POULTRYMEN CONFER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16213, 26 April 1916, Page 5

POULTRYMEN CONFER.

REMITS CONSIDERED. GOVERNMENT ACTION SOUGHT, [by telegraph.— corresfokdent.] WnLiKGTOJf, Tuesday. At the New Zealand Poultry A£socia< tion's Conference to-day the question! of 3 uniform standard for utility fowls was deferred for three months,, to enable the executive to meet) various bodies, so that the standard may bo accepted by all utility clubs, asso-i ciations, and judges.

Remits from various affiliated egg circles and associations were discussed, and tho following, among others, wera endorsed; that in the event of legislation; .being passed to limit the price, of flour, the Government be urged, in tho interest of poultry producers, to do the same foil pollard; that the Government be asked to fix a standard for pollard on similar/ lir<:s to that in force in Australia; that) the Government be asked to publish ai leaflet showing the analysis of tho varU oua poultry foods; that vho Government! be again .jsked to reduce the railaga charges on eggs to the rate charged for fruit, and that eggs bo classified as perishable goods; that egg associations and circleu be recommended to cool store) as many eggs as possible during the com* ing spring, with the object of blocking) the importation of American and other eggs; that tho Government be approached regarding the encouragement of returned soldiers and their dependants to take up poultry culturo in connection with the; proposed fruit farms; that the Government be asked to thoroughly investigate tho quality of liquid yolks now arriving in the Dominion from Asiatic countries, and to analyse them under tho provisions of the Pure Foods Act; also that, if pos* sible, the Government restrict importation and make it compulsory for users of the imported articlo to advise the public 08 such use.

In reference to the liquid yolks, one 06 the-delegates stated that the birds from which these eggs wcro obtained were practically scavengers, living in gutters in Chinese streets. The eggs cost 2d a dozen in China, and were imported in unshelled form, and used by some bakers. Another speaker said some three million Chineso eggs were arriving in New Zealand dur-t ing next week. It was stated that the importation was due to the fafcf that New Zealand could not produce sufficient eggs. The closing evening session was devoted to an address by Mr. F. C. Brown, Government expert, on the needs of tha poultry industry. Tho deputation to the Prime Minister has been postponed, as the executive has been authorised to wait on Mr. Masse?) prior to the opening of the session.