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FROZEN MEAT.

•• THE HANDLING IN ENGLAND. /" "Since I arrived in England I lmvo devoted special attention to tho commercial and produce sido of tho work, having personally visited most of tho harbours, docks, and stores, and witnessed tho handling, and tho plant at fcho leading seaports of Great Britain," sas's tho High Commissioner in his report to tho Government. ."Time did not permit of my visiting Cardiff and Hull, but of thoso ports I havo visited in conncction with tho handling of somo of our leading products Bristol, Southampton, and Manchester occupy first place, and tho Port of London last. I havo taken steps to push on the facilities of. tho Port of London, For somo considerable time operations wero practically, suspended owing to thero being a division on the part of tho meat peoplo. as to which of the docks were the mqst suitable. Some of tlio New Zealand farmers' representatives held that tho South-west ■ India Docks iVere the best because of their closer proximity to Smithfield, whilst the majority of those holding onr meat here favoured tho Aubert Docks, lower down tho river. I had an interview with Lord Devonport., chairman of tho Port of London,' Authority, and somo members and officors of the Authority, and after a long-discussion discovered that it was impossible to submit the terms to Now Zealand they proposed, in connection with tho construction of tho Southwest India Docks, and. tho 'proposals, such as they Were, would not have been taken in hand, even'if agreed to, within five yeara. Such being tho case, the question of the Albert Docks was gono into, and after;much discussion, during which plans were inspected and suggestions mado, Lord Devonport agreed, on behalf of tlio . Port of London Authority, to call for tenders, and to accept one of tlio tenders received, and to have the work put in hand as early as possible. If this work be carried out thero is no doubt that tlio facilities of the Port of - London will be .enormously improved, thereby benefiting not only tho producers of New Zealand, but also the consumers at this end. The Port of London Authority hope to lessen tho objection to tho distance between the Albert Docks and Smithfield by utilising tho tramway service. ' , "Tho proposal of the-Port of London Authority is to erect sorting-sheds and stores at tho north-west corner of t'lo Albert Dock, and it . is . promised that thoso will bo ready for use by Decem-ber,-1914. Tho sheds art to have a quay frontage of 1150 ft. by 120 ft. deep; the top story is to be insulated for the sorting of meat, and tho storo is. to havo- a capacity of 250,000 carcasses; mechanical appliances are to bo provided to removo tho meat from the ship to the sorting-shed, from which, after sorting, it will bo delivered, again mechanically, to cold store adjoining, or to _ craft, or to railway van, as . required. ■ ' - ' . "This step is an absolute necessity, and is one. which will lead'to a marked improvement in tho condition of our moat; iff will prevent sorting iu tho hold, and also the deterioration at present duo to delay, and it is assumed that all will go into the sortingshed, and tha't none will bo redelivered until sufficient of any mark has accumulated to fill tho barge oi; other conveyance. At present great delay uccurs in filling the barges, and this is tho 'chief cause of | damage in■■ ..connection with the barging. Attention will also bo given as to the condition of tho barges themselves. I "Tho methods of handling moat at Avoumouth Docks (Bristol) during discharge are good. The ships discharge alongside tho cold stores, the meat is lifted' frojn the. hold by.sling, placed on an olevated platform, and carried into the cold store through an air-lock; it is stowed into tho store according to mark, and redelivered to railway vans (the only method of transit) as required. Tho exposure to tho weather is very short, averaging from tho.-hold to the store about. half a minute. Tho only drawback is that discharge must cease in wet-weather, but this tho Dock Authority has promised to remedy by tho use of covered mechanical" carriers from the hold to tho store. In fact,'tho facilities at Bristol, both for discharge and for distribution, are so good that if tho London Dock Authprities did not greatly improvo conditions at their port there would bo a great likelihood .of producers seriously considering the transference of their business, or as much of it as they can possibly transfer, from London to Bristol, : and other places where adequate accommodation is'available. ; "Few facilities aro provided at Liverpool for handling frozen meat. Slings arc exclusively used; those land the meat into a large open shed, whero it is loaded into tlio various conveyances for transit to the cold stores. Tho only advantages aro that tho meat is mostly under cover, and that tho cold stores are not far away from tho docks.;' Nevertheless, a considerable amount of damago occurs to our meat at this port, mostly duo to lack or care on the part of receivers; owing to the shortage of carts, meat frequently remains far too long in tho shed,' naturally. deteriorating tho wholo of the .time. Here, again, a ■ sorting-shed would bo of uso. I liavo already discussed tho matter with the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board, and find that they would mako tho necessary improvements; if assured of increased imports. "The conditions at Glasgow arc much the same as at Liverpool, with tho disadvantages that tho stores aro further away from tho docks, and insulated vans for the carriage of meat are not in U3O. "Tho accommodation at Southampton is god in every respect."

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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 8

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FROZEN MEAT. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 8

FROZEN MEAT. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 8

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