SOIL EROSION IN NEW ZEALAND
OVERSEAS EXPERT’S COMMENT (New Zealand Press A«oc(ation>
j WELLINGTON. August 31. The dangerous effects of soil erosion were particularly evident in the tussock country in the far south of New Zealand, said Mr Tony Francois, a French forestry expert, before his departure by flying-boat to-day for Sydney. Mr Francois, who is attached to the headquarters staff of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, is going to New Delhi after a brief stay in New Zealand. “The land affected by erosion in New Zealand has been abused by over-stocking of sheep and other causes." said Mr Francois. “The situation has become worse and worse However, your Government is taking measures which. I think, will be effective. To me thev look very promising Indeed.” Mr Francois was also interested in New Zealand’s afforestation problems, and spent some time in the pine plantations in Canterbury. He also studied the Canterbury grasslands.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26515, 1 September 1951, Page 6
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