FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 82, 31 December 1917, Page 8

FARM & COMMERCIAL

AUCKLAND MEAT SHOPS t ; NEW SCHEME ARRANGED. t; Arrangements are being.made for the $•'',. (poration of tho State meat shops at f . Auckland' under a new scheme from ','■■■ tho beginning of, the new year. Dr. i. ■'"■:■■ C. .T.: Eeakes, Director of the Live ! '.- Stock-and Meat Division of the Depart- ; ' ment of ijgrioultTire, has been in •': ' 'Auckland atTending to the details, and i ho has had the assistance of members '{■''' of the Board of Trade. It is believed •,' that with an improved Byst'om meat ''. from the cold stores Tvill_ he soldto '..' • the puhUo at reduced prioes, and with - a better return to the shops. ?'. .•■■ The chief difficulty in tho past has i been that neat has heen taken from ' the cold stores in the order in which ! 'it was', entered. This has meant, in 'i ■ " effect, that tho State shops have been I supplied with meat that haß been held ''- ■ in store'to the .order of the Imperial ; Government for as long as eight < -months, and has accumulated heavy t storage costs. The publio has had to r pay these storage charges, while at f ; " the same time meat is geing into the l- "stores, to ho held there until it also y, has become burdened with storage. {"■ ' Under tho new scheme the shops will !'■ ,bo supplied with meat that has not >y -paid storago charges. This will cn-■;:■■■■'-tail no injustice to the Imperial au- • thorities, who will continue ,to pay i- storage on the meat that is held to their order through the Imperial SupU >"plies Department.. The change will [■ 'enable the State shops to sell cheap and at the same time to mamj •• ~tain sound finance.