23 JULY      THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE      2075

SHARING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

N.Z. COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE

88 p. 1978                            $2.75

Report of the New Zealand Council of Social Service on desirable roles and directions in social service development.

SOCIAL TRENDS IN NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

193 p. 1977.                           $4.50

This volume, the first to be produced, examines nine major social areas, viz demographic patterns, housing and households, education, health and medical services, social welfare and social security, crime and law enforcement, leisure, labour force participation, and incomes.

While the emphasis is on trends, the descriptive text has been supplemented by tables, charts, and figures which highlight significant features.

The information brought together in this volume will assist policy makers, planners, students and others who have an interest in social trends and development in New Zealand society.

SOILS AND AGRICULTURE OF PART PAPARUA COUNTY

DSIR SOIL BUREAU BULLETIN 34

128 p. 1978.                          $12.75

Describes and classifies the soils of part Paparua County, an area of approximately 134 square miles west of Christchurch.

A section on "land use" contains detailed accounts, with maps of agriculture and horticulture, and notes on forestry by specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the New Zealand Forest Service. Further supporting information, including data on the water resources of the county, is provided in the Appendices.

SPORTS DIMENSIONS IN METRIC

CURRICULUM BULLETIN No. 76

16 p.                             50c

In this curriculum development unit bulletin, sports area and component measurements are given in metric. This information covers the dimensions of all popular sports.

SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE AND BEACONAGE FOR NEW ZEALAND

MARINE DIVISION, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

24 p. 1977.                            $1

Explains the buoyage and beaconage system operating in New Zealand waters. Contains the mandatory requirements for the establishment of aids to navigation in harbours and their approach channels. Describes the requirements for oceanographical stations and gives details of standard markings for marine farms, box fishing nets, and offshore oil rigs.

Useful for all navigators, those studying for nautical examinations, and harbour authorities.

TE REO RANGATIRA

By S. T. Karety

197 p. Illustrated. 1974.                 $4.50

A textbook for students of the Maori language written in the "Tuhoe" dialect. Its subject is contemporary Maori life with those aspects of the Maori heritage which prevail in it. This book is intended for advanced fifth formers and the sixth and seventh forms.

TREES AND SHRUBS OF NEW ZEALAND

By A. L. Poole and Nancy M. Adams

257 p. 1979 fourth impression with amendments.   $15.95 plus p. and p.

This book has been designed especially to assist many people who lack a formal botanical training yet are deeply interested in New Zealand's tree and shrubs and want to be able to identify them and name them correctly. There is a complete coverage of the native trees and shrubs and over 400 species have been illustrated.

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.                                               70c

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.

VIRUS AND VIRUS-LIKE 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

10 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.