OUR FROZEN MEAT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2576, 25 September 1915, Page 8

OUR FROZEN MEAT

SALE ON LONDON MARKET -* IS THERE SPECULATION?

• v.- The .Primo Minister, was asked in the ' Houseon Thursday by Mr. T. M. AVilford whether the lamb and_ mutton which, it. was \ was . being sold ,at huge prices in Britain,. comprised any of the rr.eat which '.was being forwarded to the British ; Government. by, tlio. New. Zealand Government under tho arrange- ■ ment made-soon after, the outbreak, of ,T-ar. -Mr. Wilford reaid- cablegrams ••jhowing the position'Tof Australia in this matter, nad quoted-a statement attributed to-the'President, of'.the British i Board, of .Trade, that the greatest' difficulty ilie had to deal with was that, of 1 preveuting'; meat intended for the civil ' getting into ..the. hands . of speculators. : ' In reply; Mr, Massey said that as far ss bcet was concerned not a pound had gono on to the London markets. All of it had be'en-hsed for troopsi ■'■'The position in New : Zealand was almost tho same as in Australia. Our'lamb was ' not- wanted 'for .troo'ps,;and very littlo of our. mutton. .vTiio;sufplus was placed ; on the London market under the ,_control of a • ot Sir T. Eoberts6n; -formerly Agent-Gen-eral for Queensland; the -Hon:, T.' Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand; : aiid .counected ■ with-the meat trade;. Sir ,Montague! Net. eon. Nearly: the -whole of . our. mutton, also, went"- v o'ii. ,f to-'.tlie". London; -larket, and sold at, the:'.ordinary. Tates for the ' time being,- the', I ,object; being, to make it available for theicivil population. When the whole of the meat export \/hs , taken over by the New Zealand Government on behalf ;of . the- Iniperial',,authorities : tho arrangeinerit- was that surplus meat should pass through the; same agents as it would have ;passed through had the present arrangement not been in i ; operation.;;' The 'idea, "iras - to. -maintain tho trade connection so. that, when the •arrangement had ceased tne -mwit - ex--. . porters' able tp go on ' He think that any New Zealai'id; meat was; going to France forlthe civil population: ; He know, at any rate, that no Now Zealand beef was going there. France'had been closed to New.'Zealand meat ■up to, the'.'present, - had -been going : 6h' prior to the war. between ' the French and Neiw Zealand Governments with-,the : object of opening French ports to had : not been acliievetl: .He idid not think there was anything in the suggestion that any.New-Zealand meat .was;being purchased hy;.speculators, ;hut he had cable to.'the High'Commissiciner on the point,' and .'is ,'sooh: as ;th'e: reply arrived he would ihforMlParliainent -of the. .whole position. '• -...'v.: •

Never has the demand' for' clear-headed constructivo thinking, in- business been so. urgent as it is right now. .. We ore Hying in a progressive age, and .must' take advantgae of aU up-to-daito methods.' -It is: in r savings' from waste - of' any description that money is made to-day, and by concentrating one's - efforts - on/ all details of our business wo claim to. be able ,to jiroduoe results lor our' many cream -Buppliera. We want more cream. Can you buddlv as? further particulars,; Mangaaui lYesh Food Oo.—Advt.

So far there has only boon at slight advance on the prices of the famous Victor Cheese ; Vats, s and factories: are' now 'ordering in viow of a possible further increase. Various causes will shortly great* ly increase the cost, but. orders,received now; will bo delivered ix. -rotation at present prices; '' ; Albert J. I'arton, Cartexton.—Advt . ■: