THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2523, 26 July 1915, Page 8

THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

'In Parliament on Friday several ques•tions of 'interest to poultry-farmers were given . notice of by Mr. A. Harris (Wai- ': : J '5; i-Tio. iiist (Question, / addressed . to the Prime Minister, was as follows:— "Whether, withVa■ view.lo saviiig -the is tliwatenod : of,-the-aV »':>!; aiormally - high price. of fowl-feed, lie will endeavour to purchase from; abroad fowliwh'eat, for distributioii omoiig' tlio poultryteepcrs of .tho-- Jtamiaion, similar ;■ .y-iinos'-to the ;milliiigMvheat which was ,re- : cently.'imported W. the, Government on Behalf of the flouvmillers." ■.' : i -:! , .';hf.'>He.'.ask«l;theVMinisterVi'of.'"' , iwhether lio would 6ee that in future ;; -ft chilled eggs off ercd; to tho. public, for sale .were branded as such. ■ ■ ' Mr. Harris also put tho following ques-'.-tion;; to- :tlieMinister '.of.-//Agnchltiiiiß<Jr. -"Wliether lie will see that in future all . ' eggs imported into.'Nowr Zi?aland' from .-/"' foreipi-countries' are -branded, as \Such?"

i Mr.. T. P.. Saxelb.v* who recently -re-. iigned ; the mamigorsJiip of the Belvcdoro Co-oporativo Dairy ' Company,/"was on • .(Friday-'''evening the recipient of a pre- : seiitation from. tHo suppliers.' : .Mr. W. (Earl made the presoatation, which consisted of a silveL'-nKiunted Loewe pipOj 'silver matchbox, pouch, and- 1 tobacco. ,To Mrs. Saxelby was given a pretty ' silver egg-stand. Jlr. Saxelbj' acKiiowledged the tokens .of esteem, and a '".pleasant, gathering closed with-the sing, jng- of "He's a Jolly Good Fellow," .and', tho. National Anthem. .. ;