WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORT COMPANY.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 36, 21 October 1882, Page 3

WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORT COMPANY.

1 The following circular has just been issued by Mr S. Carrol, the Secretary eof the Company ; — I am instructed to I J inform you that the directors have . chartered the ship Lady Jocelyn to 1 load frozen meat anl dairy produce 1 from this port in January-February next, and that the rates of freight agreed upon are the same as those ' for the Dunedin, from Port Chalmers, viz., 2£d per 1') for meat and Ifd for dairy produce. The cost of coal and oil for freezing- the cargo here, and for keeping it frozen in London clocks 1 will also have to be paid by shippers. The directors, owing* to the limited capital at their command, do not intend to purchase any of the cargo on company's account, but will, if desired by shippers, arrange for the slaughtering-, shipping, and disposal of their produce in England at the lowest possible rates. Tr is expected that insurance ajainst all risks, includingdecay, will he ohtainiiblp at rates nor excperiins those psil on the Mntanra'« carg-o, viz., seven guineas per rent, on 75 per cent of London value. In order that ihe directors may, «it iis early a rlftte as possible, be in v \>o> ton to allot iho i-Hily Jocelyn's space, you ure requested to fill in ai.d return the foriu herewith wiihin one month from his date. Jhe Lady Juceiyn's canyin^' capacity is cstiuiutcd at about 6,51)0 sheep (or equivalent in beef) anil TO ions ot dairy produce. I ;>m also to express tho regret of the di-.t'c-iors ihut rliev have be^n unable, upon anything- like reasonab.e le.rms, to secure any fn ther shipping- fur the coming- season, and that they understand the i 'hri.-tchurch and Dunedin Companies ari> in the smne position. I boy have, howev.-r, every reason tv believe iliat v direct sieum service wi.l be e-Ia >ii»hed at aii eariy ilate, i. ml in uiiier tv b« in ruailine-s to take advant.ig'e of it, they luive cabltd an hijjx rutive order for the immediate despatch of a Haslutu Fieezmg 1 Machine. The iiit*;ijtio:: is to have the freezing- works erected mi a sit • on rhc reclaimed land, near the Wellington Railway Wharf. J'his, it is thoug-hr, will Imst sor e the interests of both :he hiist and W esi Coast jroducers.