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FACSIMILES OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI
1976. $12.95 plus $1.60 p & p
A valuable volume of old New Zealand records comprising:
The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand.
The original draft of the Treaty by Governor Hobson.
A series of copies of the Treaty itself as finally adopted and
signed by the chiefs and witnesses.
The preface and facsimiles are reproduced from lithographic
originals first printed 1877. (Government Printer.)

TREES AND SHRUBS OF NEW ZEALAND
By A. L. Poole and Nancy M. Adams
275 p. 1979 fourth impression with amendments. $15.95 plus $1.60 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
112 pp. 1986. Fourth Edition. $5.95 plus $1.05 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 get-
ting 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.

NEW ZEALAND FOREST PARKS
Geoffrey Chavasse and John Johns
288 p. 1983. Illustrated. $24.95 plus $3.75 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 $5.00 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in addition the original seven page index has been replaced by a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.

FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND SERIES
Volume I of Flora of New Zealand was the first major reference
work on native plants in New Zealand to be published before 1925.
It contains a comprehensive account of all the indigenous ferns and
their allies, and the dicotyledonous flowering plants.
1133p. 1982 reprint. Hardcover: $45.00 plus $3.75 p & p

Volume II is a continuation of Volume I. The main descriptive
text is similarly concerned with indigenous plants, including the
monocotyledons.
386p. 1976. Hardcover: $6.75 plus $1.05 p & p

Volume III, which concerns the ‘weed’ flora describes the intro-
duced wild plants belonging to the rush, lily, iris, arum, and related
families.
254p. 1980. Hardcover: $18.50 plus $1.60 p & p

Flora of New Zealand Lichens is primarily an identification man-
ual for the serious lichenologist. It also contains much information
useful to the general botanist, student, and interested amateur.
662p. 1985. Hardcover: $39.95 plus $3.75 p & p

F

THE LONG YARN OF THE LAW
By Fiona McMorran
80 p. 1983. $6.95 plus $1.05 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 in-
expensive and easy to read history is a valuable aid for teachers and
a source of continuing interest for children.

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE IN NEW ZEALAND
David McGee
580p. 1985. $39.95 plus $3.75 p & p
Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand is a comprehensive and
thorough documentation of the procedures and rules governing the
way parliament operates. Parliamentarians, lawyers, academics, and
citizens with an interest in the institution that governs this country
will find Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand an informative
and enlightening book—one that answers the often-asked questions
about the practices of New Zealand’s Parliament.

ELECTRICITY FOR MOTOR MECHANICS
N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE
256 p. 1986 reprint. Illustrated. $15.00 plus $1.60 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. $5.75 plus $1.05 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 arrang-
ing 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 $1.05 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 frame-
works; 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 follow-
ing titles:

Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori.................... $12.95 plus $1.60 p & p
The Stone Implements of the Maori......................... $11.95 plus $1.60 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology I........................... $18.00 plus $1.60 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology II.......................... $47.50 plus $3.75 p & p
The Whare Kohanga and Its Lore........................... $5.75 plus $1.05 p & p
The Maori Canoe......................................... $17.00 plus $1.60 p & p
Pa Maori, The........................................... $15.00 plus $1.60 p & p
Maori Storehouses and Kindred Structures.................. $6.50 plus $1.05 p & p
Maori Agriculture....................................... $13.50 plus $1.60 p & p
Forest Lore of the Maori................................. $17.95 plus $1.60 p & p

SAFETY IN SMALL CRAFT
By Captain G. Wearing
241 p. 1982. Illustrated. $14.50 plus $1.60 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.