GEAR MEAT CO.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 693, 18 December 1909, Page 8

GEAR MEAT CO.

||p|||:p^|;THE::i:ApiMLJMEETINQ;':; *■%■;.'. §j&?jj;VsflWro :;\sas Jai of shareholders {^^^Wp^A^^t^WoUiDgton/Itisfc evoning! rt I)r. Newman 'γ-i;:''.: '...':■'. ■'■'■■:':~:,-~ .'■ S^-fHWi .\. : ':;,:.' tes£:??'^ln ; !prop6sing'the report,(alWuViivyJMady j published) ; I)r:V Seivroan -said the ; com--fhad i had-.'^a'::suceess'ful' year'. : .-' going" order,.'and -useful. , ;^t ' had-been.the largest isSSS;' 1 year>6ii;iecord-,forjtlie;exportation "of ; mutton, JKSiffilnnibKandvbeef, .and." the/results' had -been •iffe'i®i;satisfactpry: had. told Mr'.' Mill-that:,tho-company's works wero the;best i:fS.lW;r;inuph;as-that, :he believed they wero,the. cleari|p?;SC*est:f j^The; directors anxious.-. to keejj the ,times':had; sent;.Mr/Millward, fc' : '.;; ; s -theigeneral inaiiagor,' Home-'t > ketV'.and v s Mr^.Burridge I Vtheir^ Sfe ? :Ji',visitedjAustralia, 1 and;the ; meat preserver,.Mr.. learn the-latest '$£?>.}H- 'invtheir;:branohes■ of ; the.■ wqrk.v«Dr. Newman, ;:#/.^':;\in.:conclusion, : ;eulogised;the ; ;ability,.'and indus-f-the" ffconfpany's' Various workers.,-; ; ;v ; - "'iV-Jlri-'-'Blair, , seconding,jfiaid:the a ohairinan had omitted'to company's prosperity de-?,itevflne.-:flnarioial'-pMiti9n, |BMS?),:= vhiohjwas' that.it^vrbuld.take moro than. iAvr>K'.:;pne bad meat year to shake it. ; ; .- ■■'- , §W :^P/-:, ■Mr. Burhs.asked :.the, 'pliairnian Jt'. th«re. Iras |Sll:&ariy prbspect'flf - v ' :' V ; Wi/n& '■ brief :talk Sj3i} , i',-rhe'had:had:':wHh-Mr. : Millward since his return fifffii- from; Home,.,it: 'appeared that':tho' chance, was ■S-S'ft:■-Tery.small.'.;.But.the-6npplies.of .beef from.the pv-ii'i'i.'C'nited'.Staies'to England iwere becoming'much ijts : -':'-i'a Einallerirand -'it was -believed; that very -shortly &i-r;iik no:more;-American ibeeflwijuld'.be'availab'e fdr SffS.-iii" export,'and 'that' ; -beef', would : evcri : be imported fti'%M from;Argentina'to:^fcwii'ork'.and'other:Ameri■^S; i : :v?» ! cari ■ citiesi: ; : This,'.-of -'-course,;, would ■be -•' a -,very %^J:i '; the.produc--';%^v;i. ; tiph'ofclamb;beeaine-discouraged: pur iVerdant quito as.successfullygrow beef., ;jThe"c.reportf-was '■■■ •':■ ■ : '; •';;.•■■";.., |/-;SfS7'--/if '/'l';!?,'. .;Diyidend/': ; ;:;.-:' : ;; :; -.'' ; >-" ffS&fff : 'and: Jimes were refefcj;;.:;.'el^Ud'?director9,'::and,';i:in,:the'Labse'n ;iiisi'K :Ge^';^r^yßlairr^siutably,'i«icknoisldeged•-. the s|;S-- ;r S'''!honourl! ; / > n 'W? ;:?'' : ':V : ' :^'; - : /^-' The "chairman-: declared , a of ; 5; per iJS'viVJf'cejit.o'for': the'lialf-yearilaud.tabohus'of 2J, per Kss-. ; ceiit..'.from: the-iusuraneo fund, , ; making 'a total p?r: ceiti for'.ther'ivhple. year; -. '■"" ::"-,'; trf'Si? ■' -'MissTS. :Hunt and ;Badham;were elected audi-' fc|^S^:ttorsJafter'-a: ; r -.'v:: Hlwii'oS ivir.. > Aidress.'.%.;■■'.;■'•■,■ ■'■ : : ' l»S-lH;? Vri'.'JIrj- Millwardj manager, addressed'the ineeting;^'at' the' <ihairuian's,request..VHe said'. Sj^^ftthis , trip :Hoirie: had "been; avvery'enjoyable oM, and "his"- health , -was- quite ■ restored;. i in London sSs#fthe ; had : sev«ral'pieces, of -important business, to attend torwhibh,<with4he'helpof MrV'H.,;T.. *(a* ■ director), were '£ carried through success-B:j'So-j':;ftilly';.He'.visited.^^^^^^^^ would -.lie gratifying'to the shareholders to Z&SV learii that !tKey.'had;nothing : -biit. praisp:'for the. s;rc£:S : company'si^prpdupts,:'and: thoVhonest'i :Way ;in grading-'Avas.-'condueted.'.lnl regard r subject: of ;tho;m'eat'market,'referred;-to: %fP"/'A tnlk:pn -tor a' week: 'Briefly,,he. could say that .w.ns in'Xbhdon^^^there wos'a very great' ' : f}SS:-"glxit.'! vAll;-'-parte''oi:-!the.world' seemed to have' l;t;J;S' 'heavyV,supplies ; '6f lamb i tp ; KfjJvSvmarket,;-'in'..-addition- to Jan.' enormous. 1 increase |jsPjp;ifrom;;New^Zealand-riieariy'?a;:million•; lambs fe^.Syj'in'dia:million;sheoplih.about• seven months--a p;K; ; %:lai : ge-i!icreaso;from 'Argentina, ;and;a very large. p|i-!j:{*increase , ;; fromi , , ; .Australia. ,-.;' British' local Bupfey,y|U- plies\'iwere'.; also ...largely . amounting tejjj;j : ) ; ; ; -million, carcasses:, more pl^y^< ''than <^on : " any 3 previous', otcasion. ";:Bolland, ■ ;;in ! |»?K3#veal JaiidVpoTk,is shipped; 1,600,000 Vi carcasses iof; lo&'x<S<illui&fflvi-ViZ':'y-XH'& ■.''.•'■'•.' ;^;S'i~;-V'''ii'vf'*:-'-:^^?!'' c ? n '*?° o^;^us V--^ : '' ;; -' ; ' J:V '- ;! - j^s?&K:rThe; : fact::J:hai ' ; Great ;Britain. ; received; these'' Ssi* v? enbrnious supplies 'of meat, from: all corners of g;i-S-^jtha/jWorld—from^lceland; to '■ Patagonia, 'ffierrav^ ■B^;. ; -TBdstfl'whicli , gfiiS'rf cpuld,'.neTer■ corner supplies',of The. sS;':' : ;ig; trust; grejit organisations ;in England,;'a , itt-i: I ha!i:;g6nb:-\ , tpArgentina':- and JteJsiKbought':'soyeril. ; '^thereV':':But companiesBijSS ;hnying; established 'a .'large ■ trade-in': ;North.' iK-isXAniencan - beef,:;^^and'': flriding-- those'supplies ;:fail-•wßi;-;!/,iriff, "naturally sepk- other. sodrces .of, |SSiH'Ki;Plyy : :;''andv;,they /had; therefore .-'.'..come vdpwnj-, to.

