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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 April 1915, Page 3

.Mr J. liroderick. Commissioner of Crown Lands visited Levin to-day in connection with the block of laud recently acquired by the Government from Mr P. Bartholomew, at Weraroa. It is rumoured (etates the Alexandra Herald) that the Hon. H..D. Bell vill succeed the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie as High Commissioner, and that the latter will return to New Zealand uid become leader of the Upper Souee. Miss Hurley, of the Lovin public school, i.s to be farewelled this (Friday) evening by the Levin Ladies' Shakesspeare Club, of which body she- has been a member for some yeans past. There is apparently a considerable difficulty in getting nutter unloaded on its arrival in London. Tho local factory has only heard of the sale of part of the butter sent from tho January make. The Hon. H. D. Bell's party visiting Levin to-day, includes the member lor Otaki and Mrs Field. The party had lunch at Weraroa State Farm, and inspected the various places "of interest around the homestead. In a recent issue the London Grocer says :—"The shipment of eggs from New Zealand to Great Britain is an enterprise which is likely to be developed as as one of the consequences of the ehortagv of .supplies from usual sources on account of the war. One such shipment arrived in London his week, per s.s. lonic. They were collected and forwarded for the use of the Xew Zealand troops who are assisting us the ivar. by the women of the Motueka district in New Zealand. They -were carried on the boat in chill chambers in a temperature of about 40 to 12 degrees and were landed in Tooley street in first rate condition. The quality was fine* and could behold in any retail shop as equal to 'new-laids. . The size of the eggs Mas about "'slb per 100. nearly all white. The eggs were packed in oat husks, and very little breakage oceiirred. They were offered for sale and bought in by a city grocer. The proceeds of the sale will be Jevoted to the necessary comforts for the New Zealand troops now in Egypt. Actually this ifi not the first experiment of \ew Zealand eggs sent to the London market, as the Dominion Government sent a consignment in 1913. and the goods realised a -satisfactory price."