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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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NEW ZEALAND FARM PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
Edited by M. J. Moriarty
$1.80
100 p.
The British application to join the European Economic Community has brought forcefully home to all New Zealanders the dangers that face an economy dependent upon a narrow range of export products and one principal overseas market. This book reviews the problems facing Government and agriculture that arise from these facts. Series No. 9. (New Zealand Institute of Public Administration.)

NEW ZEALAND FISHERIES
Compiled by J. G. Watkinson and R. Smith
$1.75
91 p.
This book contains 39 photographs and will be of interest to anyone who is keen on fishing or is interested in the fishing industry. (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.)

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1890–1960
Vol. III. I–O
By A. G. Bagnall
$16.80
604 p.
The second of five volumes comprising a retrospective New Zealand national bibliography. Volume IV, 1890–1960 P–Z to be published 1975. Volume I (up to 1899) and volume V (supplement and index) will be concurrent. From 1966 the bibliography is supplemented by annual issues available from the National Library of New Zealand. (National Library of New Zealand.)

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1890–1960
Volume IV P–Z
Edited by A. G. Bagnall
$22.50
470 p. 1976.
Presented in this volume are 7660 entries making a total of approximately 26 250 entries in all the four volumes covering the 70-year period up to 1960. These volumes together are an ideal and invaluable source of reference. In addition to this final alphabetical volume, another volume is necessary and will include corrections, additional points, and also an analytical index to the work as a whole. Prepared in the National Library Centre, National Library Service, and National Library of New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEARBOOK 1977
$5
1092 p. 1976.
The official yearbooks are a rich source of material for research workers and students. They aim to present a comprehensive annual statistical survey of the New Zealand economy. Each section is revised annually and the emphasis varies with economic and social developments. The 1976 edition includes a long article on the development of tourism in New Zealand. (Department of Statistics.)

NEW ZEALAND POCKET DIGEST OF STATISTICS 1977
$1
296 p. 1977.
This popular annual book presents in an easily accessible form the more significant statistical data bearing on the country’s social and economic life. An ideal pocket reference book. (Department of Statistics.)

THE NEW ZEALAND POLICEMAN
By J. F. Glynn
$4.25
92 p. 1975
This book is the research essay prepared by Chief Inspector J. F. Glynn, of the New Zealand Police, as part of the requirements for the Diploma of Public Administration at the Victoria University of Wellington. The book deals with the developing role of the New Zealand Police within the social form work of a changing democratic society, and has been welcomed by magistrates, academics, and lay readers as filling an important gap in the available works on this topic. (New Zealand Institute of Public Administration.)

NEW ZEALAND TIDE TABLES 1978
Marine Division, Ministry of Transport 1977
$1
64 p.
Annual publication of the Marine Division of the Ministry of Transport with data supplied by the Lands and Survey Department and the Hydrographer, R.N.Z.N.

NUCLEAR POWER FACT FINDING GROUP REPORT
Chairman, M. M. Burns, D. 9.
$5.10
1977
Reports on the possible environmental consequences of a nuclear power production programme in New Zealand, compared with possible alternatives.
Discusses pollution, including noise and thermal pollution, deterioration of visual amenities, and interference with ecosystems.

OLD ST. PAUL’S: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
By Dallas Moore
75c
36 p., 8 illustrations.
A survey of St. Paul’s Cathedral Church which was built in Mulgrave Street.

THE PA MAORI
By Elsdon Best
$15
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 6
459 p., illustrated. Reprinted 1975.
The bulletin contains a wealth of information and descriptions of many Pa sites and structures. Although great advances in archaeology have modified some of the details listed by Best and some of the Pas included in the book no longer exist, the information contained in this bulletin is still an important contribution in this field and is not readily available elsewhere.

THE PAREMATA BARRACKS
By R. I. M. Burnett
70c
32 p., 9 illustrations.
Paremata Barracks were built during the Maori Wars when incidents reached down to Cook Strait during the early days of settlement in Wellington which was then Port Nicholson.

PERINATAL MORTALITY IN NEW ZEALAND, 1972–73
SPECIAL REPORT SERIES No. 50
By F. H. Foster (Department of Health)
$4.40
1977
The report of a study of the biological and social effects on perinatal mortality in New Zealand which was prepared for the Health Statistics of the World Health Organisation. Seven other countries presented similar reports to the WHO. This New Zealand data prepared for the international study provides very useful information, previously unavailable, about New Zealand.

THE PLANNING AND CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
(PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING SYSTEM)
$2.50
76 p.
Records some of the improvements in management systems that have been made within the Government in recent years to help Ministers, members of Parliament, and public servants deal with the problem of planning and controlling expenditure. (The Treasury.)

PLANTS IN NEW ZEALAND POISONOUS TO MAN
By Jose Stewart. Revised by H. E. Connor
$2.25
39 p. 1975.
This revised edition of Mrs Stewart’s book, which was first published in 1964, is a handy colourful guide to the 50 or more plants in New Zealand known or suspected to be toxic to man. The plants are listed in alphabetical order by their common names and each entry has a colour photograph identifying the poisonous part of the plant. The botanical name, a general description of the plant, the toxin, and the symptoms of poisoning are also given. Plants that are toxic if eaten, and touch irritants are dealt with in separate sections. A general instruction on what to do if poisoning occurs or is suspected is featured prominently at the beginning of the book