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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 know-
ledge 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.

THE MAORI CANOE
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 7
451 p. 1976. $17.50

A reprinted edition without textual alterations and retaining
the old Dominion Museum number. Another example of
Elsdon Best's dedicated effort to preserve Maori culture. The
material presented on canoes, their materials, types, methods
of construction, and associated artifacts make interesting
reading for the layman as well as for scholars of the Maori.
(Government Printer.)

MAORI RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY PART 1
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 10
424 p. 1976. $18

An account of the theory of the universe and its creation,
study of the origin of man, religious beliefs, rites, magic, and
folklore of the Maori people of New Zealand. First published
in 1924, reprinted without textual alteration and retaining
the original bulletin numbers. (Government Printer.)

MAORI STOREHOUSES AND KINDRED STRUCTURES
By Elsdon Best
116 p. Illustrated. Reprint. 1974. $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.

MATERIALS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND POTTER
by J. C. Schofield (N.Z. Geological Survey)
D.S.I.R. INFORMATION SERIES No. 118
1977 $3.75

Describes the sources of clays in the local countryside and
how to understand their suitability for ceramic purposes.
Summarises the minimum geological knowledge necessary and
the use of geological maps. Examines the main types of clay
minerals and their properties, the types of clays available in
New Zealand and the available natural glazes, frits, and
oxides. Contains an index and references.

Well illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and
tables.

METRICS FOR JOHN AND JANE CITIZEN
By James McGill Webb
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SERVICE—DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
48 p. 50c

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 EARTHQUAKE 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.

MOA-HUNTER PERIOD OF MAORI CULTURE
ROGER DUFF—CANTERBURY MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 1
436 p. Third edition. 1977. $17.50

This book deals with the most important site yet investigated
and in its discussions it traverses most of the New Zealand
archaeological field.

A chance discovery in 1939 by a 13-year-old boy revealed
the grave of a chief in the gravels of the Wairau boulder
bank. The grave, goods, and bones of the ancient chief, prone
in his gravel grave, with skull directed towards the setting
sun, spoke with more authority regarding his race than the
distorted memories of Maori tradition.

Although scholarly and technical, the book sustains
throughout the drama of this archaeological discovery, and
recreates from the evidence of bone and stone the life of our
first Polynesians in the Moa-hunter period of Maori culture.

NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETINS
By Elsdon Best
Government Printer. Reprinted.

$
No. 4. Stone Implements of the Maori ...... 11.95
No. 5. Maori Storehouses and Kindred Structures 6.50
No. 6. Pa Maori, The ...... 15.00
No. 7. Maori Canoe ...... .. ... . 17.50
No. 8. Games and Pastimes of the Maori ..... . 17.00
No. 9. Maori Agriculture ...... .. .. .. 13.50
No. 10 Maori Religion and Mythology, Part 1 18.00
No. 11. Maori Religion and Mythology, Part 2. being prepared
No. 12. Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori. 15.95
No. 13. Te Whare Kohanga and Its Lore ..... 5.75
No. 14. Forest Lore of the Maori 17.95

NATIONAL MUSEUM MONOGRAPHS

Elsdon Best (1856-1931), who was a member of the staff
of the then Dominion Museum from 1911 to 1931, made a
notable contribution to the study of Maori ethnology. After a
lifetime of experience, including many years in close contact
with the Maoris of the Urewera, he spent the last 20 years of
his life writing particularly of the social customs and beliefs of
the Maori people. There is still a demand for the many
monographs written by Elsdon Best and the following titles
have been reprinted without alteration to the original text
(National Museum):

$
No. 1. Some Aspects of Maori Myth and Religion. 43 p. ...... ...... 1.00
No. 2. Spiritual and Mental Concepts of the Maori. 57 p. ...... ...... 1.00
No. 3. The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori. 80 p. ...... ...... ...... 75
No. 4. The Maori Division of Time. 51 p. ...... 1.00
No. 5. Polynesian Voyagers. 54 p....... ...... 1.00
No. 6. The Maori School of Learning. 31 p. 1.00
No. 7. Bibliography of Printed Maori to 1900 4.25
No. 8. Maori Houses and Food Stores 3.75

NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW ZEALAND
178 p. Revised third edition. 1974. $10.50

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.