MEAT TRADE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1801, 6 July 1906, Page 2

MEAT TRADE.

MR GILRUTH’S SUQGEBTIONB,

? Dunedin, last night. “ Mr Gilruth, chi«f veterinarian, leotn. 8 ing before the Agriaultu -I and Pastoral 3 Sooiety on the oniony’- meat export 3 trade, suggested several reforms. He * paid a tribute to tho general desire of ’ the great majority of meat campanios to

export only the best matorinls, as mani 1 feared by their disinclination to plao 3 their brands on anything but the bes > produots. He referred with sstisfaetioi ’ to the knowledge that at the present mo' i ment ell meat exported bore the guarantei it was healthy at the lime of slaughter The Slaughtering Inspection Aot, 1901 was largely responsible for this. Id ooneequenoe of the South Afrioan war a trade in inferior meat had been developed in that country, it being gener* ally understood that the requirements of that trade were a lean, inferior class of meat. Those dealing with meat expert knew the danger of snch exports. So long as they Went to South Afrioa they had little heed to fear the results, but if diverted to English inwkets there would be a bad affect. That tbis had

actually ooourred was proved by 900 oaroases out of one shipment originally intense 1 for South Africa, passed by an inspector on that assumption and bearing the endorsement of the graders to the effect that they 1 wore gomg to Afrioa, having actually found their way to the London market, As instancing the value of municipal abattoirs, he said out of 2300 oaroases killed for manurial value, 90 had been condemned for emaoiation alone. He thus summarised his recommendations (1) nothing should bo exported of a quality that would appear to have deteriorated after freezing and thawing ; (2) that a small indelible stamp showing the meat is New Zealand inspected and of good quality should be placed on eaoh shank; (3) that no moat Bhould be shipped unless it bore a certifioato from tho inspeoior to the effeot that it has been all passed and stamped for export; (4) that a veterinary inspootor of the Dopartmont be appointed to attend the Smilbfield j market.