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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 103

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 …… 13 50
No. 9. Maori Agriculture …… 13 50
No. 10. Maori Religion and Mythology, Part 1 …… 5 75
No. 11. Maori Religion and Mythology, Part 2. …… 18 00
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
No. 2. Spiritual and Mental Concepts of the Maori. 57 p. $1
No. 3. The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori. 80 p. 75c
No. 4. The Maori Division of Time. 51 p. …… $1
No. 5. Polynesian Voyagers. 54 p. …… $1
No. 6. The Maori School of Learning. 31 p. …… $1
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.

NETBALL Revised—A Guide Book for Teachers, Coaches and Players
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

58 p. 1978 $2
Netball is a spectacular exciting game which is played and enjoyed in many countries both by the very young and the more experienced and mature international players.

To obtain the utmost enjoyment it is essential that each player becomes skilful in the techniques and tactics of the game and to know and understand the rules.

While the publication is specially designed to assist teachers, coaches and players in schools, people interested in netball at all levels should find the material contained in this booklet of great assistance.

NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURE
287 p. 1974. $2.50
This book describes the characteristic features of New Zealand farming and of the organisations associated with it. The comprehensive coverage contained in this publication is invaluable to students and those interested in the agricultural industry. (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.)

Price $1.45c

NEW ZEALAND ARCHITECTURE
By Martin Hill
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

44 p. 1976. $1.25
Beautifully illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, sketches and diagrams, this booklet shows the development of New Zealand’s architecture from the time of the first settlers, the early Maoris, to present day designs in housing and commercial buildings.

Ten sections include: The pa and the natural environment; Materials and form; New colonial styles; Architecture of extravagance; Natural design; The new look.

NEW ZEALAND AND THE ANTARCTIC
By L. B. Quartermain

269 p., illustrated. 1971. $6.50
The sole aim of this book is to provide the general reader with a balanced and accurate, though necessarily condensed, account of the part which has been played by New Zealand in the discovery of Antarctica and the unveiling of its secrets.

NEW ZEALAND’S ECONOMIC TRENDS AND POLICIES
Economic Monitoring Group

49 p. 1978 $2.25
Set up in April 1978 by the New Zealand Planning Council, the Monitoring Group was charged with the responsibility of fulfilling some of the monitoring functions previously performed by the Monetary and Economic Council.

This, the first report of the Group, is divided into 2 parts:
Part I—The Report of the Secretariat—
Chapter 1—Economic Perspective
Chapter 2—Growth and Stability.
Part II—Conclusions of the Economic Monitoring Group.

NEW ZEALAND FARM PRODUCTION AND MARKETING
Edited by M. J. Moriarty

100 p. $1.80
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.)

CONTENTS

ADVERTISEMENTS …… …… …… …… 2590
APPOINTMENTS …… …… …… …… 2553
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES …… …… …… 2588
LAND TRANSFER ACT: NOTICES …… …… 2589
MISCELLANEOUS—
Charitable Trusts Act: Notice …… …… 2570
Cinematograph Films Act: Notice …… …… 2580
Commerce Act: Notices …… …… 2570
Corrigendum …… …… …… …… 2551
Customs Act: Notices …… …… 2570, 2586
Customs Tariff: Notices …… …… 2571, 2586
Gaming and Lotteries Act: Notice …… …… 2560
Government Railways Act: Notices …… …… 2558, 2539
Harbours Act: Notice …… …… 2539
Import Control Regulations: Notices …… …… 2560
Land Act: Notices …… …… 2567
Maori Affairs Act: Notices …… …… 2568
National Roads Board: Notices …… …… 2567
Plant Varieties Act: Notice …… …… 2587
Post Office Act: Notice …… …… 2560
Public Works Act: Notices …… …… 2554
Regulations Act: Notice …… …… 2560
Reserves Act: Notices …… …… 2562, 2568
Reserve Bank: Statements …… …… 2562
Sale of Liquor Act: Notices …… …… 2569
Schedule of Contracts: Notices …… …… 2586
Standards Act: Notices …… …… 2570
Traffic Regulations: Notice …… …… 2569
PROCLAMATIONS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, AND WARRANTS …… 2551

BY AUTHORITY: P. D. HASSELBERG, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1980