3860
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 151

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 presented in words and pictures.

Well illustrated with 64 coloured photos, of interest to all New Zealanders and tourists. (Tourist and Publicity Department.)

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 knowledge 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.)

MOA-HUNTER PERIOD OF MAORI CULTURE
ROGER DUFF—CANTERBURY MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 1
436 p. 3rd edition, 1977.
$17.50 plus $1.25 p & p
This book deals with the most important site yet investigated and in its discussions it traverses most of the New Zealand archaeological field.

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.

NETBALL Revised—A Guide Book for Teachers, Coaches and Players
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
58 p. 1978
$2 plus 45c p & p
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.

NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW ZEALAND
178 p. Revised third edition. 1974. $10.50 plus $1.25 p & p
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.

CONTENTS

ADVERTISEMENTS —— 3845
APPOINTMENTS —— 3801
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES —— 3843
DEFENCE NOTICES —— 3799
LAND TRANSFER ACT: NOTICES —— 3844
MISCELLANEOUS—
Agricultural Pests Destruction Act: Notice —— 3827
Commerce Act: Notices —— 3841
Cinematograph Films Act: Notice —— 3833
Commercial Fishing Regulations: Notice —— 3823
Corrigendum —— 3797
Customs Act: Notice —— 3827
Customs Act Amendment Act: Notice —— 3831
Customs Tariff: Notices —— 3837
Government Railways Act: Notices —— 3816
Honours and Awards: Notice —— 3801
Import Control Regulations: Notices —— 3818
Land Act: Notices —— 3822
Local Authorities Loans Act: Notices —— 3828
Local Government Act: Notice —— 3818
Maori Affairs Act: Notices —— 3824
Marine Reserves Act: Notice —— 3817
National Roads Board: Notices —— 3826
New Zealand Walkways Act: Notice —— 3817
Post Office Act: Notice —— 3817
Public Works Act: Notices —— 3832
Reserves Act: Notices —— 3817, 3820
Regulations Act: Notices —— 3829
Sale of Liquor Act: Notices —— 3825
Standards Act: Notices —— 3826
Schedule of Contracts: Notices —— 3832, 3836, 3842
Traffic Regulations: Notices —— 3816
Transport Act: Notice —— 3802
Tuberculosis Regulations: Notices —— 3797
PROCLAMATIONS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, AND WARRANTS —— 3797

Price $2.15
BY AUTHORITY: P. D. HASSELBERG, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1981