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Season. 



No. of Eggs. 



Eggs were also sold for setting as follows : — 



Average Price 

 per Dozen, 

 s. d. 



1914-15 .. nil .. — 



2.130 



Total Receipts, 

 i d. 



1 91 5- 1 6 



1916- 17 



1 91 7- 1 8 



1 91 8- 1 9 



Total for 5 years 

 Average per annum 



2,010 

 1,912 



9,237 

 i>847 



4 

 5 

 5 

 8 



27 10 

 45 12 

 4.5 9 



53 



1 1 

 10 



o 

 o 



ii-ji 18 <j 

 34 7 9 



Sittings are sold each year at a definite price per sitting, 

 which consists of twelve eggs if they have to be despatched, 

 or thirteen eggs if they are called for. The cost of carriage 

 and packing has been deducted in the table set out above. 



Mr. Hall, as has already been stated, is a Station Holder 

 under the Egg Distribution Scheme, and, in addition to the 

 eggs already mentioned, he has sold the following numbe.- of 

 sittings under the scheme : — 







Average Price 





iVo. of Eggs 



per Dozen, in- 



Total 



Season. 



sold. 



cluding Govern- 



Receipts. 







ment Grant. 









s. d. 



i s d. 



1 91 4-1 5 



nil 







1915-16 



1,236 



3 5i 



17 16 



1916-17 



972 



3 9 



1526 



1 91 7-1 8 



720 



..52.. 



15 10 



1918-19 



392 



..8 8.. 



14 7 I 



Total lor 5 years 



3,320 





;^62 15 7 



Average per annum 



664 



..46.. 



12 1 1 1 



In 1918-19 the price charged for the eggs sold under the 

 scheme was 7s. 6d. per sitting, exclusive of the Ministry's 

 grant. This price proved to be too high, and very few sittings 

 were sold in consequence. 



Infertile eggs were used at home and valued at id. to zd. 

 each, as set out below. The ha telling results are also shown 

 in the table :— 







Eggs 



Perec utage 



No. of 



Value 



Total 



No. 



of Eggs 



hatched 



of Fertile 



Infer- 



per Egg. 



Val'ic of 



Season. 



set. 



out. 



Eggs 



tiles. 



[Infertile.] 



Infertile 









hatched. 







Eggs. 















i s. d. 



191 4-1 5 .. 



926 



671 



— 7 



()() 



Id. 



056 



191 5-16 .. 



1.350 



933 



73 



80 



id. 



076 



1 91 6-1 7 .. 



714 



431 



69 



92 



I hi. 



1 1 6 



1 91 7-1 8 .. 



1,989 







128 



Ad. 



016 



19x8-19 . . 



2 = 533 



1 .646 



63 



291 



2d. 



286 



Total for 5 years 







657 





;^4 9 



Average per annum 







131 



I Id. 



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