29 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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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 This edition has a new and perceptive introduction by Michael King and in addition the original seven page index has been replaced by a substantial and comprehensive index.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 McMorran
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 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.

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.

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

ABOUT NEW ZEALAND
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
40 p. 1982. Illustrated. $4.95 plus 55c p & p
Designed with our overseas friends in mind, About New Zealand is a booklet which briefly describes the land, its people at work, and play, trade, and relationships with other nations and areas: industry and energy; health and welfare. The text is complimented by over 60 colour photographs.

SPORT SERIES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
A series of sport booklets, designed as guide books for teachers, coaches, and players is one of the most popular series of sport instruction titles published by the Government Printer and is highly recommended:

Association Football............................................. $1.60 plus 55c p & p
Athletics............................................................. $1.30 plus 40c p & p
Badminton........................................................... $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Ballroom Dancing................................................ $3.00 plus 55c p & p
Basketball.......................................................... $3.75 plus 55c p & p
Canoeing............................................................ $2.75 plus 55c p & p
Hockey.............................................................. $4.95 plus 55c p & p
Netball.............................................................. $2.00 plus 55c p & p
Orienteering....................................................... $6.75 plus 85c p & p
Rugby............................................................... $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Softball............................................................. $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Swimming.......................................................... $4.25 plus 55c p & p
Table Tennis....................................................... $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Tennis............................................................... $3.75 plus 55c p & p
Volleyball.......................................................... $1.75 plus 55c p & p

THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY
A History from the 1840s to the 1980s
117 p. 1982. Illustrated. $5.25 plus 85c p & p
The reader is given an outline history of the Army, from the days of Maori Chief Hone Heke in the 1840’s to the present day. The 117 page history contains over 100 photographs and paintings, many of which are published for the first time.

JOINERY
N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE
Joinery, Part I, is the first of four books prepared by the Technical Correspondence School. It deals with methods of construction of doors, framed and ledged door, panelled doors, flush doors, and glazed doors.

Joinery, Part II, deals with door frames, transons, and sidelights; sliding, folding, and special doors; hardware, finishing, and gates.

Joinery, Part III, covers window joinery. It also deals with built-in-fittings, carcass work; fitment doors and drawers.

Woodworking Machinery, is the fourth book in the series, covering circular saws, saw blades, surface planing, and thickness machines, vertical spindle moulding machines, and other machines commonly used in woodworking establishments.

Joinery Part I.................................................... $9.95 plus $0.85 p & p
Joinery Part II................................................... $5.25 plus $0.85 p & p
Joinery Part III.................................................. $5.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Woodworking Machinery...................................... $9.95 plus $0.85 p & p