BRITISH MEAT GLUT

Chronicle (Levin), 15 September 1949, Page 5

BRITISH MEAT GLUT

Press Association)

oNew Zealand Producers Want To Know Gauses

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WELLINGTON, Sept. 15. The meat and wool section of Pederated Farmers has decided to ask the New JZealand Meat Board. if the glut in meat in Great Britain v/ill have a detrimental ' eff ect on New Zealand stords or on increa^ed production, says a statement issued to the Press. The statement says that in view of yescerday's cabled repor-t that refrigerated ships were being used as storage accommodation for meat in the United Kingdom and grain ships as grain accommodation, it behoved the meat and wool section to see that the New . Zealand producers' meat was exported and marketed without undue delay. The killin season in New Zealand was approaching. Mr. W. J. GaPoway (Otaki) said that there was probably no need for alarm since there was ample storage for twelve months in New Zealand. The chairman, Mr. S. D. Reeves "(Gisborne) said 'he thought the ships mentioned in the report hiight not he common'.y used for the New Zealand trade. It was stated that 'the congestion of meat in Britain had been brought about by the slaughtering of stock during the worst drought the country. had known for centuries. Capital stock was being slaughtered bacause of the food shortage. Furthermore, Argentina was pushing meat experts to Britain as a safeguard against the sug--s gested devaluation of sterling. This would contribute to the glut. Mr. Reeves said that the glut could probably be readily cleared by the lifting of ihe British meat rationing system. Mr. G. A. Walsh (Waikato) said the matter should have full publicity since*5 the people would question the necessity for higher production in New Zealand if the statement was not explained.