EGGS V. PULP
• BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. The. interests concerned in the produe. tion of eggs in New Zealand have been uotified by the Department of Industries and Commerce that the Board of Trade is holding an inquiry into the question of the egg trade generally in Christchurch, on the 22nd inst. Representations have recently been made to the Government by returned soldier and other pou.try men for a prohibition to be placed upon the importation of Asiatic eggs. It has been pointed out that the only opposition to such prohibition emanates from bakers, pastrycooks and confectioners. With a view to the question being fully discussed from all points of view the board has invited representatives of the producers, the importers, and the users of eggs to be present at the conference. As the Customs Department is interested in the prohibition of importation, advantage will bo taken of the presence in Christchurch of the Tarifi Commission for the members of the Commission to attend the inquiry. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Agriculture will also be represented.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10850, 16 March 1921, Page 3
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180EGGS V. PULP New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10850, 16 March 1921, Page 3
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