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THE MAORI CANOE
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 7
451 p. 1976. $17.50 plus $1.25 p & p
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.)

MICROZONING FOR EARTHQUAKES 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 plus 70c p & p
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.

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.

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

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 ITS PEOPLE
By Errol Braithwaite
GOVERNMENT PRINTER
1974 $10.95
Well illustrated with coloured photographs and text by Errol Braithwaite, this book is about New Zealand and New Zealanders—how and where they live, work, and play, and why they have become the people they are.

NEW ZEALAND AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
NEW ZEALAND PLANNING COUNCIL
81 p. 1978. $3.56
An independent assessment of the major issues bearing on New Zealand’s future relations with the European Community.

NEW ZEALAND HOUSEHOLD SURVEY REPORT 1976-77
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
60 p. 1978. $2.20
This report on the household survey is the second volume to be published in New Zealand providing detail of the expenditure patterns of the New Zealand population.
The volume contains information relating to three years’ data collection.
Part A. 1 April 1976–31 March 1977.
Part B. 1 April 1975–31 March 1976.
Part C. 1 July 1974–30 June 1975.

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 INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
No. 8 New Zealand’s External Relations Edited by T. C. Larkin 1962 $1.80
No. 9 New Zealand Farm Production and Marketing Edited by M. J. Moriarty 1963 $1.80
No. 10 The Future of Manufacturing Industries in New Zealand Edited by C. A. Blyth 1964 $2.50
No. 11 Planning and Forecasting in New Zealand Edited by J. P. M. Cornwall 1965 $2.00
No. 12 Rural Land Administration in New Zealand Edited by J. Bruce Brown 1966 $2.00
No. 13 Administration in New Zealand’s Multi-racial Society Edited by R. H. Brookes and I. H. Kawharu 1967 $2.00
No. 14 Wage Fixing in New Zealand Edited by S. J. Callahan 1968 $2.00
No. 15 Health Administration in New Zealand Edited by R. J. Latimer 1969 $2.00
No. 16 New Zealand in the Pacific Edited by B. M. Brown 1970 $2.00
No. 17 Policies for Regional Development in New Zealand Edited by G. A. Town 1972 $3.50
No. 18 Policy Transport in New Zealand Edited by M. R. Palmer 1973 $2.50
No. 19 Energy and the Environment Edited by D. M. Adcock 1974 $4.50
No. 20 Foreign Investment Policy Edited by R. H. Carey 1975 $4.50
No. 21 Land Use Policies Edited by W. R. Dale 1976 $5.00
No. 22 Violence: The Community and the Administrator Edited by M. G. Kerr $6.00
N.Z. Policeman—The Developing Role of N.Z. Police by J. F. Glynn $4.25
The Reform of Parliament Edited by Sir John Marshall $8.75
(Books 1 to 7 in this series now out of print)