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PART THREE—RECOMMENDATIONS ON FARMING PROBLEMS—continued 111. Production Difficulties —cantinued Page 16. Death Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 17. General Rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 18. Wool Brands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 19. Return of Sheep-owners .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 20. Air Strips in Back Country .. .. .. .. .. 130 21. Killing of Cows During Droughts .. . . . . .. .. 130 22. Transport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 23. Balance of Fattening and Store Country .. .. .. .. 131 24. Shortage of Blacksmiths .. .. .. .. .. ..131 25. Non-commercial Forestry .. .. .. .. .. 131 26. Hides and Skins Levy .. .. .. .. .. 131 27. Petrol in Drum Lots .. .. . . .. .. .. 132 28. Land Values .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 132 IV. Labour and Community—1. Farm Labour — (i) Drift of Rural Population .. .. .. .. 132 (ii) Causes of Drift .. .. .. .. .. 133 (iii) Importance of Farm Labour .. . . .. 133 (iv) Availability of Labour .. .. .. .. .. 134 2. Rural Housing—(i) State Houses in Rural Settlements .. .. .. 134 (ii) Houses on Farms .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 (iii) Financing Rural Housing .. .. .. .. .. 135 3. Education — (i) Grade "0 " Schools .. .. .. .. .. 136 (ii) Country Teachers .. .. .. . . 136 (iii) School Conveyances .. .. .. .. 136 (iv) Payment to Mother-teachers .. .. .. .. 137 (v) Car Registrations .. .. .. .. .. 137 (vi) Consolidation of Country Schools .. .. .. 137 (vii) Boarding-allowance .. .. .. .. . . 137 (viii) Admission to Boarding Schools .. . . .. . . 138 (ix) Intermediate Schools .. .. .. .. 138 (x) Agricultural Schools .. .. .. .. 138 (xi) Adult Education .. .. .. .. 139 4. Telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 5. Electricity—(i) Rural Reticulation Fund .. .. .. .. .. 140 (ii) Single-wire Reticulation . . .. .. .. .. 141 (iii) Amalgamation of Power Board Districts . . .. .. 142 (iv) Diesel Plant in Isolated Areas .. .. .. .. 142 6. Community Facilities .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 7. Labour for Scrub-cutting .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 V. Miscellaneous (Mainly Local)— 1. The Danger of Nassella Tussock . . .. .. .. .. 144 2. Awatere Bridges .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 3. Clarence River Road, Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 145 4. Rock Phosphate .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 5. Croixelles Wharf .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 6. County Council for Sounds . . . . . . .. .. 145 7. Water-supply, Takaka .. . . . . . . .. .. 146 8. Lees Valley .. .. .. . . . . .. . . 146 9. Molesworth Station .. .. .... . . .. .. 146 10. South Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 11. Training Men for High Country .. .. .. .. .. 148 12. Mount Cook Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 13. Lake Wakatipu Transport .. .. .. .. .. 148 14. Makakaho Road .. .. . . .. .. .. 149 15. Mangatiti Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 16. Cable Ferries, Wanganui Area .. .. .. .. .. 150 17. Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 18. Sand-dune Country .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 PART FOUR—SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS .. .. .. 151