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PAGE Abandoned -land, resettlement of .. .. .. .. .. 76, 150 Administration of soil conservation and rivers control .. .. .. 61 Aerial top-dressing .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 Agriculture, Department of .. .. .. .. 46, 58, 59 Airstrips in back country .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 Ammunition, sale of, to farmers .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Awatere bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Banks Peninsula region .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Beech country, deforested : Need for research .. .. .. 123 Blacksmiths, shortage of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 Bloom-dips, need for prohibition of .. .. .. .. .. 129 Blowfly-strike: Research needed .. .. .. .. .. 122 Boarding schools .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 138 Boards— Dairy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Land Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Marginal Lands .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Meat-producers .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Nassella Tussock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Sheep Industry .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. 45, 49 Branding by wool marking .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 Breeds — Of sheep in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 13 Of rams .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Burning of tussock .. .. .. .. .. .. 77, 105 Cable ferries in Wanganui area .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Camps, mobile, for scrub-cutting .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 Canadian Geese, destruction of .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Cape Colville region .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Canterbury Plains region .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Carrying-capacity Of land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..38 Of roads .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..113 Casting worms, value of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 Castlepoint region .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Cattle— Number of, in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 37 Slaughterings of, in droughts : Need for prevention .. .. .. 130 Stocking, necessity for .. .. .. .. .. 98, 148 Central Plateau region .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Chamois, destruction of .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Chatham Islands .. - . . .. .. .. .. .. 150 Christchurch region .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Clarence River road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 Climate: Influence on sheepfarming .. .. .. .. 15 Commissions— Dairy Products Marketing .. .. .. .. .. 47 Southern Pastoral Lands .. .. .. .. .. 98, 100 Wool Disposal .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Committees— Land Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Marginal Land .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Compensation for land taken .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 Compost .. .. .. .. .. .. 95 Contour, influence of, on sheep-farming .. .. .. .. 15 Consolidated schools, need for .. .. .. .. .. .. 137 Croixelles, need for wharf at .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 Dairy— Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Industry, organization of .. .. .. .. .. 47 Products Marketing Commission .. ~ ~ ~ ~ 47