NEW ZEALAND MUTTON.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1894, 31 October 1913, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND MUTTON.

SOLD AS BEST WELSH. The following' incident, says an exchange, is relntcd and vouched for by a New Zealand farmer who had somo years experience' as a lfutclier in the South of England. Visiting the' town of Reading ono day ho made a friendly call tin i former fellow-tradesman who had a butchering bi'siness there. "Hallo, Jack," said tho visitor, "what have you got there," pointing to somo rather dark-looking hindquarters < f lamb flanging "diank down" at the rear of tho shop. Jack replied to his old friend, not without a rather knowing twinklo: "Oil, that some _ extra prime especially hung Welsh. Wo keep that for;our special custoriiers' who don't mind paying tho price, That lamb goes out at Is. -id. a lb." The visitor knew 'liis Clan just as, being an exCanterbuity butcher, ho knew "prime Canterbury,", and 'ho replied: "Not a bad price for New Zealand lamb," Jack." "Oh, well, our customers have to bo humoured, and Is. 4d. suit 3 me very well," was Jack's answer. The sequel to this incident is oven more instructive. Some months later tlie New Zealander was serving in his shop, when one of his customers walked in. "H9ye you any sirloin you can recommend," lie inquired. The butclicr replied in tho affirmative, and was abciit to produce ihe joint for inspection, when tlio customer said: "Don't bother, I know your beef is always good; but I'm not so sure of your mutton and lamb. It's r.ot equal to some very special Welsh I used to get from , iu Reading.