SHOULD MEAT BE DECONTROLLED?

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3503, 15 June 1920, Page 7

SHOULD MEAT BE DECONTROLLED?

Dealing with the 'control of meat in 3. recent issue, that \\'eH—knowu Luglish journal, “Reynolds’ Newsp:lpel‘,"’

has the follu\villg to say. The quiet: vein of s:11'c:1Sn1 will be uppx'oL'izltL‘d by co1oni:11.~': Thu \\'h<)lCSlllcl's and inlpol't‘€-rs in the me-:11‘ t'l'zldc want to get t11(>\_(}0V—e:'11111c11t control I'cxllu\.'vd, and they 2111'

moving ex'el'_ylllill,g‘ to eoxfvince us th:lt3l‘he_v are I'L-ally u4:tin-3‘ in the interests of the puhliv. it inay be unfortunate that we cannot believe 'th:l‘;‘ the Mezlt Trust or any of those working directly or indirectly with them cure two pence about the public. and think of no i11t(-rests but their Own. It nmy be that s11(:1'i un opinion is n slander on the public—spiriteLl gentlemen in Aim-I'iC:l and in this e,ount.ry who supply us with meat. But we are impenitent. We judge them by \vh:lt. ; we have seen of‘them and their work. i REI\IL.\IBER BACON‘-3 | Just call to mind what happem-Li ‘when ‘bacon was decontrolled, We had ‘just the same sort of titles about the enormous quantities there Were, and how control‘ meant that we were paying more than we should. In :1 weak moment the control was removed. What lmppened? The country was "flooded with filthy, stinking bacon, prices went up, and the public was absolutely helpless. For the protection of ‘the consumer, control had to he re-est:lblish-ed. VVC believe that the same thing would happen with ',meat. 1 If they want to sell cheaper, let them. But gdon’t let. us give them a. free hand. iWe can't trust them.