Adequacy Of Meat In Butchers' Shops

Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1948, Page 2

Adequacy Of Meat In Butchers' Shops

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\\ ELLI NUTUN, April 22. j ^ MsitTsuil jtublisJicd i u toniglit j O-azetto appoints a Comniission oi si\ niombcr.s to inipiirc mto ihe im.sition r> Iga riiiiig frcsli aioat 'mipplios iu N*cv\ j/calaml. The person uc| of t iio Cofii inisHioji is Mr. A. A. McEachlan, N.M. oi ('hri.stelni reli. who will be ehu'irman; Alr. A. P. O'Sbea, »»»#•«•! tiry of Pederat' ed Parmers, Wellington ; Mr. J. \V J'erry, a buteher, of Auckland; Mr. (i iWiunwon, iiaison ollicer of the Depnn inent of J.abour, Wellington; Mr. K. 15 Tenuenl, Assislant. I)irecior-a,>neral o. Agriculture, Wellington; and Mr. L. C Webb, Direclor of fc?l.nl»Uiaation, W«! linglon. The (iomnnssion 's order of referencis^to inquire into: — 1'irstJy, wheMier thc suppiies of fresli nieat availal>Ie for the New Zealan rctail niarket are aderpiatc at all tinic of llic year. •Seeondly, if the iiuflings oji the aboV' point are negative, what ste.ps should be taken lo niake uvailable' al c.erlai-i I tinies of the year additional (iiiantifir

jol fresli mealfor il this is uol t.hough j possible, chilk'fJ or froy."n nieat. j Thinlly, hetlter il is pracf ieable i provide for buteherij to purehi;;e niea lor . local eonsuniplion by lueaus of jaclied.ule similar !o that ado;ded lor II. .export trade, and il' so whai niargin i any, should be pah] over and aboie t export sehedule price. | Fourt lily, if the purclinse of meal I'o ; ihe local iuarkef on a si'hedule basis i . deemed desirable and prnc; icalb Avhellier ihe. auctirm syslein of disposnig of stock for local market should be con linuod and if so to v\hal exteut. Fiftlilyy wliethef, in the-ovont of t'i aucliou systein benig coulinued, it i desirable to encourage tlie praetice o. group buying bv butchers. Sixthly, whetiier thc extension of Un ' practico on the pitrl of freezing com panies of cntering into the wliplesul and rctail butehery trade is (lesirabl and to whai extent this praetice effect the operation of aballoirs maintainet by a lo'-al autliority under ihe Mea Act, 1939. The Cointnissiou is also to rcjor geuerally npon other inatiers aH'ectiu;-produ'-crs, A\ holesalcrs and cfmsumors o. meai as aiTceting oue or. ino ro chissc of persons. Thc (Jomnhssion " is eui powercd lo hold ihe iri(|uiry al time and p lac es doomcd cxped i e » t .