WAIRARAPA EGG CIRCLE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 138, 6 March 1919, Page 10

WAIRARAPA EGG CIRCLE

Tho ninth annual report of (he Wairarapa Egg Circle, referring to the termination of the war, says:—

"As nearly , all of us were non-partici-pants we should take every opportunity of assisting those returned soldiers or the dependants of those wlijkc jujble sacrifices have proved not in vatn," m any effort they make in taking up poultrykeeping, ' Nineteen Hew members were elected to the circTe during the year, as against twenty-one for the previous vear Tho membership l ow stands at 91, compared with 89 last year. The members urc situated as follow: —Afnsterton 42 Carterton 31, Grey town IC, Featherston l i Dnnn» the mir .he circlo's agents in Wellington, Masterton,, Carterton mid G-reytown disposed of 117,6081 dozen egge which lmlued .£3231 15s. M., as against 32,4755 dozen for ,£2BIB 18s. 4d. i n the previous year. The 37,605} dozen wore dispatched from the following branches: —Masterton 21,7G9i dozen, Carterton G!)[S3 dozen, Greytown 0587 dc;en, Featherston 2311 dozen. ; The following gives a brief history of tho circle's operations since it commenced in "May, 1910:—1910-11 (8 months), amount realised. JJ9GB 12s. Gd.; 1911-12 £2101 6s Bd.; 1912-1.1, .£2420 17s. 7d. : 1913-1-1, ,£2581 lis. -Id.; 19U-15, .S2G7O 1.05.j 191, r )-lfi, .<'2o-6(1 ss. 7d,; 191C-17, JJ2223 9s. 7d.; 1917-18, i2Blfi 18s. Id.; 1918-19, 0:3231 15s. !kl,; total, .£21,101 7s.