FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 369, 1 June 1928, Page 1

FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE

LONDON VETERINARY CHIEF VISITS N.Z. IMPROVING MEAT EXPORT To see for himself the conditions under which meat and other products are handled in New Zealand is the mission of Lieut-Colonel T. D. Young, 0.8. E., veterinary inspector for the City of London, who is at present in Auckland. “To improve the standard of Dominion exports as much as possible is the vital concern of of the Port of London Authority,” states Colonel Young. Colonel Young, who is accompanied Colonel J. Lyons, director of the Live Stock Division of the Department of Agriculture, arrived from Wellington last evening and spent this morning in inspecting the butter-grading stores in the city. Later he will visit the freezing works, and then return to Wellington prior to visiting the South Island. He has also been invited to visit Australia and will visit that country before returning to England, via Canada and the United States, where he will also have an opportunity of acquainting himself with conditions in those countries.

To a Sun representative this morning Colonel Young stated that the Port of London Authority was vitally interested in the system of inspection carried out by the overseas authorities, and with the personal knowledge of New Zealand conditions, which the visit would give him, any difficulties that cropped up from time to time could be more easily dealt with. The inspection and handling of produce from the Dominions counted a great deal in the maintaining of a high standard of quality. In recent years big improvements had been effected, both at Home and in the Dominions, and the growing appreciation of New Zealand producers of the value of efficient methods was bearing good fruit. THE VEAL INDUSTRY

Before leaving Australia on the return trip, Colonel Young intends to pay a return visit in August in order to investigate che Dominion’s veal Industry. By that time the works will be operating on an extensive scale and he will be afforded an excellent opportunity of watching killing operations and investigating the standard of inspection. Until then he would not be in a position to discuss the question. He had seen the new regulations covering the export of veal, however, and had discussed them with officers of the department. There was no desire to hamper the industry in any way, but it was necessary that only suitable animals should be killed.

The regulations, which now prohibited the killing of calves less than five days old. aimed at the improvement of the veal exported, and this must benefit the trade generally. Colonel Young said that in England they had every confidence in the New Zealand inspectors, and personally he had been very impressed with the frankness with which he had been shown every thing that was to be seen.