee. He grew up in a tough school, and he never missed a chance.

American soldiers were tireless gamblers, and all their pay went in the poker schools. So WHJ enlisted under the name of Arlington. This put him on top of the alphabetical list on pay-day. When pay-out was complete, WHJ already was firmly established in the poker school, to his own great profit. Even to-day, at 90, he is a formidable poker-

player—he has that curious quality that bases judgment on a sum of little signs, and provides courage to back it.

Their train went into a serious accident, and Mrs. Johnson, Senior, was hurt and unable to travel to Queensland. So WHJ sailed alone for Australia on the original Mariposa, in 1890. Fellow-travellers included John L. Sullivan and Sarah Bernhardt.

Australia was beginning to smoke cigars, a la American. WHJ saw the possibilities, and his American ex perience brought him at once into contact with cigar-making interests.

This in turn took him to Cooktown, where they were beginning to grow tobacco.

Northern Queensland was primi tive then, and WHJ’s stories of con ditions there, even when sternly edited, are only for select company.

Still trying to develop interest in cigars, he returned to Sydney; and

“Tavua" Johnson.

in one phase of the enterprise he sat in a shop-window in Oxford Street and arrested the street crowds with his skill in rolling cigars by hand.

STILL restlessly following his hunch, WHJ went off to Fiji, in the belief that suitable tobacco could be grown there. He landed in Levuka in 1892, on almost the same day as Frederick Carr, also 30 years old and foot-loose, had arrived in search of fortune. When they found that they always held approximately equal cards and equal liquor, and neither could get an advantage over the other, they established a friendly truce, which has endured for 60 years.

Fiji grew fine tobacco—and even finer pests. The climate was against the planter, however, and the weevils shatttered the cigars and WHJ gave the enterprise away.

In Australia, WHJ had fallen in love with Blanche Wadeson, a ■charming girl who was induced to follow him to Fiji and marry him there. It was a modest but very happy wedding. WHJ refused to be disturbed by the knowledge that he had exactly £l3 in the world.

But life had now become a more serious matter. He held one or two jobs; and then they went out to Tailevu, and tried dairying, at Matavatutou, near where the Queen Victoria School now stands.

One day, a young whale stranded, on the nearby coast. WHJ attacked it with a duck gun, and got in a solid shot under the flipper, and the whale died. Delighted Fijians from Qoma carried off the makings of a feast. WHJ got some small teeth and with two of these, and some local pearls, there was made for him a beautiful brooch.

That was the beginning of pearl collecting, which became a life-long hobby. His collection of pearls now is notable, and perhaps unique.

BEFORE the old century was dead, he moved around to the Tavua district and prospered mightily.

It was then he became known as “Tavua” Johnson —and “Tavua” he remains to this day. He had a large area of land, and sugar-growing was developing, and Indians were settling in.

WHJ opened a large trading store, and maintained boat communi cations with Levuka—no roads over land in those days—and handled all the trade that was offering. By 1907 he had made a small fortune, so he sold part of his land to the CSR Co., his storekeeping business to Picker Brothers, young German traders, and went off to Canada for a long holiday with his wife and son.

When he returned to Fiji, “Tavua” settled in the new town of Suva and engaged in the develop ment of residential properties.

Victoria Parade then was a one sided street, running alongside the lagoon.

“Tavua” argued that Suva pre sently would need shop and office space, and he proceeded to build on the west side, on land reclaimed from the sea. His plans were criticised and condemned, especi ally when Central Building was erected under his direction. He has lived to see his judgment and enter prise justified and rewarded.

By the time World War I came, he had reached middle age and was taking life more quietly. As a property-owner, investor, bowler and a keen leader of discussions on all kinds of public affairs, he has been a well-known figure in Suva for 40 years, and present indications are that he will be there for a long time yet. His biggest misfortune came in 1938, when his Australian wife died. Their only son was named William Grainger Johnson— better kown as “Tui” Johnson, and fast becoming a Suva tycoon.

There seems to be something in the air of Fiji which tends to extend the life of the average European male by from one to two decades.

Is it kava, or freedom from worry?

A Lonely Highlands Lake In New Guinea

p. 64

Patrol Officer Gordon Smith recently brought back this photograph of Lake Triste. which is about two days’ walk away from Wau in New Guinea. The lake is about three miles long and

¾-mile wide, and it lies among the moss forests at about 7,000 feet. No natives live near the lake, but they go there in search of game, ducks and fish, which are said to be plentiful.

The Bank of Tonga

pp. 65-66

How German Currency Tricksters Beat The Bank of Tonga

How many people know that there was once a Bank of Tonga?

How many, today, remember the trickery and lack of scruple with which the Germans met their com petitors in trade in the Pacific Islands prior to World War I?

This interesting description of the “money racket” which the Germans worked in the South Seas, with South American dollars, is typical of conditions which existed there before the turn of the century. It is written by a well-known Pacific historian—Mr. J. D. Whitcombe, of 7 Philomel Crescent, Bayswater, Auckland, NZ. We are indebted also to Mr. Whitcombe for the old Bank of Tonga cheque form, reproduced here.

UNTIL the year 1880, there was no legalised currency in the Tongan Kingdom. English, French and American coins were

circulated, while the Germans used only the Chilean or Bolivian dollar.

Many of the natives refused to accept the dollars in payment for trade; and, in the Vavau Group, they had gone so far as to refuse to allow them to be used by any traders —to use the expression of my informant, they banished them.

The Germans resented this as an act unfriendly to the Imperial Government; pressure was brought to bear; and King George I, by Royal proclamation, dated August 3, 1880, established as legal tender: • All English coins, both gold and silver; • All French gold coins, and silver five-franc pieces; • All gold coin of the United States, and the silver dollar, half-dollar and quarter-dollar; • Chilean and Mexican dollars and half-dollars.

At first sight, it seemed difficult to understand why Germany re garded the refusal of the Tongans to accept Chilean coins as an act unfriendly to Germany. The diffi culty seemed even harder to ex plain when it was seen that, while the Tongan Proclamation put English, French and American gold and silver coinage and Chilean and Mexican dollars and half-dollars on the same footing as legal tender, no mention was made of any German currency. Coins issued from the German Mint had no legal status m Tonga, and could therefore be refused seemingly without in any way shocking the tender suscepti bilities of Germany, Here is the ex planation.

GERMANY, for many years, all but monopolised the Pacific Islands trade. Finding that the debased dollars of many of the South American Republics could be procured below their nominal value, the German traders made large purchases of these Bolivian, Chilean, etc. —and by degrees estab lished the South American dollar

currencies as their monetary trading medium In the South Seas.

By a well-known law of currency, a debased or inferior coinage will soon drive out the coins of superior fineness.

The Chilean dollar, though nominally worth 4/-, and made by the Germans to bear that value in trade throughout the Islands, was actually worth in international exchange only some 3/l£. The result was that any English money that was introduced was at once bought up by the Germans with the debased Chilean money (which they continued to import largely) and shipped away by them to pay their overseas obligations.

The principal German firm (the GH and PD) would only take its own Chilean introduced currency in retail dealings, across the counter, at a heavy discount. Any English or other firm, wishing to remit money to Europe or the Colonies, was (in the absence of a bank or any like institution) pretty well at the mercy of the German firm, and had to arrange with it for bills

(which, however, the Germans often refused to give) at from 5 to 15 and sometimes as high as 20 per cent, discount, and drawn at 90 days after sight, Bills could very seldom be ob tained as low as 5 per cent., and only when the German firm was pressed for ready cash, of whatever currency.

A bank, and a bank only, could remedy this anomalous state of affairs. The Rev. Shirley Baker, the then Premier of Tonga, started a Bank of Tonga under Govern ment auspices, and it was very successful. It was, however, found necessary to close it, for reasons not stated—probably German pressure —and it was never resuscitated.

All traders, except the Deutschen Handels and Plantagen-Gesellschaft dei Sudsee, were most anxious to see a stable and well-managed bank established at Tongatabu, with branches or agents at Haapai or Vavau; but the Germans killed the plan.

So ended a money headache in Holy Tonga in the year 1880.

But he didn’t get far. The mound of earth gave way, and with a yell Sol disappeared from view. Then — most unexpected sound—came a huge splash and some gurgled com ments from below that wrecked be yond repair any remaining mood of reverence in the spectators.

“Dash those goddashed dash tards! Waitel-I-gitm! I’ll kick their dashed dashes round their necks for collars, dashed if I don’t!

Hey! Hey! Git me out of here, dash it, before I git dashed well drowned.”

At least, that’s as near as dash it to the sounds that came from the depths of the grave.

After much struggling and grunt ing, and lurid encouragement that became more clear and less print able as the surface was approached, a fire-breathing ball of mud was de posited at the grave-top before the two open-mouthed savages who had dug the grave.

“A-a-a-ah!” roared Old Sol.

“U-u-u-uh!”

“Yessir!” said the gravediggers.

“What the hell d’you mean by it!” the mudball bellowed. “I told you to dig a grave, not a bloody gold mine. And it’s half full of water into the bargain!”

The boys said nothing.

Sol repeated his demand in Pid gin.

“Well, Master,” one of them re plied in Pidgin, “we kept digging till we struck water and couldn’t go any further ”

“But, dammit, why didn’t you stop before you got to the water?

Why didn’t you stop when you were about six feet down?”

“But, Master, you didn’t tell us to!”

Old Sol snorted like a charger.

The two boys began hurriedly shovelling some of the loose earth back into the grave, and soon all was in readiness to proceed with the service. Then Sol discovered that he’d lost the book down the grave. He let out a mighty roar and began stamping round like a demented Redskin. The boys fled.

Suddenly his eye fell on the pathetic little box on the other side of the grave. He stopped yelling, and his hands fell to his sides.

“Sorry Jimmy old man.” he mut tered.

But, without the book, Sol couldn’t go on. Nobody present had ever conducted a burial. Few had even read the burial service. There were no volunteers when Sol asked if anybody could remember even some of the words from the book.

So, instead, he gave a summary of Jimmy’s life in the Territory and the record of his popularity with its residents. The remains were laid finally to rest with those rough old voices singing most solemnly the strains of “For he’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”

And as the shovels slowly filled up the grave, New Guinea’s wheel of History, turning ever so slowly, silently disengaged another cog.

The Burial

p. 66

Jimmy

Another New

Guinea Sketch

By “Seahorse”

MORNING tea was completely forgotten when Bill came into the District Office and anwearily, “Well. I’ve got Jimmy!”

With the staff at his heels he went back outside and indicated a small box.

The DO showed his constemation. “But, Bill,” he said, “surely not ... I mean, the box . . . it’s so small!” Uncertainly he added, “Isn’t it?”

“The skull and a few ribs.” Bill replied quietly. “It’s not headhunter country in there, you know,” he further explained. “But the kanakas like to take all the good, straight bones for making daggers . . . and there are wild pigs . . .”

The scene was Madang in the 20’s.

Jimmy was an ex-seaman who had gone recruiting for the Board. Following up a river on the coast further north, he had eventually penetrated the semi-uncontrolled country at its head, and there was surprised and murdered by natives.

The jungle grapevine inevitably brought the news to the DO. and Bill soon found himself on his way, in Old Sol’s boat, to secure the remains.

And now Bill was back—with all that remained of Jimmy.

The DO dragged his eyes away from the box. “Good, Bill.” he said.

“Good work! We’ll have the burial this afternoon. Listen, everybody, the rest of to-day is declared a holi-

day to bury Jimmy. C’mon Bill, well go round and notify the town about the funeral.” rpHE little group dispersed, and the J_ two cour i e rs began the circuit of the very hospitable house holders of Madang.

At every stop Bill had to retell the story of his dash up the river, display the scratch he had received during an arrow attack that came too close, and describe the scene he had found at Jimmy’s last camp.

And the whisky flowed in those hospitable homes. And Madang was a sizable township. No wonder Bill, in the course of notifying the citizenry, lost all trace of the box containing Jimmy, “But dammit. Bill, you’ve got to find Jimmy! It’s almost time for the funeral, and Old Sol s boys have t* l6 grave dug and all Of course, the box was eventually on the ground outside the where an( * 00 dad leit it. rpHE dead recruiter had been very X popular, and the funeral was well attended. No parson was available, and when Old Sol diplo matically volunteered to lay Jimmy to rest, the DO was only too pleased to pass the duty on.

Old Sol opened the book and looked impressively around. Every head was inclined reverently. Sol mounted the pile of earth thrown up by the gravediggers, and began the service.

Hunting Down

pp. 67-77

the Head-Hunters

A. P. Lyons, formerly of Papuan Service, tells of the 25 years’ campaign against the Tugeri.

NEW GUINEA was long known as the land of the head hunters; and the most notor ious of them, so far as British New Guinea (Papua) was concerned, were the Tugeri.

Until after Sir William Macgregor assumed charge of the administra tion of British New Guinea, almost nothing was known of the Tugeri.

The Queensland Government officers at Thursday Island received occasional reports of raids on the natives of Torres Strait Islands close to the New Guinea coast — particularly Boigu Island which were within the Extra Territorial boundary of Queensland; but it was not known who the raiders were and where they lived.

They made their raids during the North-west monsoon—January to April—and returned home with the South-east trade wind. They came in large numbers, by large war canoes without outriggers, and poles and paddles were used for propul sion. They raided both coastal and inland villages.

It is historically known that they reached Mawatta, which is about 150 miles east of the Dutch bound ary, and about 15 miles west of the present Government Station on Daru Island. No-one knows how far along the Dutch coast these raiders went; but we may be sure they did so, as there was no Dutch Govern ment post for upwards of 100 miles west of the boundary to oppose them.

Until Macgregor explored the coast and rivers of British New Guinea, west of the Tauri River, practically nothing was known about them.

What follows is, more or less, a chronological history of the Tugeri as recorded in the Annual Reports af British New Guinea, and my own

private diary.

REPORT for 1886, compiled by Mr. G. S. Fort, records the Proclamation of the Protec torate of British New Guinea on November 14, 1884, at Port Moresby, by Commodore J. E. Erskine, R.N., and the appointment of Mr. Romilly as Deputy Assistant Commissioner to represent the Special Commis sioner until his arrival in the Pro tectorate.

HM Special Commissioner, Sir Peter Scratchley, arrived at Port Moresby on August 22, 1885. He im mediately appointed the Hon. John Douglas, Queensland Government Resident at Thursday Island, to the additional office of Assistant Deputy Commissioner, for the pur pose of “exercising control over the Western portion of the Protector ate.”

Annual Report for part of 1886 compiled by Mr. Douglas, records the death of Sir Peter Scratchley on December 2, 1885, the appoint ment of Mr. John Douglas as HM’s Special Commissioner for the Pro tectorate of British New Guinea, and of Mr. H Millman (Queensland Government Resident at Thursday Island) as having authority to act for the Special Commissioner for the purpose of visiting the adjacent coasts of New Guinea.

Report for 1887 records Mr. Mill man’s report of periodical attacks on native inhabitants in the locality of Saibai Island by a marauding tribe who came from the westward.

He could find out little about these ■‘piratical warriors.”

On page 36 of 1888 Report men tion is made of “Togari” as the hostile tribe which had been raid ing around about the Wassi-Kussa and Mai-Kussa Rivers, by Mr. C. E.

Strode Hall, who had been sent from Thursday Island to check up on Captain John Strachan’s so called explorations. Incidentally, on nage 6, Mr. Douglas records that these rivers were “navigated and defined by Mr. Chester in 1877.”

Mr. Strode Hall records finding an old “Togari canoe on the beach at Boigu Island, that it was made out of a kind of cedar, and that he was told the name of the wood was ‘Togari’.”

Returning to Boigu from the rivers he found that the natives had fled to Dauan Island, as they feared another Togari raid.

Sir William Macgregor. Adminis trator, arrived at Port Moresby on September 4, 1888; proclaimed the Protectorate a Crown Colony, and assumed charge.

The Report for 1889-1890, page 18: Mr. J. B. Cameron, who was a qualified surveyor, having been appointed Resident Magistrate of

the Western Division, selected Mabudauan. at the mouth of the Pahoturi River, as the site for the first Government Station in the west end of the Possession. He accompanied Sir William Mac erregor along the coast to the Anglo - Dutch boundary. Though several groves of coconut trees and some deserted villages were seen, no natives were ecountered.

