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The Cities of New Zealand. — The New Zealand city is an Anglo-Saxon product and owes its origin to colonization. At the very start, the Europeans concentrated in the cities, generally ports, where contact with the mother country was easy. In 1981, 84,6% of all New Zealanders were living in a city. But the four main metropolitan areas — Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, which run the affairs of the country — harbor 47,7 % of the country's population. Tertiary activities are of a more significant importance than secondary industries in New Zealand cities : in them, services are provided for the farmer and farming output is transformed or packed for export. For economical and climatic reasons, the South Island population decreased in the intercensal period of 1976-1981. At the same time, Auckland province increased its population at a higher rate than average. Dunedin is less and less looked on as a main center because it is too far away from Auckland. Christchurch is becoming the only main center in the South Island, but at the same time it may be regarded as nothing more than that. Wellington, the political capital, is becoming transformed into a totally tertiary center because manufacturing is moving out of the city. Auckland, in the heart of a province where 50 % of the population of New Zealand now lives, is turning into the real main center. Auckland is a real metropolis for the South Pacific.

Housing and Dwellings in the Popular Districts of Bangui. — Since 1946 and in particular after Indépendance, Bangui has experienced a rapid demographic growth which has resulted in a remarkable progression of homes in the popular districts. This urban conquest, achieved at the expense of the rural zones, has led to the implantation of dwellings erected no matter where because the settling was achieved in an unplanned manner ; still, density varies considerably from one sector to another. The «boom town» aspect vanishes as soon as roads are laid out.

Some Aspects of Rural Life Styles in the «Small» Cities of the Popular Republic of Congo. — If the semi-urban centers are not as yet true cities in the sense that Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire are, they are, in any event, no longer villages. But because of their modern urban facilities and their specific functions, they must be considered as cities. Their study is an exciting one because of the influence of rural manners and attitudes in the context of a metropolitan structure. Although engaged in rural-type activities, the inhabitants of semi-urban centers have the feeling of being «citizens» and for them those who live in the country are «villagers». What is more, when the latter come to the administrative centers, they say they are going «to town» ; it is there where the administrative offices are located and which deliver all the official documents ; it is there, too, where stores and dispensaries are to be found. When, on the other band, the inhabitants of the semi-urban centers go to the country, they say they are going to the «village». This is very significant, for it enables one to understand how both groups consider their respective environments. In their minds, there is no mistaking the two geographic settings in which they live. The milieu of the citizen is fare different from the one of the rural inhabitant.

The New Image of Cameroon Travel Tours.— Basing his study on catalogues edited by «travelers» whose main sphere of interest is Black Africa, the author analyzes the tours refering to Cameroon, their evolution over the past five years and, for means of comparison, those as regards Senegal and Ivory Coast. The advertising made as regards Senegal and the ease with which one may accede to it account for the popularity of this destination. In addition, the variety of the tours proposed and their modest cost enhance the attractiveness of this country. In Ivory Coast, luxury tours, with Abidjan as the main point of attraction, predominate. As regards Cameroon, the distance from Europe and the geographic position of the country (spread out on an East-West axis), entails longer sojourns and as a consequence far higher costs. In the northern portion, a main pole of attraction for some time now (Kapsiki, Waza, Maroua), the Bamiléké and Grassfields regions are nearly always included in the circuits, thus widening the space visited. In order to offer a greater insight into the country and to enable the tourist to discover the human environment as well as the fauna and landscapes, new travel programs should be developped and proposed.