EGGS. TO THE EDITOR,

Evening Star, Issue 25419, 26 February 1945, Page 6

EGGS. TO THE EDITOR,

Sir,—" Housewife ” complains of the inferior eggs that are being sold .in Dunedin at the present time. It’s high time that something was done about this daylight robbery. About three weeks ago I purchased a dozen from one of the leading grocers and paid 2s 5d for them; imagine my disgust when breaking one to fry at finding that it was absolutely rotten, and the

rest of them were anything but. fresh. On complaining at the shop I was informed that it could do nothing, as it just had to pass on to the public what was sent to it by the marketing place. Can nothing be done about ft? People are sick and tired of paying exorbitant prices for inferior foodi—in fact, some only fit for pigs’ food. Where are all the highly-paid inspectors?-, I can imagine wjiat a fuss there would, be should one of the butchers sell a piece of bad meat. He would soon have a host of inspectors down on him, but house-wives-have to put up with bad eggs. If people were allowed to buy where they like they would have a chance of getting food fit to eat, but, no, we are under the thumb of the powers that be and ordered about like a lot l of children. Every, dog has his day, however, and methinks it will not be very long before the dictators are put in their right place, as people are more than ' Call l.lei, February 23.