1920.] 



Official \otices and ('ir( Ulars. 



The Food Controller issued an Order (No. 1686), dated 22nd 

 November last, which fixes the maximum prices at which, and pre- 

 scribing the condition under which, all eggs 

 Egg Prices. other than plovers' and gulls' eggs may be 



sold. The principal provisions of the Eggs 

 (Prices) Order, T918,* are re-enacted, and the schedule of maximum 

 prices given in that Order remains unaltered, except that maximum 

 prices are fixed for Chinese eggs, the maximum retail prices for which 

 are ^d. each. 



An Order (No. 1826). dated loth December, 1919, has been made by 

 the Food Controller revoking as from the 15th December, 191 9, the 

 Horse and Poultry Mixtures Order, 191 7, as 

 The Horse and Poultry amended,! but without prejudice to any 

 Mixtures Order, 1917. proceedings in respect of any contravention 

 thereof. 



An Order (No. 1847), dated 13th December, 1919, amending the 

 Poultry and Game (Prices) Order, 1918, has been made by the Food 

 Controller to the efEect that : — 

 Poultry and Game i. Sub-Clause (iii.) of Clause 4 of the 

 (Prices) Order, 1918. Principal Order J shall be deleted. 



2. The Schedule to this Order shall be 

 substituted for the Schedule to the Principal Order. 



THE SCHEDULE. 



Maximum Prices for Poultry and Game, 





First Column. 



Second Column. 





(Retail.) 



(Other than retail.) 





Price at 

 the rate 

 per lb. 



Price for 

 the Bird. 



Price at 

 the rate 

 per lb. 



Price for 

 the Bird. 





5. d. 



s. d. 



5. d. 



s. d. 



Ancona and Leghorn (wliite, 











blacker brown) Cockerels 











weighing not less than 6 











oz., and not more than 

 I lb 













2 2 





2 8 



Any other Cockerel and any 











Pullet, Cock or Hen, in- 











cluding Capon . . 



■-> 





2 8 





Domestic Duck 



I 10 





2 3 





Turkey 



2 2 





2 S 





Goose 



I 4 





I s 





Guinea Fowl 





5 6. 





7 



Grouse and Black Game . . 





2 6 







Partridges, young birds 

 (hatched in the year 191 9, 



















sold prior to ist January, 











1920) 





3 3 





4 



All other Partridges 





I 9 





2 3 



Pheasants (Cocks) 





3 '> 





7 



(Hens) . . 





3 





6 6 



* See this Journal, December, 1918, p. 1128. 



■*• ,. ,, December, 1917, p. 1023, and June, 1918, p. 353. 



+ „ August, 1 91 8, p. 600, and October, 191 8, p. 901. 



