NEW ZEALAND MEAT.

Shannon News, 6 January 1925, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND MEAT.

NONE ARRIVES IN BETTER CONDITION. I have always been at a loss* to understood -the conflicting statements made by New Zealand producers after visiting Britain and reporting back to New Zealand their opinion of our meat, the treatment it received 1 and the general appearance, reports the chairman of the ‘Meat Board. At Smithfield Market. “It is not difficult to understand the reason after personal investigation. If we visit Smithfield Market at 10 a.m. or after the great bulk of the meat has gone, and ; buyers naturally have left the carcasses with defects; it may be through error in grading, a torn shirt that has left the carcass soiled and dirty, or broken shanks, etc., and the farmer or visitor who then sees what is left, and expresses his opinion, as if this is the way our meat arrives as a whole, uses strong terms, but the views expressed are worthless. .

"This is how I first saw Smithfield, and I can understand the point of view. When our meat is seen in the very early hours of the morning and whole lines viewed as they come from the stores, our meat on the whole appears excellent. Lines can be seen that have suffered considerably after leaving the ship and arriving at Smithfield, but taking a broad view of the question, our meat arrive s in excellent condition. There is no imported mutton and lamb arriving on the market in better condition than New Zealand.