FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1820, 5 August 1913, Page 6

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

MR. LYSNAR'S MISSION.

REPLY TO SIR W. C. BUCHANAN.

-.' (By Telegraph—Prcea Association.) Gishorne, August.4.„ In an interview with,a regarding Sir Walter Buchanan's statement at the Agricultural Conference, when he declared that Mr. Lysiiar's -remarks about the capacity of the stores at Bristol for han-uling New Zealand produce were', disputed, absolutely, and that in other-'respects he considered Mr. Lysiiar's statements had beeh most unfortunate, ,Mr. Lyenar staited that he was surprised to see an old veteran like Sir -Walter Buchanan making .statements, that he must know full-well be could not justify. In the first place, Mr. Lysnar said, he would like to point out that Sir Walter Buchanan was chairman of the Wellington Meat Export Company, of which Mr. W. G. Foster is manager, and the controversy that took place between Mr. Fost{£- and himself regarding the capacity of the stores at Bristol would be fresh in the minds of tho public. "It will be remembered," said Mr. Lysnar, "that Mr. Foster, when challenged, failed to in any way justify liis statement,. while I gave detailed information'showing that Mr. .Foster's information was wrong. I am aware that I stated publicly again and again that by tho present movement we would be working against those firms and companies who are buyers of meat in this Dominion, and if the Producers' Association became properly established these New Zealand buyers would have to pay practically double what they have in the past paid, or they would not get the moat. I can readily understand that Sir Walter Buchanan would, from his own company's point of view (which company is a irtcat buying company as weJi as being a freezing company), consider my statement as being most unfortunate. , But will Sir Walter Buchanan say this statement is unfortunate from the producers' point, of view?" Mr. Lysnar said- he would like to remind Sir Walter Buchanan that he had publicly acknowledged that the facilities for handling meat in London are bad, and are no better to-day than they were..when lie was in England two or three years previously.. Mr. Lysnar added, "It ia hard-enough to ,fight for.reforms under ordinary conditions, but when those who should assist do the reverse, it makes reforms extremely difficult' and hard to obtain, and for these reasons I .ask Sir Walter Buchanan for the time being to look -at the question from a Dominion or producers' point of view, and give the Bristol and Dominion Producers' Association his whole-hearted support. As justifying my 'previous statements, I will quote a letter dated May 30 I received from ono of the meat merchants of Bristol, in which ho says: 'We note with .interest that you have been addressing a meeting at Invercargill, and that you have given tin answer to the people at Wellington who axe unfairly trying to deary the storago capacity of Bristol with reference to tho'Avon Cold Storage Company. The same is now in course of construction, and in a few njonths will bo erected.' It was at Invercargill I made my first reply to Mt. Foster, and my rejnarks had been copied into the British papers." . ' ,