FROZEN MEAT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2626, 20 August 1881, Page 3

FROZEN MEAT.

Tne London correspondent of the “ Argus” states that the Lusitania arrived in dock on Juno 9, and, on in quiry on board next morning, he found the shipment of frozen provisions had not turned out as veil as could have been wished. The milk was the chief failure; it went bad altogether after the vessel had been out some four days. The captain and steward believe, however, that, if the milk were fiozen in blocks before being placed on board, it would keep well. The fruit, fish, poultry, and game, on the other hand, all kept splendidly, and iip to the last were as good as when placed on board. The fish on the arrival of the ship in dock looked admirable, although frozen so hard and stiff that they could be snapper) in half like a niece of glass. The meat on this voyage cannot bo regarded as a success. The steward accounts for the failure from the fact that it was placed on board whilst hot, so that it took several days to get it thoroughly hard, whilst the constant opening of the chamber during the hottest part of the voyage had a further damaging effect

upon it. As it was, it did not become absolutely tainted, but large portions of the outside of each carcase bad to be cut away.