EMPIRE MEAT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 79, 24 November 1931, Page 7

EMPIRE MEAT

QUOTA SYSTEM IN- BRITAIN WILL KEEP THE DOMINIONS. RESTRICTED LICENSES. -LONDON, Friday. It is believed, Lp. the pfeat markets that an early development of the Government's Epipire economic seheme will be of immense benefit to Australia and New Zeqland. A system of restrictive licenses, it is foreeast, will he imposed, under which foreign supplies of lamb and mutton will riot be allowed to enter Britain until home-grown and Empire supplies are exhausted. A world-famous foreign meat eombine, anticipating the Government action, is believed to be attempting to extend its Australian interests, and to purchasefimportant meatworks. i What Must be Done. The chief cause of the slump ap- : pears to be the hammering of the j market by the United States. Australia House officials are of- the opinion that the imposition of the quota will end a distressing;.,situation. They deelare that Britain, Australia, and New Zealand can supply, between them, the entire British requirements of lamb and mutton. The Victorian Agent-General (Mr. Leitch) thinks that if Australia is 1o take advantage of any preference scheme, she must be more attentive to England's requirements. A Victorian firm, which was prudent enough to take repeated public ,advice from the Smithfield market, and to send small-jointed cross-down lambs, is at present receiving top London prices, defcpite the slump. A prominent English wholesale butcher expressed the view that this firm's lamb, which was exhibited at Harrod's (the big London emporium), this week, is the best seen from Australia. •"