3764 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 146

GLASSHOUSE TOMATOES—Agriculture Bulletin 3370
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
86 p. 1978. $3.25 plus 45c p & p
The present text replaces earlier editions of the bulletin.
Important factors to consider when establishing a tomato growing glasshouse; are lighting, soil type, site, water supply,
shelter, and proximity to a market. These as well as general
cultural practices are dealt with in this bulletin.

THE GEOLOGY OF NEW ZEALAND
Edited by R. P. Suggate, et al.
820 p. 1978. $92.50 plus $4.00 p & p
The definitive work on New Zealand geology, this superbly
produced 820-page 2-volume set has been written by some
38 specialists, under the editorship of three of New Zealand's
most eminent geologists. The Geology of New Zealand is
illustrated with over 370 photographs in colour and mono-
chrome, and with more than 200 maps and line diagrams. A
comprehensive supplement is included, incorporating all avail-
able new information up to the time of printing, together with
five indexes.

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING IN NEW ZEALAND
By David A. Preston
108 p. 1980. $9.75 plus 70c p & p
This book will be of particular interest to those whose daily
occupations bring them into contact with the Government
financial system; notably Government officials, journalists,
members of Parliament, accountants in business, and the
general commercial community, as well as academics and
students. The text has, however, also been written with the
general reader in mind.

GROWING, SHARING, LEARNING
120 p. 1977. $3.95 plus 45c p & p
J. G. JOHNSON, Chairman
The Report of the Committee on Health and Social Education
which was set up in 1976 to:
(a) Identify the conditions under which healthy growth
and development may be fostered in schools.
(b) To make recommendations on the studies and activities
that should constitute school programmes, organisa-
tion, and relationships.
Department of Education.

LIVING LETTERS
STATE SERVICES COMMISSION
36 p. 1980 reprint. $1.75 plus 45c p & p
One of the aims in letter writing is to get ideas across to the
reader clearly and briefly. But do letters always say what
is meant? Even if they are clear to the writer, will the reader
understand them easily? If you are still using the old clichés
of "acknowledging receipt of", "according to our records",
and "enclosed please find" it is almost certainly time to change
your attitude to writing living letters.

MAORI RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY PART 1
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN NO. 10
424 p. 1976. $18 plus $1.25 p & p
An account of the theory of the universe and its creation,
study of the origin of man, religious beliefs, rites, magic and
folklore of the Maori people of New Zealand. First published
in 1924, reprinted without textual alterations and retaining
the original bulletin numbers. (Government Printer.)

MAORI
By Witi Ihimaera
45 p. 1975. $1.20 plus 35c p & p
A colourful booklet describing the coming of the Maori to
New Zealand, his history, heritage, folklore, beliefs, and
cultural unity.
Each chapter has a quotation from a Maori proverb,
phrase, saying, or canoe chant and these concepts are pre-
sented in words and pictures.
Continues with the arrival of the pakeha and the pattern of
events which followed, the Treaty of Waitangi and the Land
Wars. Moves on to the Maori today, finishing with the theme,
one country, two heritages in unity.
Well illustrated with 64 coloured photos, of interest to all
New Zealanders and tourists. (Tourist and Publicity Depart-
ment.)

MAORI AGRICULTURE
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 9
315 p. 1976. $13.50 plus $1.25 p & p
The only comprehensive study of Maori agriculture available,
this bulletin adds a further volume to the series of Elsdon
Best's works which the Government Printer undertook to
reprint preserving the original text and bulletin numbers. I
recommend this book and the series as a whole; to collectors,
archaeologists, and to those studying the prehistoric economy
of the Maori people. (Government Printer.)

THE MAORI AS HE WAS
By Elsdon Best
295 p. 1974 reprint. $6.50 plus 70c p & p
Fifty years of public demand since this book was first
published resulted in the need for reprints in 1934 and 1952.
The text has been reproduced unchanged but the originals
of some of the figures could not be traced and these have
been replaced with similar illustrations. There have been many
advances in our knowledge of Maori life since this book first
appeared. The work of numerous ethnologists, and more
recently archaeologists, has critically examined many of the
earlier concepts, confirming some, disproving others, and
altering others to varying degrees. No one has yet produced a
synthesis of the results of all this scholarship and there is
still nothing as comprehensive as this book of Best's to give
a general account of the Maori. This book was first published
when Best was 68 and thus represents the accumulated know-
ledge of a lifetime. It has now become a classic introduction
to Maori life. Its continued availability should help the reader
to obtain a basic background to old time Maori life which
can be extended by further reading.

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.)

CONTENTS

Price $1.90 BY AUTHORITY: P. D. HASSELBERG, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1981