12 JUNE
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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BUILDING STATISTICS 1977
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
28 p. 1978. $1.10
Contains building statistics up to the year ended 31 March 1977. Innovations in the report include:

An analysis of the floor areas of new flats by size groups in urban areas, statistical areas, and statistical divisions.

The actual floor area of new buildings by urban area, statistical area, and statistical division. Where applicable figures are now shown in metric measurements.

ART IN SCHOOLS—The New Zealand Experience
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
320 p. 1978 $14.25
The books sets out to show that art is a useful part of education, that art can join in with other subjects, or can stand on its own, and that it can draw in all sorts of people—children, teachers with or without specialist training, and parents.

Outlines the programmes, projects and many different activities that have been carried out in various schools throughout New Zealand. Projects have been selected which best illustrate the topic under discussion; in no way do they represent the full range of art education, nor the finest work being done.

ATOLL
By Grahame Keen
47 p. 1976. 80c
This secondary school bulletin describes the communal life of the islanders of Fakaofo, and illuminates the difficulties, loneliness, and hardships these people face when emigrating to New Zealand. (Department of Education.)

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRINTED MAORI TO 1900
NATIONAL MUSEUM MONOGRAPH NO. 7
By Herbert W. Williams
222 p. 1975. $4.25
The most important collections of Maori books and pamphlets are mentioned in this bibliography. A short review has been made of the Maori literature dealt with and an endeavour has been made to trace the history of the various mission and other private presses concerned. Any work, however small, printed wholly in Maori, or in Maori with a translation has been included; so also has any work dealing wholly with the Maori language—such as a dictionary.

BLOOD TEST LEGISLATION IN NEW ZEALAND
(TRAFFIC RESEARCH REPORT NO. 18)
By Paul M. Hurst, PH.D.
Ministry of Transport
18 p. 1977. 70c
Uses graphs and statistics to give an evaluation of the compulsory blood test law in New Zealand. Discusses these, makes comparisons with other nations, and concludes with a summary.

CARPENTRY
New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute
302 p. 1977. $12.95
This publication replaces the popular Carpentry in New Zealand. It is metricated and contains more than 450 illustrations. Also included is a set of fold-out house plans. Safety and safe methods, elementary first-aid, house design, construction, and metric tables are also highlighted.
Contents include sections on—
Use of tools and machines.
Preliminaries.
Concrete foundations.
Floor, wall, and roof framing.
Wall coverings.
Exterior joinery.
Interior finishing.
Timber, growth, seasoning, and preservation.
Building science.

BY DESIGN
By Rosslyn Noonan
330 p. Illustrated. 1975. $18.50
A brief history of the Public Works Department (Ministry of Works from 1870–1970), its effect on the development of the country, its changing roles, and ups and downs. The book covers the growth of New Zealand as a nation. In addition the author includes in her own narrative some fascinating stories of human interest. (Ministry of Works and Development.)

CHILD ABUSE IN NEW ZEALAND
342 p. $4.50
A report on a nation-wide survey of the physical ill-treatment of children in New Zealand. (Department of Social Welfare.)

CENSUS OF MANUFACTURING SERIES A—GENERAL STATISTICS BULLETIN NO. 1 1974–75 AND 1975–76
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
41 p. $1.10
Introduces the results of the 1974–75 and 1975–76 censuses of manufacturing which replaced the census of industrial production in the 1973–74 census year.

The new censuses take greater account of the structure of firms and, as well as collecting statistical results of individual manufacturing establishments, also integrate the activities of ancillary units servicing manufacturing.

Each census result gives an economic measurement of the manufacturing activities of New Zealand, based on normal accounting figures.

CENSUS OF MANUFACTURING SERIES B—Covering Production Years 1974–75 and 1975–76
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
No. 8 Wellington Statistical area
1978. $1.10 each
Introduces the results of the 1974–75 and 1975–76 census of manufacturing which replaced the census of industrial production in the 1974–75 census year.
Bulletins to date in the series are:
No. 1 General Regional Statistics summary
No. 2 Northland Statistical area
No. 3 Central Auckland Statistical area
No. 4 South Auckland—Bay of Plenty Statistical area
No. 5 East Coast Statistical area
No. 6 Hawke’s Bay Statistical area
No. 7 Taranaki Statistical area
No. 8 Wellington Statistical area

THE CHANGING VEGETATION OF MOLESWORTH STATION NEW ZEALAND 1944–1971
NEW ZEALAND DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, BULLETIN 217
118 p. 1976. $4.50
Totalling 700 square miles, the broad expanse of high altitude Crown land known as Molesworth Station is the largest single farm unit in New Zealand. In 1938, after 70 years of leasehold farming the Molesworth and Tarndale runs reverted to the Crown in a badly depleted state. This is an account of the recovering of the land at Molesworth for productive farming and should prove very interesting and informative to all high country farmers.

CONSERVING NEW ZEALAND’S HERITAGE
By P. H. C. Lucas
94 p. 1970. $1.40
In 1969 Mr Lucas went on a study tour of national parks and allied areas in Canada and the United States. On his return to New Zealand he wrote this report as a suggested guideline for national parks and reserves administrators. Many of the problems experienced by older countries could be avoided by a careful study of their mistakes and with this in mind Mr Lucas has concluded each section with a summary of lessons for New Zealand. Not only of interest to the general public but also to park administrators and planners, tourist promoters, historians, and archaeologists.

CONTRACEPTION, STERILISATION AND ABORTION IN NEW ZEALAND
Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Chairman Hon. Mr Justice McMullin. 1977
454 p. E. 26 $6
This unanimous report was presented in March 1977, after the commission had conducted its enquiries from June 1975 to