2436 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 94

A REFRESHER COURSE IN CALCULATIONS
TRAINING GUIDE No. 3, SECOND EDITION 1975
62 p. 85c
This refresher course is intended to help those who are required to use calculations on the job, or who are about to undertake various study courses. It includes multiplication and division, fractions, decimals, proportion, averages, percentages, and also the metric system. (Industrial Training Service, Department of Labour.)

TRAFFIC RESEARCH REPORTS
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.

Report No. 17. Evaluation of the New Zealand Compulsory Safety Belt Law— 70c

TRANSPORT STATISTICS 1974
(Department of Statistics) 1976
74 p. $2.00
Contains detailed statistics on the transport system as a whole. The four categories of Shipping, Railways, Road Transport and Aviation statistics are now subdivided into their respective sections with each section carrying its own introduction and separate table number sequence.

TRUCK OPERATING COSTS
1976 EDITION, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS DIVISION
27 p. 75c
This bulletin sets out the estimated costs of operation for various types of motor vehicles in New Zealand, ranging from 3-5 ton petrol trucks to 24 ton heavy articulated diesel trucks. The two tables for light vans and pickups previously included in the 1975 bulletin are now shown in the 1976 edition of "Car Operating Costs". Both bulletins will be published at 31 March each year and can be purchased from the Government bookshops.

UNDERSTANDING LAKES
GOVERNMENT PRINTER
38 p. 1976 $3.95
This booklet was prepared jointly by Ministry of Works and Development and D.S.I.R. The foreword is written by Bruce W. Spooner, Chairman of the Water Resources Council. Well illustrated with coloured photographs and diagrams, covers the geological origin and general characteristics of lakes, the processes of lake ecosystems and lake problems. Outlines how private citizens and Government bodies can together prevent and solve problems relating to lakes and their environment. A bibliography is listed. A very useful booklet for schools and all concerned with understanding and preserving New Zealand's beautiful lakes.

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.)

VETERINARY SURGEONS IN NEW ZEALAND
VETERINARY SURGEONS BOARD OF NEW ZEALAND
88 p. 1976 35c
Lists the names and classification of the persons registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1956 and the persons entitled to use the title or description of Veterinary Practitioner, as at 30 June 1976.

VISUAL AIDS FOR SPEAKERS
44 p., illustrated. July 1973. Reprinted 1975. $1
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.

VITAL STATISTICS 1974
75 p. 1976. $2
Presents statistics of births, deaths, and marriages which are of significance in relation to demographic influences on both economic and social developments in the community.
Can be used as a basis for various important studies. (Department of Statistics.)

CONTENTS

Price 70c BY AUTHORITY: E. C. KEATING, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1977