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agriculture... aerial top dressing: Super phosphate is scattered on the runway at Ohakea Airbase and measured in trays by the Soil Conservation Society.
002:00 motoring... disabled driver’s special car: Mr John Clare, a patient at Hutt Hospital, lost both his legs at Casino. He has designed his own modifications to adapt his car to his special needs. His wheelchair is loaded on the back and he takes some friends for a drive.
003:37 Taranaki... drilling for oil: At Moturoa Beach in New Plymouth, small quanities of oil have been extracted from the ground for many years. A new bore is being constructed nearby. The bit is attached to the 41/2 ton block and hook and is guided into the casing. The crude oil is placed in a storage tank to await delivery to the refinery which handles 2000 gallons of the oil every week.