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4. Public Control of Prices . . . . . . 266 



(a) Wheat Prices during the War . . . . 266 



(ft) The Fixation of Price . . . . . . 267 



(c) The Causes of the Eecent High Prices . . 270 



(d) The Problem of Price Control . . 273 

 (e} The Policy of Commandeering the Supply . . 279 



Chapter XI. Conclusion. 



1. The Aim of the Investigation . . . . . . 282 



2. The Importance of the Wheat Industry to New 



Zealand . . . . . . . . . . 284 



3. Some Subjects for Further Treatment . . . . 287 



4. Some Suggestions . . . . . . . . 290 



5. Future Prospects . . . . . . . 295 



Appendix I. Some New Zealand Wheat Statistics . . 299 



Table XXXVIII. Exports, Imports, Total Production, Prices, 

 Price of Agricultural Land in New Zealand . . 299 



Table XXXIX. Areas in Acres for New Zealand, Canterbury 



and Otago, with Total Yields and Populations ... 300 



Table XL. Yields for New Zealand, Canterbury, and Otago 

 in bushels per acre, with decennial moving 

 averages . . . . . . . . . . 301 



Table XLI. Comparison of Index Numbers of Areas for 

 New Zealand, Canterbury, and Otago, with Yields 

 per acre . . . . . . . . . . 302 



Appendix n.^-The Meaning of Correlation . . . . 303 



Appendix III. The Calculation and the Use of Index 



Numbers . . . . . . . . . . 306 



Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 



Index . 310 



