EGG SHIPMENTS TO LONDON.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1059, 23 February 1911, Page 8

EGG SHIPMENTS TO LONDON.

. SATISFACTORY RETURN'S. , (By-Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) ')*- ' Christchurch. February; 2®. • Mr-* J; B. Msrrett,' of Christchurch, has received rethrns for shipments'of' eggs font (o London for this season. Tho re- , turns are very satisfactory, and go to show that n good market can bo opened, up for New Zcnland. Mr. Jlerrctt has had mhjio difficulties to overcomo in connection, vith' his experiments, but theso ; will bo trjrmoiinted in later shipments, ln.thn report" from London tho agents jivo tho lo'lowin;;-interesting information "Wo an obtain moro'money for , brown eggs, si in fendinir your nest shipments you,could sort tnem and, make pomo boxes nil brown nnil eomo all white. Tho iiizc most suitablo for our market is 15lb. to IGIb. per 120, also 171b. and 18lb. per 120. Regardini? tho Danish method of packing tho eggs, it <would bo'.of no use for transit of eggs from Now Zealand,' as they arc. packe<j in wood -wool, and for Bucn a long-timo would probably go musty, especially if they were at all in transit. Wo suggest that joii forward us, say, 200 or 300 boxes in one shipment. This will ennblo us to Oest (ho market with them, and get them • Introduced amongst our customers."

Rabbits ara .said to bo decreasing in tho Knritca Ccimty. Cats aro credited with doing a Kiiwt deal towards keeping the pest in check. Tho Chief Inspector of Stock for Xow South Wales stilca thr.t in tho vast niujority of ca.ira of pluuro-pnenmouia last year the.infnction camo from Queensland."' l!o urt'on owners to inoculats their importations and to carefully , cull out .the sufpicious-looiisg eases.