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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 19 March 1921, Page 3

That tin; Government should prohibit thy importation ot egg-pulp into the Dominion, was strongly urged in the House of Representatives by Mr. L. LVI. Isitt ((..'hristcluirch North). A poull.ryfiirnier in Christchurch. who had 20C0 fowls on a three-acre suburban farm, had told him .recently that he had en incubator that would hatch 4500 .-hiv'is at once, and had just imported injchcr of the same capacity, so that he toe c! now hutch SOOO at once. By the way, h« complained that he had to pay £6*liu duty on the incubator. This ;i»ul('\ farmer had informed the hon. ui< i.toer that i! the importation ot* eygpulp was stopped, he would in six months do iUe tho number of his fowls : and ii<- (MY Isitt) believed that if it was pre/entei] coming in the .poultry-fanners of > e\v Zealand would to the occasion and supply at ;i reasonable price,all t' n e ej.j.s that \\piv required in the Dominion. (Hear, hear.) The Hon. VV, Noswotthv (Minister for Agriculture): What about the cost of living? Mr. Isitt: I have just been trying to show that ultimately it vould not be increased at all. .