18 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
885

NEW ZEALAND WOOL BOARD

PURSUANT to regulation 15 of the Wool Industry Regulations 1978, notice is hereby given that the Adjusted Weighted Average Sale Price for the sale held on 11 March 1982 at Invercargill was 268.76 cents per kilogram (greasy basis).

As this price is below the Government’s supplementary minimum wool price of 320 cents per kilogram (greasy basis) the specified percentage for supplementation will be 19.1 per cent for all wool sold at auction and nationally for privately sold wool from and including the 11th day of March 1982 until midnight on the day before the next auction sale to be held.

Dated this 15th day of March 1982.

A. J. N. ARTHUR, Levies Administration Manager.

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SPECIAL DEADLINES

for the

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EASTER 1982

In the week preceding Easter, the Gazette will be published a day early, on Wednesday, 7 April 1982. Deadlines will be:

For notices from Government departments noon, Monday, 5 April 1982, with Gazette Clerk.

For advertisements: noon, Tuesday, 6 April 1982, with the Government Printer.

Normal deadlines will apply in the week following Easter.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

The New Zealand Gazette is published on Thursday evening of each week, and notices for insertion must be received by the Government Printer before 12 o’clock of the day preceding publication.

Advertisements are charged at the rate of 20c per line.

All advertisements should be written on one side of the paper, and signatures, etc., should be written in a legible hand.

ELECTORAL ROLLS

Government Bookshops no longer handle the sale of Electoral Rolls. Inquiries should be directed to the Director-General, Post Office, Electoral Roll Control Centre, P.O.H.Q., Wellington.

GENERAL PUBLICATIONS

STYLE BOOK

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

248 p. 1981
$12.50 plus $1.25 p. and p.

The Style Book is a guide which is addressed to all writers, editors, and public servants who prepare manuscripts for publication by the Government Printing Office. Since 1958 the Style Book has found wide acceptance, both inside and outside the Public Service which is reflected in the number of reprints made since that date. This new edition incorporates the latest amendments based on experience gained since first published. Chapters dealing with the preparation of copy, abbreviations, and compound words have been revised; new material has been added to the chapters dealing with common names of animals and plants, errors in the use of English in official writing, and terms used in printing. The introduction of metrication has required a new chapter as well as amendments throughout the book.

TE REO RANGATIRA

By S. T. Karetv

197 p. illustrated 1974.
$4.50 plus 45c 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 $1.25 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 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.

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 $1.25 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 plus $3 p & p

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 plus 70c p & p

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.

ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK

Third edition, 1976.
4 booklets in plastic wallet.
$4 plus 45c p. & p.

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.

BASKETBALL

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

50 p. 1980 Revised edition.
$3.75 plus 45c 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.