GOVERNMENT MEAT CONTROL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2418, 25 March 1915, Page 8

GOVERNMENT MEAT CONTROL

' • HOW THE COMPANIES A3VE : acting. Th o following circular letter has l>e»n '■Bent out-by the Wellington Meat Lamport Go. 1 , Ltd., to all clients, of ; the h company, • and sets out; a position- which j33 ' being ' taken by all the companies ;• ,'with regard to the meat supply question fisinco :tli"o Government took control oi L l ,the output:— , „„ ■ 1, "We :are having -inquiries from grow- '' ers as Id what cttect the action ot the ['■'Imperial-' Government in commandeering 1 all frozei meat will have on our opera•tions. and we are writing m explanation (■fofvthe matter. We will continue to - ►buy as- heretofore.-'either .at per head, or at an over-all, price per lb. on the f-'farm, " including-, stany; and iafc J-ne prices -we offer will necessarily be-based •' on tho values we receivc from the tov•"'©ramenk: which, after all, only takes ' itho place of the firms .who have bought, i our meat from us in the past; Should • growers wish to .send, their stock in ana ■ iset paid on the actual turn-out, we ar© quite willing to receivo on these terms, piovided the lot 'is large enough to be ; and .'killed separately. _ in ;'rucli cases the skin and fat would have to bo dealt with separately, as the bov!;«rnmont 'only takes the meat. « would bo impracticable with small lots -■•or broken truck loads, or-when different :, mobs had to bo boxed for purposes of dnvina-io tho trucking station, layjuont is "to be mado by the Government li when the meat is shipped, and we will ("then remit to the grower;'.the'amount, ' loss our" usual charges for killing, lreez : i ■iii cr l bagging, and putting on board ship, and tho cost of drafting, driving, puti ting on trucks, and railago to ftgahau- '• Tanga. Unless the owner is attending ! ;to fire insurance whilst in works a,wait- | y n g shipment, tho cost. -of- this^. would r 'also have to be ohargod to him.

t : There may not te.a-groat.deal of sentiI , merit .-in traduces, . there must he ! honesty.-' We aro not -here to blow our i: own trumpet, but we claim to give honest i: weight, an honest test, and best current K-nrice, for any cream sent to our bt. FlJohn's Butter Factory. Ws sell our .i'butter direct to consumers, and can at- ; ford to be honest. We want your supi'.port. Write us for further particulars, f-.Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice Co.—Advt.

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