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THE NEW ZEALAND GUIDE, compiled by E. S. Dollimore; Wise; 35/-.. REED’S ATLAS OF NEW ZEALAND, compiled by A. W. Reed; A. H. and A. W. Reed; 12/6. TISE’S successor to their Index to Every Place in New Zealand -is a completely new work of over 900 pages, | following generally the pattern of the Index, but including also "various ad- | enn features and improvements."
Among the new material is general information on climate, history, sport and the like, and a travel guide. The Index remains, of course, the most important part of the book-a mountain of facts of interest to every New Zealander. Like a man who loves words using a dictionary, anyone using this book is likely, if he doesn’t keep his wits about him, to find his search prolonged by the interesting things he encounters 0n the way-useful facts about distances from this point to that, and the other, fascinating and strprising historical data, curiosities-who, for instance, could even imagine there being more than one
Rangitoto in the world? It is not surprising in such a big work that the information is not always ‘accurate, but there seems little excuse, for example, for putting Greymouth in Westland County. Some mistakes might have been noticed (two versions of the highest point on Pitt Island and of the length of the Otira Tunnel) if cross-réferences had been properly worked out. These would also make the book a handier tool. The ~~ information about the Otira Tunnel scattered under several headings
is a bad example of lack of co-ordina-tion. Future editions would be the better also for a good map. Even with these faults, however, this is a valuable work of reference. Reed’s Atlas also is a useful work for New Zealanders. Its main features are a series of very clear, large-scale maps showing roads and railways and the principal centres of population and geographical features, and many maps on special subjects, from the usual temperature and rainfall to hydro-electric stations and meat export works, air routes and the Southern Heavens. The Publicity Division has supplied "A brief account of New Zealand." An illustrated section which is a supplement to the library edition (there is a school edition at 7/6) does not really add very
much to its value.
F.A.
J.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 722, 15 May 1953, Page 14
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382ON THE MAP New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 722, 15 May 1953, Page 14
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