NEW ZEALAND’S POSITION ENVIED.

Shannon News, 20 January 1925, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND’S POSITION ENVIED.

"The news that the i New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has made a three-year contract with the oversea shipping companies for the carriage of New Zealand fcozen meat at material reductions on the rate previously existing spurred Australian exporters and the Meat Council to fresh efforts to claim similar concessions." states the “Pastoralists’ Review." “The Agents-Geßeral for the various States and representatives of the .council' laid the case for Australia before the refrigerated tonnage committee in London. A short Press Association cablegram announces that the committee has declined to reduce freights. The why and wherefore is not stated, but a previous message, referring to an unsuccessful application for lower butter freights, perhaps throws light on the subject. The reason then/ given by the committee was that when the last reduction was made m 1923 the right was reserved by shipowners to review the position if the charges in Australia were not reduced. Th e committee claim these charges have actually been increased, ’ And under the circumstances they could not make any further concessions. The extent of the pull which the sister Dominion will get over Australia is set out in the following:— Mutton and tegs. Australian rate per lb 1 l-Bd, New Zealand rate per lb 13-32 d, difference per lb 7-32 d; lamb Australian rate per lb, 1 3-Bd. New Zealand rate per lb, 19-32 d, difference per lb, 3-32 d; beef crops or qrs., Australian rate per lb, Id, New Zealand rate per lb, 7-Bd, difference, l_8d; beef, pieces, Australian rate P er lb, Id, New Zealand rate per lb, 7-Bd, difference per lb, l-sd; pork, Australian rate per lb, lid, New Zealand rate per lb, 7.8 d, difference, 3-8 d; veal, Australian rate, per lb 1 l-Bd, New Zealand rate per lb, 7-Bd, difference per lb, Id; frozen sun. dries, Australian irate per lb, Id, New Zealand rate per lb, 3d, difference, per lb, Id. “The difference in terms of carcases or quarters is equal to about 2d on a sheep, 3d on a lamb, and 2/- per quarters of beef, say 6/- on a body allowing for the lighter crop. It may be mentioned in this connection that Queensland exporters applied for a reduction of Id in beef freights on the grounds that crops stow more compactly than fores, such as are shipped from New goalMd.'