EXPORT OF EGGS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17233, 12 April 1930, Page 7

EXPORT OF EGGS

A GROWING INDUSTRY GOOD PROSPECTS AT HOME (Special to the Herald.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Just returned from a six months’ visit to London to arrange for the disposal ot Australian eggs there, Mr. J. H. Merritt, who left last night for Melbourne, told a reporter that he considered that there was still room for an expansion of the egg exports of Australian and New Zealand.

“The prospects in Great Britain are excellent tor Dominion produce,’’ said Mr. Merritt, “so. far as eggs are concerned. The Merchandise Marks Act passed last year handicapped the industry somewhat for Dominion products, as it compelled the product to be stamped with the country of origin. The prejudice on account of distance, however, was soon removed by the excellent quality of the eggs. Australia in the last four years has trebled her egg export. Last year, eggs to t lie value of 1)250.000 were exported. New Zealand has been rather slower in developing the industry, but I must congratulate the Government on the support it lias given in the last two years. One tiling urgently required is that everyone should contribute a share to the cost of export. In Australia every producer contributes so much a dozen eggs marketed. ■ This goes into a . fund, and should there be .a loss in export it is paid from this. fund. T found the British ’merchants very anxious to deal with, the Dominions in preference to foreign countries, provided that regular deliveries could he guaranteed, if good service could be given by flip representative. and the quality was high. Tn this direction much good lias been done by the campaign of Lord Beaverbronk. and Lord Rotliern.ere, with which I was closelv associated.

Egg production in Great Britain had increased greatly, Mr. Merritt said, hut it did not seem able to overtake the demand. Last year South Africa, Australia. and New Zealand had exported £600.0Y) worth of pggfi. and the goal of £1.009.000 worth for there three countries was in sight. Mr. Merritt said that he thought that in England the trend was toward the protection of manufacturing industries.