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In the path of the hurricane: many buildings wrecked and crops damaged in the Tongan islands last month

An active Hawaiian volcano which provides a magnificent spectacle for sight-seers

Views in the Cook Islands, which recently suffered a serious hurricane: photographs taken on the relief trip of the Matai

Cook Islands swept by hurricane last month: photographs at Avarua, Rarotonga

Royal Traveller in the Pacific: Duke of Gloucester visits the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa

Worst hurricane for many years in the Cook Islands: widespread damage to crops and buildings

Cruising in the South Pacific: Maunganui's passengers enjoy a novel holiday in tropic waters

Cruising round the islands of the South Seas on the Maunganui

Cruising round the islands of the South Seas on the Maunganui

Cruising round the islands of the South Seas on the Maunganui

Cruising round the islands of the South Seas on the Maunganui

Final preparations being made for the inauguration of a transpacific air service between San Francisco and Auckland