10 SEPTEMBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

HISTORIC BUILDINGS OF CANTERBURY AND SOUTH CANTERBURY

New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register of Classified Buildings

80 pp. 1985.

$9.35 plus $2.20 p & p

This book is a fascinating collection of photographs, drawings and descriptions of each building registered as Historic in Canterbury and South Canterbury. It is the first in a series of seven books being prepared as a complete register of the historic buildings of New Zealand, as classified by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Enjoy your heritage through this collection beginning with Historic Buildings of Canterbury and South Canterbury.

HANMER FOREST PARK

NEW ZEALAND FOREST SERVICE

110 pp. 1984.

$8.75 plus $2.20 p & p

Hanmer Springs has always been considered a leisure centre and health resort because of its thermal pools. This handbook introduces the reader to the many other attractions of Hanmer Springs and Hanmer Forest Park. The book includes information on all types of recreation activities, wildlife, trees and plants, forest management, geology and soils, and landscape, the climate, and includes a detailed fold out map.

THE LONG YARN OF THE LAW

By Fiona McMorran

80 p. 1983.

$7.65 plus $2.20 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 inexpensive and easy to read history is a valuable aid for teachers and a source of continuing interest for children.

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:

$49.50 plus $5.50 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:

$7.45 plus $2.20 p & p

Volume III, which concerns the ‘weed’ flora describes the introduced wild plants belonging to the rush, lily, iris, arum, and related families.

254p. 1980. Hardcover:

$20.35 plus $5.50 p & p

Flora of New Zealand Lichens is primarily an identification manual for the serious lichenologist. It also contains much information useful to the general botanist, student, and interested amateur.

662p. 1985. Hardcover:

$43.95 plus $5.50 p & p

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE IN NEW ZEALAND

David McGee

580p. 1985.

$43.95 plus $5.50 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.

CARPENTRY

N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE

302 p. Reprinted 1980. 1987 Illustrated.

$49.95 plus $5.50 p & p

Metricated with more than 450 illustrations, this edition contains a set of fold-out house plans. It also highlights safety and safe methods, elementary first aid, house design and construction. Besides providing a basic text for apprentices in the building industry, Carpentry will also provide a sound guide for tradesmen and home-builders.

FACSIMILES OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI

$14.25 plus $2.92 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.)

5BX PLAN

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

112 pp. 1986. Fourth Edition.

$6.55 plus $2.20 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.

NEW ZEALAND FOREST PARKS

Geoffrey Chavasse and John Johns

288 p. 1983. Illustrated.

$27.45 plus $5.50 p & p

New Zealand Forest Parks is one of those books that you will reach for time after time to simply enjoy or 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.

$76.45 plus $9.57 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 to 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.

ELECTRICITY FOR MOTOR MECHANICS

N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE

256 p. 1986 reprint. Illustrated.

$16.50 plus $2.92 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 Groff Moss

46 p. 1982. Illustrated.

$6.35 plus $2.20 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 arranging 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.

$6.55 plus $2.20 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.