fopyeryjmany.-years.; Biit tefiStv; tHeiiS'.eneTgyv!iii(l:f.the i enornjous'iCapital they.. ;fe^%era>arianging : '.was 'undoubtedly igping ; to de&te'Kvelop;;Argdntina; :■, and^the , ' /supplies...';■. of,meat jisg/ji^froihJthat country would of (course increase. ;/ ■■'• fij!3^:4? ; 'VJDimriß ; ;Wshii^t-! J -in''En^Md'\Gdieral:- , --Both , a ,vaa:bnftlie'marketv saying that.iSputh jAfrica r^STO'ii(yi^i!s- , 'iniUion'-^eep,>and?was.:desiron's''of l 'en-' W&iJtmns- :-the -.' frozbri ■'; meat:'/industryi ,':.■ :Tlnfortun-ffiSSfftintaly-iiqr;, South ■Africa;-,they 'struck.tho raarwg&SJKti.'at/a/tad :'trae,/ : and;; nobody: .would/ touch fe^^'theiry'meat:': , "^;;;;^ , -^' 7 ''.^..- 1 'i ;; .'.:.'; ; .:■>■'■ ; -/-'.•'/■ ■ avdisadyantage/that •.;;.;all- ,;th'e'>; big eupply-were'inthe ,SouthernHeinisvwhero/,the; season 1 of summer came/at K ;i jStKtfe;;same;timp:of the y.ear.;:That:mado.it.diffi-fc|t?;>?Scjjlt':'l'.-.fo'" regulafco.: 1 fact, thequesJ regulating 'wasiarTery ■ great,intricate,/one;v-- When .he. was 'in, BUggestedla: meeting to endeavour 6ifip^i;>Jto/lix:atniinimiimiprice;;at,which' meat should r^e'"ihMting;iwas;vlar6el7"'attended-7T: / to-attend—but'the: ; ?'J ; * ; Am(snean\!i;id' Argentine -.people .';declined; '■' to 's'&p : 'take inaTtjVand'xonsequently/it -was impossible Ss'irSlVfori the-others. ) toehold;, the/ prices; ';ior;>any ;■■ Australian :Meat.%- '■/-' il^ : in'Aiistralia.Visiting.various works,.he SifeSyj -wonderfully^good ■■ fat ;? sheep '-and |»%i:ffelambs. 1 i'Aiistraliailwith. her .100; million/- sheep,'. Kr|SSiJ.was ?:bhly ; Vexpprtiiig ; . aborifetwo niilliph? lambs, psM:;;:6oyhat:tiereVTyas: room Vfor :great .expansion' K*iSf^;jtliere.^H6;iras,r()ji''-the ; 'markot.contini.ia'lly dnr-|sft4i-B;'iij:-th3/tirap;ho-'was in London, and/found, it ?,iSW;Sb:ifascinating .that, it' was "difficult- to ileave -it. IK;®He :got;a'Jot'of 1 information /there; which he !jf*v<|<lwlieyed-;would/be:.Tery/Use£ur,t^ .concluded/by : ' ; remarking that I^SfiShe io'nly. .arrivedhack'"on/the;preyious : '-'evening, r^'tJlj.S'and ; had^ot^e'tjgot l, his luggage';all 'attended. s;?iSS/:ti.w;lSut:::hß/was;iu, .them' all ; ; .a" f#®fe , inerry/-Christnlas.^t;r;':Vv.^iC- ? •■■■'':'■■■:■■'./;-■;'■: '--J/ of. T thanlis ;were ■ passed .to,; the , ■^?;:.-?cKairman.'Vaiul ',to'-'"the -. various J of- , :i V : ';- ; '}■?-'>':'. :?x-'-: ■;¥' " ; VS : ' ';' ; -'-V-':;. ''■'