968 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 42

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 con-
tains 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.

NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEARBOOK
The Yearbook is the standard New Zealand encyclopaedic annual
which has a place in every home, school, and office. Not only does
it present a comprehensive statistical survey of the economy and
population in New Zealand but it is also a very useful fact book
for use in the home. In addition to the statistical facts supplied, the
Yearbook also provides a background and historical perspective on
each of the subjects covered.

(Customers may place their name on the Standing Order Service
for this annual at the nearest Government Bookshop. A pre-
payment form to cover the cost of the publication plus post and
packing will be forwarded when the publication is printed.)

NEW ZEALAND POCKET DIGEST OF STATISTICS
Statistics are presented in an easily accessible form. It contains the
more significant statistical series bearing on the country's social and
economic life. Usually available during August of each year, the
New Zealand Pocket Digest of Statistics is consistently one of the
most popular annuals sold by the Government Printer.

(Customers may place their name on the Standing Order Service
for this annual at the nearest Government Bookshop. A pre-
payment form to cover the cost of the publication plus post and
packing will be forwarded when the publication is printed.)

TRUCK OPERATING COSTS
In the case of vehicles used for business purposes, especially trucks,
it is essential that a record be kept of vehicle expenditure and per-
formance. This annual will assist operators of motor vehicles rang-
ing from 3.2 tonne petrol trucks to 45.0 tonne heavy articulated
diesel trucks to identify and possibly reduce operating costs.

(Customers may place their name on the Standing Order Service
for this annual at the nearest Government Bookshop. A pre-
payment form to cover the cost of the publication plus post and
packing will be forwarded when the publication is printed.)

CAR OPERATING COSTS
This booklet is designed to assist vehicle owners to identify and
possibly reduce operating costs. The current edition sets out the
costs of operation for six classes of vans, pickups, light trucks and
utilities. A new edition is published annually.

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for this annual at the nearest Government Bookshop. A pre-
payment form to cover the cost of the publication plus post and
packing will be forwarded when the publication is printed.)

THE STATE IN BUSINESS:
Public Enterprise in New Zealand
By Jeanette Johnson and Adrienne van Tunzelmann
83 p. 1982. N.Z. Planning Council. Paper No. 15.
$5.95 plus 85c p & p
The authors' main aim is to present a framework for exploring
questions prevalent in current public debate, such as the justifica-
tion for government involved in enterprise, the scope for private
sector provision, and efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in
public enterprise.

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 con-
tinues the exploration of the States Services begun in "State Serv-
ants 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 Forma-
tion, and Capital Funding.

CONTENTS

Price: $2.25 BY AUTHORITY: P. D. HASSELBERG, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1983