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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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TRAFFIC RESEARCH REPORTS
NUMBERS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
1975. No. 6, 30c; No. 7, 30c; No. 8 and 9, 45c; No. 10, 45c; No. 11, 40c; No. 12 and 13, 60c; No. 14, 15 and 16, 80c. A series of reports which present the results of investigations into traffic safety and management problems.

Report No. 6 investigates accident occurrence at planned off-street type shopping areas and the strip-development type and compares the findings.

Report No. 7 deals with vehicle priority at uncontrolled intersections.

Report No. 8 and 9 contains an analysis of fatal motor cyclist accidents for periods of 1 year before and after the introduction of the law which makes the wearing of safety helmets compulsory.

Report No. 10, the role of alcohol in traffic accidents in New Zealand, is reviewed and reference to relative data is made. Alternative counter measures to the problem of drinking and driving is examined.

Report No. 11. A month-long intensive traffic enforcement programme was conducted in Christchurch. This analysis review shows the effects on road users. In this publication it also reviews the long-term effects of a similar programme conducted in Hamilton City in 1973.

Report No. 12. The 50 mph limit was introduced in December 1973 as part of the Government’s fuel conservation measures. In this report is a review of the first year’s operation of the 50 mph speed limit and its effects.

Report No. 13. Reviews the current organisation of traffic safety research in New Zealand. It concludes by outlining some of the implications for the medical profession.

Report No. 14. This report evaluates the effect alcohol has on driving skills and the part played by alcohol in traffic accidents. Also dealt with is the part played by engineers in reducing the alcohol-involved accidents and other research.

Report No. 15. Is a general review of the roles that traffic rules and their enforcement can reasonably be expected to play in the field of road safety.

Report No. 16. The trends and patterns of injury traffic accidents over the last two decades are traced and described through tables and comments.

Report No. 17. Evaluation of the New Zealand Compulsory Safety Belt Law.

TRUCK OPERATING COSTS 1980
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
23 p. 1980
$1.75 plus 30c p. and p.
This bulletin sets out the estimated costs of operation for various types of motor vehicles, ranging from 3.2 tonne petrol trucks to 45 tonne heavy articulated diesel trucks.

UNQUIET EARTH
A History of the Bolton Street Cemetery
By Margaret H. Alington
359 p. 1978.
$9.75 plus p. and p.
A cemetery is generally thought of as a peaceful last resting place. The Bolton Street Cemetery, lying only a short distance from Wellington’s busy Lambton Quay, has had a restless history. From the fierce “consecration” debate of the 1840s to the contentious motorway of the 1960s, the cemetery’s land, siting and maintenance have been constantly under critical fire.

VIRUS AND VIRUS-LIFE DISEASES OF POME FRUITS AND STONE FRUITS IN NEW ZEALAND
DSIR BULLETIN No. 226
By C. A. Wood
87 p. 1979.
$13.50 plus p. and p.
Illustrated descriptions are given of the 11 apple, 5 pear, 5 peach, 4 plum, 3 apricot, and 6 cherry diseases which have been found up to the present time.

WEED CONTROL BY CHEMICAL METHODS
By L. J. Mathews
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES BULLETIN 329
710 p. Hard cover, 1975.
$35
Possibly no subject in the whole field of agricultural technology has advanced as rapidly in recent years as that of chemical methods of weed control. This publication summarises and makes specific recommendations based on the experimental work conducted largely by the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. The book is divided into five sections:

Section 1—Principles of weed control and the uses of chemical weed killers.

Section 2—Supplies information on the control of many of New Zealand’s worst weeds.

Section 3—Gives recommendations for the control of weeds in crops, pastures, and other specific areas.

Section 4—Describes the chemicals and summarises their uses.

Section 5—Deals with application of herbicides.

THE WHARE KOHANGA AND ITS LORE
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 13
93 p. Reprint 1975.
$5.75
In this study of Whare Kohanga (the “Nest House”) is contained data of baptism rites performed over infants of superior families only, together with other cultural ceremonies applied to infants of high birth. The information obtained was contributed by members of the Ngati-Kahungunu tribe of the North Island. The text has been retained in its original style in the belief that these basic studies should still be readily available without textual alteration.

WHAT GRASS IS THAT?
By N. C. Lambrechtsen
D.S.I.R. INFORMATION SERIES No. 87
136 p., hard cover
$2.25
A guide to the identification of some introduced grasses by means of an illustrated step-by-step key process by botanical name, or by standard common name.

WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE . . . Facts and Figures
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
63 p. 1980.
$2.75 plus p. and p.
Changing social attitudes towards female employment, together with the dramatic increases in female labour force participation have made this an area of vital concern to many organisations with widely differing aims and interests. This bulletin contains current data on women in the labour force.

ABBOTSFORD LANDSLIP DISASTER
Report of the Commission of Inquiry
196p. 1980.
$5.50 plus 50c p. and p.
On 8 August 1979 the Abbotsford landslip disaster occurred involving the movement of 18 hectares of land and 69 houses. As the immediate shock receded many complaints arising from the disaster were made. The outcome was the appointment of a commission to inquire into the situation and to report on the various matters comprised in the term of reference.

ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK
Handbooks for visitors.
45c p. & p.
Third edition, 1976.
4 booklets in plastic wallet.
Attractively produced in four separate volumes these little handbooks fit into a plastic wallet which will give protection against wear and weather.

These introductory booklets are designed to introduce visitors to various aspects of the park and to stimulate awareness of preservation, protection, and regeneration of the park for future generations.

The four booklets are—

1. The Land—13 p. with locality map, describes geology and coastline.
2. Life—38 p. Includes vegetation and fauna.
3. Man—27 p. History and settlement.
4. Recreation—29 p. with folding map. Includes tracks and walking trips giving times and routes.

BALLROOM DANCING—A guide book for teachers and pupils
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
89 p. 1978.
$3 plus 45c p & p
Almost all people as they move through their teens to adulthood are introduced to the undoubtedly pleasurable and universal activity, ballroom dancing.

As a new edition to the sports instruction series this book makes an effort to cover the basic steps in a variety of dances.