30 OCTOBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
4647

NEW ZEALAND WOOL BOARD

PURSUANT to regulation 15 of the Wool Industry Regulations 1978, notice is hereby given that the Adjusted Weighted Average Sale Price for the sale held on the 23rd day of October 1986 at Wellington was 408.14 cents per kilogram (greasy basis).

As this price is below the ruling trigger price of 500 cents per kilogram (greasy basis) no retention levy is payable in terms of section 42 of the Wool Industry Act 1977, until further notice.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of October 1986.

S. D. NEWRICK, Levies Administration Manager.

Raw Wool Services.

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GENERAL PUBLICATIONS

EDIBLE TREE NUTS IN NEW ZEALAND
P. B. Bull, D. Jackson and T. Bedford

72 pp. 1985. $13.95 plus $2.00 p & p

Interested in growing nuts or improving the yield of your trees? Macadamians, hazelnuts, pistachios and other edible nuts can all be grown in New Zealand. Edible Tree Nuts tells you all there is to know about climatic requirements, propagation, pests and diseases, yields, harvesting and many other aspects of nut growing.

This valuable and practical guide will help you whether you are a commercial grower, a potential commercial grower, or a home gardener.

CRAFT HUNTERS GUIDE—NEW ZEALAND 1984-85
Fiona Thompson

114 pp. 1984. $6.95 plus $1.50 p & p

This third revised edition of this popular handbook, catalogues selected New Zealand crafts, places, and people. It is published in association with the Department of Tourism and Publicity and the New Zealand Tourist Industry Federation Inc. Craft hunters will find this directory indispensable to their search.

INTRODUCTION AND LIBERATION OF THE OPOSSUM INTO NEW ZEALAND
L. T. Pracy

28 pp. 1974. $1.20 plus 65c p & p

This booklet summarises published data and adds further records of introductions into the New Zealand. The information will provide better understanding of the animal, the factors relating to its patterns of spread, its distribution, and its effect on the habitat.

PLANTS IN NEW ZEALAND POISONOUS TO MAN
Jose Stewart

40 pp. 1981. $4.45 plus 80c p & p

This is a handy, colourful guide to the 50 or more plants in New Zealand known or suspected to be toxic to humans. The plants are listed in alphabetical order by their common names and each entry has a colour photograph identifying the poisonous part of the plant. The botanical name, a general description of the plant, the toxin, and the symptoms of poisoning are also given. Plants that are toxic if eaten, and touch irritants, are dealt with in separate sections.

OUR WILDLIFE
NEW ZEALAND’S NATIONAL WILDLIFE CENTRE
Francis Ross. Illustrated by Piers Hayman

25 pp. 1985. $4.95 plus 80c p & p

This colourful, easy-to-read book describes and illustrates the native birds and animals held at the National Wildlife Centre at Mount Bruce. It is an invaluable identification guide for visitors to Mount Bruce, but is equally useful for anyone interested in New Zealand’s wildlife.

COMMON WEEDS IN NEW ZEALAND
B. E. V. Parham and A. J. Healey

172 pp. 1985. $9.95 plus $1.50 p & p

Written at an elementary level for general readership, this book is a reliable photographic guide to the identification of 139 of the most common weeds found throughout New Zealand. It includes a useful section on noxious plant control, and lists weeds that are poisonous to humans and livestock.

FOREST WILDLIFE
Lynn Harris

55 pp. 1974. Revised edition 1985. $5.50 plus $1.50 p & p

This revised edition of Forest Wildlife, illustrates and describes 72 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians found in New Zealand’s forests. It is a concise and informative guide which will be of value to trampers, tourists, birdwatchers, and conservationists—children and adults alike.

EXPOSURE OR HYPOTHERMIA
Paul Mountfort

48 pp. $1.50 plus 65c p & p

Intended for the lay person, this booklet explains what exposure is, how it develops, and what to do about it. This small manual, prepared by the Mountain Safety Council of New Zealand, contains basic practical advice essential to all those who go into the bush or mountains. It is accurate and easy to understand.

HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE BUSH, ON THE COAST, IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW ZEALAND
B. Hildreth

162 pp. 1962. Revised Edition. $2.60 plus 80c p & p

Anyone who travels by air, makes a sea voyage, goes on a tramping trip, or just wanders off the beaten track as a tourist, could suddenly be faced with the necessity to cope in emergency situations anywhere. This important and practical book anticipates some of the general and specific problems that could be encountered.

HOW TO REPAIR ELECTRICAL FUSES AND FLEXIBLE CORDS SAFELY
Electrical Registration Board and Ministry of Energy

29 pp. 1982. $1.95 plus 80c p & p

This book is an essential safety item for every household. It contains detailed diagrams and step-by-step instructions showing the correct way to fix a blown fuse and to connect flexible cord to plugs, extension sockets and appliance connectors.

INDUCED ABORTION IN NEW ZEALAND 1976-1983
Prepared for the Abortion Supervisory Committee by Janet Sceats

224 pp. 1985. $9.95 plus $1.50 p & p

This is the first major national study of abortion in New Zealand. It examines the trends in abortion, the effects of legislation, and the movement of women to Australia to obtain abortions. Demographic information and the relationships between abortion and the declining birth rate, births outside marriage, and teenage pregnancies are analysed. The findings of a 1983 survey of abortion patients are also examined. The experiences of these women and the medical system they have to pass through are throughly documented in this book.

A DICTIONARY OF THE MAORI LANGUAGE
H. W. Williams

508 pp. 1844. Seventh Edition 1971. Reprinted 1975, 1985. $15.95 plus $2.00 p & p

In 1844, the Mission Press at Paihia issued the first edition of a Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, compiled by William Williams, then Archdeacon of Waipu. Since that historic event, the Dictionary has been revised several times, at first by members of the Williams family. Now the Williams Dictionary is into its seventh edition, fully updated and augmented by a subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on the Teaching of the Maori Language.