COMMANDEERED MEAT SUPPLIES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2577, 27 September 1915, Page 8

COMMANDEERED MEAT SUPPLIES

SISBORNE FARMERS ON ITS SALE ; AND DISTRIBUTION. By.Telegraph—Press Association. Clsbornc, September 26. ;.-There was a largely attended meeting of sheep-farmers on Saturday to consider- tho resolutions passed at a meeting held a fortnight, ago with roferenco to shipping/facilities-and l tho sale and; distribution of tho surplus comniandecred : meat',at .Home.;, Upwards of ,120 were present. It was-moved in /effect, that -the previous meeting was no£ representative 'of. the farmers j,of the' district, > and.that this, -'further meetiiig •wholly' disapproves of t'ho _ resolutions passed at tho' previous meeting ;that the iarmers are»quite satisfied to leave the adjustment';of the "meat* prices .'during, the war-, in 1 tho hands, of: the Imperial and.-New Zealand Governments; .that tilo control of: the--'ships by-'.the Imperial' .Government,- ■ has \ been : of - the greatest' 1 benefit to'. .Npw" KSaland,'' and that this ;' meeting ■.' assures;'; : thp.;v;Prime Minister-'of its ff&ire •in every way', in its ..'pbwer theV, National Government in tliis timebf .the; Empire's necessity, and regrets npto; of dissatisfaction should have •■- been expressed in'the name of the sheepifanhers of Poverty- Bay. and without -..their.; authority.' [ An amendment was_ carried.by;,,sß .to,, '40 as follows: "That ill view of ! all -tlie. circiunstaiices, particularly; '.L regarding the complaints from England jabout tho; high: cost ;of , meat to . tho consumers there, which;are .not justified by tho prices'the; fanners are receiving, in New Zealand, tins meeting is of opinion that .fiie whole'.matter of 'commandeered meat and shipping should bo carefully and impartially investigated- by-the--au-thorities."