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with wheat growing are studied, and all students pass 

 through a theoretical course along with their practical 

 farming instructions. Quite recently the course for the 

 degree of Bachelor of Agriculture has been instituted 

 in the University of New Zealand, the technical part of 

 which must be taken at the Agricultural College. 



(&) Board of Agriculture. In another respect the 

 Government encourages agriculture by means of the 

 establishment of a Department of Agriculture, Indus- 

 tries, and Commerce, under the direct Control of the 

 Minister of Agriculture. Under the Act of 1913 this 

 has been supplemented by the establishment of a Board 

 of Agriculture, composed of twelve members whose 

 functions are to advise the Minister of Agriculture on 

 matters relating to the development of agricultural and 

 other rural industries in New Zealand. In particular the 

 functions of the Board relate to the following matters: 



(a) The aiding, improving and developing of agri- 

 culture and all rural industries ; 



(&) The prevention and control of disease in stock 

 and poultry, and the control of noxious weeds; 



(c) The establishment of agricultural colleges and 

 agricultural education generally; 



(d) The aiding or facilitating of the carriage and 

 distribution of produce. 



The official publication of the Department of Agriculture 

 is The Journal of Agriculture, which resembles similar 

 publications of other countries. The 'results of all 

 research work carried on at any experimental farms, as 

 well as private work are published, and the farmer is 

 kept in touch with modern developments and tendencies 

 in his own particular branch.* 



Hence we see that the Government has the interests 

 of the agricultural community at heart. The educative 



*The reconstruction of the Department of Agriculture is at 

 present under consideration, and the functions of the Depart- 

 ment may be considerably extended at an early date. 



