SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

NEW ZEALAND BOARD OF SCIENCE AND ART

THE following are obtainable from the GOVERNMENT PRINTER,
WELLINGTON. 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.S.c., 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.

Manual No. 6.—PLACE NAMES OF BANKS PENINSULA.
By J. C. ANDERSEN. Cloth, 13s. 6d. Postage, 5d.

Manual No. 7.—BRACHIOPOD MORPHOLOGY. By the
late Dr. J. A. THOMSON. Cloth, 17s. Postage, 5d.

DOMINION MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. (Out of print.)

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 AGRICUL-
TURE. Price, 12s. 6d. Postage, 7d.

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

Bulletin No. 12.—FISHING METHODS AND DEVICES OF
THE MAORI. By ELSDON BEST, F.N.Z.Inst. Price:
Cloth covers, 11s. 6d., postage, 7d.; paper covers, 9s.,
postage, 6d.

Bulletin No. 13.—The WHARE KOHANGA (THE "NEST
HOUSE") AND ITS LORE: Comprising data pertaining
to procreation, baptism, and infant betrothal, &c., contri-
buted by members of the Ngati-Kahungunu Tribe of the
North Island of New Zealand. By ELSDON BEST,
F.N.Z.Inst. Price: Cloth covers, 4s., postage, 3d.; paper
covers, 2s. 6d., postage, 2d.

Dominion Museum Monographs: 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. (Out of print.)

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. Post-
age, 1d.

No. 6.—THE MAORI SCHOOL OF LEARNING.
Price, 1s. Postage, 1d.

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.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

INTO APPRENTICESHIP AND RELATED
MATTERS

Price, 9d.

THE NEW ZEALAND HONOURS

LIST

Price, 5s. 6d. per copy.

STUDENTS' FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND AND

OUTLYING ISLANDS

By T. W. KIRK, F.L.S.

Bound in cloth, 10s.

THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF

SOCIAL SECURITY IN NEW ZEALAND

A survey of social security in New Zealand from 1898 to
1949, and the most comprehensive work on the subject yet
published in this country.

Of 180 pages, the book is divided into three parts—cash
benefits, health benefits, and finance. Each subject is dealt
with in detail and there is a comprehensive index.

The book will undoubtedly be of considerable interest to
those interested in social security and social services, and will
be especially valuable to University students.

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INTRODUCED MAMMALS OF

NEW ZEALAND

By K. A. Wodzicki
D.S.I.R. Bulletin No. 98
Price, 12s. 6d. per copy.
Postage free.

DOMINION POPULATION COMMITTEE

REPORT

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER I-17 (1946)
Price, 2s. 6d.
Postage, 2d.

CONTENTS

ADVERTISEMENTS ..... 1624
APPOINTMENTS, ETC. ..... 1613
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES ..... 1623
DEFENCE NOTICE ..... 1612
LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES ..... 1624

MISCELLANEOUS—

Children’s Court, Justice of Peace Authorized to
Exercise Jurisdiction in ..... 1615
Commission of the Peace, Removal of Name from ..... 1615
Corrigendum ..... 1595
Customs Acts, Decisions Under the ..... 1618
Graded Apples and Pears, Fixing Inspection Fee
Payable on ..... 1614
Industrial Efficiency Act, Notice to Persons Affected
Under ..... 1623
Industrial Union, Proposed Cancellation of Regis-
tration of ..... 1622
Maori Land Act, Amending Notice of Adoption
Order Under ..... 1622
Medical Council of New Zealand Notice ..... 1619
Meteorological Returns for August ..... 1616
Motor Drivers Regulations, Exemption Orders
Under ..... 1615
Noxious Weeds Act, Plants Declared Under ..... 1614
Officiating Ministers, Notice No. 28 ..... 1619
Potatoes, Consenting to Assignment From South
Island of ..... 1622
Price Order No. 1410 (Beeswax) ..... 1623
Public Trustee: Elections to Administer Estates ..... 1621
Regulations Act, Notice Under the ..... 1622
Reserve Bank: Weekly Statement of Assets and
Liabilities ..... 1622
Sales Tax Act, Licences Issued to Manufacturing
Retailers Under ..... 1621
Sales Tax Act, Licences Issued to Wholesalers
Under ..... 1620
Standards Act: Draft New Zealand Standard
Specification ..... 1622
Teachers’ Register, Supplementary ..... 1619
Transport Act, Declaring Area Closely Populated
Locality for Purposes of ..... 1615
Transport Act, Revoking Warrants and Excluding
Portions of Roads from Speed Limitation
Imposed by ..... 1615
N.Z. FOREST SERVICE NOTICES ..... 1623

PROCLAMATIONS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, AND WARRANTS 1595–1611

SHIPPING—

Notice to Mariners No. 56 ..... 1620

By Authority: R. E. OWEN, Government Printer, Wellington.