MUTTON CARCASES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3386, 15 January 1920, Page 3

M UTTON CARCASES.

PROHIBITION OF TELESCOPING‘

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 12. Correspondence between Sir George Clifford and Mr Massey on the subject of the recent prohibition of the tele- ( scoping of mutton earcases is pub- I lished. In replygto Sir George Clifl‘ord’s letter that his company (the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company) 1 could not believe the statement that. the Imperial Governments order to‘ cease telescoping car-cases‘ had been accpted by the New Zealand GOV-'3i'll-‘A Iment was final, the Prime Minister reiplied that the Gover-111n.e11t had .strong~ ly protested against the decision of the Board of _Trade that the 'cutting of carcasses‘ should cease, but in .-I‘-pitci. of this the board insisted on its decision being adhered to.‘ His letter stated: “Could we ollly be assured of sufficient shipping to keep the storage position right during the season, the reversion to the practice of freezing in the entire carcass would be of advantage in allowing the purchazdng public of Great Britain to become ac—‘ customcd to New‘-Zetland meat in its: best marketable condition before the: [companies again have to go upon me] open rnzrrkct. But it is fully I'eali>;-ad‘. ‘that this is only one factor in the} whole question, and it must be dealt: with from every point of view. ‘(nus can rest assured that the matter is‘ having the fullest attention.” ‘, In agreeing to publication of the correspondence’, the Prime Minister wrote: “I have no objection to publication. but think it ought to be DDFTIG in" mind that the linperial al:i’Ellorities are endeavouring to make up the loss due to alterations re telescoping carcasses by increasing the number of insulated ships which will be a‘v:—i.i'lable for New Zealand during the next few months, and this, of course. is all Imnor_t_ant.” °