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Grey River Argus, 21 July 1941, Page 7

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N.Z. EGG MARKETING WELLINGTON, July 17. Under the title Egg Marketin'” Regulations, 1940, Amendment No. 1. gazetted to-night, some revision is made of the Dominion’s egg marketing machinery. Provision is made for better organisation of the marketing of eggs from the country u.stricts or districts a considerable distance from the marketing areas; also for the control of the surplus of e" <r s, and for transfer of eggs between marketing areas. The amendment also provides for the equalisation of pool accounts, based on prices fixed after consultation with the local committees, the Price Tribunal and the Internal Marketing Division. Another section of the amendment governs the constitution and functions of local Egg Marketing Advisory Committees, which ma- advise on questions of prices, conditions and sale in each area; and of egg marketing Advisory Committee orimnal--1 appointed under last year’s regulations to advise on marketing processing, export, etc. The National Committee may now consist of ur> to seven member's, instead of the previous five, though the minimum remains three.