A river was found which Sir William named the Morehead, and up which they proceeded a short distance. The countryside was de serted.

Sir William goes on to say that the natives living on the coast, from the boundary to Mabudauan, dis perse into the bush during the North-west monsoon, when the Tugeri make their raids along the

(Continued on Page 72)

These two Tugeri were photographed, “fore and aft,” in 1913. This clear picture of their costumes is now of con siderable interest.

coast. Little or nothing is known of these raiders, he says, but this is certain: They are war-like and numerous, and they come from the west in large canoes without out riggers.

Continuing, he records that last (1890) Northwest season they went along the coast of the Possession as far as the village of Kadawa (about 3 mile from Mawatta) and there killed a man named Martin —a European.

He says that Captain John Strachan, from the account given in his book, seems to have been attacked by at least 1,000 of them In the Mai-Kussa River, and he and his men, firing on them with Win chester rifles at 150 to 200 yards, failed to intimidate them, and had ;o abandon their vessel.

In his despatch, on page 69, Sir William gives a full account of the Fugeri he saw beyond the Anglo- Dutch boundary, their mode of iress, their canoes, etc., and of his efforts to establish friendly rela ;ions with them. [N his despatch on page 42 of 1891 Report, Sir William reports sending Commandant of Police Wriford, with constabulary, to Mabudauan to reinforce that station, owing to disquieting rumours is to the danger of this station :rom Tugeri raiders. He emphasises ;he necessity of HM Government naking representations to the Gov ernment of the Netherlands on the subject of restraining the Tugeri.

Mternatively, he recommends that i strong post be established near ;he Anglo-Dutch boundary to re strain the marauders from proceed ng further into the Possession.

Mr. B. A. Hely, R.M., replaced Mr.

Cameron in charge of the Western Division. Sir William records on page 22 of 1892 Report that on June 5, 1892 it was reported at Port Moresby that the Tugeri tribe had nvaded the Western end of the Possession and penetrated as far is Mabudauan.

He made a hurried visit to that station, and found that the Tugeri lad come along to that place, but led when they saw the constabu ary turn out armed. Their traces vere followed by a strong party, put the flight of the Tugeri had seen so precipitate that their re turn camp at Thompson Bay (near the Morehead River) appeared to lave been occupied about a week >r 10 days before it was reached py us.

Sir William gives a lengthy and ietailed account of this episode on Page 50. He vigorously protests igainst the apathy of the Nether lands Government, and points out that the remedy is the establish

merit by the Dutch of a Station in the Tugeri country, and that some natural boundary should be laid down between the two Sovereign ties.

On page 22 of 1893 Report it is recorded that the Government Station for the Western Division was shifted from Mabudauan to Daru Island (where it has remained to this day). The Tugeri did not appear to have visited the coast during the year.

Sir William records meeting Dutch Resident Bensbach at Thurs day Island, on board the Dutch Government vessel “Zeemeeuw,” and discussing the delimitation of the boundary between British and Dutch New Guinea. Afterwards they visited the coast of New Guinea and there agreed to make certain recommendations to their respective Governments.

These recommendations, which provided for the boundary as it exists today, were adopted, with the Bensbach River as the commencing point on the South coast. Thus, nobody could be in doubt as to whether the Tugeri, or anyone else, had crossed the boundary, if they had passed the Bensbach River.

ON page 19 of 1896, Sir William records that tribes on the Morehead River had been attacked and dispersed by the Tugeri, their villages having been burned down, and many people killed.

He remarks that, following the settlement of the Anglo-Dutch

boundary, some effort seems to have been made by the Dutch authorities to settle these (Tugeri) tribes, but their endeavours did not appear to have been renewed after they attacked the Magistrate posted among them, and made his removal necessary.

On page 52 of this Report, Sir William gives a lengthy account of leading a large party of Govern ment officers and native constabu lary to the Wassi-Kussa River, there encountering and dispersing a large war party of Tugeri in their canoes.

He used the steam launch “Ruby,” which was well boarded in so as to be almost arrowproof, and two ■whaleboats. Fifty-eight large canoes which the Tugeri had abandoned were captured and destroyed.

The Tugeri fled westwards over land, leaving a large number of bows and arrows, paddles, etc., be hind. Some canoes escaped, but Sir William says that 500 or 600 Tugeri

would h3ve to find their way home through interminable mangrove swamps along the shore.

Sir William Macgregor left in September, 1898, and Mr. G. R.

LeHunte, as Lt.-Govenor, took charge on March 22, 1899. On page 5 of 1899 Report, Mr. LeHunte re ports having received from Mr.

Wood, sub-collector of Customs at Daru, a written statement by an Austrian named Dammkohler, of an affray he, himself, had had with a Tugeri raiding party on the Morehead River, and of his escape overland to Buji, from where he was taken to Daru. Mr. LeHunte appears to have been sceptical as to the truth of Dammkohler’s story.

However, the sequel appears in the next Report.

On page 19 of 1900, Mr. LeHunte reports having visited the Morehead River, and records: “I threw some doubt as to the credence that ought to be attached to the story (of Dammkohler).

What was our surprise on landing at the spot we had selected to camp at, to find a tree with W.D, over 1898 carved in large and well de fined figures and letters. It is due to Mr. Dammkohler to say that we subsequently found his story con firmed as far as what happened to him on the Morehead and after wards, and I owe him an apology.”

Mr. LeHunte records on page 19 of 1901 that discussions between the Foreign Offices of Great Britain and the Netherlands regarding the Tugeri had been inconclusive, as the Dutch Government declined to ad mit that any or sufficient proof had been afforded that the raiders came from their Territory.

However, the Dutch facilitated matters by sending Mr. J. A.

Kroesen, in the cruiser “Serang,” with instructions to place himself in communication with the British authorities at Port Moresby. He met Lieut.-Governor LeHunte at Thursday Island and then Mr.

Kroesen, with Mr. G. Murray, the Resident Magistrate of the Western Division, visited the Morehead River.

Murray sent six of his native con stabulary on ahead from Daru, with, instructions to await his arrival at the mouth of the Morehead River.

The police party were attacked at night by a Tugeri raiding party which had come down the River.

The Tugeri were driven off by the police, who captured some war canoes, in one of which three re cently decapitated heads were found.

This fortuitous incident was all that was needed to provide sufficient proof for Mr. Kroesen (who, with Mr. Murray, arrived at the mouth of the Morehead River the follow ing day) to satisfy him that the raiders were Dutch subjects.

The party proceeded up the river in the hope of capturing some of the raiders who, however, had fled overland to their own country, leav ing some of their canoes behind.

But what the Dutch Resident did find were the headless bodies of 15 men and women at the scene of slaughter. Two boys had been taken away into captivity by the Tugeri..

Mr. Kroesen arranged for the payment of compensation to the ■ survivors of this massacre.

Subsequently, Mr. Kroesen was appointed by the Dutch Government to be Resident in charge of Dutch Territory which . adjoins the British Possession. Thus the Dutch Settlement of Merauke ■ was founded.

Sir Frances Winter, Acting Ad ministrator, records on page 16 of 1902 that, during the year, the Western Resident Magistrate had visited the Morehead River, and learned that the Tugeri had again been on a marauding expedition up that river. A village had been attacked, and some of its inhabi tants killed. As the Tugeri were canoeing down the river, they were seen and attacked by a large hunt ing party of local natives, and put to flight with the loss of some of their warriors and all of their canoes.

No further raids by the Tugeri were recorded in subsequent Annual Reports. However, there was another raid, which is recorded in my private diary.

I was Resident Magistrate at Daru during 1913. In October, I made an extensive patrol of the country between the Wassi-Kussa and Bensbach Rivers. After re crossing the Morehead River, I fell in with some local natives at a small village named Tonda.

They informed me that a Tugeri raiding party had visited the More head River a short time previously, had killed two women, taken away two children into captivity, and had wounded the mother of these child ren.

I saw the mother. Her body had been pierced by an arrow, and the consequential wounds had not yet

healed. I treated the wounds with my emergency supplies of medicines and dressings. The Tonda people said that they had seen a vessel high and dry on the beach at Walata Point, on Gerai Bay.

In the river, not far from their village, was an old Tugeri canoe.

This the police patched, and attached an outrigger. In this canoe I took a small party down the river and, from a place on the east bank, we walked overland to Gerai Bay.

At Walata Point, I found the cutter “Mabuiag.” Some of its planks had been hacked through with an axe, and the mast had been cut down. The vessel had been thoroughly ransacked.

After Lieut.-Governor J. H. P.

Murray received my report, he de cided that a police patrol should be established on the Morehead. I again visited the Morehead River district, overland from the Wassi- Kussa River, and established the police camp at Tonda Village with a native corporal in charge.

I visited this camp every 3 or 4 months, replenishing stores. The police kept up a round of patrols, visiting most of the villages be tween the Bensbach and Wassi- Kussa Rivers. For a short time, I placed Patrol Officer Flint in charge of the camp. He carried out vigor ous patrolling. At a village close to

the Bensbach River, he met two Tugeri men, and made friends with them, and took their photograph, which is reproduced here.

This police camp was maintained at Tonda all the time I remained in the Western Division.

The Dutch established a second station, this one being situated at Assiki, many miles up the Diguel River.

Tropicalities

pp. 68-69

Suva’S Greetings!

From Assistant Editor (in Suva) to Editor (in Sydney): You were pleased, some weeks ago, when the Sydney Sun, wishing us Happy Returns on our 21st birth day, called PIM the “Bible of the Pacific Islands.” I’d now like you to meet someone who has never lieard of it, apparently; and couldn’t care less.

He is the large man in uniform who inspects passports at Suva’s flying-boat base. Normally, I should think he’d be a policeman; but this being Fiji, he is probably a member of His Majesty’s Customs Service, or something.

The trouble arose from the fact that someone in Sydney neglected to pay my return fare, or alterna tively, get me a “permit to land.”

I therefore automatically became suspect of being up to no good, or likely to become a charge on the Colony; and I am asked to stand aside for later attention.

I tried him with “Tudor,” and was not unduly surprised when this meant nothing to him. Pacific Pub lications did not ring any bells, either; nor Pacific Islands Monthly.

I then started in to explain that we had a bank account here and, if he was so fussy, I’d write him a cheque for the return fare imme diately. At mention of the bank account he brightened just per ceptibly, and signed the papers that permitted me to proceed. All correct and official, of course, but certainly not homely.

Suva provides no welcome mat for her air travellers, anyway.

First, an official comes out to the plane and sprays it thoroughly with DDT. Then the whole thing is hermetically sealed and the con tents (which include passengers) allowed to stew in their own juice (and I mean juice, literally) for about 20 minutes.

You are then decanted onto a pontoon wharf and, burdened with the impedimenta of air travel— which in my case consisted of a typewriter, umbrella, raincoat, some clothes I had shed along the way, and a brief case—walk about a quarter-mile in the boiling sun.

When it rains I guess you do the same trek in the wet.

When you reach the tin customs shed you are confronted with a notice which says, in effect, that Authority is sure you forgive the juice-stewing business in the plane as Fiji is a malaria-free country and they wish to keep it so.

This Plane Rocked Them!

THEY have a special kind of plane now in Rabaul, servic ing plantations round about.

This useful Walrus can, when re quired, land on the water, let down a set of wheels, and haul itself out onto a handy beach.

It went out to Buka. The Buka- Bougainville natives, in relation to flying, are completely sophisticated.

They have seen it all. Many years have passed since their mission trained fathers called the first plane a balus, and described it as “mota car belong Jesus.”

But the Walrus rocked them.

When they saw the amphibian settle on the water, shake itself, put down its wheels, and solemnly clamber ashore they ran away howl ing, and yelled: “Go to ’ell ’ere — this plurry airplane savvy tumus!”

—Fpa.

Old School Tie Dept.

SCHOLASTIC and sporting circles in New Zealand were all a quiver in early August when it became known that a 19-years old Samoan, John Magumagu Segi, has been passing himself off as a 13years-old.

John, when the horrible facts became known, was a pupil at Wel lington College. He had been in 1949-50 at a preparatory school in Masterton, and there, passing as a youngster, he won a scholarship to the college. Teachers became sus picious when they “observed his development,” and inquiries made through the Island Territories De partment then revealed that, in order to get a Samoan scholarship, his parents had given him the birth certificate of a younger brother.

As might be expected, the De partment has taken a dim view of the deception and have shipped John back home, leaving sundry NZ schoolmasters wringing their hands and trying to sort out school ath letic records.

Seems that John was something of an athlete. While at the prepara tory school he competed in athletics, swimming, football and cricket as an 11 and 12-years-old, and com pletely outclassed all opposition.

He carried on his sporting career at Wellington College and won the 100 yards “under 14” championship and other events, and made new records. With his help the school won the secondary schools’ athletic shield. But now the college seems to

feel that it would be distinctly not] cricket if they kept it.

Our Apia correspondent says that] John has been shipped home, andi the Samoan authorities now aree considering how best to punish him,

Ships In Trouble

A RECORD number of ships were in trouble in stormy winten seas off Australian coasts inr mid-August.

Stanfirth, carrying phosphate from Nauru to Melbourne, ran out of coal off the Victorian coast and: provided Australian newspapers with a week of sea-drama. (Continued on Next Page)

Wahine, well-known NZ ferry Vessel (Union SS Co.) ran on a reef on Masela Island, 350 miles north west of Darwin, while taking NZ troops to Korea, and has been com pletely written off.

Neo Hebridais, 700-ton French steamer which runs between Noumea and Sydney, took about 14 days on the voyage instead of six. ran out of coal, put into Newcastle where she heeled over on the wharf while loading.

Finally, the 75-ft. schooner In spire limped into Newcastle after being battered by storms for the previous four weeks.

Inspire is owned by Mr. Hugh Williams, a Sydney cafe proprietor, who bought her in England last pear. He decided to sail her home, shipping seven Englishmen as crew and setting a course via the Panama and the South Sea Islands.

The usual troubles of small-ship sailing, plus the South Sea Islands, were Inspire’s undoing, and

Williams shed shipmates all along the route. Only one Englishman, by name Jack Puffett, finished the course.

They went trading for three months in the Cook Islands and picked up three Cook Is. lads, John Marsters and Pat and John Manuel, who sailed with them to Sydney, Mr. Williams has had the ad venturous life on the sea. He will sell Inspire as soon as possible.

Hilder Canvases For Ny

TOWARDS the end of this month, 60 Brett Hilder watercolours will be on the high seas be tween Sydney and New York.

From November 15 to December 15 they will be on show at the Museum of Natural History in New York.

Captain Hilder, well known to PIM readers as a BP skipper, as well as an artist, is probably the only Australian to be so honoured

by the famous New York Institu tion, of which noted anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead, at present lec turing in Australia, is Curator. The Hilder work was introduced to the Museum by American writer James A. Michener.

The paintings, which will depict all races of the Indo-Pacific area,, are mounted on appropriate native matting and framed in teak. After the exhibition they will be on sale at the office of the Australian Trade Commissioner in New York.

In August the artist’s wife was organising some Pakistani sitters for him to complete the series. It seems that the skipper, who is large, still on the sunny side of 40 and has an eye-catching red beard., has sometimes been taken up the wrong way when at Island ports-of call he has asked prospective sitters to “Come up to my cabin and let me paint you.”

Balance Of Nature

SOME 39 years ago someone liberated five possums oix Chatham Island —one of New Zealand’s outliers —and now there are so many that they are a menace to crops and gardens and the Gov ernment has declared a bounty on them.

More than 400 possum bounties had been claimed from one pro perty alone within 10 days of the introduction of the scheme. Another resident declared that he killed 100 in a night simply by riding along on his horse and clubbing them as they sat in the trees.

THE American musicale “South; Pacific,” described as much part of the American scene now as the Empire State Building or Niagara Falls, has had 1,000 per formances on Broadway—and Aus tralia may see it some time in 1952.

Managing Director of J. C, Williamsons is now in New York finalising arrangements to bring the show to Australia.

The musicale is based on inci dents from James A. Michener’s- Tales of the South Pacific, and the scene is set in the New Hebrides— about as unlikely a spot for a sophisticated New York play as one

could imagine.

