SCIENITFIC SURVEY

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1929, Page 1

SCIENITFIC SURVEY

OF MEAT TRANSPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board recently announced that it had made arrangements with Sir William B. Hardy, F.R.S. (Chairman, Food Investigation Board) of the Low temperature Research Station, Cambndge, for Dr A. J. M. Smith of the Cambridge Low Temperature Station to carry out a detailed scientific survey ol our frozen meat industry. Unfortunately, acting under medical advice, |)r Smith has been prevented from undertaking the work, but Sir Win, 1 Hardy has now induced Dr Ezer Griffiths, F:R.S., of the National Physical Laboratory to come out to New Zealand in charge of this survey. Dr Griffiths has a world-wide reputation on temperatures, humidity, etc. Dr Griffiths will be accompanied by other scientists from Cambridge, an'l it is proposed that the expedition should leave England about the middle of September and should arrive in New Zealand about the end of October. This will give these scientists an opportunity ol meeting the refrigerating engineers from the various free,zing works in the Dominion at the Annual Conference which the Meat Board arranges about the beginning of the season. A general survey of the London end has already been commenced by members of the expedition. It is considered that this Dominion is very fortunate in obtaining the services of these scientists, and there is no doubt that this survey will be very beneficial to the New Zealand meat business as a result oif the knowledge obtained.