Australia's Export Meat

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1921, Page 3

Australia's Export Meat

DARWIN WORKS CLOSED INDEFINITELY. SYDNEY, Oct. Hi. 'The nMimuiieclnent by the Rritish il, m of Yestev s, Ltd., that they have finally deeiiled io close their meat works al Darwin indefinitely, and that ;,|| hands except the caretaker had lies’ll dix barged, is a hitter disappointment !u those who had built great hopes lor the development of the Northern lerVitorv upon the activities of the linn, end Im- an important hearing upon the meat export trade. The works- liat-e cow been closed for a considerable p.-iiod. tnr'iily owing to ciippling industrial troubles and 'lie unsuitability of ;he whailage 1.-ieilities. li-'Il the f-'edera 1 Public Winks Comi. itfee wide'’, i- investigating the Nort h-’-.m' h i way pTdleet was in Darwin recently, the managing (iti'c'cLu ol the meatworks, Mr Conaetie--, explain'd 'hat the obsolete appli "nail

r, mh-red the handling i:l goods Om p,H-t and export) extremely expensive. Tie pastoral leases opf'riiled by \esIvvs totalled AII.IHII) square miles'. T: ■’ Slock included IAID'HIi cattle in the T: n i 1,,; c ami Sd.OttJ in Western All i r.dia. Tiie majority o' U-o stock w en; to Die meat orks al Daiwin add Wyn.llu in. Il would lake ncaily six months. Mi (.'once!.l - said, el drot <■ them Io Adt laide. In well- and I ‘-re- f'7'..u ft had be. II spent A md'vai w-.il-l en- ..' le Die I mill ‘" ' ■' i” "*' fo, 1,,c1., u loch C 1,1,1.1 bill!" Ihe '.'Dpi 11 .in |ii 11 her south lo D.n '•> im Die line would develop trade wit!’ U < I'-"* 1 - '1 cme ..a- :i big dom "id in Java for live stock, vvliieh wiis ciiielly supplied from W si. n Atistia'.... D was all a

mallei ill freight. I.si oiling < ua-rgos ill the wharf were no v 17s against -Is " few wars ago. Reasonable vvlmi'l laeinlies would reduce the lat'er sum and render pillage dlieci.lt. lit* ""y *' Ulitish lirui up against Dm A men.-an Tl list. A good wharf Was vital to reopening the iiiealvvorks. fie h'" l P""* to a head for cattle, and lost on thi-u ; hut wiiii tin’ oo>iii>mufs imlii-sitiMl . • , ~ul,l pay US. The annual freight will aI, ait Ml.min tons. The Y\ yildl'mP.ii Kt.r.e men t work ■ .a North-West Australia are nut in operal i.m in eotiseqneiiee of extort ioiiall- d<>mands made by the employee? .