Utility and Economy of Birds 
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eties of eggs ranging from new-laid to fresh 
Egyptian, pudding, etc.” (The Globe, 12 .ix.18). 
A little later the Ministry began to distribute 
the large stocks of imported and pickled eggs 
which it had acquired, and fixed the shop 
price at 43d. each. A new ‘“Order’’ an- 
nounced that in the event of a shortage of 
eggs priority in distribution would be given 
to hospitals, and stated that the expression 
‘eggs’ meant eggs laid by any bird (Datly 
Mazl, 21 .ix.18). 
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