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p. 68

Solomons

MR. H. C. CORRY, of Rere Planr tation, In the Solomons, has juss retired more or less permanently/ and intends to settle down iii Sydney with his wife and He first appeared in the Solomonc in 1913, after some years at seal; and has since been planting, tradf: ing and recruiting, until now he ii one of the oldest hands in the everi diminishing number of rugged inr dividualists in the group. These an the men to whom the fury of thr. elements and the rawness of naturn are less than the obstructions oo governments, and the Socialist experiments in compulsory trad»b arrangements like the Copra Boaro Trade Scheme, and Ministry oo

Food contracts.

Brett Hildeft

Crossquiz — No. 21

pp. 69-72

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I. —Under what name vas the film actress, 31adys Mary Smith, jetter known? 7.—What political sys :em tolerates only one )arty and requires com pete submission of the ndividual citizens? 9. —What synonym of >mell is connected with sanctity? 10. —ln what state of itmosphere does water freeze? 11. —What is the more isual name for egg :ells? 12. What is equal to 33.360 inches? 13. —What word is issociated with Christ mas? 15. What is the scientific name for heath? 16. —What are words md phrases in common mlloquial use but con sidered outside standard English?

17. —What Scottish woman’s cap sounds ; lot? 18. —What American statesman and irator promoted the Compromise Bill of 850? 19. —What is another term for a spike f corn? 20. What is one of the highest cards n euchre? 21. What synonym of 20 across means n enclosed seat in a garden, covered rith branches of trees?

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2.—What man believes he is guided in his action solely by reason and not by authority? 3,-What type of person travelled on the “Mayflower”? 4.—What Is the name of the structure E-ate? ° Ver * d “ r ‘ nß * Iylng ' in ' buii/er D ig;7 What iS the term for a lltter ot R ' - ®- What is the term for a person who attempts to reverse political action?

B.—What is the term for the intro duction to a play? 14.—What Is the name of hewn or squared stone used in facing a wall? 17.—Who is the queen of the fairies?

Aloha!

p. 69

Aloha means Farewell, Aloha means Goodbye, Aloha means, Until we meet agabl under a sunlit sky.

Aloha means, We do not want to leave you; Aloha means, Forever we’ll be true: But easily the soft word’s finest meaning, Is Peace to you!

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Native Tributes Mark 50 Years’ Mission Work

rE Rev. John F. Goldie, one of the pioneers of the Methodist Mission in the British Solomon Islands in 1902, left the Solomons in April and spent some time in Sydney before proceeding to Mel bourne, where he will make his home.

During the weeks before his de parture there were farewells at all

the mission stations throughout thee New Georgia Group, where thee Methodist Mission has been working? since the early years of the century..

Mr. Goldie was a young MethodisW minister in Queensland when Mela nesian sugar-plantation workerss were being returned to their islands,,, at the turn of the century. Hes volunteered for service in thes

Rev. J. F. Goldie, as he is to-day.

Methodist Mission, then being established to assist the natives, and he remained there for 50 years.

His wife, Mrs. Helena Goldie, who went to New Georgia as a bride, and

was one of the first white women to live in the group, died in Melbourne a few years ago.

Although retired, this old Chris tian war-horse will not lie down.

He has undertaken that this year he will see through the press a new hymn-book and a New Testament in the Roviana language. Later in the year, he will visit New Zealand to attend gatherings of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, which is responsible for the maintenance of the Methodist Mission in the Solo mons and Bougainville. He hopes to return to the Solomons next year for the Golden Jubilee of the Mission. People interested in mis sionary work have made plans to charter a passenger ship to take New Zealand supporters on this occasion on a cruise to the Solomons.

At numerous farewell gatherings to Mr. Goldie, the native leaders expressed their gratitude to Mr.

Goldie and other pioneer mis sionaries for what they had done to help the native communities, and commented on how the effort of 50 years ago had expanded into the present great organisation.

At Roviana, about 2,000 people assembled for the farewell service for Mr. Goldie. Speaker after speaker expressed heartfelt appre ciation of the sterling work of “the father of the Mission,” and insisted that the Mission has a bright future, because of the good foun dation work that has been done.

When Mr. Goldie left on the mis

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With the veteran missionary in this photograph at Roviana is Sam Angarau, who returned from the Queensland sugar plantations to the Solomons with Mr.

Goldie and the other pioneer missionaries, in 1902. They have been firm friends for 50 years.

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Sampan Captain

Welter of Conflicting Reports

THE master of the Japanese sam pan, Kyogo Maru, caught: stealing trochus shell from the* Hermit atoll, westward of Manus: (New Guinea waters), was finedj £5OO. The arrest was reported in last; issue.

Such a jumble of reports was published in the Aus tralian newspapers that, at this: stage, it is difficult to know what; actually occurred in the North west Islands (the various little groups in the north-west comer ofl the Trust Territory area), beyond! the fact that the Japs were caught! red-handed in the Hermits.

The first reports said that thee Japs landed oh an island in thee Ninigo group occupied by Mr. Dam McCosker; that they accepted hos pitality from the planter; that they, then seized and carried off a con siderable quantity of bagged trochus shell and copra; and that Mr. Mc- Cosker was unabie to report thee occurrence for some weeks. This was mostly exaggeration and im agination.

Planes and small craft went out) from Manus and caught a sampanr actually taking trochus off the reefsE in the Hermits, which are leased toe Mr. Qus Kuster. The poachings vessel was arrested and taken toe Manus.

After that the newspapers got) into an inextricable tangle as be tween Mr. Kuster and Mr. Mc- Cosker, and the Ninigo and Her mit groups. The PIM has seen noc official reports; but probably thes facts are as follow: — The Hermit “group” is a big atolll of 14 islets. It is leased to a well known man, Mr. Gus T. Kuster. Hes has lived all his life in New Guineas —he was for a time on the gold fields. He lives on Maron islet withr his wife and step-daughter, in as hardwood house built about 1900 by; the Germans, and their four child ren and his two step-sons are inc the care of the Catholic Missionn station at Vunapope. Mr. Kusten has the concession to take coprae and trochus shell from the Hermit) islands.

About July, Mr. Kuster had his. first visitation —Japanese craft cames in and took away a lot of trochus. shell, off the reefs. Two other simi lar craft visited the Hermits —the 9 last of them being the sampann arrested.

Owing to a radio breakdown, Mr.i Kuster could not report the first); theft. The report finally reachedb Manus through Mr. McCosker, whoD appears to be interested with Mn Kuster in the Hermits. (This is onlyt

surmise, from a garbled report pub lished in Brisbane.) Manus acted immediately and sent out planes and small boats to search, and caught the Jap sampan in the act on August 5. Its dories were out on the reefs, gathering shell.

The sampan was escorted to Manus by a RAAF crash boat, with the District Commissioner, Mr. Tom Aitchison, in charge. When the sampan arrived at Manus, the Jap captain disappeared. The news papers called it a suicide. Mr. Ait chison, however, alerted the natives, and they caught the Jap hiding on one of the Palawatt islands, li miles away, and he was brought back to trial (See photo on p. 7.) Mr. W. E. Sansom, as magistrate, constituted a District Court, and fined the captain, Sakihama Shumai, £5OO (maximum under the Territories Fishing Ordinance) for shell poaching, and ordered that the Kyoyo Maru be impounded for 50 days. Higher authorities are con sidering other charges against master and vessel.

Police Sub-Inspector John Graham, who boarded the Kyoyo Maru on her arrest, said that the vessel carried charts of New Guinea, the Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, etc.

The Kyoyo Maru had been licen sed by the American authorities in :he North Pacific to fish in areas

north of the equator, but not below the equator. She was about 60 ft. long and carried 44 Japanese. She was equipped with at least half a dozen dories, fitted with small engines, which were used to search the reefs.

So much fuss was made about the “danger” to Australian security as a 'result of these Japanese sampans wandering around Manus, that the Australian frigate Barcoo spent the last 10 days of August showing the flag among the North-west and other islands of the area.

Philip Chapman, aged 4, of Rabaul, achieved front-page fame on August. 28. A city newspaper camera-man snapped him standing in awed wonder before a display at an exhibition in Sydney, and he and the exhibit made an unusual and attractive picture.

The Norfolk Island Society of Auckland, founded five months ago as a rallying-point for ex-Norfolk Islanders, is enjoying an active and useful life. Membership is now nearly 200.

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JJITTING on the ladder steps of a J dilapidated “house-kiap,” built on the outskirts of a village in he foothills in one of the most latrolled Sub-Districts in Bougain llle, my memory took me back 25 ears, to an occasion when I sat ooking from the same site, but rom a very different house-kiap.

The coconut palms in front of the nuse were then just making their oles. To-day, those that still re gained were tall palms nearly 30 ears old. Except for the Galup ut tree and the aged breadfruit ree. the vegetation was different, et the same.

The house-kiap was then the eoples’ pride. Theirs was to be the tentre from which the Patrols r ould work when opening up those reas to the way of “White,” and rogress.

What have we done for these eople?

Much of their civic pride has me. There is retrogression in their omes. their roads, their men’s

Paul Mason is one of the most ex perienced and highly-respected plan ters in New Guinea. He is a quiet, retiring man; and native conditions on Bougainville must be really bad, to have induced him to write in this strain.

Mason was one of the outstanding heroes of the Pacific war. He and Reed. an administration official, stayed behind on Bougainville and radioed Japanese air and naval move ments to the Americans in Guadal canal. The Americans afterwards said it was this information which gave them the final advantage in the critical Guadalcanal battles. Jap patrols, for months, hunted con stantly for the two famous Coast Watchers, but never actually caught them.

council houses—yes, even in the house-kiap itself.

Most enthusiasm is now centred around making easy money. Their own money is fast becoming obso lete.

A few are showing interest in aca

demic education; a few In intro duced projects. In the main they have outdone their mentors in seek ing security and leisure without work.

True, they have been through de vastating times from which they have not fully recovered.

The War? It did not affect directly this village in particular: but this Sub-District was affected perhaps more than any on Bougain ville. The taro blight did affect them badly, as it did everywhere on the island, and it still is a major factor in their lives; no new food has entirely replaced taro in their diet.

But it is their morale that mostly

has gone. That enthusiasm for the things that really make life worth living: pride in achievement; pride of possession; pride in things and position honestly won in the strife of life.

The post-war Administration has accomplished much, in spite of the great harm done during its raw in experienced early days. One of the

biggest weaknesses of the officers of the Department of District Services and Native Affairs is their smugness in their own achievements. Few will even believe that the conditions I refer to prevailed 15 years ago.

Some even believe their own re ports. It is not words or paper sent to Moresby that will put heart back into the people.

WHAT progress has the Bou gainville native made? A few have amassed power and pelf: But there has always been the powerful and the poor. Some have achieved part-medical and othei training, but their numbers are few T And these few are going, some to rise against us and blame us for the neglect of the many.

What of the health, wealth anc happiness of the rank and file? Few villages are better off than thev were 30 years ago. Their export: —and, therefore, their potentiaj imports—are less than they were before the war—not at infiateo money values, but in produce ano goods.

At one time they supplied most o:< the labour needs of the European plantations on the island, as well as many places outside the District and they brought the products oc their earnings back home.

To-day, almost no one leaves thu District to produce this unseen e» port, and a very small percentage work for European plantations.

There are about 800 to 900 natives from other islands working on Boui gainville to-dayl Their fares alom amount to some £25,000 per annum Their wages, rations, housing medical attention, etc., run into more than £75,000 per year. This i lost to Bougainville, and mostly to the native people themselves.

Is it any wonder that they are'

as a whole, poorer in worldly pos sessions than they were 15 years ago? They may have more of cer tain European goods, but these were mostly acquired through “spoils of war” and war damage payments. rjTHE “Buka boy”—as the Bou- JL gainville native was known throughout the Territory— was famous as a police-boy, and as a loyal, capable worker, and he held important jobs, both under the German regime and, later under jur own.

It was the Buka police-boys who vere used in the German time to luell the troublesome Manus latives. It was the Buka police- Doy who was used to establish a itation on notorious Malaita Island, n the British Solomons.

Alas, the fame of the Buka boy has passed. Racked with Cargo 2ult, get-rich-quick ideas, or sloth, le is a sorry example of his past.

The people have been told that n fifty years time they will be able ;o govern themselves. Their re ort was, We have always governed mrselves. In 50 years’ time, if past irogress is a criterion, few of those pho have adopted our ways will be eft to govern themselves, and the nountain people will still be Stone ige people, still governing them elves. rHE road back is no easy road.

It must be accomplished by the people themselves, under lear-sighted leadership. The Bou ainville people were, on the whole, ■ moral people. The Missions have one noble work; but many things re outside their scope and ability. [THE Education Department is do- L ing much to train and interest the natives in arts and crafts, nd giving natives at their schools balanced education. But these re a small percentage of the whole.

Not that literacy matters a great eal. In twenty years’ time we will e illiterate ourselves, with tele ision and new methods of commu ication. Tests show that the lajority of people forget what they ave been taught at school unless, irough life, their memory is con -antly refreshed. Still, these people re in grave need of being led and night how to adapt themselves to heir changing life; of being in pired to keep their own or our loral laws as may suit their condi ons; so that, with the loss of their wn culture, they can take on an ther that works for the good of hemselves and their land.

Health of course is the most im ortant factor. You cannot have vi ility and the necessary enthusiasm )r work and life, when riddled with lalaria, hookworm and yaws.

Many mountain villagers have

come, and are coming, down to the coast, only to become riddled with malaria. Malaria undermines their whole life, physically and mentally; kills the children, born and un born; weakens them and makes them more susceptible to respira tory diseases, as does hookworm.

OUR Health Department has al ways played a gallant part; but more can be done by patrols. They should inspire confi dence in our treatments. Patrols and examinations are essential, as the most damaging diseases are in sidious, and treatment is not sought until it is too late.

Better liaison, too, is required between PHD and DDS & NA.

A patrol officer will come along and encourage the mountain people to build their floors above the ground. This they do, with dire results.

From time immemorial these people have been used to an earth floor, with a fire in their houses at night, to ward off the cold and ven tilate their dwelling.

This is only one of the ways we mislead these people with changes for the worst. These mistakes are not made by cadet patrol officers, but by experienced officers.

It is better for the young cadets

to get out on patrol in approved areas and learn by their own mis takes, instead of being kept doing ;lerical work in the District Offices. ■ One DC said it was necessary to ceep cadets at the District Office to team to deal with the public.

One would think that a Cadet Patrol Officer was meant to go on Datrol, and learn about the natives n his village, and not the Euro >eans around a District Office. It vould be interesting to know what )art of their time is spent by patrol jfficers on patrol and what time is jpent doing office work. They isually rush out on Patrol, and rush jack to catch up with their office luties.

Patrols are the keynote of the vhole—PHD patrols, DDS & NA >atrols, and Agricultural patrols.

Chese patrols should not be rushed iff airs. Rushed patrols teach little md learn less in the rush from vil age to village—apparently to col ect data to include in the report of he patrol.

Mr. R. A. Woodgate, who went rom Queensland to Tonga five years go to be principal of Tupou College, iras ordained a minister of the Jethodist church while the Tonga Conference was sitting in July. He Iready held the degrees of BA and JEd.

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pp. 87-88

WHEN Tugi, Crown Prince of Tonga, left Sydney for Suva, by air on August 14, he had circumnavigated the world, and gathered an extraordinary amount of practical information for the assistance of his vigorous little kingdom—all within the space of 10 weeks.

He left Tonga by air for the United States in June. He then flew south to the West Indies and spent some very profitable days at the Imperial College of Tropical Agri culture.

He glanced at some of America’s problems in tropical industries, and then he crossed the Atlantic, to be the guest of the British Govern ment at the Festival of Britain.

As a student of mankind, an ardent agriculturist, and the future ruler of a one-economy State, Prince Tugi spent some extremely interesting days in and around London. He made the most of his many opportunities of meeting top level representatives from Britain’s innumerable colonies and protec torates —and many of the latter, doubtless, were impressed by the knowledge and vision of the young Polynesian leader from faraway Tonga.

Returning, Prince Tugi travelled to Sydney by the Mediterranean- India air route; and again he made the most of his chances on this— his first world tour —to acquire new knowledge and a wider outlook.

