Retailing Meat From Freezing Works

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 6

Retailing Meat From Freezing Works

NEGOTIATIONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE. Per Press Association, i CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Proposals are at present being considered by the Master Butchers’ Associations throughout New Zealand where.by meat from freezing works will no longer be sold direct to the public or to institutions. Tho proposals are the result of a conference called at tho direction of the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. Lee Martin) when complaints wore made to him of the competition retail butchers were suffering from freezing works. A conference was held in AVellington some time ago and certain proposals were submitted by freezing companies which are now being considered by butchers. The Minister said this evening that a further meeting was to bo held on February 14 and if no counter proposals were submitted by the butchers the matter would be completed. It is understood the freezing companies’ proposal was that if they are no longer to retail meat which through superficial damage in slaughtering could not bo passed for export tho butchers should sign an agreement to take from the companies the whole of their output of such meat. It is further understood that the Government has undertaken to fix the price paid to companies and the retail price fo the public.