BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18158, 2 August 1922, Page 8

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

IMPORTING STUD STOCK. TREATMENT OF SANDY LAND. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION*. ] WELLINGTON, Tuasday. The Board of Agriculture met recently and dealt with several matters of interest-. One of these was the question as to how importers of stud stock could best be assisted in obtaining fresh blood for their herds. The possibilities of the Dominion as a stud stock breeding country and as a distributing centre for other countries, such as Australia and South America, were fully considered, and it was agreed that as the introduction of stud stock was of vital importance to the whole Dominion immediate representations be made to the Government with a view to importers being assisted in introducing stud stock.

The question of economic treatment of sandy grazing and agricultural land lying along the soa coast, particularly on the southern part of the west coast of the North Island, was also considered. The board intends making full inquiry into the matter and will go into it further at a future meeting, in the meantime obtaining as much information as possible to help it in its consideration of the subject. The question of financial support from the Dominion for tho British Empire producers' organisation was carefully considered, and the board decided that from its present knowledge of the work of the , organisation ( and the conditions under which agriculturists and pastoralists are labouring at the present momeut, owing to the. financial position, it would not be advisable to ask them to support the organisation by subscription,