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THE PATH TO REFORM
Edited by C. Burns
219 p. 1982. $15.75 plus $1.50 p & p
The Path to Reform, derived from the 1981 Convention of the New Zealand Institute of Public Administration is about the path to administrative reform in the State Services in New Zealand. It continues the exploration of the States Services begun in “State Servants and the Public in the 1980’s” and continued in the “Accountability of Executive.” Like its predecessors, “The Path to Reform” reads like a Who’s Who of New Zealand public administrators.

DIMENSIONS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR 1960–1981
By Mervyne J. Pope
90 p. 1982. N.Z. Planning Council. Paper No. 16 $6.00 plus 85c p & p
Mervyne Pope presents and discusses some new data series designed to give a broad overview of the nature and extent of public sector involvement in the New Zealand economy. Subjects include Government as a Tax Collector; As a Spender; As a Producer; As a Provider of Household Incomes; Composition of Government Non-Market Sector Expenditure; What Government Provides; Organisational Form; Funding-Current Activity; Capital Formation, and Capital Funding.

NEW ZEALAND ATLAS OF COASTAL RESOURCES
Edited by Philip Tortell
28 p. 1981. Illustrated. Coastal Maps. $29.50 plus $3.00 p & p
Encased in its own sturdy and attractive cylinder, the Atlas will be of interest to all those who use the coast to work and play, and is of particular value to students and teachers, engineers, planners, scientists, fishermen, boat owners, divers, marine farmers, and many other people interested in coastal resources.

MANPOWER PLANNING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
STATE SERVICES COMMISSION
51 p. 1981. Discussion Paper No. 1. $3.95 plus 55c p & p
‘Manpower planning’ is a term which has a wide and rather ill-defined meaning. This report, addressed to the central question: “What is manpower planning?”, opens with the philosophy of manpower planning, what it is, its aims and objectives. This is followed by a discussion of what is involved in forecasting the supply and demand for people and skills in the public service. The essentials of departmental manpower is then discussed followed by a chapter devoted to the practice of career development and concluding with a statement on the future development of manpower planning in the public service.

AFTER WORK
STATE SERVICES COMMISSION
36 p. 1982 reprinted. $3.50 plus 55c p & p
Written and produced in the Training and Development Branch Office, of the State Services Commission, this booklet asks “Have you made preparations or plans for retirement?” It includes information on Public Service Retirement Policy; finance; where to live; health and adjustment; names of organisations which may be of interest and a list of books and articles written about retirement.

THE SURRENDER AND OCCUPATION OF JAPAN
Edited by Robin Kay
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
1782 p. 1982. $75.00 plus $4.80 p & p
This is the second of a series of three volumes of documents on New Zealand’s external relations: the first, “The Australian - New Zealand Agreement 1944”, this volume “The Surrender and Occupation of Japan” which covers six divisions of the period, selected by topic but dealt with chronologically within topics, and reveals the growing awareness amongst those responsible for a New Zealand policy of what New Zealand’s interest actually were; the third volume, “The ANZUS Pact and the Treaty of Peace With Japan”, not yet published, will show something of the new order of things in the Pacific and the difficulties in the role of a small, though articulate, power in the formation of what in fact were Great Power policies.

PEOPLE LIKE US
Celebrating Cultural Diversity
120 p. 1982. Illustrated. $18.95 plus $1.50 p & p
People Like Us is a story of the contribution made by people from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Pacific to our neighbourhoods. It contains stories which are told by individuals and families on their reasons for coming to New Zealand; what they found and how they are coping. Subjects range from mixed marriages to different foods. It is a book of human interest for all the family and with its striking photographs, 25 monochrome, and 23 colour, People Like Us will make a lovely and interesting gift for overseas friends.

ELECTRICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE
260 p. 1981. Illustrated. $22.50 plus $3.00 p & p
First published in 1977, this 1981 revised edition of Electrical Theory and Practice has been written by the staff of the Technical Correspondence Institute to assist in the education of apprentices and others in the electrical trade. In scope it covers the syllabus content up to and including the trade certificate or registration examination. The text is supported by over 350 illustrations.

STYLE BOOK
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
248 p. 1981 third edition. $12.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Since 1958 the Style Book has served as a guide to writers, editors, and all who prepare copy for printing. This edition contains new and revised material; the 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.

ELECTRICITY FOR MOTOR MECHANICS
N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE
256 p. 1983 reprint. Illustrated. $10.00 plus 85c p & p
Now in paper-back, this popular publication provides a basis for the study of automotive electricity for apprentice motor mechanics. Car owners, too, and persons interested in the general maintenance of motor engines will find the book a reliable guide to the detection and remedy of minor electrical faults.

WHERE TO START
By Vincent Burke
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
61 p. 1982. Illustrated. $5.95 plus 85c p & p
This publication has been designed to help New Zealanders in the initial stages of getting a club, group, or organisation off the ground. The information it contains will be of assistance to a wide variety of different community groups, sporting, cultural, and recreational clubs. Included are suggestions for various administrative frameworks; legal structure, meetings, public relations, finance, and the constitution of the organisation.

THE ELSDON BEST COLLECTION
Elsdon Best spent some twenty years in close contact with the Maori people. His writings, outstanding descriptive accounts of all facets of the old time Maori culture, social customs, and beliefs, have now become classics. the Elsdon Best collection consists of the following titles:

The Maori as He Was……………………………………… $6.50 plus $0.85 p & p
Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori……………… $15.95 plus $1.50 p & p
The Stone Implements of the Maori…………………… $11.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology I……………………… $18.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology II……………………… $47.50 plus $3.65 p & p
The Whare Kohanga and Its Lore……………………… $5.75 plus $0.85 p & p
The Maori Canoe……………………………………… $17.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Games and Pastimes of the Maori…………………… $17.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Pa Maori. The………………………………………… $15.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Storehouses and Kindred Structures…………… $6.50 plus $0.85 p & p
Maori Agriculture…………………………………… $13.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Forest Lore of the Maori……………………………… $17.95 plus $1.50 p & p