MAJOR WHYTE’S STOSRY

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1920, Page 3

MAJOR WHYTE’S STOSRY

.STATED TO BE UNTRUE.

DUNEDIN, April 20.

The statement made by Major Whyte, at a meeting of the Farmers’ Union at Hamilton, “That lie had been informed that large quantites of frozen mutton, etc., had been shipped out to sea from a certan freezing works south of Dunedin, and thrown overboard,” seems to have no foundation in fact-. Probably the story of the incident, which occurred some three years ago, when a quantity of frozen rabbits, which were being transferred from a freezing works to an overseas shin, were found to be tainted and had to be carried out to sea and dumped overboard, has been revived and magnified to suit someone’s imagination.

EMPHATIC DENIALS. INVERCARGILL. April 19. With reference to the Hamilton message stating that Major Whyte alleged, at a meeting of the Farmers’ Union that frozen meat and rabbits had been shipped to sea from certain freezing works south of Dunedin and thrown overboard, the allegation is denied on behalf of the Southland companies. The sub-manager of the Southland Fiozen Meat Company controlling the Bluff, Makarewa and Mataura works gave an emphatic denial, and said the statement was a surprise to him, and he could not think there was any truth in it. A representative of J. G. Ward an' 1 Co was equally emphatic, and said produce mentioned was certainly not shipped from the Beach works.