CONTROL OF MEAT SUPPLIES
GOVERNMENT PURCHASES
£1,239,000 SINCE MARCH 3
The Prime Minister has had an interacting statement prepared showing tho total payments to clato to freezing companies and their clients, and the distribution of same, together with the weight of meat purchased since the Government took over tho control of the meat supplies on March 3. Tho states mont is as follows:—
Weight of meat .Amount. purchased. £ s. d. Lbs. Auckland ... 67,408 9 5 3.377.532 Poverty Bay 18,313 2 5 830,061 Hawke's Bay 185,427 2 0 9,192,649 Taranaki ... 601 15 3 32,929 Wellington 337,493 10 0 18,303,386 Nelson 5,284 6 1 244,126 Canterbury 557,810 7 7 24,767,026 Otago 7,099 2 6 230,939 Southland 59,162 6 4 2,616,177 Totals ...1,239,200 1 7 59,594,875 Mr. Maesey slated that both the Government and ilio Shipping Committee are taking steps to further relievo the pressure which is being felt in Canterbury, on account of the drought, at the earliest possible date. Tim Me:;.t Supply branch lias reported to Mr. Jlassoy that on Slav 31 it was expected Hint tliorn would he in Hie freezing store 2,120.113 mutton carriiescs. After that date it i* expected to Larzely coduce lie amount ia stock-
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 2456, 8 May 1915, Page 4
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198CONTROL OF MEAT SUPPLIES Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 2456, 8 May 1915, Page 4
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