The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913. HANDLING FROZEN MUTTON.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 90, 20 August 1913, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1913. HANDLING FROZEN MUTTON.

Some very hard things have recently been said regarding London as a distributing port for frozen meat, especially by Mr W. D. Lysnar, oganiser of the associated producers who are endeavouring to divert trade to the West of England, with Bristol the principal port of distribution. Though many advocates of the Tort of London have warmly defended that port, it does seem that there has been much cause for complaint concerning tho handling of frozen meat by the Port of London Authority, and the fact that efforts have been made to provide extensive improvements since Mr Lysnar started his campaign at least indicates that there was cause for complaint. An I important programme of dock extension and increase of equipment lias, been prepared, and. the work'has pro-, bably boon commenced by this lime. A couple of months ago the Authority! accepted tenders for tho construction ■ of a cold store, a sorting shed and a refrigeration station at the! Royal Albert Dock, and for refrigerating machinery and insula-j tion work for a now cold store at West i S’nithfield. The cost of these under-j takings will he about £IOO,OOO, and they do not exhaust the Authority’s! enterprise. Tho - Authority is also

sending its c*!iiof engineer to America | to study the latest methods of hand-, ling meat, and the result of Ids visit: is exported to bo the installation of a! conveyor plant at the Royal Albert 11 took. This is certainly a conccssiion | [to Mr Lysnar’s demands, for he has | frequently urged that the facilities' provided for removing frozen meat from the steamer to the cool store have [ been altogether inadequate and out-of-1 date. That London is the best centre j for distribution of our produce is undnibted,, and it is therefore well toi

know that the Port Authority has, awakened to the tact that a large and important section of its trade was in danger. it is now stated that Mr, ■I. M. Kstoill the Authority’s Commercial Superintendent, is to visit Australasia and acquaint shippers with the facilities which the Port of London j affords for the rapid and economical handling of Australasian produce and to explain the additional accommodation which the Authority is providing. He is expected to reach Xew Zealand in January of next year and his visit should prove useful to all concerned in the meat industry. London is the world’s great market, and .the producers of Xew Zealand do not want to ho driven elsewhere.