MEAT INDUSTRY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 37, 8 January 1943, Page 7

MEAT INDUSTRY

FINANCES OF THE POOL

At the monthly meeting of the Auckland Provincial Executive of the N.Z. Farmers' Union on Deeember Kith a letter -was received from the Secretary of the N.Z. Meat Producers' Board, Mr E. C. Smith, who stated that the assessed costs and liabilities incurred by Government in respect of the purchase and export of meat, products, both frozen and canned, as "well as the erection and operation of cool storage and canning' plants, Avould be a debt against the Meat Pool formed at the beginning of last season. The capital, liability incurred, by the. Government for 1941-42, arising in rcspect of emergency cool stores and cannery plants and buildings, -was estimated at £.">7;"),000. This amount would be Avritten off in three equall annual instalments. The eventual residual value of these assets would be a credit to the Pool account. It was decided that a letter be sent to the N.Z. Meat Producers Board pointing out that the. canning works have been established in furtherance of the war effort, and that in view of their having been erected. at the meat Avorks there. Avill be little or no residual value. As a matter of equity, therefore, any loss should be borne by the War Expenses Account. The Bay of Plenty branch, in a remit, asked that the Government be requested to investigate a report by Mr 13. C. Aston, ex-chief chemist to the Department of Agriculture "that deposits of limestone carrying from liA-e to ten per cent of phosphate, exist in New Zealand." It Avas also desired that the Department be asked to supply an analysis of lime offered I'or sale in the. Dominion. The Netherton branch forwarded a protest against the change made b} r licensing authorities for the reregistration of A'ehicles that had been laid, up ior a year. This, it was stated, pressed harshly upon soldiers returning from oAerseas. The rein it was adopted.

A letter from the Minister ol' Primary Production, the Hon. J. (I. Barclay, stated that the National Council had. decided to invite suggestions l'rom district- councils regarding the allocation of fertilisers for next season. These suggestions would he considered at the: January meeting. It was suggested that the Union should get in touch with the local Council and. forward any suggestions considered desirable. The Northern Thames. brandi in a remit expressed support of the efforts of the. invereargil! Dairy Company to secure special tea and sugar rations for farmers' wives.

The need for a less cumbersome system in regard to the admission of country patients to hospitals was urged in a letter from the llotorua Sub-provincial branch of the N.Z. Farmers' Union received at the last meeting of the .Auckland Provincial Executive. It was suggested that in cases where the. presence of a doctor could not be obtained. locally a certificate for admission to hospital might be obtained by telephone. This would often save- time j and lessen a patient's discomfort throug.li delay in bringing a docior from a distance. !l was slated that there was no complaint ol any Kind against doctors or hospital stalls. A remit from the Bay of Plenty, which was adopted, asked that an enquiry be made reftardinu, the cause of the increased price el 1 aimers' working clothes. The llotorua Sub-provincial body notilied its support of the resolution passed by the South Auckland Dairy Association in regard to equal representation and voting power for farmers on Goods 'transport Control Committees.