26 JANUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 253

LIVING LETTERS
STATE SERVICES COMMISSION
36 p. 1980 reprint. $1.75 plus 35c p & p
One of the aims in letter writing is to get ideas across to the reader clearly and briefly. But do letters always say what is meant? Even if they are clear to the writer, will the reader understand them easily? If you are still using the old cliches of “acknowledging receipt of”, “according to our records”, and “enclosed please find” it is almost certainly time to change your attitude to writing Living Letters.

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 in addition the original seven page index has been replaced by 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.

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

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.

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
Campcraft............................................................. $2.75 plus 55c p & p
Canoeing.............................................................. $4.25 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.