THE PIG INDUSTRY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5013, 13 August 1926, Page 3

THE PIG INDUSTRY.

GREAT EXPORT POSSIBILITIES.

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY URGED.

The, need 'for Government assistance towards putting the export bacon industry of the Dominion on a reasonable business basis, was mentioned by Mr A. M. Bisley at a meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce on Monday night. The speaker s.aid that while our exports were high, certain industries were neglected. Denmark exported from £18,000,000 to £20,000,000 of pork annually, while New Zealand’s export o® pork was merely £114,000. It was suggested that New Zealand could raise its export figures by £10,000,000 in a cpimparatjvely short time by developing the bacon industry. Last year New Zea.land bacon created a very favourable impression on the English market, but the Dominion was unable to supply the Home, demands. The speaker suggested that asl the Government had subsidised certain other industries it should also consider acting simlTarly towards the bacon industry, to enable it to get on its feet. If they could get an industiy without detriment to any other industry to increase by £10,000,000 in a' comparatively short time they should certainly do what they could to foster it. It was hardly befievabille, hut it was true, nevertheless, that the export of bacon from Denmark was 50 per cent, greater in weight than her dairy export. The system of pig feeding in New Zealand was defectiviei at the present time, and the industry was one to which the application of science was. necessary.