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INDEX—continued PAGE Roads .. .. .. .. .. .. r . .. 113,127 Rock phosphate, importation of .. .. .. .. .. 145 Runs, regrouping of, in high country .. .. .. .. 74 Rural— Electrical reticulation .. .. .. .. .. 140 Housing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 Urban drift of population .. .. .. .. .; .. 133 (Sand-dune country .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Schools— Boarding, admission to, by country children .. .. .. .. 138 Consolidation, need for, in country districts .. .. .. ..137 Intermediate, boarding back-country children at .. .. .. 138 Sole charge, teachers for .. .. .. .. .. 136 Scientific and Industrial Research Department .. .. .. 46 Scrub-cutting, labour and camps for .. .. .. .. .. 143 Seed, weight for sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Shearing, training in .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 Sheep— Breeds of, .. .. .. .. .. .. 13, 37 Division of Department of Agriculture needed .. .. .. 60 Farming regions— North Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 South Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Industry— Exports of .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Importance of .. .. .. ~ .. .. ... 11 Need for survey of .. .. .. ' .... .. 125 Organization of .. .. .. .. .. 1 • • • • 44 Problems of .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 40 Structure of . • .. .. .. .. .. 12 Value of .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Industry Board— Constitution .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Continuity of, with Wool Board .. .. .. .. 49 Finance .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Functions .. .. .. .. .. ;. 50 Ward conferences .. .. .. .. .. 49 Wards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49, 51 Numbers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Owners— Number of, .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Return of, need for altered date of compilation .. .. .. 129 Sizes of flocks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Skins, levy on .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 Slaughterings of cattle during drought: Need for prevention .. .. .. 130 Sluicing, evil effects of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 Snow losses in high country .. .. .. .. .. ..114 SoilConservation and rivers control .. .. .. .. .. 61 Recommendations on .. .. .. .. .. 67 Conservation Council .. .. .. .. .. 46, 58 Policy of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 Erosion of .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 61, 105 Soils : Influence on farming .. •. .. .. .. .. 14 Sounds area, need for county organization in ..' .. .. .. 145 South— Auckland region .. .. .. .. .. ' ..17 Canterbury region .. .. .. .. .... 32 Island— Farming .. .. ... .. .. .. 34 Regions .. .. .. •. .. .. 26 Westland area, need for development of .. .. .. .. 148 Southern— Pastoral Lands Commission .. .. .. .. .. 98, 100 Region .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Stocking with cattle, need for increased .. .. .. .. 98, 148 Stud flocks, dispersal of, should be prevented .. .. ~ .. 121