13 JANUARY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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LAND USE POLICIES
STUDIES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: No. 21
185 p. 1976.
$5

Land Use Policies is an up-to-the-minute publication resulting from the NZIPA Convention of 1975. Contributors include the Hon. D. MacIntyre, now Minister of Maori Affairs and Agriculture; the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Ministers of Agriculture, Forests, Lands, and Science for the previous Government; the Commissioner for the Environment; the Assistant Director-General of Lands; the Head of the Urban Research Unit of Canberra; and many others. Topics range from land tenure systems to the history of the development of land use policies to the public acquisition of land for urban development. To assist readers each contribution is accompanied by a short summary. In addition most are also followed by a commentary and an edited record of the convention discussion of the paper.

MACHINE STRESS GRADING
(An alternative to visual grading of timber for strength)
NEW ZEALAND FOREST SERVICE INFORMATION SERIES No. 66, 1974
By I. D. Whiteside
36 p.
$1.50

This book outlines the need for commercial machine stress grading in New Zealand. Stress grading studies carried out by the writer in 1967 on radiata pine from Kaingaroa Forest showed that machine stress grading gave better grade recoveries over visual grading hence raised the value of a considerable proportion of the sawn output in framing sizes. The writer firmly believes that the introduction of machine grading will help overcome the present lack of stress grades in New Zealand. This lack of availability is thought to have been a major cause of timber not being much more widely used as a structural material in competition with concrete and steel. An informative book for builders, building inspectors, and specifiers to prepare them for the introduction of machine stress graded timber.

MAORI
44 p. 1975
$1.20

This book begins with the Maori people who came to inhabit the land which the demi-God, Maui, fished up from the sea. The author gives an outline of the history and culture which has shaped the Maori of today. The book describes in word and picture how the Maori has come to terms with the European culture, his achievements and failures. All these topics are adequately covered by the author. (Tourist and Publicity Department.)

THE MAORI AS HE WAS
By Elsdon Best
295 p. 1974 reprint.
$6.50

Fifty years of public demand since this book was first published resulted in the need for reprints in 1934 and 1952. The text has been reproduced unchanged but the originals of some of the figures could not be traced and these have been replaced with similar illustrations. There have been many advances in our knowledge of Maori life since this book first appeared. The work of numerous ethnologists, and more recently archaeologists, has critically examined many of the earlier concepts, confirming some, disproving others, and altering others to varying degrees. No one has yet produced a synthesis of the results of all this scholarship and there is still nothing as comprehensive as this book of Best’s to give a general account of the Maori. This book was first published when Best was 68 and thus represents the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime. It has now become a classic introduction to Maori life. Its continued availability should help the reader to obtain a basic background to old time Maori life which can be extended by further reading.

MAORI STOREHOUSES AND KINDRED STRUCTURES
By Elsdon Best
116 p., illustrated. 1974 reprint.
$6.50

As an authority on Maori culture, the author has compiled in this publication a comprehensive record on the use of the different storage structures, etc., used by the Maori in former times. By studying items pertaining to Maori technology it is hoped this will throw light upon many phases of the social life and customs hitherto unknown. This bulletin is No. 5 in the Dominion Museum Series.

MECHANICS OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE
Written and prepared by the N.Z. Technical Correspondence Institute
563 p. Reprinted 1974.
$5

This book, which is in its sixth edition and now in S.I. Units, contains the operating principles of the motor vehicle. It is favoured as the ideal book for the motor mechanic apprentice to obtain technical knowledge and preparation for the trade certificate examination. To those others interested in motor vehicle maintenance the book is recommended as an invaluable reference.

METRICS FOR JOHN AND JANE CITIZEN
By James McGill Webb
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SERVICE—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
48 p.
45c

As the name implies this book is written for use by the layman rather than the technician, the engineer, or the scientist. This book does not include conversion tables but rather relates to metric units and their use, comparisons of size and includes a wide range of metric information. How big is a litre? What is a kilopascal? When will I use a centimetre? What will I buy in kilograms? Why is New Zealand going metric? If these and similar questions are causing you concern this book will provide the answers.

MICROZONING FOR EARTHQUAKES EFFECTS IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
By T. L. Grant-Taylor, R. D. Adams, T. Hatherton, J. D. G. Milne, R. D. Northey, and W. R. Stephenson of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
BULLETIN 213
61 p.
$8.50

This report on earthquake microzoning is aimed at dividing extensive areas of Wellington into smaller zones and is intended as a guide only to planning of future redevelopment. The detailed studies of local geology and soil investigations have resulted in an Earthquake Microzone Map of Wellington. This map accompanies this publication. This report is the first one of a series. Later it is the intention to microzone other areas in the same way.

NATIONAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 1974-75
22 p. 1976.
$1

The national accounts record the value of goods and services produced by a community in a particular period and the way in which these are used. Within the accounts the flows of production and disposal of goods and incomes are analysed in ways to provide information on the inter-relationship between industrial and institutional sections of an economy and between an economy and the rest of the world.

NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW ZEALAND
178 p. Revised third edition. 1974.
$9

The revision of this popular publication has included numerous new colour plates and additional information on some of our parks. Because of the popularity of this book it is expected this edition will be in great demand. In addition to the book being an ideal souvenir for the overseas visitor it makes an ideal gift and also a valuable asset to anyone’s home library.

NELSON LAKES NATIONAL PARKS—A HANDBOOK FOR VISITORS
Edited by Emily Host
88 pages, illustrated, photographic plates plus fold-out map. Revised third edition 1974.
$2

A revision of this popular handbook was necessary because of developments that have occurred since the last edition was published. The visitor to the park, by having a copy of this handbook, would derive a greater appreciation of the park’s natural and historical qualities. An ideal reference for those interested in this area.