THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 86

NEW ZEALAND TIDE TABLES 1987

MARINE DIVISION, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

64 pp. each. 1986.
$3.75 plus 80c p & p
Prepared by the New Zealand Nautical Advisor, these three pocket-size hand-books give the information on tide movements vital to boaties, fishermen and others who live by the sea.

MATERNITY IN DISPUTE NEW ZEALAND 1920-1939

Philippa Mein-Smith

120 pp. 1986.
$14.95 plus $2.00 p & p
This book looks at birth in New Zealand throughout the twenties and thirties.

Social attitudes, state control of medical care, and doctors' attitudes are examined. The areas looked at are: emphasis on the child at the beginning of the century, the personalis involved; maternal mortality; state improvement of antenatal care; hospitalisation; the role of doctors; interventionist obstetrics; painless childbirth; the relationship between the Health Department and the Obstetrical Society; abortion and contraception; toxaemia and antenatal care.

Written in a lively and readable style, this fascinating topic is opened to everyone interested in the history of birth in New Zealand.

SEVEN MAORI ARTISTS

Darcy Nicholas and Keri Kaa

88 pp. 1986.
$18.95 plus $2.00 p & p
Using Maori protocol as a basic structure, Seven Maori Artists presents interviews with, and the work of, seven contemporary Maori artists. It is in essence a marae, where the reader is invited to sit down and meet the artists, who speak about their work and the influences they have experienced.

WOMEN IN WARTIME

Compiled by Lauris Edmund

200 pp. 1986.
$29.95 plus $3.75 p & p
This book brings together New Zealand women's written and oral reminiscences of their lives during World Wars I and II. Extracts from diaries and letters are also included. The reminiscences contain both humour and hardship, making this the sort of book impossible to put down once begun.

WHAT GRASS IS THAT?

N. C. Lambrechtsen

150 pp. 1972. Revised edition 1986.
$9.95 plus $1.50 p & p
This well-known book has been revised to include a new identification key and four more cereals. It covers a selection of the more common and economically important species, and will be helpful and informative to all readers, irrespective of their botanical knowledge.

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?

Macadamias, 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.

GROWING TAMARILLOS

W. A. Fletcher

27 pp. 1979.
$1.50 plus 65c p & p
The tamarillo, or tree tomato, is a native of Peru and is grown in many parts of the world. However, the fruit is grown on a commercial scale only in New Zealand, where certain localities are particularly suitable for its propagation. This small book is crammed with information on growing the fruit. General requirements for growing, varieties, soil preparation, pest and diseases, harvesting, grading, packing, and storage are all covered.

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