URBAN SPREAD ON AGRICULTURAL LAND.—The strictly limited extent of New Zealand’s principal areas of good ploughable land, as defined by the Sheep Industry Commission in 1949, is shown by the shading on this map. The map also demonstrates how most of the larger towns are located on these limited areas—and annually these towns are spreading outwards, taking more and more land out of production.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 26617, 20 June 1958, Page 9
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64URBAN SPREAD ON AGRICULTURAL LAND.—The strictly limited extent of New Zealand’s principal areas of good ploughable land, as defined by the Sheep Industry Commission in 1949, is shown by the shading on this map. The map also demonstrates how most of the larger towns are located on these limited areas—and annually these towns are spreading outwards, taking more and more land out of production. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 26617, 20 June 1958, Page 9
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