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INDEX—continued Dannevirke Borough scheme for composting .. .. .. 95 Death Duties .. .. .. .. # _ '' '' " j£*9 Deer, destruction of .. .. .. ~ ' " jQg Department— Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. _ 46, 58, 59 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. 46, 55, 58, 68 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. .. .. 46 Depletion of land .. .. .. .. ] * "'■ ' !. 98 Deterioration of land .. .. .. .. . # \ 88 Development of land .. .. .. ~ ' * ! 79 Dispersal of stud flocks .. .. .. ** *] * 121 Dredging and sluicing, evil effects of !! !" !! 120 East Cape region .. .. .. .. . # _ .. 19 East Coast— Experimental station needed .. .. .. .. ■ .. 123 Special survey needed .. .. .. .. ~ .. 68 Education .. .. .. .. # " '' *' 235 Electricity for rural areas .. .. '' "' * [ ' 149 Endowment leases .. .. .. " " " 77 Erosion ;; ;; ;; 61,105 Experimental stations— East Coast .. .. .. .. ~ , _ _ _ _ _ 123 High-country .. .. .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 124 Exports of sheep industry .. .. .. .. " j !! 40 Farm— Labour • • • • •• .. .. .. .. 132, 143 Training scheme .. .. .. .. .. .. 78, 148 Farriers, shortage of .. .. .. .. . t t . ' 131 Featherston region .. .. .. .. ~ 23 £ ences " !! !! ! 117,127 Fertilizer— Compost .. .. .. .. .. 95 Demand for .. .. .. .. , _ ~ .. 91 Price of .. .. .. .. ~ !! 89 Recommendations on .. .. .. ~ .. 91 94 95 Source of and manufacture of .. .. .39,94 usage .. .. .. .. .. ;; ;; ;; ' 39 Flocks, sizes of .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ _ 37 Flood damage : Deduction for income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 127 Foothills region .. .. .. .. .. _ _ .. 30 Forestry, need for non-commercial .. .. .. .. .. 131 Geese, Canadian, destruction of .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 General rates .. .. .. .. .. ~ # t _ 12 9 Good husbandry, encouragement of .. .. .. .. .. 76,85 Gorse-farming in Nelson district .. .. . .. .. ..112 Groups of sheep industry .. .. .. .. .. 12 Hauraki Plains region .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 18 Hawkes Bay region .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 21 Helicopters, use of, for aerial top-dressing .. .. .. .. .. 116 Hides and skins, levy on, and its effect .. .. .. .. ..131 .High country— Experimental station for .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Necessity for training men for .. .. .. .. .. 148 Pasture-plants research .. .. .. .. .. ~ 122 Regrouping of runs in .. .. .. .. .. 74 Snow losses in .. .. .. .. .. ~ . _ 114 Hospital rates, incidence of .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 Housing, need for rural .. .. .. .. .. .. # 134 Importance of— Farming .. .. .. .. .. _ ..11 Sheep industry .. .. .. .. .. _ _ .. 11 Improvements on farms, provision for .. .. ~ ~ .. 76