30 SEPTEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2273

SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING READING IN INFANT CLASSES

128 p. Reprinted 1975. 75c

Teachers have long been asking for first reading books that are closely associated with New Zealand children's own experiences. The “Ready to Read” books were written to satisfy this need and when the stories were written teachers in more than 30 schools tried out the texts and made detailed reports on them. The book in its final form owes something to these reports. The “Suggestions for Teaching” book is the teachers’ handbook that introduces the Ready to Read Series. With its straightforward, uncomplicated approach this handbook may give teachers renewed pleasure in their work. (Department of Education.)

TALKBACK

28 p. 1974. 45c

This report on the contributions which many thousands of New Zealanders made in discussion groups, meetings, and seminars held during the public discussion phase of the Education Development Conference. The report is designed to give an impression of the major outcomes of the discussion, not only indicating where a measure of consensus emerged, but also pointing out where people disagreed. (Educational Development Conference.)

TE REO RANGATIRA

By S. T. Karety

197 p., illustrated. 1974. $4

A textbook for students of the Maori language written in the “Tuhoe” dialect. Its subject is contemporary Maori life with those aspects of the Maori heritage which prevail in it. This book is intended for advanced fifth formers and the sixth and seventh forms.

TONGARIRO POWER DEVELOPMENT

(NEW ZEALAND’S LATEST POWER STORY)

52 p., illustrated. 1975. $1.50

Today 3 million people demand power for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes. The Tongariro Power Development when completed will see the ultimate development of the waters feeding the chain of hydro-electric stations along the Waikato River—from their source in the catchment area of the volcanic plateau to the lower reaches of the river. This booklet is an attempt to provide the reader with an overall view and in particular a guide to Tongariro power development. (Ministry of Works and Development.)

TROUT FISHING IN NEW ZEALAND—TARANAKI

Prepared by the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society

13 p. 45c

This booklet supplies the fishing enthusiast with information on the accessible streams and rivers, together with other points of interest. There is a fold-out map showing the access roads and rivers in the area.

TROUT AND SALMON FISHING IN NEW ZEALAND—WAITAKI VALLEY

Prepared by J. L. Symons, Convener of the Fish and Hatchery Committee of the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Society

6 p. 45c

This booklet supplies information of the fishable waters of the Waitaki Valley. A fold-out map of the area showing access roads and rivers is included.

TRAFFIC RESEARCH REPORT

NUMBERS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

1975. No. 6, 30c; No. 7, 30c; No. 8 and 9, 45c; No. 10, 45c; No. 11, 40c; No. 12 and 13, 60c; No. 14, 15 and 16, 80c. A series of reports which present the results of investigations into traffic safety and management problems.

Report No. 6 investigates accident occurrence at planned off-street type shopping areas and the strip-development type and compares the findings.

Report No. 7 deals with vehicle priority at uncontrolled intersections.

Report No. 8 and 9 contains an analysis of fatal motor cyclist accidents for periods of 1 year before and after the introduction of the law which makes the wearing of safety helmets compulsory.

Report No. 10, the role of alcohol in traffic accidents in New Zealand, is reviewed and reference to relative data is made. Alternative counter measures to the problem of drinking and driving is examined.

Report No. 11. A month-long intensive traffic enforcement programme was conducted in Christchurch. This analysis review shows the effects on road users. In this publication it also reviews the long-term effects of a similar programme conducted in Hamilton City in 1973.

Report No. 12. The 50 mph limit was introduced in December 1973 as part of the Government’s fuel conservation measures. In this report is a review of the first year’s operation of the 50 mph speed limit and its effects.

Report No. 13. Reviews the current organisation of traffic safety research in New Zealand. It concludes by outlining some of the implications for the medical profession.

Report No. 14. This report evaluates the effect alcohol has on driving skills and the part played by alcohol in traffic accidents. Also dealt with is the part played by engineers in reducing the alcohol-involved accidents and other research.

Report No. 15. Is a general review of the roles that traffic rules and their enforcement can reasonably be expected to play in the field of road safety.

Report No. 16. The trends and patterns of injury traffic accidents over the last two decades are traced and described through tables and comments.

UNITED NATIONS HANDBOOK 1975

200 p. 1975 $3.60

Published annually by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this handbook provides detailed information on the present membership and activities of this world body, including a summary of current New Zealand participation. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)

VISUAL AIDS FOR SPEAKERS

44 p., illustrated. July 1973. Reprinted 1975. 75c

This booklet will assist all who are engaged in public speaking. How to use visual aids, how to select the right aid for the occasion, how to present data graphically, and how to involve people are only a few of the topics discussed by the author in his booklet.

WAGE FIXING IN NEW ZEALAND

Edited by S. J. Callahan

136 p. $2

One of the outstanding problems of present-day governments is the development of means which not only assure to the wage earner a fair share of national prosperity, but which promote economic growth, financial stability, and industrial peace. This demands of Government and its agencies a continuing reappraisal of its machinery for wage bargaining and of its wage-fixing policies. Series No. 14. (New Zealand Institute of Public Administration.)

THE WAIMATE MISSION STATION

By M. W. Standish

52 p., 9 illustrations and plans. 70c

The Church Missionary Society’s station at Waimate played an important part in the development of New Zealand. Many hundreds of Maoris were educated at the station which grew into a village. The Vicarage and the Church of St. John have been preserved and this is an account of the past history of the station.

WAIRAKEI—POWER FROM THE EARTH

39 pages, illustrated. 90c

This booklet describes in an easy to understand form the Wairakei Geothermal Project. The power generated from the area contributes substantially to New Zealand’s electricity needs. This and other facts are described in this informative publication. A must for those visiting the area.