Me, John J. Lawson, Labour member for Chester-lo-Sireet, Durham, then caused much laughter by suggesting that Chinese hens enjoyed 2 much lower standard of living than British hens.
Mr. Shakespeare replied that the contents of eggs was not affected by what the hens ate.
Replying to a further question by Mr. "Hannen, Mr. Shakespeare said that the resolution passed at a conference of the National Poultry Council held at Southport on April 30, condemning the import of Chinese eggs, did not appear to have been received by the Iainistry of Health or the Ministry of Agriculture.
Concerning the question of the prohibition of the import of Chinese eggs, Mr. Shakespeare referred to the reassuring statement made on March 13 by importers engaged in the trade, when they declared that "no epidemic has ever been traced to eggs imported from China.""—Reuter. neither had I time to visit the sericulture department, which has its own building for the rearing of silk worms and 180 mow of land for mulberry trees. However as the whole staff were so. friendly and helpful I shall have no hesitation in going back another day, io continue an interrupted tour, for besides the departments already' mentioned, there are still several more, the control of animal diseases, rural industries, farm economies, elc., etc, and so one could go on enumerating the many channels through which the Bureau, collects and pours its knowledge.
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