AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTR ALI AN CONTRACTS. SYDNEY, Aug 14. The Minister of Defence announced the Commonwealth Air Board made arrangements to lend aeroplane engines !" contractors for various air services i.i the Commonwealth, thus obviating delay in commencement of services.

N.SAV. RAILWAYS. SYDNEY, August 13. The New South Wales State railways and tramways during the past year, together produced a surplus of £6.02' The railways, however, wore work'd at a loss of £121,164; while the tramways made a surplus of £127,191. Combined, the services produced a net v eturn of £5 Os 8d per cent on the capita l .

The reports claims that £2,567,000 was saved on the year by increased efficiency and more economical working. FROZEN MEAT. SYDNEY, Aug 15. Mr ,1 owett of the Federal Parliament, lias returned from a visit to England where he made extended investigations into the causes of the slump in Australian frozen meat. He found the chief causes were the large accumulation of frozen heel’ hebl I>7 the Imperial Government, and enormous arrivals of Argentine chilled beef, hut probably tho worst cause of the depression was that great prejudice created against frozen beef of every description. This arose through the British Government during the war time, securing frozen meat from any possible source, much whereof being of an inferior quality, with the result that its unpopularity was attached to any form of frozen meat. Mr Jowett urge’s the great need of propaganda to remove the prejudice. He visited various parts of England and did all possible to remove the prejudice and popularise frozen meat.