NEW ZEALAND FROM WITHIN
THE NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHER. Published by the New Zealand Geographical Society, Printed by Whitcombe and Tombs. (His magazine is the half-yearly organ ue of the society. The contents comprise signed articles, reviews, criticism of geographical material appearing in contemporary publications and outlines of the affairs of the society. The last appear, partly as notes in the body of
the magazine, partly as a supplement. The practice of having all work signed is an excellent one, and there is an obviously deep sense of responsibility. An opportunity for discussion would add to the usefulness, but perhaps this is a matter for branch meetings, which are well reported in the supplement. The magazine is well produced, copiously illustrated and the more important articles are available as reprints. The issue under review carries interesting material on the outlying islands of New Zealand, a superbly illustrated if rather romantic account of coal mining in the Buller district, and one article which leans*rather heavily on a commercial brochure. As the principal article states, however, the magazine aims primarily at a recognition of the relations existing between the study of geography and the needs of the community, and only inci- . dentally at the more scientific aspects where geography impinges, for instance, on geologye¢
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 509, 25 March 1949, Page 11
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211NEW ZEALAND FROM WITHIN New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 509, 25 March 1949, Page 11
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