He stopped for a few days in Ceylon, to examine that young nation’s highly expert methods of dealing with the products of the coconut palm. He came away with a book full of notes on the desi ccating of coconut, and the widen ing uses of the once useless coir fibre.

He broke his journey again in Singapore, where he had a quick look at some of the tronical indus tries which bring wealth to that Asiatic cosmopolis.

He did not stay 24 hours in Sydney, although it was here that he was for so long a student—he gradu ated from Sydney University. But he found time to greet a few old friends, and hear the latest news of the Islands. (When travelling by air, in this quick-moving age. one is always one hon ahead of the news.) Chatting shyly to reporters after his arrival at Sydney airport, the Prince remarked that he had been impressed by the wav thev worked

elephants in Ceylon—and, he added, whimsically, that if he could get a couple of elephants brought to Tonga he might be able to do with out one or two tractors. Within three hours, the startled traveller found himself front-page news.

“Prince Proposes to Bring Elephants from Ceylon to Tonga,” howled the headlines!

That evening, in his hotel, Tugi was interviewed by a morning paper reporter. He evaded questions on birth-control and grass skirts, which he quite shrewdly judged were loaded, and talked quietly and informatively about the develop ment of new tropical industries, and the remarkable evolution of the African negro in the field of

colonialism. But there was not s word about it in the morning paper Prince Tugi now knows a little more about the ways of modern journalism.

Tugi missed, by a few hours, the Right Hon. John Dugdale, Britisb Minister of State, who arrived in Sydney on August 14, after having visited Fiji, Tonga and Nev; Hebrides.

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LTD. Agents in France: HARTH & C3E, PARIS; A. BICKART, MARSEILLES.

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p. 88

Papeete, July 4.

FOR the 119th year in succession ever since the day when Queen Pomare IV donated the land on which the United States Consulate was erected —the flag of the Uniteo States was raised here to-day.

When, to the regret of the comj munity, the United States close® down this Consulate in Octoben 1948, it was remarked that thu American flag would be seen m more. But the citizen who move* into the one-time Consulate, tx occupy it as a residence, declare* that as long as he was a tenant hi would have the American flag raise* there on all National days. He hai carried out that promise to thf letter.

Tasman Empire Airways, Ltdt which presently will operate a nev service from Auckland to Tahiti made an operating profit last yea of £16,591.

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September, 1951 Pacific Islands Mont H Ik

Madang Newsletter

p. 89

From Our Own Correspondent

Madang, Aug. 4.

rWO events that may affect Madang’s commerce occurred in July.

They were the laying of the foundation stone for the new hotel; ind the spanning of the Gum River vith the steel girders which will jridge the river on the Madang- Vmele Road.

Mrs. Gilmore, who will own the lotel, was present for the felling of he first tree on the property.

To celebrate the event she later mtertained friends and business issociates at a buffet dinner party it the Madang Recreation Club.

During the evening, Mr. lan )owns, District Commissioner spoke »f Mrs. Gilmore’s courage and esourcefulness, in tackling such an mdertaking in difficult economic imes.

Mr. R. Voegler will be manager if the hotel.

A T the Gum Bridge ceremony, Mr. Downs and government officials were present as well as mtheran missionaries.

All the school children were (resent with their mistress, Miss :. White.

This bridge links the two sections f the road, which connects Madang o the hospital at Yaguam and the dnele rice fields which are under he sponsirship of the Agricultural station.

The rice grown, although small rained, is of good quality and •roduction compares favourably nth rice produced elsewhere in the territory.

Pastor S. H. Gander Of The

S.D.A. Mission has returned from leave in Australia. Pastor Vard Nolan will attend the con erence in Port Moresby in August.

VT a general meeting of the Madang Club, it was decided to change the name to the ladang Recreation Club.

The election of officers resulted in !r. Allan Clark becoming president rhile Messrs. A. Reynolds and bllins became vice-presidents. Mr. i. Ramsay was returned as ecretary.

The committee for the next half ear will consist of Messrs. R.

Icary, B. Bach, A. Shields, T. tender and O, Banks.

LtADANG mourned the death of Tl Mr. E. V. O’Brien of Mililat Plantation, (see July PIM), rho has been part of Madang for iany years.

rpo Mr. and Mrs. R. Johnston, a JL daughter (Shay Elisabeth) was born at Madang European Hospital, in July, Mr. and Mrs. C.

Longworth are the proud posses sors of the first son, Christopher. rE Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr. Anthony, and Air Mar shall Williams visited Madang on August 3. They were accom panied by their wives.

During a visit of 4J hours, the party inspected the air-strip and suggested developmental projects in connection therewith.

They also looked at the housing

site, leased for Department of Civil Aviation personnel.

At the home of the District Com missioner, Mr. Anthony conducted interviews with the Town Advisory Council and private business people, Mrs. Downs I, entertained the party at lunch.

THE wedding of Miss Margaret Wong to Mr. Louis Chegg created much interest.

The ceremony took place at the Roman Catholic Church at Alexis hafen on August 4.

The wedding breakfast, at which 100 European and Chinese residents were present, was held in the garden of the couple’s future residence.

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Shipping Services In Central And South

Position of Trade Between Islands and North America

We publish hereunder, in full, the text of a letter received from the Assistant Vice Presi dent of the General Steamships Corporation, Ltd., of 432 Cali fornia St., San Francisco.

OUR attention has been called to the following article which ap peared in the February issue of Pacific Islands Monthly (page 89) mder the heading of “APPEAL TO

Ship Owners”:

.“Tourist interests in Tahiti are irging that the Union and Matson Lines be given cargoes to encourage -hem to send passenger steamers ;o Tahiti. .These two companies, in he past, have rendered valuable icrvice to these islands. They relped to put Tahiti and other South Seas Islands on the tourist nap.

“To-day there are European teamship companies entering the stands trade and carrying cargoes, ►ut they do not seem to care whether Tahiti prospers or not—all hey want is to get the freight noney and move on.

“The Matson people have said

that if Tahiti can help their ships with only 500 tons a trip, it would encourage the Line to send to Tahiti vessels that could carry passengers and tourists. This would not affect the Maritimes, which comes from France. We want the tourist traffic from North America, Australia and New Zealand.”

We are sorry to say that some of the statements are grossly mislead ing and it is apparent that the person writing it was either not acquainted with the facts or had no knowledge about the part which Pacific Islands Transport Line has played in developing the Islands trade.

This Line commenced operations between the Pacific Coast and the South Seas in 1938 with two vessels, MS Thor I and MS Velox, both of Norwegian registry. Subsequently the Velox was substituted by MS Philae and, prior to the war, was the only Line offering regular service from this coast to Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, New Guinea, wdth occasional calls to such out of-the-way places as Fanning Is

land, Washington Island, Niuafoo, Canton, Tarawa, etc., carrying petroleum products, lumber and general merchandise south-bound and returning with full cargoes of copra north-bound, principally to Mexico.

At the outbreak of the war all commercial shipping was withdrawn from the trade to serve the Allied cause, with the result that most of the Pacific Islands, principally, Tahiti, Fiji and New Caledonia, were left with practically no con nection with the mainland. How ever, with the co-operation of our principals, Messrs. A. S. Thor Dahl, Sandefjord, Norway, it was arranged with the War Shipping Adminis tration and British Ministry of Shipping to retain the MS Thor I in the trade, as both the American and British Governments recognised the importance of keeping these islands supplied with foodstuffs and other materials.

Throughout the war the Thor ;I was not only an important factor in maintaining the economy of the islands but also rendered valuable service to the common cause. We are certain that important firms with large interests in the South Seas, such as Bums, Philp Co. (South Sea) Co., Ltd., Morris Hed strom, Ltd., W. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd., Etablissements Donald Tahiti, Ltd., Etablissements Ballande, can subscribe to this statement.

During that time this vessel carried not only essential materials from America to the islands under direction of the War Shipping Ad ministration, but also full cargoes of copra from Tahiti and the Marquesas to San Francisco, which was urgently required for the war effort, especially since there was a complete shut-off of similar supplies

from the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies. She also carried, as passengers, Government and other personnel in both direc tions and between the Islands ports.

We do not know what prompted the article in your publication but we hasten to assure you that the Thor I is still operating regularly from the Pacific Coast to the United

States and Canada to Papeete, Apia) Suva, Noumea, etc., carrying s capacity list of passengers (12) anc general cargo to these areas. Everj possible effort has been exerted to obtain return cargoes from Tahit and other islands but so far we have been unsuccessful, especially copra* The reason for this is twofold: — (1) The British Government re quires that all copra produceo in the Fijis and Solomons b* shipped to Great Britain Australia or New Zealand while the French Govemmem requires that copra produceo in the New Hebrides, Tahiti and Marquesas be shipped t* France. (2) Since the resumption of ship< ments from the Philippines tx USA and the reinstatement oc the Excise Tax on coconut oi derived from copra (term porarily suspended during tlu war) prices on copra from thi South Seas have been noni competitive.

We have also endeavoured to obc tain copra for British Columbia, bu importers have not been able t; consummate any business.

Without detracting from thr efforts which other Lines haw rendered in developing trade bes tween the Pacific Coast and thr South Seas, we should like to ca'j your attention to the fact tha Union Steamship Co. of New Zea*

and primarily serve New Zealand nd Australia, calling at Papeete nd Rarotonga southbound. The )ceanic Steamship Co. (Matson) ormerly called at Suva, Pago Pago, few Zealand and Australia, but ave changed their service whereby liey are now calling only at Sydney nd Melbourne. During the past lx months they have had several essels call at Papeete enroute to ustralia, but their service to that ort cannot be considered as jgular.

In closing, permit us to say acific Islands Transport Line has een an important factor in the Bvelopment of trade between the acific Coast and the South Seas, ur principals are determined to mtinue this policy and have üblicly stated on numerous oc isions that they are ready and filing to supplement the service Efered by the Thor I with Iditional tonnage, if and when the ade warrants taking such steps.

We have given you the back round of this matter as we are nte certain that you may desire > correct any wrong impression hich your article has undoubtedly ven some of your readers.

Editorial Note

T was through inadvertence that our writer, in February issue, failed to include the Pacific lands Transport Line with the imes of the Matson and Union ines, when making his plea for irgoes. We apologise to the eneral Steamship Corporation, eyond question, the Thor I has ven the Islands a useful service.

What is of greater concern to the lands is the absence of copra rgoes for North American ports, nder present conditions, all South ‘as copra is being drained away Europe, and there is a dwindling nount for North America.

That is due to a number of ctors, of which the eagerness of •itain and France to grab all their lands trade for themselves is only le. Over a very long period, the tiited States arranged its tariffs id its shipping so that Philippines pra was readily admitted, and the oduce of other Territories more or 5S discouraged; and of course that ily encouraged the non-American ands to buy their goods where ey sold their copra.

The international situation has anged, and is still changing. All •n-Asiatic countries in the Pacific •w are under American protection, id the ties between the South icific countries and the United ates are growing stronger, every ar. Always, the tendency of trade to follow the flag; and, if the minant flag is American, then Dre trade is likely to go to nerica. But, if there are to be velopments in that direction, it

will be necessary for the Americans to give serious thought to some of the tariff and port laws which govern the introduction of Pacific Islands produce to their country.

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p. 93

RABAUL’S smallest citizens now have a delightful establishment of their own, providing the latest styles in swimsuits, and really “chic” bonnets. This is The Nursery, chatelaine of which is Mrs. Fish wick, sometimes assisted by her small son. Included with the array of frocks for the tinies are service able suits and khaki pants for the youngest men about town. Shoes, toys, and (later) shoes for mothers

of the youngsters will be available.

Friends, while they wait, may amuse themselves in the rustic kunai covered “beer garden,” provided for this purpose. “The Nursery” is a blessing to mothers, who have al ways had difficulty in obtaining children’s clothing, particularly shoes, in Rabaul. Now they are catered for in a comprehensive and attractive fashion, exclusively theirs.

TWO well-known Territorians have been honoured recently by additions to their families.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Mick Foley, late of Talasea. at the Rabaul Hospital; and a daughter (Karen) to Mr. and Mrs. W. Sievers, of Rabaul.

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Creek ? was £? Itor ffst

pp. 95-96

Notes From The Ng

Goldfields

From Our Own Correspondent WAU, August 15.

J’R. And Mrs. John Grain

-1 GER are the proud parents of Jonathan Paul, who was bom the Wau Hospital on August 4.

Mr. and Mrs. Grainger are soon depart for Moresby and will be .ssed in this community.

Mr. Grainger has proved a fine irtsman and a capable and un rstanding Police Officer. He has en the recipient of suitable tokens >m the Wau Sports Club and the au Golf Club.

On August 1 Mr. Justice Kelly companied by Mrs. Kelly arrived Wau.

Judge Kelly dealt with two .minal cases and as a result a tive was sentenced to 9 months prisonment for insulting a Euro m woman at Bulolo, and a second tive was imprisoned for 3 years • tampering with letters in the au Post Office. rhe Assistant District Officer has w moved into his new office which in a group of fine modem build js, which may well come into the est in the Territory” class. [R. PAUL HASLUCK, our new Territories’ Minister, arrived in Wau by road from Lae on gust 3, after visiting Mr. Mick ahy’s farm at Zenag, the Gov iment Stations at Mumeng and 1010, and Bulolo Gold Dredging i’s property. [That evening Mr. Hasluck met a mutation from the Wau Citizens’ sociation and the Wau Town uncil. Matters brought before > Minister included the Wau High 1001, the Wau Hospital, the rising >t of Native Labour, and the estion of gold royalties, rhe party left for Goroka on igust 4, and returned on 6th, en a Dragon aircraft took the nister, Mr. Lambert and Dis )t Commissioner Niall (of Lae) to ‘ new post at Menyama where Jistant-District Officer Hurrell s established a station in the Idle of the Kukukuku country.

Che Minister for Air Mr. H. L. thony, accompanied by Mrs. An >ny, Air Vice-Marshall Williams i Mrs. Williams, and Mr. J. }hur, of DCA, paid Wau a very ef visit on July 28, [R. J. CROMIE (Port Moresby) and Mr. D. Jones (Rabaul) are at present in Wau appear : in the Supreme Court in con ation with the electrocution of ward J. Kuhl at Wau last year. . Justice Kelly is hearing the >e.

Jr. W. Orr, accompanied by his e, is visiting Wau at present. Mr.

Orr represents southern interests which purchase Klinki pine from New Guinea Goldfields for the making of battery separators.

Fox Movietone cameraman Syd Wood spent a week in Wau this month. During his visit he had re-acted the discovery of gold in Edie Creek T to , * -rn

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which included Mr A Malcolm and Mr. C. Eldred—both old-timers of this area.

The Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association held their An-

nual Ball on August 4 at the Wau Club. This year it took the form of a Fancy Dress Ball. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harridge won the prize as ar Li nc , sqiiaw . „ 6 Golden Ridges Club was Offi cially opened on the evening of August by Mr. J. Hohnen, general manager of New Guinea Goldfields.

This is the first post-war Club to be formed at Ridges, an offshoot of Va . u ’ and should 156 of great benefit

t 0 the communit y-

H/|R- WEARNE of Harrison Ram- If J. say Pty. Limited has been visiting New Guinea Gold fields Wau area. Mr. Wearne is an

expert on timber production and considers the Wau pine to be emin ently suitable for specialised re quirements on the mainland.

With the arrival of the third diesel unit by the Nankin, and the fourth due shortly, New Guinea Ooldfields timber output will be

stepped up to about 200 tons per month. Present production is allo cated primarily to the New Guinea market. Only specially selected flitches are being exported to Bris bane and Sydney for the battery separator industry.

Trial shipments are now in pro

gress of fruit, milk and egg case;; (from NGG mill). These are ii much demand by Australian es porters and will be made entirely from timber that would otherwise be treated as waste.

A record load of Wau pine lefl Wau in mid-August for Lae; tin load was carried by a trailer coupled to an AEG diesel prime -mover —thi overall payload was 20,000 lb. a timber for supply to Works am Housing Department, Lae.

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Samoa’S Tribute

Teaching Brother

From Our Own Correspondent

Apia, Aug. 10.

ONE of the most loved of the res maining group of veteran teachers of the Maris Brothers, Reverend Brother Panr philius (Joseph Maria Rohrer) wi'J celebrate the 60th anniversary o his entrance into the Novitiate cc the Marist Brothers on August 11.

