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… of mutton birds and penguins. Happily there are no introduced mammals to disturb them. by George Jobberns, …
… New Zealand are obscure. It is known, however, that Marsden introduced the grape vine in 1819, and that Busby produced …
… At first Allen was against conscription but in May 1916 he introduced the Military Service Bill to conscript by ballot … volunteers. In the last months of the war he drew up and introduced the legislation establishing the repatriation … Schools movement. In 1914, though Minister of Education, he introduced a private measure which would have permitted …
… insect pests are: By Chemicals : Since 1945, when DDT was introduced commercially to New Zealand, there have been many … are controlled by parasites or predators, usually purposely introduced from overseas. New Zealand appears to be … suited for this kind of work as many of our pests are introduced species that have entered the country without …
… Medical Benefits. Under the General Medical Services scheme introduced on 1 November 1941, a doctor is paid from the … for each consultation. Pharmaceutical Benefits. These were introduced on 5 May 1941 and provide for the free supply of … special arrangements. Supplementary Benefits. These were introduced progressively from 11 August 1941 and include: …
… to have been successful. Hot water treatment of barley, introduced during the 1920s, together with the production of … propagated plants. A seed potato certification scheme introduced in 1928 has done much to increase potato yields. …
… expanded appreciably, partly as a result of innovations introduced by the companies and partly for other reasons. … £1,096 million for ordinary life assurance. Innovations introduced by the life offices in recent years have included …
… brought to his new position a prophetic radicalism and introduced so many innovations that he was, on one occasion, … original charges, with the result that the Government introduced far-reaching legislation, tightening such matters …
… meetings, a long-range (1,000 yards) shooting event was introduced and in 1906 a “running man” competition was …
… up to the 1890s, by whalers. In 1896 sheep were introduced and the island was more or less continuously …