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families only, together with other cultural ceremonies applied
to infants of high birth. The information obtained was con-
tributed 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.

MOA-HUNTER PERIOD OF MAORI CULTURE
ROGER DUFF—CANTERBURY MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 1
436 p. 3rd edition, 1977. $17.50 plus $1.50 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.

THE MAORI CANOE
By Elsdon Best
NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN No. 7
451 p. 1976. $17.50 plus $1.50 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.)

WEED CONTROL BY CHEMICAL METHODS
By L. J. Mathews
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES BULLETIN 329
710 p. Hard cover, 1975. $35 plus $3.60 p & p
Possibly no subject in the whole field of agricultural techno-
logy 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.

TE REO RANGATIRA
By S. T. Kurety
197 p. illustrated 1974. $4.50 plus 55c p & p
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 $1.50 p & 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 trees 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.

BALLROOM DANCING—A guide book for teachers and pupils
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
89 p. 1978. $3 plus 55c 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.
It is intended mainly for beginners and therefore the more
technical terms or finer amounts of turn and footwork are
not included.
The book is well illustrated throughout with black and
white photos and line drawings.

BASKETBALL
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
50 p. 1980 Revised edition. $3.75 plus 55c p. and p.
This booklet, Basketball, is one of a special series of sport
instruction publications. It is designed to provide basic
guidance on the game of basketball in all its fundamental
aspects.

BEEKEEPING IN NEW ZEALAND
By T. S. Winter
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Bulletin 267
155 p. 1980 reprint. $8.95 plus 85c p & p
Though fundamental successful beekeeping is the same the
world over, the varying seasonal conditions and the variety of
nectar sources in different areas mean that the beekeeper
must study local conditions and adjust his methods accord-
ingly. Three factors govern success in beekeeping—locality,
management, and the right strain of bees. This excellent book
covers all aspects of beekeeping in text, photographs, and
illustrations.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND YOUTH
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
60 p. & appendices, 1982. $9.50 plus 85c p. & p.
This is a report of a working party set up by the Government
in response to a proposal from the New Zealand Returned
Services Association which sought the introduction of a com-
pulsory national youth community service scheme, both within
the schools and for a set period after leaving school.

DOMINION MUSEUM BULLETINS
By Elsdon Best
Government Printer, reprinted Price p & p
$ c $ c
No. 4. Stone Implements of the Maori .... 11.95 1.50
No. 5. Maori Storehouses and Kindred
Structures .... 6.50 85
No. 6. Pa Maori, The .... 15.00 1.50
No. 7. Maori Canoe .... 17.50 1.50
No. 8. Games and Pastimes of the Maori .... 17.00 1.50
No. 9. Maori Agriculture .... 13.50 1.50
No. 10. Maori Religion and Mythology,
Part I .... 18.00 1.50
No. 11. Maori Religion and Mythology,
Part II .... 47.50 3.60
No. 12. Fishing Methods and Devices of
the Maori .... 15.95 1.50
No. 13. Te Whare Kohanga and Its Lore .... 5.75 85
No. 14. Forest Lore of the Maori .... 17.95 1.50