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PART TWO—RECOMMENDATIONS ON ADMINISTRATION—continued 11. Marginal Lands Administration — 1. Definition of Marginal Land — Page (i) Economic Lands .. .. .. .. .. 54 (ii) Marginal Lands .. .. .. .. .. 54 (iii) Uneconomic Lands .. .. .. .. 54 2. Proposal for Marginal Lands Board—(i) Constitution of Board .. .. .. .. 55 (ii) Secretariat .. .. . . .. .. 55 (iii) Funds .. .. .. .. . . .. 55 (iv) Powers .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 3. Method of Assisting Marginal Lands — (i) Scheme of Department of Agriculture .. .. 56 (ii) Scheme of Mr. L. Wilson, of Te Kuiti .. .. 56 (iii) Method Recommended .. .. .. .. 56 (iv) Amendment to Trustee Act, 1908 .. .. .. 57 (v) Administration of Scheme .. .. .. ..51 111. Administrative Departments—1. Lands Department—(i) Marginal Lands Division .. .. .. .. 59 (ii) Land Conservation Division .. .. .. 59 2. Department of Agriculture—(i) Research Division .. .. .. .. 60 (ii) Sheep Division .. .. .. .. .. 60 (iii) Importance of Department .. .. .. .. 61 IV. Administration of Soil Conservation and Rivers Control—1. The Nature of Erosion in New Zealand — (i) The Aim of Land Policy .. .. .. .. 61 (ii) The History of Land .. .. .. .. 62 (iii) Erosion not a Major Factor of National Consequence .. .. 62 (iv) Rivers Control .. .. .. .. .... 63 (v) Soil Conservation .. .. .. .. 63 (vi) Misleading Information .. .. .. .. 64 (vii) Effects of Propaganda .. .. .. .. 64 2. General Recommendations — (i) Abolition of Catchment Boards .. .. .. 67 (ii) Dividing of Rivers Control and Land Conservation .. .. 67 3. Method of Administration—(i) Rivers Control Council .. .. .. .. 67 (ii) River Control Authorities .. .. .. .. 67 (iii) Land Conservation .. .. .. .. 68 (iv) Special Position in the Poverty Bay - East Coast Area .. 68 PART THREE—RECOMMENDATIONS ON FARMING PROBLEMS I. Availability of Land—1. Forms of Tenure—(i) Prior to the Land Act, 1948 .. .. .. 69 (ii) As from Ist April, 1949 .. .... .. 73 2. Alterations to Tenure Conditions — (i) Classification .. .. .. .. .. 74 (ii) Regrouping of Uneconomic Units .. .. .. .. 74 (iii) Improvements .. .. .. .. .. 78 (iv) Encouragement of Good Husbandry .. .. .. 76 (v) Provision for Appeal .. .. .. .. .. 76 3. Representation of Tenants—(i) Land Settlement Board .. .. .. .. .. 77 (ii) Land Settlement Committees .. .. .. 77 4. Other Land Occupation Matters — (i) Burning .. .. .. .. .. 77 (ii) Endowment Leases .. .. .. .. .. 77 (iii) Farm Training Scheme .. .. .*. .. .. 78 (iv) Compensation for Land Taken .. .. .. .. 79 5. Availability of Land—(i) Need for Good Tenure .. . . .. .. 79 (ii) Land Development .. .. .. .. 79 (iii) Resettling Abandoned Lands .. .. .. 80 (iv) Maori Land .. .. .. .. .. 82 (v) Machinery Pools for Private Land Development .. .. 85 (vi) Power to Take Badly-farmed Land .. .. .. 85 (vii) Recognition of Good Husbandry .. .. .. 85 (viii) Returned Servicemen's Settlement .. .. .. 86 (ix) Economic Unit in the Sheep Industry .. .. 86 (x) Conditions Retarding the Sale of Land .. .. .. 86 (xi) The " Long Paddock" ~ .. .. 87