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4. Public Control of Prices .. 266 
(a) Wheat Prices during the War -» 266 
(b) The Fixation of Price P . + 267 
(c) The Causes of the Recent 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 ais .+ 287 
4. Some Suggestions ae or te -- 290 
5. Future Prospects ass en or «- 295 
Appendix I—Some New Zealand Wheat Statistics «+ 299 
Table XXX VIII.—Exports, Imports, Total Production, cacao 
Price of Agricultural Land in New Zealand . 299 
Table XXXIX.—Areas in Acres for New Zealand, Canterbury 
and Otago, with Total Yields and Populations a» 800 
Table XL.—Yields for New Zealand, Canterbury, and Otago 
in bushels per oe with decennial moving 
averages i a ee ac -. 801 
Table XLI.—Comparison of Index Numbers of Areas for 
New Zealand, eas and Ofnee, with Yields 
per acre ‘ + 802 
Appendix II.—The Meaning of Correlation ee «+ 803 
Appendix IfI.—The Calculation and the Use of Index 
Numbers 3 5 «+ 806 
Bibliography .. ie es as aes +» 808 
Index ae aa ie os a «. 810 
