1762
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 67.

DOMINION MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS

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

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

Bulletin No. 7—THE MAORI CANOE. Price 15s.

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

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

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

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

Bulletin No. 13.—The WHARE KOHANGA (THE “NEST HOUSE”) AND ITS LORE: Comprising data pertaining to procreation, baptism, and infant betrothal, &c., contributed 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., paper covers, 2s. 6d.

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. Price, 3s.

No. 2.—SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CONCEPTS OF THE MAORI. Price, 3s. 6d.

No. 3.—ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAORI. Price, 1s. 6d.

No. 4.—MAORI DIVISION OF TIME. Price, 1s.

No. 5.—POLYNESIAN VOYAGES. Price, 4s. Postage, 3d.

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

No. 7.—BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTED MAORI to 1900. By HERBERT W. WILLIAMS, M.A. Price, 6s.

No. 7A.—SUPPLEMENT TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTED MAORI to 1900. By HERBERT W. WILLIAMS, M.A. Price, 9d.

No. 8.—MAORI HOUSES AND FOOD STORES. By W. J. PHILLIPPS. Price, 18s.

THE NEW ZEALAND FORMULARY 1953

A prescriber’s guide to medication—including a reprint of the Drug Tariff 1953. Edited and compiled by DUNCAN COOK and C. A. FARQUHARSON, and published by direction of the Minister of Health.

192 pages, cloth cover. Price, 9s.

INDEX OF PLACES AND STREETS

Showing Electorates and No-licence Districts. Compiled by the Electoral Department.

72 pages. Price, 4s. 6d.

THE MAORI AS HE WAS

By

ELSDON BEST

Price, 20s. per copy.

THE PRINCIPLES OF WOOD PRESERVATION: THEIR APPLICATION UNDER NEW ZEALAND CONDITIONS

By Messrs. D. R. CARR, B.Sc., and J. H. SMITH, B.Sc., B.E. A.M.I.C.E., of the New Zealand Forest Service

Price, 6s. 9d. per copy.

NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENTARY RECORD (1840–1949)

An Historical Survey of Parliament and the Parliamentary System of New Zealand

245 pages Crown 4to: Bound full cloth: Green. 35s.

EDITED BY GUY SCHOLEFIELD

THE PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND AND PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Prepared by H. N. DOLLIMORE, Clerk of the House of Representatives and Clerk of Parliament

This illustrated booklet presents a wealth of information in an easy to read manner, covering the structure, powers, functions, and procedure of Parliament. One of the illustrations is an impressive photograph of the opening of Parliament by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 12 January 1954.

Price, 2s.

REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MORAL DELINQUENCY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Price, 3s.

New Zealand Government Publications are obtainable from the Government Printing and Stationery Department at Wellington and Christchurch or through the Chief Post Offices at Auckland and Dunedin.

CONTENTS

ADVERTISEMENTS .................................................. 1751

APPOINTMENTS, ETC. ............................................. 1737

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES ............................................ 1750

DEFENCE NOTICES .................................................. 1735

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES ................................... 1750

MISCELLANEOUS—

Board of Trade Notice No. 96 .................................. 1742

Commonwealth High Commissioners, Status of .............. 1739

Customs Acts, Decisions Under the ........................... 1746

Electricians Act, Results of Examinations .................. 1747

Envoy Extraordinary for Netherlands, Letter of Credence Presented .................................................. 1739

Industrial Efficiency Act, Decisions Under the ............ 1743

Industrial Efficiency Act, Notice to Persons Affected by ............................................................ 1742

Land Acquired for Government Work, Declared to be Crown Land ...................................................... 1741

Land Districts: Land Reserved, Revoked, etc. ............. 1739

Maori Affairs Act, Declaring Land to be Subject to the Provisions of Part XXIV of the ...................... 1749

Maori Affairs Act, Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the .................................... 1749

Maori Affairs Act, Notice of Adoptions Under ............. 1743

Motor Drivers Regulations, Exemption Order Under the ............................................................ 1740

Northern Pumping Area, Notice of Intention to Make and Levy Special Rates .................................. 1740

Northern Pumping Area, Notice of Intention to Make and Levy General Rates .................................. 1740

Noxious Weeds Act, Plant Declared Under .................. 1747

Organic Fertilizer: Supply, Acquisition, and Use of ...... 1739

Public Trustee: Election to Administer ..................... 1744

Railway Crossings, Provision of Exemptions of Compulsory Stoppage at ...................................... 1740

Regulations Act, Notice Under the ........................... 1749

Reserve Bank—

Bank Returns (Supplementary) ............................... 1745

Monthly Returns of Trading Banks ........................... 1745

Weekly Statement of Assets and Liabilities ............... 1744

Trailer Units Forming Part of Multi-axled Motor Vehicles Declared to be Trailers ......................... 1741

PROCLAMATIONS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, AND WARRANTS 1719–1735

Price 2s. 6d.)

BY AUTHORITY: R. E. OWEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.—1954