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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS.

NEW ZEALAND BOARD OF SCIENCE AND ART.

THE following are obtainable from the Government Printer, Wellington, and also from the Cheif Post-offices at AUCKLAND, CHRISTCHURCH, and DUNEDIN.
All orders must be accompanied by remittance. To country cheques add exchange (6d.).

Bulletin No. 1.—NEW ZEALAND BROWN COALS, with Special Reference to their Use in Gas-producers. By H. RAND, M.A., B.Sc., and W. O. R. Gilling, M.A., B.Sc., National Research Scholars, Education Department. Price, 2s. Postage, 2d.

Bulletin No. 2.—HISTORY OF THE PORTOBELLO MARINE FISH-HATCHERY. By the Hon. Geo. M. Thomson, M.L.C., F.L.S., F.N.Z.Inst. Illustrated. Price, 7s. 6d. Paper cover. Postage, 3d.

PRESS OPINIONS.

One of the most comprehensive efforts in local observation and original research yet published.—Otago Daily Times, Dunedin.
A work of exceeding interest.—Evening Star, Dunedin.

Manual No. 1.—NEW ZEALAND PLANTS AND THEIR STORY. By L. Cockayne, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.R.S., F.N.Z.Inst. Second edition, out of print; third edition, cloth, 10s. 6d.; paper, 7s. Postage, 6d.

Manual No. 2.—WILD LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND Part I : Mammalia. By the Hon. Geo. M. Thomson, M.L.C., F.L.S., F.N.Z.Inst. Illustrated. Price : Paper, 3s.; cloth, 5s. Postage, 2d. each. Parts I and II in one volume : Paper, 7s. 6d. (postage, 3d. extra); cloth, 10s. 6d. (postage, 7d. extra).

Manual No. 4.—THE MAORI AS HE WAS. By ELSDON Best, F.N.Z.Inst. A brief account of Maori life, his customs, arts, institutions, and beliefs, in pre-European days, with numerous illustrations. Price : Paper covers, 2s. 6d. (postage, 5d.); cloth, 4s. 6d. (postage, 7d.).

Manual No. 5.—WILD LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND. Part II : Introduced Birds and Fishes. Paper, 4s. 6d. (postage, 2d.); cloth, 7s. (postage, 3d.).

Manual No. 6.—PLACE NAMES OF BANKS PENINSULA. By J. C. ANDERSEN. Cloth, 13s. 6d. Postage, 4d.

Manual No. 7.—BRACHIOPOD MORPHOLOGY. By the late Dr. J. A. THOMSON. Cloth, 17s. Postage, 7d.

THE NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Vols. I, II, III, and IV, 6s. per vol.; Vols. V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, and XVII, 10s. per vol. Vol. XVIII, Vol. XIX, Vol. XX, Vol. XXI, 15s. per vol. Vol. XXII now appearing. Twelve issues per annum. Annual subscription, 15s., post free; single copies, 2s.; postage, 2d.

DOMINION MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 (out of print).

Bulletin No. 5. — MAORI STOREHOUSES AND KINDRED STRUCTURES : Houses, Platforms, Racks, and Pits used for storing Food, &c. By ELSDON Best. 1916. 108 pages, 46 illustrations. Price, 10s. 6d. Postage, 3d.

Bulletin No. 6.—THE PA MAORI. Price, 22s. 6d. Postage, 7d.

Bulletin No. 7.—THE MAORI CANOE. Price, 15s. Postage, 7d.

Bulletin No. 8.—GAMES, EXERCISES, AND PASTIMES OF THE MAORI. Price, 17s. 6d. Postage, 7d.

Bulletin No. 9.—THE MAORI SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE. Price, 12s. 6d. Postage, 7d.

Bulletin No. 10. — MAORI MYTHOLOGY AND RELIGION. An account of the cosmogony, anthropology, mythology, religious beliefs, and practices of our Native folk. By ELSNPN BEST. Price, 10s. 6d. Postage, 7d.

Bulletin No. 12.—FISHING METHODS AND DEVICES OF THE MAORI. By ELSDON Best. Price : Cloth, 11s. 6d. (postage, 7d.); paper, 9s. (postage, 6d.).

Bulletin No. 13.—THE WHARE KOHANGA (The Nest House) and its Lore. By ELSDON Best. Price : Paper covers, 2s. 6d. (postage, 2d.); cloth covers, 4s. (postage, 3d.).

Dominion Museum Monographs : A New and Interesting Series. By ELSDON Best, F.N.Z.Inst., the well-known authority on Maori life, institutions, and customs.

No. 1.—SOME ASPECTS OF MAORI MYTH AND RELIGION. Price, 1s. Postage, 1d.
No. 2.—SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CONCEPTS OF THE MAORI. Price, 1s. Postage, 1d.
No. 3.—ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAORI. Price, 1s. 6d. Postage, 1d.
No. 4. — MAORI DIVISION OF TIME. Price, 1s. Postage, 1d.
No. 5.—POLYNESIAN VOYAGES. Price, 1s. Postage, 1d.
No. 6.—THE MAORI SCHOOL OF LEARNING. Price, 1s. Postage, ld.
No. 7.—BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTED MAORI to 1900. By HERBERT W. WILLIAMS, M.A. Price, 6s. Postage, 4d.
No. 7A.—SUPPLEMENT TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTED MAORI to 1900. By HERBERT W. WILLIAMS, M.A. Price, 9d. Postage, 1d.

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.

Name of Publication.
Statistical Publications—
New Zealand Official Year-book. Informative and explanatory letterpress on practically every branch of the Dominion's activities and progress, with full statistical information and numerous diagrams (1940)
Monthly Abstract of Statistics. Latest available statistics on numerous subjects, with detailed trade figures, £1 ls. per annum, post free
Annual Statistical Reports (with introductory explanatory letterpress in each case)—
Population and Buildings (incorporates Migration Report) (1938-39)
Vital Statistics (1938)..
Justice (1938)
Trade and shipping—
Part 1 (1938)
Part 2 (1938)
Agricultural and Pastoral Production (1938-39)
Factory Production (1937-38)
Local Government. (See Local Authorities' Handbook.)
Insurance (1938)
Miscellaneous—Prices, &c. (1937)
Employment and Incomes Statistics (1937-38)
Pocket Compendium of New Zealand Statistics, 1939 issue. (This is a condensed vest-pocket edition of the New Zealand Official Year-book)
Reports of the Census—
1926—
Vol. III : Ages ..
Vol. IV : Conjugal Condition
Vol. V : Orphan Children and Dependent Children
Vol. VI : Race Aliens
Vol. VII : Native-born and Foreign-born
Vol. VIII : Religious Professions
Vol. IX : Industrial and Occupational Distribution. (Out of print)
Vol. X : Unemployment from Sickness and other Causes
Vol. XI : Incomes
Vol. XII : Families and Households
Vol. XIII : Dwellings
Vol. XIV : Maori and Half-caste Population
Vol. XV : Public Libraries and Places of Worship. (Out of print.)
Vol. XVII : General Report ..

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