Great preparations are being mad by present and former pupils of ttr Marist Brothers School to worthil mark this event. In spite of ad vanced age, Brother Pamphiliui is still carrying on his duties in tW same selfless, efficient and conscien tious spirit.

In a public function on August 1

n illuminated address and a suit ble Jubilee gift will be presented ) Brother Pamphilius by the Hon, &utua, Tupua Tamasese.

Brother Pamphilius was born in witzerland in 1874; he entered the ovitiate of the Marist Brothers in Irance at the age of 16; he taught i French schools for some years; as assigned to the Chinese Mis on; but in response to a call from amoa, he changed his destination i the last moment and proceeded > Samoa in 1903. Thousands of oung Samoan and part-Samoan jys have benefited by his educa onal skill and efficient care. Many I his former pupils now occupy sponsible positions in Samoa and rerseas. The people of Samoa, ir jspective of creed, race and ationality, are joining whole eartedly in extending their best ishes to him. After 48 years of mtinuous and devoted labour, he still carrying on his onerous aties.

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Ood Service Recognised

p. 97

public services rendered, the following were awarded the OBE in the recent Birthday onours: Mr. G. J. Bridges, anager of BPC, Ocean Island; Mr.

H. Griffiths, late manager of 3R Co., Fiji; Joeli Kete Ravai, Dko Tui Tailevu, Fiji. Awarded BE: Mr. G. S. Barrack, chief icountant, Western Pacific High immission; Mr. V. J. Shearwin, distant Treasurer, British Solo on Islands; Rarikua Stephen ?ra, livestock officer, Fiji; Mr. S. , Wilson, Suva, Fiji. Police Medal: ?puty Commissioner W. J. G. alland, Fiji.

Territories

p. 97

Health Measures In

om Pacific Science Association’s Bulletin

ESTABLISHMENT of a small i farm colony for lepers is planned at Lumi, in the Sepik strict of New Guinea. This was nounced by Dr. J. T. Gunther, alth Director at Port Moresby, r. L. R. Healey, European Medical sistant at Lumi, will be in charge the project. The natives already ve been induced to take anti ilanal drugs on a regular sched * and without supervision, as a ;ult of the work of Mr. Healey, itive women are attending pre tal clinics and first aid posts ve been set up in the villages.

Edical Facilities In The

Cooks

Lhe 1950 report of the NZ De rtment of Island Territories re "ds that on Rarotonga there is a

general hospital with accommodation for 50 beds and equipped with dispensary, X-ray, and laboratory facilities. The Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Arorangi (Rarotonga) is a modern building, completed in December, 1945. with accommodation for 30 beds.

The outer islands for the most part are served by single-room dispensaries or by larger dispensaries which can accommodate a small number of patients. Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Mitiaro, and Palmerston have no hospital or dispensary

facilities. The construction of s small hospital for Pukapuka, a dis pensary room for Rakahanga, and modern medical amenities on Aitu taki, Mauke, Mangaia, and Mani hiki have been approved, while plans are being drawn for a more up-to-date general hospital on Rarotonga,

Western Samoa

Mosquito and rodent control pro grammes carried on in Western Samoa have made a marked differ ence in certain areas in and about Apia.

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From Our Own Correspondent

SOHANO, August 10. 1/fR. H. L. ANTHONY (Minister t! for Air and PMG) visited So hano on July 31 and inspected suka air strip.

Mr. R. McKay of Aropa, Kieta, nd Mr. Fred Archer, of Yame, Buka •assage, went to Rabaul to attend mnual Meeting of the Planters’

Lssociation on July 26 and 27. Later Ir. Archer was one of the Planters’ eputations to both Ministers from Janberra.

Mr. Archer strongly stressed to oth Mr. Hasluck and Mr. Anthony he fact that Bougainville was a luch neglected district—it was, in act, the Cinderella district of the ’erritory and, whilst the mainland ot so much, Bougainville got very ttle. He said we had the worst ir service, wireless service and mail ervice because Bougainville was in be extreme south east corner. A peedier air service, more shipping nd better mail and wireless services rould do much to improve business, ncourage development and be a reat morale builder among all resi ents, colours and creeds. The

Ministers asked for details and promised to give the various matters due consideration.

A Useful Plane

The Walrus plane—based on Rabaul —has been a frequent visitor of very recent times and has been most useful in bringing out people who had missed the regular plane, police boys to assist in enforcing quarantine against polio infected areas, and in taking sick natives to hospital. On last trip it was di verted to the isolated Nissan Group to pick up the Catholic nuns from the Mission there and bring them to Sohano. The plane lands on strip or water and, in latter case, lets down a pair of wheels and runs up on any properly sloping beach.

Copra Accumulations

The “Muliama,” former well known BP ship, has been lifting copra from the Burns Philp in terests in Bougainville and New Ire land. She will lift, in all, some 28,000 bags and then return to Syd ney. Her activities will assist in lessening, but will not finish, the

very considerable accumulations of copra throughout the district. After the Directorate ships and methods it was nice to see a properly equipped ship loading in a work manlike manner—like a page from the past.

Numa Numa, which had copra stacked in every shed, “go down” and even an old dwelling-house— to the total of 6,500 bags, and an all-time record—will have a clear ance by time “Muliama” goes back to Sydney. This would represent approximately £27,000 worth of copra taken off, which seems a lot, but with the long wait for a ship there is much loss of weight and. meantime, the exceptional expense of running a big estate in these times has to be met.

Watch On Volcanoes

Great interest is being taken, by the Territory, in Bougainville vol canoes and many visits have been paid to the new baby one—north of Buin —by vulcanologists, to feel its pulse and inquire after its wel fare.

Mr. Frank Jones, District Officer at Kieta, has been out there at times, “riding herd” on it, and re porting on its vagaries. It’s not wise to mention fumaroles and crater temperatures and fissures to Mr.

Jonesr—he has “had” them. It’s a job that no one this scribe has met him.

Search For A Port

Works and Housing officials have been out from Moresby and Rabaul, including Capt. Copeland, who is Rabaul’s Harbour Master, inspect ing the various locations, reef and

harbour possibilities of Kieta, Teop and Ramun Bay.

It is planned to eventually put a Copra Concentration Depot at one or the other of these places, and to concentrate most of the dis trict copra at the point for overseas shipment.

Local residents have no doubt

whatever that Kieta is easily th most suitable spot, as it has a" gooc harbour, is healthy and has splen did building sites. Both Ramu Bay and Teop—whilst good han hours—have a great reputation fo mosquitoes and the natives a Ramun have suffered much froi fever always.

In former times big ships used t come into Kieta—day or night with no difficulty and there are fe-; reefs in the harbour and deep wate in close to shore. Kieta is a beau tiful spot, with its clear wate:; sheltered harbour, surrounding hil!J and the shaded road that run round the foreshore. It smacks ven much of the old romantic Sout) Seas port.

New Road Welcomed

A start is to be made on th coastal road south from Kieta ti Iwi Plantation, via RC mission Toberoi plantation, Aropa plants tion —18 miles down, and the horrr of Jim Joyes. This road will saw the plantations a great deal of worn and inconvenience. Pre-war, then was a good road and very littl; will have to be done to put it bact into good order. There are, how ever, several bridges to be built ov© Reboine and other rivers. Of ter both people and rations have hazardous canoe trip along th coast and not infrequently get ven wet when landing in the surf. Wo

;n on the plantations have been •ced to stay on them with their ildren, or else face considerable icomfort and some danger in gse canoe trips. The road will ow trucks and jeeps to go to eta. Without a great deal of ort a track over “Wireless Hill” w existing, could be improved to :e jeep or truck and so bring Jack iis’ Arawa Plantation into the ture, as well.

Polio

rhe polio epidemic at Buin is eading and cases have occurred the neighbouring area of Siwai i Nagavisi. Quarantine restric ts have been imposed but it is acult to stop the natives going m place to place by the lesser- Dwn jungle paths and, anyway, ;y do not look upon these restric ts as other than more of the lite Man’s foolishness. “Tumas nmon belong all the Dokitor” r they. Some forty-odd cases ve occurred, among them two ropeans who have made good re tries. So far, two or three Ives have died.

Tie radioes that flash back and th from Moresby and Buin must re burned up an awful amount air. One shudders to think of all extra returns—Forms of many ds, in very truth!—that the un tunate Medical people will have fill in now, to satisfy the United tons Council in connection with outbreak!

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BSI and Papua-NGuinea

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Australian Writer Critical of BSI and Papua-NGuinea

|F all the daily newspaper f journalists who have visited the Pacific Islands since the ir ended—and they are beyond unt—the only one who has suc eded in getting the Islands prob ns into focus, and has written out them in an interesting and ilpful manner, is Mr. Osmar hite, of the Melbourne Herald.

Mr. White has just concluded a ur of the New Hebrides, Solomons d Papua-New Guinea, and the [lowing (Melbourne Herald, July ) are his conclusions respecting momic conditions he investigated, le old residents of the Territories low how right he is! 3LANDS economy to-day would be as dead as Queen Anne if it were not for the fantastic copra om. Copra commands five or six ties the price it did in 1939—and yone who has had courage to go ck to plantations that survived 3 ruin and neglect of war years is rning high profits.

But, at the commercial level any way, no attention whatever is being paid to any other of the region’s resources. No serious effort is being made to revive or develop alter native industries. If copra were to crash, nothing would be left but a few settlements inhabited by civil servants.

The planters themsedves are very well aware of the danger. They are

cleaning up the profits while the going is good, and are prepared to* make a clean break when the crash comes. Few areas are being planted with new trees, and management is often on a strictly short term basis.

All this hasn’t happened by ac cident. True, the war left tragic confusion in its wake—but people were prepared to go back and build

up again if they had received any real encouragement to do so.

THEY were not encouraged. The politicians of both Britain and Australia suffered, apparently, a fine sentimental revulsion from old-fashioned colonialism. They cashed in on liberal sentiment with slogans like “Papua for the Papuans,” and set up international bodies to study how stone-age people could most effectively be educated to govern and look after themselves in the atomic age.

Morally, the intention was laud able, for the history of European colonisation of the Pacific is black with ruthless exploitation and abuse of human rights.

But, as so often happens, the re formers went far beyond the bounds of practical common sense. In seek ing to protect the native against the villainous “black-birder,” and exploiter, they created a situation infinitely more dangerous in its future implications.

Neither Britain nor Australia can afford to run their Pacific depen dencies as anthropological charities.

The resources of the area must be tapped to pay for the social services needed to improve the condition of several million people, many of whom still practise cannibalism and sorcery.

Unless efficient and profitable in dustries can be established to pay for really large-scale health and

educational services, the efforts of the benevolently minded Governments must be limited to what will be, in effect, small-scale experimental work.

Y et as I have said the effect of present colonial policy is to discourage European enterprise.

To-day it is a long, tedious and difficult business for any European western Paciflc fT is even more tedious and diffi-

1 profitably 111 The system rfln-

dentures has y been abolished, and natives can be engaged only for short terms. In effect, they can employment at will. in theory this may seem only fair. 11 is thelr land and their labour - But in practice? Is it wise in this modern world to try to lock up vast areas of forests and arable land because they happen to be the tribal huntin S grounds of S n iAtSe^Vcaso V n

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What about the human rights of the Asians next door? Hundreds of millions of them drag out a miserable existence on the edge of famine for want of living room or access to new sources of food supply.

And on the subject of native labour laws—even the most ideal istic young Government officer soon learns that Melanesians are by temperament an easy-going, in dolent, child-like people. They work only when they have to.

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THE fortieth annual report of Mamara Plantations Ltd., a Brisbane Co. which has £90,000 invested in coconut plantations in the Solomon Islands, shows that, from rentals from its leased pro

perties, it made a profit of £1,480.

This sufficed only to pay the amount due to the Cumulative Prefs. in re spect of 1946. The ordinaries (£40,000) have had nothing for years, and prospects are not good.

Directors are Messrs. W. E. Savage, Oscar Svensen, N. V. Whitehouse and S. A. Rennie.

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They found and salvaged the plane, and brought it into Lae for examination. They found Pilot J.

W. Spiers in the cockpit, and he was buried in Lae. But there was no sign of the other four of the seven persons lost, or of the gold— they had been scattered over the sea-bed when the plane partly broke up after striking the surface.

The bullion probably is lying in deep mud, anywhere within half a mile of where the wreck was found.

Captain Herd thought a further search was justified.

A company formed to breed cattle and Romney sheep in New Guinea has brought 10 pedigree Aberdeen- Angus heifers and two bulls, as well as 30 non-pedigree Aberdeen-Angus heifers from a champion breeder of Milong, NSW.

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Scientific Parties in South Gilberts

A CONTINUATION of the Ameri can Coral Atoll programme, sponsored by the Pacific Science Board of the National Re search Council, with financial assistance from the Office of Naval Research, is now starting with the despatch from Honolulu of a team of six scientists to Kwajalein (Marshall Islands).

Their field study will follow the pattern of the ecological investiga tions of Arno, in the Marshall Is lands instituted last year by the Pacific Science Board with a team of 12 specialists.

For comparative purposes, the Gilbert Islands have been selected as the site for study this year. The site chosen is a heavily-populated, dry atoll, in contrast to the wet lush atoll investigated in the Marshalls.

The six-man scientific team left Kwajalein in June on a scheduled trip of the US Coast Guard vessel Nettle, and landed with full equip ment on Onotoa, in the Southern Gilberts, where they will spend 3 months in a general ecological study of the inter-relationships of all forms of life, including the native population, to their limited environ ment.

Liaison has been established with the South Pacific Commission three member team, including Dr. and Mme. R. Catala, working in the Gilberts on the economic develop ment of Coral Atolls (Project E. 6).

The Pacific Science Board’s ex pedition is entirely self-sufficient, being equipped to meet its needs for food, water, tentage, communi cation, etc. The expedition is financed in part by a grant from the Office of Naval Research, with co operation in equipment and trans portation from Army, Navy, and US Coast Guard, as well as from the British High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, and the adminis trative officials of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.

Dr. Preston Cloud, geologist, US Geological Survey, is leader of the expedition. Other members are Dr.

Albert Banner, marine zoologist, University of Hawaii; Dr. Ward Goodenough, anthropologist, Uni versity of Pennsylvania; Dr. Edwin T. Moul, land ecologist, Rutgers University; Donald Strasburg, marine zoologist, University of Hawaii; John E. Randall Jr., marine zoologist, University of Hawaii.

A follow-up study on Arno atoll in the Marshalls is also being sponsored by the Pacific Science Board. Harry Uyehara, anthropo logist, University of Hawaii, and Leonard Horwitz, alogologist, Uni

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The Governor of Singapore (who is giving up the administration of the Cocos Island), and Mr. T.

Critchley, Commissioner in Malaya for Australia (which is taking over the islands) flew from Singapore to Cocos at the end of August, to make an investigation of the islanders' problems. There are some 1,200 people of Malayan stock there, and it is proposed to transfer them to Borneo.

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Svdney-Suva-N. America

Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangi (17,500 tons) maintains regular two monthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva- Honolulu-Victoria-Vancouver, and return.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Dregerhaven - Rabaul- Samarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney indefinite owing to serious fire aboard.

MV Malaita, freighter with some com fortable passenger accommodation, sails on varied schedule about every seven weeks usually Sydney - Samarai - Lae- Madang-Manus-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney early October.

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N. Zealand-Cook Is.-

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Old MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) maintains fairly regular service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (W. Samoa).

Details from NZ Government Shipping Office.

Sydney-Norfolk Is.-

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Twice weekly.—PAA run shuttle service DC4 between Nadi (Fiji) and Auckland.

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Mon. and Thur. —Dep. southwards, same route.

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Sectional Services In

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Pacific

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways

Northwards

Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: Sydney. 8 pm Bris., 10.45 pm Bris.. 12.15 am Moresby, 7.05 am Connects here with DCS’s for Lae and (Wed i Wau, Bulolo; and (Sun.) Rabaul, direct.

