SALE OF EGGS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21156, 4 July 1940, Page 12

SALE OF EGGS

LICENSING SYSTEM FOUR CENTRES AT FIRST CONTROL OF MARKETING (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Wednesday The egg marketing regulations, which were passed by the Executive Council today and will come into effect in August, were referred to by j the Minister of Marketing, the Hon. | W. Nash, in an interview today. I “For some years past,” said the 1 Minister, “conditions in the produc- ' tion and marketing of eggs have become so disorganised as to constitute a continuous source of worry to producers and irritation to consumers. It has become necessary to introduce some measure of co-ordination between supply and demand to enable consumers, particularly in the four main centres, to be assured of obtaining a reasonable share of New Zealand’s production of eggs at periods when the quantities produced locally are insufficient to meet the demand. Wholesale Licenses “Producers have also suffered as a result of this disorganisation, which 1 has been reflected in violent price | fluctuations. To adjust this dis- | ability, the regulations provide for j the licensing of wholesale distributors in declared marketing areas, and 1 further licensing of producers who ! desire to sell eggs produced on their ; own poultry runs by way of wholesale within these areas, j “Wholesale distributors in particu- | lar will be required to satisfy the , Internal Marketing Division, which i will administer these regulations, • that they have adequate facilities for ! grading and quality examination of j all eggs offered for sale to the public. I “Through this machinery of licensed wholesalers the Internal Marketing Division, by co-ordinating I all activities, will regulate the supj ply of eggs in accordance with the i consumer demand in each market. 1 This should result in a far greater | degree of market stability, which, in ' turn, will mean greater economic | security for individual producers, i “Consumers will also be vitally | interested in additional provisions of i regulations which require all eggs j sold within the four main centres to ! be correctly graded according to ! size, and in the case of all retail | sales to be clearly marked so. A I housewife is able to see at once the ! grade of eggs offered for sale. Grading By Size j “The following grades will be ini stituted and purchasers should make | sure they receive eggs of the grade j indicated .by the retailer:—HeavyI weight, not less than 2ioz.; standard, S less than 2£ but not less than 1 15-16 1 oz.; medium, less than 1 15-16 oz. and not less than 1 9-160 z.; pullet, less than 1 9-16 oz. but not less than ljoz. Eggs of less than will not be offered for sale by retailers. “It is also intended that the Internal Marketing Division should institute a publicity programme for the purpose of assisting housewives in knowledge of ruling market prices from day to day,” added the Minister. “Where any doubt exists as to the grade or quality of eggs being sold by any retailer, inquiry should be immediately made through any branch of the Internal Marketing Division requesting an investigation. “In the initial stages the regulations are intended to apply only to the four metropolitan areas, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, as these areas constitute the greatest concentration of consumer demand, but provision is made I for extension of regulations to cover ! additional areas as the need arises. ; Authority has also been taken by the j Internal Marketing Division to conj trol the manufacture and selling of j I chilled and preserved eggs and egg , ] pulp.”