Refrigerated Produce.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1922, Page 1

Refrigerated Produce.

FREIGHT KATES DEDUCED.

WELLINGTON, Oct. IS. The Now Zealand Meat Producers’ Board announce that an agreement lias boon arrived at with the shipping companies for the carriage of New Zealand refrigerated produce for one year from November Ist at the following rates (rates ruling during last season being shown for comparison) : New Contract. Last Season’s Contract Beef quarters ljd 1 jpl (all per lb fall jaw lb net) plus 2ld p.c.) Beef boneless IJd lfd (cases) Teal lid ljd (hags) Mutton lfd I j-tl Lamb lid l*d Pork Id IJd Oflal and frozen Ijd

sundries :’d ltd (cases) Mlitton legs and 1 :Jtl (bags) pieces 1 7-TKid lgtl (cases) IJd (bags) The comparatively large reduction on pork lias been obtained by a special effort to assist and develop this industry itnimii! dairy fnrmcsr. The. shi]>ping companies undertake that the rates of freight on apples from New Zealand to London will not exceed the sates ruling at the time- from TJasmania to Loudon.

In the House to-night, the Prime Minister, in referring to the new scale of charges, said the freight on hotter was to lie os ]K?r box, the same as last as itson, and on cheese 1 l-6d per lb, phis 10 per cent, a reduction of jd. The grouping of beef, mutton, and* land), which were the chief items of the new contract meant a reduction of freight charges amounting approximately to C 197,000, and on other meats 030,000. _ In addition, there would he a saving of £73,000 on cheese or a total of £f>22,000. Mr Massey congratulated tb® Hoard on the success of its negotiations, and congratulated the producers, who would reap a material benefit therefrom. He hoped there would he a corresponding decrease in the freezing charges. If this could he obtained, the total saving to the producers would go far to restore New Zealand to her pre-war condition nf prosperity. The Board’s work in, this connexion had been worth millions to 'the country.