LEGISLATION 555 



closer settlement of the land coupled with more intensive cultivation ; 

 and better education of all those concerned in the primitive industries 

 of the country, which are mainly agricultural and pastoral, as to the 

 economic waste which ensues whenever undesirable animals and 

 plants are allowed to thrive. There is a growing desire for such educa- 

 tion, and it is becoming more fully recognised that it is one of the 

 important factors in the future success of the country. 



