CANNING INDUSTRY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20026, 26 August 1939, Page 11

CANNING INDUSTRY

INSTALLATION OF PLANT FARMERS’ UNION" MOVE GISBORNE PROPOSAL Steps are being taken by (he Poverty Bay executive of the Farmers’ Union to co-operate with the Sheepowners’ ..Union fbr the purpose of waiting on directors of the Gisborne Refrigerating Company, Limited, to urge the installation of a canning plant, which also would provide meat meal and manure. The Farmers’ Union previously suggested to the company that a canning plant should, be Installed, and the reply before the union meeting yesterday stated that there was little chance of reinstating the plant at the Kaiti Freezing Works. “It is not an economical proposition owing to the heavy freights making it impossible to compete with the main centres,” the letter stated. “We find we can effect savings by selling raw materials to canning firms.”

Mr. T. R. Jones urged that some further attempt should be made .to secure canning works in the district, so that the farmers would be able to dispose of any old and sur-

plus cattle at a more satisfactory price than at present. Mr. T. W. Sewell considered that insufficient meat meal was produced in the district, and that with a canning works, which would absorb all the surplus cattle and sheep that could find no other outlet, the preparation of sufficient meat meal to supply the district should b c possible. He moved that a sub-com-mittee should be set up to meet directors of the Refrigerating Company, and in the meantime to seek the co-operation of the Sheepowners’ Unions, with a view to establishing plant to deal with the disposal of surplus stock in the canning and manufacture of meat meal and manure.

The motion, seconded by Mr. Jones, was carried unanimously.