Mon., Thur., Fri. (DCS’s) Sydney, 8.15 am Bris., 11.15 am Brisbane, 12 noon Rock’ton, 2.20 pm Rock’ton, 2.40 pm Towns., 5.15 pm (overnight) Depart: Arrive: Townsville (Tues., Fri., Sat., 5.20 am Cairns, 6.30 am Cairns, 7 am Moresby, 10.30 am Moresby, 11 am Lae, 12.20 pm On Tues., connects here with DCS to Madang.

Southwards

Tuesdays (DCS) Madang, 3.45 pm Lae, 5 pm Wednesdays (DCS) Wau, 3.30 pm Lae, 4 pm

Mondays, Thursdays (DCS) Lae, 5.45 am Moresby, 7 am Moresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.15 pm Via Cairns, Towns., Brisbane.

Monday (DCS) Rabaul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am Moresby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm Cairns, 3.10 pm Towns, (over night), 4.30 pm Towns., Tues., 8.15 am Brisbane, 1 pm Brisbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Sundays (DCS) Lae, 6 am Moresby, 7.20 pm Connects Skymaster Wednesdays, Sundays (DCS) Lae, 6.40 am Moresby, 8 am Connects Skymaster Wednesdays, Sundays (Skymasters) Moresby, 9.30 am Brisbane, 4.15 pm Brisbane, 5.45 pm Sydney, 8.30 pm

2A. Service By Trans Oceanic

Airways

With Solent Flying-boat Sundays and Wednesdays Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 7.15 pm Bris., 10 pm Bris., 11 pm Moresby, 6.30 am Mondays and Thursdays Moresby, 8.30 am Bris., 5 pm Bris., 6 pm Sydney.. 8.30 pm This service connects at Moresby with the planes of Mandated Airlines, which provide service to all points in New Guinea.

3. N. Guinea Internal

Services

Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 8 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul.

Kavieng, Manus (3 pm).

Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), same route.

Lae-Madang-General Service

Every Monday.

Lae-Madang-Wewak-Rabaul

General Service

Every Thursday.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu. —Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day.

Moresby-East Papua (Catalina)

Alternate Monday.—Dep. 9 am—Abau- Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia (overnight).

Alternate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, same route (except Esa’ala), calling Deboyne Lagoon.

Moresby-New Britain

Bougainville

In Alternate Weeks, by Catalina Alternate Monday.—Moresby- 4bau-Sama rai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Rabaul.

Alternate Tuesday.—Rabaul-Q. Carola Har bour-Buka-Kieta - Buin (Bougainville) and return. Inus optional.

Alternate Wednesday.—Rabaul - Talasea- Moewe-Jacquinot 8., and return. Linden hafen optional.

Alternate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losuia-Esa’ ala-Samarai-Abau-Moresby.

Moresby-Ne Papua

Tuesdays and Fridays Moresby (7.30 am)—Kokoda (8.20 am) Popendetta (8.55 am) —and returns to Moresby 10.15 am.

Central Highlands (Dhb4)

Puesdays.—Madang (7 am) to Goroßa, Kainantu, Aiyura, Arena, as required.

Returns to Madang (noon).

Ihursdays.—Madang (7 am) to Wabag.

Baiyer R., Hagen. Optional; Kerowagi, Chimbu. Returns to Madang (noon).

Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arena, Aiyura, Kainantu, Benna Benna, Goroka', Chimbu. KerowAgi, Kup, Non dugl, Banz, Minj, Hagen, Ogelbeng, Baiyer, Wabamunda. Return to Lae.

Lae-Gar Aina

ruesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.

LAE-WAU-BULOLO (Dragons) Dep. Lae.—Mon., Tues., Thur., Fri., Sat.

Dep. Wau.—Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat.

Time: 65 mins, each way.

Ved. —DC3 from Lae to Wau, Bulolo, and return.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company uns regular services for passengers, freight and mails to all New Guinea ettlements.

4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin

By Netherlands Government, with DCS Veekly service, between Darwin and Biak.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

Operated by Qantas Alternate Monday (DC3).—Lae (dep. 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Torakina Bougain.) - Vellalavella - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.15 pm).

Alternate Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellalavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm).

6. Indo-China-Brisbane-

N. Caledonia

By Air France, Monthly, DC4 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon every 28 days for Jakarta - Darwin - Brisbane- Nouraea, and return. lustralian agents; Messageries Maritimes.

7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flying boats Regular weekly service.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymaster Alternate Thursdays; returning same day.

9. Sydney-New Hebrides

’ Qantas, with Sandringham Flying-boat Frequent non-scheduled flights, thus:— d., dep. 9.30 pm Noumea, 6.30 am iu., dep., 8.30 am Vila, 10 am la, dep. 11 am Santo, 1 pm nto, dep. 6 am Vila, 8 am la, dep. 10 am Nou., 11.30 am u., dep. 12.30 pm Syd., 7.45 pm

10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva

iy Qantas, with Flying-boats, Weekly Depart: Arrive: dney, Fri., Noumea, Sat., 9.30 pm 6.30 am umea, Sat.. 8.30 am Suva, Sat., 3 pm va. Sun., 6 am Noumea, Sun., 10.30 am umea, Sun., Sydney. Sun.. 12.30 pm 7.45 pm

11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

ly NZ National Airways, with DC3’s idays.—From Auckland, returning same day. ernate Sundays.—One additional service, same day. See also table No. 8.

12. Sydney-Auckland

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents ). Sydney. Mon., Fri., 11.59 pm; Thur., Fri., 8 am. ). AK, Tues., Wed., Thur., Sat., 9 am.

Av. crossing time, 6V2 hours, itralian bookings: Qantas or TAA.

13. Sydney-Wellington

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents ). Sydney, Tues.. Wed., Thur., Sun., 10.30 pm. ). Wellington, Mon., Wed., Thur., Fri., 11 am.

1. Melbourne-Christchurch

Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 irs. —Dep. Melb., 9.20 pm; arr. Ch’ch., 8.15 am. —Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.35 pm.

15. New Zealand-Fiji

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solents Depart: Arrive: kland, Tues., Suva. Tues., 7 am 12.30 am

Suva, Tues., 9 am Labasa, Tues., 10 am Labasa, Tues.. Suva, Tues., 1 pm Noon Suva, Wed., 7 am Auckland, Wed., 1.30 pm

16. Auckland-Fiji-Samoa-

Cooks

By NZ National Airways Corporation Alternate Wednesdays, by DCS, via Norfolk Is., Nadi (Fiji), Faleolo (W.

Samoa), Aitutaki (Cook Is.) Depart: Arrive: Auck., 9 am Norfolk Is.. 12.55 pm Norfolk, 2 pm Nadi, 8.40 pm Nadi. Thur., 10.15 am Faleolo, 4 pm Faleola, 8 am Aitutaki, 1.50 pm Aitutaki, 2.50 pm Rarotonga, 4 pm Rarot’a, alt. Sat., 8 Aitutaki, 9.15 am Aitutaki, 10 am Faleolo, 3.15 pm Faleola. Sun., 10 Nadi. 1.45 pm Nadi, 5 am Norfolk. 10.55 am Norfolk, noon Auckland, 4.50 pm Alternate Wednesdays—DCS Depart: Arrive: Nadi, 6.45 am Faleolo, 12.30 pm Faleolo. 1.15 pm Nadi, 5 pm * Western Time.

17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

By Tasman Empire Airways, with Flying-boat Once monthly, from Auckland and Wel lington, from October until April.

18. Tahiti-Cook Islands

By Tahiti Airways, of Papeete Once monthly, from Papeete to Aitutaki

(Cook Is.) with mails and passengers, returning same day.

19. Micronesia

Civilian services, based on Guam, using 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run re gularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West Carolines*, Truk (Central Carolines), Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) and Saipan (Marianas). Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu.

Approximate Airways Fares

The following figures are not guarantea accurate, but they are approximate correct. Details should be obtained fro the Air Company named in the Tabo Unless otherwise indicated, figures are Australian currency.

From Sydney To

Moresby . amgie £39 5 0 Keiurn £70 13 0 Tabll -NO. 2, 2aj Lae .. 48 15 0 87 15 0 2. 3 Rabaul .. 61 12 0 110 18 0 2, 3 Honiara,

Bsi ..

77 0 0 138 12 0 5 Vila. N.

Hebrides 42 10 0 76 10 0 9, Noumea, NC . .. 37 10 0 67 10 0 10, 9( Norfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 L. Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 7 Nadi (Fiji) . 57 15 0 103 19 0 1 Suva (Fiji) . 55 10 0 99 18 0 10 Auckland 39 8 0 70 19 0 12 Wellington . .. 39 8 0 70 19 0 13 I Ciiristcli. (from Melb.) . 44 2 0 79 8 0 14 Honolulu . 217 15 0 391 19 0 li S. Fran’co 265 10 0 477 18 0 H Vancouver 265 8 0 477 15 0 H

From Auckland

Single TO— Return Ta t XV Norf. Is. £14 0 0 NZ Less 10 f > 11, .

Nadi (Fiji) . 31 0 0 1,.

Suva (Fiji) . 31 0 0 16 Samoa . 39 10 0 »» *» 16 Cook Is. 45 0 0 »» 99 16 Suva (direct) 31 0 0 ,, £55 16 0 15 1

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Advisory Councils

p. 113

113

In New Guinea ae, Wau and Morobe District

From Our Own Correspondent LAE, Sept. 4.

VHE announcement that the Ad ministrator has approved of the formation of “District Ad -sory Councils,” and has appointed s nominees thereto, has rather nfused the matter of advisory ocedure.

We now have the Legislative mncil, the Town Advisory Coun s, and the District Advisory •uncils.

There are only three elected per is in the whole of the triple set —these are the three elected ople on the Legislative Council— the rest are nominated by the Iministrator. far as can be ascertained, the strict Advisory Council will deal th matters—in an advisory aacity, of course—which are out e the province of the Town Ad orv Councils, whose “advisory” ictions are confined to the town ?as. rhis is exemplified so far as the >robe area is concerned, by the ced question of the Markham idge. The interest shown by the iu Advisory Council, and the Lae visory Council, in the proposal it the river be spanned at Kirk ids, is, according to local authori s, entirely misplaced, as those lies should be interested only in ;n matters. apparently, this is where the Dis ’t Council comes in—by the jointment of representatives who i deal with matters in a wider a.

Juite laudable, it may be said; in the selection of the addi lal body, the powers that be, in r ising the Administrator as to )ointments —in an advisory acity—have nominated men who -ady are members of the Town /isory Councils. That might have n avoided: although these obare men with interests in n and district and they provide iseful liaison between town and ntry.

’he following have been

lointed by the Administrator to stitute the Morobe District Ad >ry Council:— orman White, Snr., Wau, agri ;urist, and member of the Wau dsory Council. i orman Wild, Wau, mining aager, and member of the Wau risory Council. redk. G. Rose, electrical engi r, Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. ames A. Birrell, manager, Morobe nsport Co., and member of the Town Advisory Council.

A. J. Bretag, Lae, manager of New Guinea Industries Ltd., and chair man of the Lae Advisory Council.

Jas. A. Peterson, Lae, manager of Burns Philp (NG) Ltd., and vice chairman of the Lae Advisory Council.

Rev. Frerichs, Lae, Superintend ent of the Lutheran Mission.

Tang Kam Hong, Lae, Chinese businessman, and representative of the Chinese community in Lae.

The inaugural meeting of the new body will be called at an early date by the District Commissioner.

It is a good Council; but we can not help asking why some of the highly respected pioneer residents of the Morobe district, who surely have a wide knowledge of district, matters, have been passed over in favour of town merchants who al ready are members of the Town Councils.

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Bulolo Afire

p. 115

115

Out of P-NG Run For 2-3 Months

ON Wednesday, August 29, 48 hours after the Burns Philp motor- liner Bulolo (6,397 tons) arrived in Sydney from Papua-New Guinea, the copra in No. 3 hold was found to be ablaze. Spontaneous combustion is blamed.

Firefighters poured in enormous quantities of water, but the fire got Digger. The liner carried so much water that she developed a iangerous list. Everyone was ordered off, and she was hurriedly xjwed across the harbour to Kero sene Bay and beached in the mud.

After another 24 hours, the fire vas quenched. The water then was mmped out, the Bulolo was hauled >ff the mud, and returned on Friday o her berth at Walsh Bay. As she tfas coming in, she bumped the iner Marinella, and both vessels vere slightly damaged.

The ship has suffered no tructural damage, but there is a :reat deal of general superficial lamage, and destruction especially n No. 3 hold, and in the refrigera i°n section. It is estimated that epairs will take two to three lonths.

The next sailing of the Bulolo was

cancelled at once ai\d the October sailing probably will be: 160 passengers, due to sail north in September, had to make other arrangements.

The worst feature of the accident was the disturbance of arrange ments made to send urgent cargo to Papua-New Guinea, especially foodstuffs and refrigerator items.

The following arrangements were announced within a couple of days by Burns Philp and Co.: ® The freighter Burnside, then loading for Singapore, was in structed to also load refrigerated cargo for Port Moresby. • The Nellore, for the East, also would load refrigerated cargo for New Guinea ports. • Other ships would similarly lift cargo for the Territories. • The Mangola, which was then at Madang, would be brought south as soon as possible, to take over some of the Bulolo’s services.

A Burns Philp spokesman said that the damage to the Bulolo was less than had been at first antici pated.

The first High Commissioner of the American Trust Territory of Micronesia is Mr. Elbert D. Thomas former US Senator from the State of Utah, professor of political science, and a Far Eastern mis sionary for many years.

As an indication of developments, it is noted that TEAL on September 1 took over, in Suva, the office that has been maintained there by NZ National Airways for some years. It will be, for the present, TEAL’s Islands headquarters. Mr. John Wisdom is in charge.

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From Notes Made in Fiji (Continued from Page 19)

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SEPTEMBER, 19 5 1 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Tahiti News

pp. 119-120

119

120

Rendezvous for Yachtsmen

Prcm Our Own Correspondent

Papeete, Sept. 4.

THE following are among the overseas yachts which have recently arrived in Tahiti— The American yacht Nordlys, Dwned and captained by Omar Darr, which made its third appear mce in Papeete, on July 11.

The British yacht Palmosa, of 10 gross tons, home port, Plymouth, England, and owned by Captain H.

I. Hudson, RNR.

Mollilou, American, of San Fran lisco, of 18 tons, Captain S. R. £ochenderfer.

The Colleen, from Honolulu, Jnder American registry, and iwned by the Seventh Day Ad entist Mission, to be used among he islands. The Colleen’s captain s W. E. Ferris.

The Nordlys left Papeete on mgust 7 for Honolulu.

Sig Plane For Conference

For the first time, the people of 'apeete saw a four-engined plane rhen the Pan American Airways lipper, carrying delegates to the onference on Filariasis, circled ver the town on August 19, before oing off to land on the nearby ilanl of Bora Bora, There is no irstrip on Tahiti.

Mr. Cornelius Crane had sent his acht, the Vega, io Bora Bora, for

the assistance of the delegates, and they were soon in Papeete. The Governor presided at the Filariasis Conference, which lasted several days. The delegates left again, at the end of August, by special PAA plane.

Schooner Lost

The French schooner Aito, owned by Mr. Andre Blouin, of Papeete, was lost when she ran on the reef off the island of Marutea North. She was a motor vessel of 53 tons, commanded by Captain loane Roo a Anania. All on board were saved. The weather was thick and the reefs and the currents treacherous.

Every year a number of ships are lost in the Tuamotu archipelago.

New Colonial Secretary

On July 25, His Excellency Gov ernor Petitbon introduced Monsieur G. Sully, newly-arrived Colonial Secretary, to all the service chiefs of the French administration of Tahiti.

Departures On The

Chungking

Among the passengers who de parted on the liner Chungking for Europe were M. Jean Vidal, former chief of the public works; M. and Mme. D’Astier de la Vigerie, of the Information Bureau; M. and Mme.

Landry, who had come to Tahiti to film Tahitian scenery; Doctors Andrea de Balmann and Tourneux going to France for well-deserved vacations.

Personalities

When the Chungking sailed from Papeete, on July 25, many well wishers were at the wharf to fare well three Mission Brothers who have given several years to teaching at the Ecoles des Freres de Ploer mel. They are Brother Enogat, 42 years in Tahiti, and 19 years in Canada; Brother Ludovic, 34 years

in Tahiti, six years in Senegal, anc nine years in Turkey; Brothei Romain, 17 years in Tahiti.

