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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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FIELD GUIDE TO TOWN BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND
By Dr P. C. Bull
93 p. 1983. Illustrated. $9.95 plus 85c p & p
Each bird description is accompanied by a full colour photograph of the bird in its natural habitat. The birds are defined as either introduced or native and if it is a protected species. Then follows a full description of the adult bird, its call, where it is commonly found, its eating and nesting habits, how to identify the eggs, incubation period and lastly details of the young.

THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN
by Bee Baldwin
177 p. 1984. Illustrated.
Softcover $19.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Hardcover $27.95 plus $3.60 p & p
This book is a comprehensive, clearly-written, illustrated grow-your-own guide to raising fresh, vitamin-rich vegetables in any ordinary New Zealand garden.

CREATING WORK
by David Naulls
165 p. 1984. Illustrated. $8.50 plus 85c p & p
Creating Work has been written to help people to become self-employed. The book shows how skills-writing, baking, carpentry, whatever—can be turned into a profitable small business.

PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING IN NEW ZEALAND
by Andrew Matheson
185 p. 1984. Illustrated. $17.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Beekeepers will find details of honey bee management, advice on handling hive products, and information about many other beekeeping subjects. Those interested in beekeeping will find this book helpful in deciding whether to keep bees, and discovering what it involves.

FERTILISER AND SOILS IN NEW ZEALAND FARMING
by C. During
361 p. 1984. Illustrated. $35.00 plus $3.60 p & p
Traditionally regarded as the Bible in its field, this lastest edition of Fertilisers and Soils in New Zealand Farming has been completely revised.

PARLIAMENT AND THE PEOPLE
by Beth Bowden
50 p. 1984. Illustrated. $7.50 plus 85c p & p
This booklet sets out to:

• describe New Zealand’s Constitution
• show in a reasonably simple way how it works
• give an account of where it came from and how it developed; and
• define (in a glossary) a number of terms that are used in connection with these matters.

GROWING WALNUTS
by B. J. Vavasour
78 p. 1984. Illustrated. $12.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Most New Zealanders have yet to discover the delicious fresh walnut. Growing Walnuts is an easy-to-read handbook for home gardeners, small farmers, and commercial growers.

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
$3.95
Statistics are presented in an easily accessible form. It contains the more significant statistical series bearing on the country’s social and economic life. 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
$3.00
In the case of vehicles used for business purposes, especially trucks, it is essential that a record be kept of vehicle expenditure and performance. This annual will assist operators of motor vehicles ranging 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
$3.00
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.

(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.)

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT: For Busy Managers
STATE SERVICES COMMISSION
114p. 1974. $4.95 plus 55c p & p
Management has been described as “what managers do”. But what is that? Getting things done? Getting other people to do them? Using resources economically? And what does the “effective” manager do? This book looks at answers to such questions. It has been written as an introduction to the subject, especially for New Zealand managers who want to manage their organisation better.

PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING
25p. 1983. $3.25 plus 55c p & p
“Speech is power; speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel”, said Emerson. Ignorance is the biggest stumbling block in the path of the aspiring public speaker. Your purpose in speaking must be that you have something to say, rather than that you have to say something. This inexpensive booklet will help the person who has to speak professionally.

P.R. FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR
STATE SERVICES COMMISSION
15p. 1981. $1.50 plus 40c p & p
A favourable climate of public opinion must be deliberately fostered by an organisation and not merely left to chance. This activity, commonly known as “public relations”, is the responsibility of top management and as an administrator you have a part to play in its execution.

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.