BONELESS VEAL.

Shannon News, 20 July 1928, Page 3

BONELESS VEAL.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. Mr J. D. Brown presided over a meeting of the committee of the West Coast Boneless Veal Association, which was held at Palmerston North* last week. Prior to his arrival Mr J. Moss occupied the chair, an informal discussion takirg place. There were also present Messrs Backhaus, G. N. Pcmberton, G. H. Stiles, T. R. Ranford, K. W. Dalrymple, R. Dalziell, P. Hansen, J. Lethbridge, N. Campbell, D. Buchanan, A. E. Algar, J. Gould and F. J. Boddy. Mr Buchanan stressed the pointthat it should be stipulated that calves should be fed and that the lorry drivers should have the power to reject calves.

Mr Ranford pointed out that this was not so essential as the lorries would have to call practically every day to cope with the supply. They would, of course, have the right to reject animals. Mr Ranford brought up the question of farm to farm collecting, which he stated was essential to compete with private enterprise. Mi- Boddy stated that the first thing that ought to be done was to decide when the calves should be killed. It was not the business of the local committee to decide that, said Mr Ranford.- The National Dairy Association would do that.

Mr Moss explained that the Dairy Association had given the whole contract for killing in each district to one factory as they could then get the sole use of that factory. Another point in favour of giving it to one factory was that it was an awkward time for the factories to open if only a small number of calves was available.

It was the opinion of Mr'Boddy that an abattoir would be a better place to kill the calves as it would be open all the year round and would be prepared to charge less. Mr Moss stated that the freezing factories would be anxious to open the factories as it would give employment to the workers during the off'season; also, the machinery would not be lying idle, and in fact some of the companies had expressed the view that if the Dairy Association did not establish the industry the freezing companies would have to.

Mr B.oddy stated that there was in the district a company which had carried on the industry in a small way and which was quite prepared to take a contract for killing up to 40,000 calves. A chance should be given this company as, if not co-operating with the Dairy Association, it would be against the association. He moved that a representative of that company wait on the committee. '' / , Mr Buchanan supported this view, and seconded the motion.

Mr Ranford moved, and Mr Styles seconded, as an amendment, that the representative of the company in question attend the next meeting of the National Dairy Association executive and that his tender be considered. The amendment was carried. Mr Brown then took the chair. Mr Pemberton enquired whether the cost of carting would be pooled. If there were any extra cartage eharges the individual farmers would have to pay the amounts, said the chairman.

Mr Ranford asked if the » freezing companies would attend to the carting or if the committee would do so.

■ The chairman replied that the committee would consider the tenders and make recommendations to the * National Dairy Association. Did that mean,- that the committee would map out the carting routes, inquired Mr Boddy. In reply, the chairman stated that that was the principal function of the local committee.

Mr Backhaus suggested that a subcommittee be set up to block out the district and that committees for block be appointed to organise it. Members would be compensated for the time lost.

It was decided to map out the blocks and to appoint a small committee for each. This was done. Mr Moss asked for the approximate number of calves in the district to be considered by the National Dairy Association and members then give their respective quotas.

Mr Ranford said that the advance made on the calves should be as big as possible. The National Dairy Association would make the advance at its meeting and make it fairly high, the chairman assured the meeting.