They now have retired from active service, with the exception of Brother Romain, who is still young enough to be sent to another colony.

An amplifier—the handiwork o< M. Eddie Lund—played farewell tunes as the ship sailed down th*.

Bay.

Rolf Armstrong, whose portrait; of beautiful American girls arc published in millions on calendars magazine covers and posters, hai been spending the summer ii Tahiti. It was his first visit to thi South Seas. He said he was iiru pressed, not only with the beaut; of Tahitian girls, but with theii natural rhythm of movement whici (he says) no other girls in thr world passess. Mr. Armstrong haE made paintings of Tomatu, whon he considers our most beautifu Polynesian type, and also made vivid study of Germaine, thr famous Bora Bora dancer.

Two well-known auditors anr accountants died recently—Messr: Eugene Alexandre (known to all a Hiti), and Rene Porlier. Both wen born in Papeete.

We have been informed that Ml R. de Lambert, who was Americat Consul in Papeete from 1941 t 1946, is now US Consul-General i Valparaiso, Chile. Mrs. and Mr. a Lambert have many friends i Tahiti.

Advertisements & other items, pp. 119-120 (2 items)

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2,000 Natives Evacuated

From Our Own Correspondent

Noumea, Sept. 1..

THE story of the volcano Ambrym, in New Hebrides, be gan some 20 years ago when j sent up huge columns of smofel while pumice rained down, blackiu out all the island. At the time, la T i flattened all plantations and hous*; with the exception of a Cathok Mission hospital.

Today, the Government here hr been advised that Ambrym threatening eruption.

A heavy pumice mud is fallui and a mass of cloud hangs ow the island. Two thousand natiw have been evacuated to the near? islands of Malekula,, Santo, EL and Efate. Three to four thousait natives have refused to leae Ambrym, and the authorities as supplying them with food.

The official message to Noumn adds that most plantations a being buried, but there are

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Advertisements & other items, p. 120 (1 item)

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Sir Hubert Murray

p. 121

121

Memorial To

Late

AT the request of the Adminis trator, a P'und was opened in Port Moresby in September to provide a Memorial to the late Sir Hubert Murray, who died in 1940, and who did such notable work for the old Territory of Papua, and es pecially for the natives. The appeal bas been launched in both Papua- New Guinea and Australia.

This appeal originally was made in 1941, and £263 had been sub scribed when the war with the Japanese came. Since then, invasion md post-war problems have taken precedence.

It is now proposed to complete the F\md, and provide the Memorial, rhe form probably will depend upon ;he amount subscribed. Some of his friends hope that it may be a plain jonstruction of stone, erected in Port Moresby, to permanently re nind both Europeans and natives of lis achievements.

Subscriptions should be sent to -he Secretary, Hubert Murray Memorial Fund, C o Customs De triment, Port Moresby. Any imounts sent to the Pacific Islands Monthly, PO Box 3408, Sydney, will >e acknowledged and sent on. It is xpected the Commonwealth Gov rnment will make a contribution.

The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Cyril Forster Garbett, will make a five £ays visi !i to Fi J i in December. His Grace, who is in his 76th year, will make an extended visit to Australia and New Zealand between October and December. He will arrive in Suva from Auckland by TEAL Solent on December 11.

Two scientists of the Australian CSIR left Sydney for New Guinea in early August. They are Dr. C.

Barnard and Mr. L. J. Webb, who will search for plants that will yield valuable drugs, including cortisone.

Native plants used by the natives to cure ulcers and skin diseases will also be of particular interest to the scientists.

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L. Harrison Trading Co.), will have Fiji representation for several Australian ex porters, including Mungo Scott Pty., Ltd. (flour millers). Walter Cavill Pty., Ltd. (wholesale grocers), Moulded Products (NSW) Pty.. Ltd. (plastics). F. H. Prager & Co. (hardware). M. Kerry Pty., Ltd. (general exporters), and Standard Paint and Oil Co. Pty.. Ltd. (varnishes and paints).

Mr. Harrison, who has been in the Colony for nearly 40 years, was originally in business after World War I as a

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The insignia Of the 0.8. E. was presented to Ratu George TuisawaU of Fiji by the King at Buckingham Palace last month. It was the first investiture to be held Since His Ma j e sty’S illness, and Only 66 recipients of honour were invested.

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TERMINAL facilities and amen ities which will bear com parison with those of most cities have now been established in Sydney by Qantas Empire Air ways, whose services increasingly extend out over the South-western Islands of the Pacific.

Some time ago, Qantas obtained a controlling interest in the Wentw T orth Hotel, which probably ranks as Sydney’s second best. Now. the Incoming passengers of Qantas have first preference in the Wentworth bookings in the fearfully over crowded city.

Following on that, Qantas has now established its new air terminal in premises adjoining the Went worth Hotel —it was formally opened on September 5. It is de signed to handle, weekly, 2.000 overseas passengers and their luggage—arriving by Qantas, BOAC and Tasman Empire Airways (for which Qantas acts as agents in Australia).

Luggage is handled on the modern American system, claimed to be expeditious and trouble-free.

The assembly lounge has, for the comfort and help of passengers, every facility that ingenuity can suggest. The decoration and light ing plan has won high praise.

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Weekend

From Our Own Correspondent WAU, Sep. 4.

NEW Guinea Goldfields’ Golden Ridges mill was officially opened on September 1 by the Administrator Colonel J. K. Murray, who travelled from Moresby by plane, accompanied by Mrs. Murray.

The large number who attended were entertained by the company at the Golden Ridges Club.

That evening, the company enter tained the Administrator and official party at dinner at the com pany’s mess, and all went to the Wau Club later, for the Ball.

On Sunday, the company again entertained all at a luncheon at the Wau Club, for the directors and em ployees of the company to meet Jolonel and Mrs. Murray.

Visitors included the Acting Gov ernment Secretary (Mr. C. Cham pion) and Mrs. Champion, Judge md Mrs. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.

Holmes, and Miss Fletcher. Visitors from Lae included the District Com nissioner, Mr. H. L. R. Niall.

The Managing Director of New Guinea Goldfields (Mr. Krutt schnitt), accompanied by his wife,

and Mr. W. Harram, a director, are also here.

On Monday, the 3rd, the official party went to Edie Creek to see the workings there, and whilst there they were entertained at luncheon by Mrs. A. Bowring.

An interesting visitor to Rabaui recently was the two-masted auxiliary schooner Milleta. She was purchased in Adelaide by the Gov ernment of the American Trust Territory of Micronesia, for service in that area.

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Eighth Session in October

THE Eighth Session of the South Pacific Commission will open. at headquarters in Noumea,.

New Caledonia, during the last week of October, and will last for' approximately twelve days.

Consideration of the Commis sion’s work programme in the fields j of economic development, health) and social development, and of re-' commendations regarding it made* by the Research Council of the; Commission at its meeting last: June, will constitute the main itemj on the agenda.

Expert Seeks Best Native

House

ON September 5, Professor Thysse,, of the University of Indonesia,, who is an authority on tropicalJ housing, arrived in Rarotonga to< begin a building survey of Islands* territories. He is undertaking this, task for the South Pacific Com mission as part of its programme* for promoting the welfare of islandl peoples. He is accompanied by his? wife, who will assist in the work.

The survey to occupy 8 to lOC months is to determine, frorm among the wide range of natives dwellings and public buildings inr various Pacific territories, thoses types most suitable for the varying climates and conditions ofi the area. Buildings for study will, include dwellings for families oft varying sizes, schools, halls, health centres and food: storage sheds. He will take intoo account such factors as of materials and labour, and costs.c Furniture needs will also be con sidered in relation to conditions and) resources available.

Territories that Professor Thysse will visit during his survey include the Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua and New Guineas and Netherlands New Guinea.

Anti-Filaria Conference

THE first international Antix Filariasis Conference, whicM; was held in Papeete, French; Oceania, in the latter pan of August, is expected to adoi much to the sum of human know ledge respecting this- group of dis e eases—now such a scourge in th*r Pacific Islands.

The recommendations of the Con i ference will go through the Com-r mission to the six constituent gpv’v ernments, for concerted actionc thereon.

A summary of the report of th*r Conference will be published in th»r next issue of the PIM.

Papua-N.G. Notes

pp. 125-126

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Acute Milk Shortage

A SERIOUS shortage of processed milk is affecting practically all parts of the Territory, and by sarly September the problem was >o acute that assistance was sought :rom the Territories Department in jetting a special shipment. By that ;ime anyone who still had a can or io of milk was measuring it out in jealously-guarded spoonfuls.

This is the second time within wo years that a milk shortage has lit the Territory, and while it is i> real privation for most people, it s more than that for people with nung families.

It looks as though the cry to Can >erra is likely to produce results, ven with the current shortage in Australia. With only two or three solated dairies in the Territory, nilk is an absolute necessity on our mport list.

No More Free Buses

PORT MORESBY residents are about to say goodbye to free bus travel in the town, and iebate waxes strong over the ques ion of fares.

The free service came about radually, as the town population icreased. The morning scatter of eeps and trucks collecting staff ave way to first one bus, then nother; and, finally, right on to a ree native bus service.

Now the Administration has got jS orders from Canberra that cash lust be paid for a ride on the Government vehicles. So far as ares are concerned residents are nstfully suggesting a flat rate of ixpence, or (with less confidence) flat annual rate of around £3. The overnment says it is not antici ating a fare to cover the whole ost of the bus service, and the ser ice may be handed over per public ender to private enterprise. The bvious inference is an Administra ion subsidy.

Another Bank Comes In

A NOTHER banking house is pre i paring to extend its trading area to Port Moresby and Lae.

"his is the merged Union Bank and lank of Australasia, called the lustralia and New Zealand Bank.

Ir. H. Watson, a Queensland in pector of the Union Bank, had a ood look around the two towns in lUgust, with a keen eye for business ites and a land for the homes of ank staff personnel.

Maybe a bank has a way of get ing a business site; but it’s a prob ?m quite a few other interests have ackled in Port Moresby with con picuous lack of success. And it will e even more interesting to watch he flow of building materials for

bank premises. At present the as sembly of a full category of build ing materials for even a modest dwelling requires something akin to the magician’s art. Only the Works and Housing Department can pull those particular rabbits out of the construction stockpile.

What Our Planters Want

The Planters Association of Papua is still unhappy about the Commonwealth Government’s failure to do anything regarding the copra price charged to Australian crushers.

The Association’s Annual Report

says the present system, under which Australian crushers buy at the United Kingdom contract price,. is subsidising the Australian manu facturers by £2O a ton. The con tinued sale on this basis has been the subject of repeated protests to the Commonwealth Government.

Papuan planters also want to know what the Commonwealth.

Government intends to do about the s copra stabilisation fund. They emphasise that there has been a steady rise in plantation production costs, and pointedly mention that, new plantings last year were limited to a few small-scale extensions.

They hoped future conditions would be more encouraging for new de velopment, both replacements and extensions.

On native labour, the report advo cated continued campaigning for an. initial Native Labour Agreement of two years, instead of the present term of 18 months, with an optional] additional six months by mutual, consent of employer and employee..

Improved coastal shipping services ; were also mentioned as a matter for* further representation.

The Annual Report also referred] to the composition of the proposed] Legislative Council, and a resolution j was passed unanimously that the; representation as laid down by the-; Act was entirely unsatisfactory..

This, the report added, did not per mit proper representation for' interests outside the government.

General

Road maintenance work has? started in the Kanosia district, west) of Port Moresby, and all the maim plantation roads are to be recon ditioned. The Administration has? provided £12,000 for this work, and ai team from the Works and Housings Department has started on the job..

Equipment being sent to Kanosia i includes a bulldozer, a light grader*] and tip trucks.

A three - masted Americam schooner, the California, sailed intoc Port Moresby on August 13 after*] visiting most of the Pacific Islands? groups. On board are its four*] owners, young lads from California! who are making their dreams off adventure come true. They haves already spent about two years onr their round-the-world voyage, and! will be out for two more before theyv sight California again. They clubbed! together and raised $12,000 to buy the schooner, then put another! $13,000 into refitting it. Their next? port-of-call will be in Indonesia — then South Africa, around the Cape,,; and home across the South Atlantic.: New Presbyterian missionaries; who will go out to stations in theo.

New Hebrides in September are:; Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Kirkby (Am-j brym), Rev. and Mrs. J. Poon, withri two children (Tongoa), and Rev.v and Mrs. H. A. Prenter (Hog Har bour) .

Advertisements & other items, pp. 125-129 (5 items)

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COCONUT PLANTATION —ln the Solomon Islands, 540 acres freehold property, ideally situated —340 acres planted fully bearing palms. 200 acres virgin country suitable for planting cocoa. Large new well-furnished bungalow, water, sewerage, electric light, with garden and orchard.

Trade store, bulk store, workshop, labourers’ quarters, copra drier, and copra storing shed, with capacity for 100 tons —all newly constructed. Good trading centre. Going concert*. For sale, with cr without new 10 ton auxiliary ketch, built July, 1950. For further particulars (to principals only), write to “Solomons,” c/o Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney.

ATTRACTIVE PROPERTY IN PAPUA.—

Amongst friendly people, in a delightful climate. Your chance to invest in Real Estate and know and feel you have security in a Tax-Free Country. Daily air services to and from Australia, only few hours away.

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OFFERING to you: Three modern, fully furnished flats, electric power, water, refrigeration, septic system. Also on same property: Detached Cottage—constructed with best materials, double lined throughout, fully equipped and furnished.

Situated in ideal surroundings in Port Moresby’s newest European suburb, and lesigned for comfort in every detail.

Handy to all buses and shops. Price: £0.500.

Inquiries answered promptly—so air-mail )r cable: N. T. Corbett, c/o G.P.0.. Port Moresby, Papua. iORFOLK ISLAND.—If you want FREE- )OM from irksome restrictions—come to NORFOLK IS. and live with delightful, riendly people. The climate is ideal 50° to 85°), mainland and tropical lowers and fruit all grow profusely, ’here are NO TAXES of any sort. Now vailable: 17 acres, freehold, very central, ear shops and school, beautifully wooded -only £65 an acre. Great potential alue. Build four cottages on this property, let them to all-the-year-round isitors and enjoy an easy income.— *eter Goddard. Norfolk Island.

IADIO EQUIPMENT. —We can supply new ind reconditioned transmitters and reeivers for low powered marine and shore retaliations at a reasonable price.

Irystals supplied to specified frequencies, nquiries answered promptly. Write: averpool Trading Co.. 23 George Street, .iverpool, N.S.W.. Australia.

ACKS.—Several thousands used 2 cwt. ugar sacks for sale. These sacks are leaned, repaired if necessary, fumigated. x-U.K.. measuring 27 in. by 44 in. approx.), weight IV2 lb. Bales of 25 and 0. Price: 39/- Aust. per doz.. c.i.f.. ydney. Ideal for all uses in Islands, Deluding shipment of shell. Apply: Box J 95, G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W.. Australia.

BOOKS

•OOK BARGAINS.—Send for list of real argains from 2/- upwards. State your iterests, please. I also find out-of-print Inglish Books. Mention “PIM.” Nearly 00 customers in the area where “PIM”

Irculates.— Philip Boulton, Bookseller, Vestbury. Wilts, England.

willing to accept anything in any part of the Islands. Please reply to: “Ex-R.S.M.’% Box 3408. G.P.0.. Sydney, N.S.W.

PLANTATION MANAGEMENT.—ThoroughIy

experienced, competent, economical manager, open for engagement, permanent or relieving. Lifetime experience copra, cocoa, rubber. Pull knowledge plantation, accounting, stores and supplies, issues, shipping, pests and diseases, cover crops, catch crops, native foods, draining, drier and other construction, roads, boats and N.G.N.L. Ordinance, 1946. Expert with labour and Pidgin; knowledge Fijian and Hindustani. Go anywhere. For full details write: Kent Williams, Box 18. P. 0..

