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INDEX—continued Nassella Tussock — page Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Danger of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Nelson — District, dangers of gorse farming in .. .. .. .. ..112 Region .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 North Canterbury region .. .. ~ .. .. .. 29 North Island— Farming .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Regions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Northland region .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Opossums, destruction of .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Organization of— Dairy industry .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Sheep industry .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Otago— Region .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Central region .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Overstocking, dangers of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 Pastures— Research .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 Types of .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 14 Pests, destruction of— Canadian geese .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Chamois .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Deer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Keas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Opossums .. .. .. .. t .. .. .. .. 107 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Rabbits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,122 Thar .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Wallaby .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 Petrol: Need for sale to farmers in drum lots .. .. .. ..132 Phosphate, importation of, for top-dressing .. .. .. .. .. 145 Pigs, destruction of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 Plains region .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Posts for fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 Poverty Bay - East Coast area, need for special survey of .. .. 68 Rabbit-proof fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 Rabbits, destruction of— Need for .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 104 Research required into methods for .. .. .. .. .. 122 Rainfall: Influence on farming .. .. .. .. .. 15 Rangitikei region .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Rates, views on and effects of .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 Research— Blowfly-strike .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 Deforested beech country .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 East Coast experimental station .. .. .. .. 123 High country — Experimental station for .. .. .. .. 124 Pasture plants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 Importation of weed-seeds .. .. .. .. .. . 125 Kikuyu-grass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 Low-fertility grasses .. .. .. .. ' .. .. 123 Manuka-blight .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 Need for co-ordination and control of .. .. .. 60, 125 Rabbit-destruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 Still-born lambs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 Timber-preservation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 Trace minerals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 Tussock insects .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 122 Weed-destruction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Return of Sheepowners : Alteration in date of compilation .. ... .. 129 Rivers Control Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 58