EXPORT OF EGGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 162, 10 July 1924, Page 10

EXPORT OF EGGS.

NEED FOR CO-OPERATION. SOCIETY'S RESOLUTION. With the idea of impressing upon poultrymen the great importance of cooperation in the tnatter of exporting eggs to the Londosi market, a meeting of egg produce™ was held in the Trades Hall last evening. Mr. A. 5. Holmes, chairman of the Co-operative Society, presided over a gathering which numbered about a dozen. In opening, the chairman said that he ; "l'i-a that something deiinite would be done this year to increase the number of to be exported to the London market. Last year the society had met with great success. The Auckland eggs had realised the best prices of any sent from tlie Dominion. This exporting was of much benefit to the producers, and the chairman wished to impress upon those poultrymen who were not memburs ot the society that it was working in the best interests of the producers as a whole. Since its inauguration about eight years ago the state of the egg market had kept a .stable position. That was proof that the executive had been alive to the interests oi the producers, and it was hoped now that all producers would combine and make this year's export greater than any pre- ! vious. If a satisfactory combina- | tion of all poultrymen was brought j about a price that would pay pro-

dueers would be obtained. Co-opera-tion was the only means whereby these ends could be given effect to. Mr. Holmes then drew attention to the fact that the society received more eggs from the country people than from these in districts surrounding the city. This was regrettable, but he could realise that the reason for this state of affairs was that the producers could sell direct to the retailers, and thus save overhead expenses. The society was doing its utmost to reduce these expenses. "What will be left for the public if we export all first-grade eggs?" asked a member, after discussion. "If they are all sent Home it will not be fair to the public, who will he paying for second grade eggs only." The chairman replied that first grade eggs would still be left. Any over two ounces were not exported. After considerable' discussion, in which the importing of Canadian eggs and the fact that last year Auckland bakers had bought pulp from Wellington when the society was selling it at a cheaper price here, was referred to, the following resolution was carried: — "That this meeting resolves that it would be in the interests of the egg producers as a whole if all poultrymen were members of the Auckland Co-opera-tive Egg Society."