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CANADIAN citizen. British ex-Servicewoman. 28, desires permanent position as cook for hospital, hotel, or plantation, with accommodation for self and three healthy, happily disciplined children (two

POSITIONS WANTED

RETURNED SERVICEMAN (ex-Paratroop Battalion), 30, married, wishing to settle permanently in Pacific Islands, desires position of trust. Healthy, strong and capable—expert knowledge of cars and trucks, also familiar with storekeeping, but willing to fill any position offering chance for advancement. Definite asset to any employer. Excellent references. Reply to: Frank Pages, 5 Cross Street, Waverley, N.S.W., Australia.

RELIABLE, trustworthy and conscientious man. 40 years of age, requires position of any kind. Four years as Regimental Sergeant-Major of Native Battalion during the war. I am able to handle cars, trucks and tractors, and am handy with most tools of trade. Not afraid of work, either manual or administrative, and am

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TENDERS

ESTATE ERNEST RUSSELL MILLER,

DECEASED. —Sealed Tenders endorsed “Estate E. R. Miller” are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 5 p.m., November 15, 1951, for the purchase or leasing of the following, either wholly or in part:— PURCHASE.—I.—TsaIui Group Plantation. (a) Situation: 27 miles north-west of Kavieng, New Ireland, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, (b) Area; 598 hectares (approximately 1.495 acres), planted with coconut palms. 2.—Matanabago Plantation.— (a) Situation: Near Tsalui Group, approximately 10 miles from Kavieng. (b) Area: 323.60 hectares (approximately 809 acres), planted with coconut palms.

General.—Above properties are heavily overgrown with secondary growth. An assessment as under has been made by War Damage Section as a subsidy towards clearing the secondary growth and will be paid to the successful tenderer by the War Damage Section, when satisfactory evidence is produced to it that the work has been completed or well advanced: Tsalui Plantation, £831; Matanabago Plantation, £304.

Title.—The successful tenderer shall accept such title as the Administrators of the Estate now have and without further investigation.

Terms.—All properties sold subject to the consent of the Administrator of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Tsalui and Matanabago Plantations are sold subject to the consent of the Custodian of Expropriated Properties. On acceptance of tender, 10 per cent, of tender price to be deposited and the balance is to be paid upon the execution by the Trustees of a conveyance of the property or such other document or instrument as the successful tenderer may reasonably require to evidence the sale in the absence of a registerable transfer. The successful tenderer if he so desires may take over the existing liability to the Custodian of Expropriated Property approximating

£15,378 in respect of Tsalui, and £4,873 for Matanabago.

LEASING.—As an alternative to selling, the abovementioned properties are submitted for leasing to competent and approved persons on the basis of 25 per. cent, of gross proceeds of copra and/or other island produce payable to the Lessors, subject to the provision of a minimum production in respect of each of the aforementioned plantations.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

BURNS PHILP TRUST COMPANY

LIMITED,

7 Bridge Street. Sydney, Administrator of the Estate of E. R] Miller, deceased.

Sydney, August 30. 1951.

ESTATE CARL ALFRED OSTROM, DE-

CEASER.—SeaIed Tenders endorsed ‘Estate C. A. Ostrom” are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 5 p.m., November 15, 1951, for the purchase ot the following, either wholly or in part: — 1. —Paruai Coconut Plantation.—Situated 34 miles from Kavieng on the east coast of New Ireland, Territory of Papua and: New Guinea. Area; approximately 100 hectares, not less than two-thirds, htis been completely bombed out, leaving onethird of the whole from which produce may be expected. No clearing of any nature has been carried out on this plantation; although covered with secondary; growth there is little evidence of the convolvulus vine. Estimated production iss two tons per month. Soil mainly of s dark volcanic nature and would appear to be quite suitable for replanting witlf Cocoa. There are no buildings on this plantation. 2. —Lakurafanga Coconut Plantation.— Situated 36 miles from Kavieng, on the east coast of New Ireland. Area: apt proximately 200 hectares and is used a. a base for all operations in respect o;c the Ostrom estate.

Present buildings- consist of: Smoke Drier; Two Labour Houses; One Garagq and Labour House; Overseer’s Quarters and Store; and One Well.

Plant consists of Army type three-toi “Pord’ ; truck, which is reported to be ii very fair order and suitable for thf estate’s transportation requirements Estimated production is nine tons pea month. 3. —Fangalawa Coconut Plantation. —Situated 42 miles from Kavieng on the eass coast of New Ireland. Area; appro xf mately 150 hectares, of which 90 hectares are considered good country. One-thim of the area has been cleared and is i:r reasonable condition, the palms being i;i excellent condition. Another one-thin has had lines cleared to provide access ti produce, no further clearing beinr attempted. The palms are in extremell good condition and surrounded by denss growth of germinated nuts. The remainn ing third was cleared 18 months ago. bu; now requires further cutting. Palms ii this area are in fair condition. Estimates production of this plantation has a pose sible maximum of six tons per montK No buildings of any type have bees erected.

The three plantations referred to abow are subject to a mortgage in favour o W. R. Carpenter & Company Limited am Ex-Gratia Clearing Subsidy amounts ti approximately- £9OO.

Title.—Fee simple. The successful Terr derer shall accept such title as thf Administrator of the Estate now has. am without further investigation.

Terms.—All properties sold subject to thf consent of the Administrator of the Terr:-: tory of Papua and New Guinea. OD acceptance of tender, 10 ner cent, o tender price to be deposited and tHJ balance is to be paid upon execution b

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the Administrator of a conveyance of the property or such other document or instrument as the successful tenderer may reasonably require to evidence the sale in the absence of a registerable transfer.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

BURNS PHILP TRUST COMPANY

LIMITED,

7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Administrator of the Estate of the late C. A. Ostrom.

Sydney, September 4, 1951.

ACCOMMODATION

SYDNEY. —Furnished, serviced hats, with private bathroom and kitchenette, morning trays, situated in heart of the city.

Double and family flats available—reasonable rates for Pacific Islands residents.

IVyobe Court, 52-54 Phillip Street, Sydney. 7able address: -Yarap,” Sydney. Telephone: BU 1376.

ATTRACTIVE ACCOMMODATION for

ourists. with children. “Tanglewood,”

Bayfield, Brisbane, Queensland. ’Phone II 5656.

WANTED TO BUY

MALL ISLAND, suitable for middle-aged ;ouple to retire and escape worldly .orries. Only necessities are fresh water upply and soil suitable for growing normal egetables. Bungalow not necessary. Anywhere with warm climate, not in mos- [Uito zone. Details and price to: Field, 2 Cobbler’s Bridge Road, Herne Bay, Cent, England.

SRITTSHER. healthy, active, 60, lifetime n Asiatic countries, fed up with their iolitical and economic troubles, desires ransfer tropical land, where law and rder prevails and life secure under conenial conditions amongst friendly people.

Contemplates purchasing small, successul going concern, such as copra planation. Island trading, trocas fishing or ther suitable activity. Would consider aterest in larger business, provided may ake useful part in management and administration. Competent, experienced usiness executive, skilled accountant, trictly temperate. Interested in genuine imposition offering scope for happy,

mutual co-operation. References exchanged. Confidential. H. Stephen, c/o Box 3408. G.P.0., Sydney.

STAMPS

COLLECTOR wishes to buy envelopes showing clear postmarks (1939 onwards) from the small Post Offices of the British Pacific Islands, Including those with Australian stamps postmarked Papua-New Guinea. Particularly, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony from 1943 to 1946, the single-line rubber postmarks of Fiji, and all Paquebot and A.P.O. markings of the Pacific. Sendings to: M. T. Bulley, 4 Tower Street. Upper Hawthorn. E. 3. Melbourne, Australia.

WANTED.—Mission mixtures of Pacific Is., large or small lots, by weight or count, high values. Also Australian. N.Z. and Gt. Britain high values; 20/- Brown wanted in quantities. In clean condition, round post-mark, will take 1,000 old envelopes with or without stamps, also anything useful in post-mark errors. Good mint N.G. stamps wanted; used also. For imprint blocks of new Islands stamps will pay IV2 per cent, over face (but cannot deal outside sterling area). For sale: new issues of British Colonies at 10 per cent, over face, sterling. Foster’s, 18 Cullum St.. E.C.3, London. England.

PEN FRIEND WANTED

YOUNG LADY, journalist, aged 24, would like to correspond with a European planter in any part of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Reply to: “Pen Friend,” Box 22. Post Office, Strathfield.

N.S.W.

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Robson’ and Judy Tudor; well bound and profusely illustrated. 175 pages. Price; 7/6 (8/6 posted or $l.OO U.S. currency i.

From Steele’s Book Store, Suva, Fiji, or direct from the publishers. Pacific Publications Ptv. Ltd.. 247 George St., Sydney,

N.S.W.

Agents for Pacific Islands

Monthly

(Holding supplies for Cash Sale and authorised to receive annual Subscriptions^ In Pacific Islands Generally: All Branches of; Burns Philp & Co.. Ltd.

Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd.

W. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd.

Morris Hedstrom, Ltd.

W. H. Grove & Sons, Ltd.

Papua-New Guinea: Burns Philp (NG) Ltd.

Steamships Trading Co., Ltd.

Colyer Watson (NG), Ltd.

New Guinea Co., Ltd.

A. H. Bunting, Ltd., Samarai.

Mrs. Jean Fraser, Lae.

Wan Jin Wah, Lae.

R. F. Smith, Rabaul.

C. H. Meen, Rabaul.

Kriewaldt’s Stores. Port Moresby.

Fiji: Steele’s Central Store, Suva.

Fiji Times & Herald, Suva.

Adams Pharmacies, Lautoka.

Western Samoa: A. Vercoe, Apia.

Cook Islands: Cook Islands Trading Co., Rarotonga.

New Caledonia: Ed. Pentecost. Noumea.

Societe Gubbay Kerr et Cie. Noumea.

Thursday Island: P. H. Mendis. N. Mendis.

Norfolk Island: Mrs. Moltke’s Store.

Nauru: T. Daingarob.

Tahiti: O. G. Nordman, Papeete.

Rodolphe Klima, Papeete.

New Hebrides: Burns Philp (NHj Ltd., Vila, Santo.

Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., Market St.

Cordingley’s Bookstall, next G.P.0..

George St.

Tyrrell’s Book Shop, 281 George St.

Swain’s Pty., Ltd.. 123 Pitt St.

Dymock’s, Ltd., 424 George St.

Uneeda Newsagency, 18 Bond St.

Melbourne: McGill’s Newsagency, 183 Elizabeth St.

Collins Book Depot. 93 Elizabeth St, Myers Emporium, Ltd., 314 Bourke St.

Queensland: Mac’s Casket Agency, 289 Queen St., Brisbane.

J. Thomson, 311 Queen St., Brisbane.

Vernon E. White. M.Q.1.5., F.R.G.S..

Cocrparoo, Brisbane.

Gard’s Bookstall, 102 Flinders St., Townsville.

Darwin: Burnett’s Newsagency Pty.. Ltd., Darwin.

C. J. Cashman & Co., Darwin.

Auckland, NZ: A. G. Sims, Waverley Bookshop, 18 Queen St.

W. H. Grove & Sons, Ltd., 16 Fanshawe St.

Gordon & Gotch (A/sia), Ltd., 6 Gore St.

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Agencies : Chevrolet, Bedford, Vauxhall, Nash Motors. Firestone Tyres. Fetters Marine and Stationary Engines. G.E.C. Radio Sets. British Australian Lead Manufacturers Pty., Ltd. Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd.

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Islands Produce

•(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are in Australian currency)

Copra

Papua-NG.—Production Control Board price: Main ports, Hot-air, £57 per ton (Kokopo, £55/12/6); Smoked, £56/7/6 (£55). Sydney crushers pay: Hot-air, £74/15/-; Smoked. £74 2/6. Australia has 9 years’ contract with UK, based on £53/15/- Stg. ton.

Fiji.— £FS9/10/7 per ton, f.0.b., Suva— producers get £FS4/10/6 ton, plantation grade, Suva or Levuka; £FS4/5/-. FMS; £FSI-£53, other. Fiji has 9 years’ con tract with UK Food Ministry.

New Hebrides.—At Vila and Santo: approx. £ABO per ton.

Samoa. —-Producers receive £S4S/11/- (par with Stg.) per ton, f.0.b., Apia— based on MOF rate of £ Stg.s3/19/- (less £SS/7/11 Duty, £S3/0/l Stabilisation).

BSl.—Growers get £ASI per ton, f.0.b., Honiara or Yandina (based on £ Stg.s3/15/- MOF price).

Tahiti.—Merchants pay 14,900 Pacific fr. per 1,000 kilos (about £AIO6 per ton).

Cocoa

Islands prices are usually based on rate for Accra cocoa (W. Africa), quotation (from Colyer Watson Ltd., Sydney) for which in September was £Stg. 280 ( £A3SO) c.i.f.

Pacific cocoa was quoted nominally on Sydney market in September at:— New Guinea. — £A3IS per ton, ex wharf.

New Hebrides.—Nominally £A32o—sup plies unavailable in Sydney at present.

Samoa. —Sydney agents in September quoted Samoan cocoa unchanged at £ 5295 ( £ A368/15/-» per ton. first-grade. (Samoan currency equals Stg.)

Coffee

New Caledonia. —Production exported to France at nominal equivalent of £A4SO per ton. Arabica; £A4OO, Robusta.

Papua-NG.—Nominally £375 to £425 per ton (c.i.f.), according to quality.

Rubber

Sydney firms use London and Singapore rates as basis to buy Papuan rubber.

Sept. 6: No. 1 grade. RSS (sellers) Spot 50d. Stg. lb.. c.i.f., London (62V 2 d.

Aust. lb.); Singapore, RSS No. 1, 163V2 cents lb., f.o.b.

Vanilla Beans

Papeete merchants recently quoted 325 Pacific francs per kilo for Tahiti vanilla beans. Sydney quotation: White Label, 20/6 lb., c.i.f., Sydney.

Rice

Rice shipped from Sydney to Islands was fixed in May at £6O f.0.b.. White, Unpolished and Brown. (On plantation in Papua-New Guinea, approx. £85.)

Trochus Shell

Market for trochus shell in Sydney is unsettled at present—most agents are not interested in buying until prices firm. It

was reported last month that, because of labour shortage, Sydney importers were insisting that shell be sorted before ship ment; the Western Pacific shell price was quoted at approx. £ 175 per ton' on wharf, Sydney.

Green Snail Shell

Nominal quotation is at £l5O-£l6O per ton, on wharf, Sydney.

Pearl Shell

By a contract between Gerdau Co. (USA) and majority of Torres pearlers, TI shell prices were fixed, 1949-52, at: Sound grades, £A325 per ton, f.0.b., TI; “D” grade, £A225; “E” grade. £Al25 all plus bonuses. Independent pearlers are selling at around £ASBO for Sound grades; £A465, “D” grades; £A34O, “E” grades.

London Prices

London, July 12.

The following are to-day’s quotations:— Copra, c.i.f.. Continental ports, per' ton:— FM Straits/Mixed DEI .. .. £B6/5/- Stg. .

Ceylon £BB Stg. .

Philippines $195 US< Coconut Oil, c.i.f., 2,240 lb., in drums:—- PM Straits £132 Stg..

Ceylon £133 Stg. • Cocoa, c.i.f., Continental ports, Stg.:— Accra, 280/- per cwt. ex-store.

Accra, 250/- Stg., Nov.-Jan. shipment, , per 50 kilos, c.i.f., Amsterdam.

Bahia. 289/4 per 50 kilos, f.o.b.

Islands Mining Shares

Fiji

Aug., 1939.

Aug. 1.

Sept. 1.

Emperor . b9/ll b8/6 blO/- Loloma . .

S25/6 S20/b32/-

Papua-New

Guinea

Bulolo G.D. . bl24/s65/s65/- Guinea Gold . bl3/3 b5/ 6 Vz s6/6 Mandated All. b3/8 bl/3 bl/- 1 N.G.G. Ltd. . bl/10 b2/3 b2/5 Oil Search . . $3/11 b3/liy 2 b4/- Orlomo Oil . . b5/b2/9 b2/- Papuan Apin. b4/ll bl/6 bl/6 Placer Dev. . b68/6 b206/b317/- ■ Sandy Creek . bl/5 b6d b6d Sunshine Co. b6/5 slO/b5/6 Price of Gold. —Commonwealth Bank’s fixed price for gold is: Fine oz.,. £ A15/9/10; Standard oz., £A14/4/-.

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