THE POULTRY NDUSTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 82, 7 April 1915, Page 11

THE POULTRY NDUSTRY.

PKEMIEK MEETS CONFERENCE. COOL STORAGE PROPOSALS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Prime Minister to-day discussed the prospect* of the poultry industry icith a deputation from the conference ef poultry nleri - Referring to the duty on tggs, Mr. M,it?sey said that the Government did not intend to ask Parliament for any reduction. (Hear, hear.) The itamping of pjrjjs would be a fair thing in the interests of consumers, and il practicable the proposal would .be carried out. So far as the export of eggs was concerned, there was news of the satisfactory shipment of a consignment from Motueka to London, with a temperature of 40 to 42 degrees, and if this could be done there should be no difficulty about shipping egps to Vancouver.

3lr. J. 11 Merrett: "We lost half of tout consignment."'

Mr. Maeeey said tihat he would consult the Minister for Railways on the question of lower freights for" eggs, and give instructions to 'have the results of egg-tests printed. He regarded the idea of having scientific experiments conducted at the Ruakura farm, and their results published, as very sensible. Regarding cold storage experiments, arrangements mig-ht be made to ha-ve e<ros stored along with fruit. He agreed with the idea that agricultural machinery, including poultry appliances, should be. as far as possible, included in the free list of the tariff. Probably a decision of the Commissioner of Customs would meet all that the conference desired.

Referring to the food question, Mr. Slassey said that he noticed that a Kortliern firm proposed to import a variety of rye from the United States, which was supposed to he particularly suitable for poultry. Freights from the western eide of America were much lower than from the eastern side. This was a matter that might be worth looking into. Then, lip was given to understand that the crop of maize in South ■Africa was singularly good, and this for fattening purposes migit be imported on vessels calling at Capetown short of cargo. Aβ to the use of wheat, he frankly confessed that he did not think it would pay poulterers to use Canadian ■srheat. The rate of 6/ in Canada would mean 8/ here. He would be only too glad to give effect to the susgestions brought before hint as far as could.