CONSERVING THE MEAT SUPPLY
, SCIENTIFIC REARING BY THE GOVERNMENT! ; Mr. ,W. H. : Field (Otaki) has asked the '.Minister of.Agriculture, whether he. has any information-as- : to : -'thei step's whicli.'.the Imperial Government, ;for the purposes of conserving the. meat supply of/.the] country, vhas , recently, taken, or is taking;to prevent the "slaughter of calves Jin the .United Kingdom; and whether ho will consider the advisability of taking steps with the same object in Now/Zealand, and thus check, without creating loss to' farmers; .the-slaughter and 'the faulty . and,,irisuffici'ent', rearing, ;of healthy calves./ ; would ; not pay the: State to "and : • undertake the rearing'.-pf , such'calves: in large''numbers and by "scientific • methods?;;;"- ■ ; - , _ The Hon. W. D. S. Mao Donald (Minister Agriculture):; replied yesterday that 1 the Imperial Government has advised : farmers at- Home' not' to kill - .calves or inimature animals. . ' In' New. Zealand young cattle are not/ allowed to be.sl.aughtered. fpr. export. ? •; It .is' more, than'doubtful whether tho Government' couH.-vadyantageously - undertake'- the■rearing;.of calves- as ..suggested;.- Many 'of the'-;calves- in dairying districts'are,-, of course,, unsuitable..for. beef.; >
The. .TVa ingawa. Freezing; "Works' have still a- largo quantity of, meat in cool store'i-awaiting "shipment on behalf, of the Imperial Government.The company has just had important additions made to its premises, which will provide storage .accommodation for 110,000 carcassos.- : ■ -
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 8
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208CONSERVING THE MEAT SUPPLY Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 8
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