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a total of €6,125, one ball' of thin amount would pay for tlio greater 

 cost of storiuii" at a low tempcraturt', and tlip halance might be 

 pocketed by the dairymen. 



Cold Storage of Eggs. 



As it si'i'ined unlikely at the beginning of last spring that thei'e 

 would be sufficient produce offering to utilize all the space at the 

 Government Cool Stores, the De])artment of Agriculture issued a 

 circular to all butter factory companies^ as follows : — 



" Owing to the success met with for the ]jast number of years in 

 keeping eggs by means of cold storage from the season of plenty 

 during the months of September, October and November when the 

 local market is glutted, to the season of scarcity in April, May and 

 June, when eggs are selling at high prices, the Department has decided 

 to offer producers greater facilities for next season. One of the 

 conditions for successfnl results in this business is, that the eggs 

 should be clean and fresh at i\ie time of placing in cold store. In 

 order to surmount the difficulties in the way of securing that end, 

 the Department recommends that collecting depots be established in 

 connection with all butter factories and creameries in the country. 

 The suppliers could bring their surplus eggs to the butter factories, 

 creameries and cheese factories, when delivering their milk and cream. 

 The factories could appoint a receiver, who would for the three 

 months before-mentioned check the number of, and pack for con- 

 signment, the eggs received each day. A pass-book should be issued 

 to each, such as is used in connection with milk and cream, showing 

 a column for eggs received conditionally each day, and a column for 

 rejected eggs, that is, those which, when packing, are found to be bad, 

 dirty, small or broken. In order to save dis])utes as to ownership of 

 unsuitable or rejected eggs, it is recommended that each supplier 

 should have a small rubber or cork stamj) with a se])arate number for 

 each — these stamps would not cost more than 6d. to 9d. apiece. With 

 most butter factory and creamery buildings, a spare room, l)ack 

 verandah or shed exists, that might be devoted to this branch 

 of i]Klustry." 



" In the case of companies whose articles of association prevent 

 them from embarking in the business, the individuals, who compose 

 the company, might form an association to ' carry on the trade and 

 lease a portion of land or premises from the former for the purpose, 

 until the constitution of the com])any could be altered in order to 

 permit of the carrying on of an e^^ storage business 'n\ the interests 

 of their suppliers. Suitable cases and fillers can be secured at a cost 

 not exceeding Id. per dozen. A sani])le box will be supplied by the 

 Department on application. The charge for storage is 3d. per box of 

 2 cubic feet for the first week, and Hd- P^'^' week or ])ortion of a 

 week following." 



Although no companies took the matter in hand, l,20O,0UO eggs 

 were secured for storage, which cost 3d. ]ier dozen in advance 



