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1949 NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1948-49

Presented to Both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

Sir, — I have the honour to forward for Your Excellency's information the report of the Department of Agriculture for the financial year ended 31st March, '1949. The Director-General's report reviews post-war agricultural policy in the light of the Dominion's undertakings to increase exports during the currency of the long-term contracts and assesses productive resources as a guide to future policy. A summary of the principal farming activities of the year and the work of the various Divisions of the Department in the development of the Dominion's farming industry are set out in the reports of the Divisional Directors. I have, &c., Edward Culler Minister of Agriculture. His Excellency the Governor-General.