23 AUGUST
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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GLASSHOUSE TOMATOES
Agriculture Bulletin 370
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
86 p. 1978. $3.25 plus 55c p & p
The present text replaces earlier editions of the bulletin. Important factors to consider when establishing a tomato-growing glasshouse, are lighting, soil type, site, water supply, shelter, and proximity to a market. These as well as general cultural practices are dealt with in this bulletin.

TREES AND SHRUBS OF NEW ZEALAND
By A. L. Poole and Nancy M. Adams
275 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.

5BX PLAN
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
32 pp. 1981. Third Edition. $1.75 plus 55c p & p
The five basic exercises (5BX) Plan is designed to show how to develop and hold a high level of physical fitness. The scheme is not dependent on elaborate facilities or equipment. The exercises require only eleven minutes a day and can be done in the house or office. The Plan is scientifically designed to develop personal fitness at a rate set by yourself, to your required level, without getting stiff or sore muscles. It is self measuring with charts for age groupings, along with graduated standards for checking progress. The programmes are designed for varying age groups of males.

TOWN BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND
Wall Posters
Size: 840 × 590 mm $4.95 each plus 55c p & p
Two stunning large wall posters display a total of 35 bird photographs from the book ‘Field Guide To Town Birds’. The photographs are shown in full colour against a black background giving a sparkling eye-catching display of each bird in all its photographic detail.

FUR, FEATHER AND FIN
Frances M. Ross
47 p. 1983. Illustrated $2.25 plus 55c p & p
This booklet takes a nostalgic look at a century of wildlife in the Te Anau region. With historical monochrome photographs and text, Frances Ross has compiled a very interesting account of the impact that man has made on the flora and fauna of the region. A Tourist Guide to Te Anau, just as it appeared in Tourist Guide to the Lakes, Mountains and Fiords of Otago, published by the Government Printer in 1998, has been thoughtfully included to round off this glimpse into our past.

NEW ZEALAND FOREST PARKS
Geoffrey Chavasse and John Johns
288 p. 1983. Illustrated. $42.95 plus $3.60 p & p
New Zealand Forest Parks is one of those books that you will reach for time after time to simply enjoy or to relive visits made, to plan visits to come. Each forest park is described in a separate chapter with photographs, text, maps, and charts to illustrate our nineteen forest parks, perhaps unrivalled for diversity and interest anywhere else in the world.

THE NEW ZEALAND WARS
By James Cowan
Vol. I, 466 p. Vol. II, 633 p. $69.50 plus $4.80 p & p
This book was first published in 1922 and reprinted without amendments in 1955. It has been out of print for many years. This edition has a new and perceptive introduction by Michael King and a substantial and comprehensive index. This 1983 edition is called a facsimile edition because it is being reproduced from the original text. However, the introduction, index and illustrations include alterations and improvements on the original.

KIWIFRUIT CULTURE
By Pat Sale
95 p. 1983. $12.95 plus $1.50 p & p
This practical guide on kiwifruit culture is illustrated with 78 plates and 23 line drawings. The authoritative text tells the beginner and established grower how best to cultivate the fruit for the market. There is sound advice for the home gardener too.

THE LONG YARN OF THE LAW
By Fiona McMorr an
80 p. 1983. $6.95 plus 85c p & p
Told through prose, verse, extracts from newspapers and diaries, and policemen’s recollections, the book takes the reader from those early colonial days to the modern police force of today. This inexpensive and easy to read history is a valuable aid for teachers and a source of continuing interest for children.

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.

VISUAL WAYS
By Geoff Moss
46 p. 1982. Illustrated. $4.75 plus 55c p & p
Too often people find themselves having to speak in public, to train new employees, to teach various skills, or to give advice on arranging displays and exhibits without having had any relevant basic training. If you are such a person, this book was written to help in getting a message across more effectively by using visual aids.

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 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………………… $47.50 plus $3.65 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology II……………… $5.75 plus $0.85 p & p
The Whare Kohanga and Its Lore……………… $17.50 plus $1.50 p & p
The Maori Canoe……………………………… $17.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Games and Pastimes of the Maori……………… $15.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Pa Maori, The………………………………… $6.50 plus $0.85 p & p
Maori Storehouses and Kindred Structures……… $13.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Agriculture…………………………… $17.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Forest Lore of the Maori………………………

SAFETY IN SMALL CRAFT
By Captain G. Wearing
241 p. 1982. Illustrated. $14.50 plus $1.50 p & p
This rewritten edition of Safety in Small Craft is an attempt by the Small Boat Safety Committee to ensure that the information so essential to good boating is once more available in an up-to-date form.