3 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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NEW ZEALAND SEAFOOD—A BUYING AND CATERING GUIDE
New Zealand Fishing Industry Board
40 p. 1977 $3.95
This book fills a much needed requirement for the housewife and caterer. It contains invaluable information on the buying, handling, and storage as well as how to obtain the best from fish.

There is a brief description of the fish used in each of the colourfully illustrated step by step recipes.

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1890–1960
Vol III. I–O
By A. G. Bagnall
604 p. $16.80
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.)

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 1890–1960
VOLUME IV P–Z
Edited by A. G. Bagnall
470 p. 1976. $22.50
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.

NO MARGIN FOR ERROR
Handbook for Writers and Typists
80 p. State Services Commission. 1977. $1.75
First printed in 1974 under the title of “Well Typed Miss Jones”, the book has been revised and contains invaluable information for both writers and typists.

NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEARBOOK
Department of Statistics
991 p. 1978 $6.50
The Official Yearbook is a rich source of material for research workers and students. Each section is revised annually, and every endeavour is made to give information as fully and clearly as possible.

Taking the place of a special article in this yearbook is a list of selected abbreviations, contractions and acronyms. Another short special feature introduces the new General Price Index which has been under development in the Department of Statistics for the past 3 years.

THE NEW ZEALAND POLICEMAN
By J. F. Glynn
92 p. 1975 $4.25
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.)

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.

THE PA MAORI
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 6
459 p. Illustrated. Reprinted 1975. $15
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.

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

THE PAREMATA BARRACKS
By R. I. M. Burnett
32 p. nine Illustrations. 70c
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)
1977 $4.40
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)
76 p. $2.50
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
39 p. 1975. $2.25
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 for ready access in emergency. The material in the booklet is useful, succinct, and attractively presented. Although it has wide appeal generally, it is particularly valuable to parents of the young and curious.

PREVENTING FROST DAMAGE TO FRUIT TREES
By E. W. Hewett (Plant Diseases Division)
INFORMATION SERIES No. 86
55 p. eighteen Illustrations, 9 tables. $1.45
A number of factors, both climatic and cultural, affect the development, longevity, and severity of the frosts. An understanding of these factors is essential in selecting and operating methods of preventing frost damage.