ARMY MEAT CONTRACTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 24, 29 January 1902, Page 3

ARMY MEAT CONTRACTS.

* Taj pOILONIES IN A NEW ROLE. ?EK PJBESS ASSOCIATION, ! I London, January 27. T&e &ttn\dard, in sympathising with the dplouiess i n regard to the meat contract*, urge a them to await the War OfficJ'a fc ta ;ement. It hopes the Government i rill not be influenced by aß y _s,matl ittempt at economy'; but possibly t ,i iks of the future, and Argentine e ]b t may be required to pile up neoWfty stores, 'The;Ci, pta'cfe says Mr Chamberlain is busineT and inclined to favour the coj4fes;to the utmost. If the cbargei jae ' true, there is an unseen reason wiujjh prevents the securing of the total quantities of meat in Australasia. I The IkiMy News, in an leading article he&ytt " Colonial Tyranny," says the War Mp.ce is bound to procure tbe best fowl for the troops in South Africa inl tip shortest time at the smallest MM In a commercial sense thfr have no claim for protection. mM

FKOTnBtOM OOUWIAL BKPREP^sB|NTATIVB. PBK p!:KSB ASSOCIATION. * London, January 28. Hon. H. New South Wales in a strong protest imphajwirid that Wustralia is able to rapply thelquanmty of meat required a South Africa, informed the War Dffice that iff a contract was accepted mabling thl Argentine to supply the >rder ibsteadj ok Australia such action rould Icomtrist lur favourably with the Hcpressedj defeiri for Imperial solidarty, as fhff'Mwodof the colonies during ;he war, jus'lsedj a prf ference in their favour.! ffc.OopelnndalFO interviewed ■he War (Mice authorities, but despite two uraent lsttci.as well he received 10 infoimaKiojijijither any tender had !>een sraejßjjH . -t^Qfl^^^^V 1 announced that he MaaHßßßßspon regarding the which alleged tIXBBBBBBras unable to furnish adßßßßßßflallgo as to the possibilHßßßßßwJe Argentine conwould be pleased if theBBBBBH Isatisfactorily exPost says that if * to the War OmeTMuHMHAe-obtainiog useful information: vH a.m. L<fßs, January 28. A London firmlS tendered for all the beef and mpt«Brequired, a*i per lb, including BJ; of distribution, stipulating that! tiHJteat must be entirely Australian aHew Zealand. It is unknown if Bar Zealand and Queensland tenaerßjirect. The director of Bjy contracts, interviewed, admiitteßJbat he had decided to accept f;he Kc of Bergl and Company. BJ Lord Stanley, in BjOommons, said it was untrue that pßrence was given to the Argentiiji^^H A representßßßmme contractor, who is largely BBBml in Australia, said they had undertaking that as dead and I live meat in the I colonies. BBBjl_ Mr Beeves, ioMwAfti s*' o ' that in overlooking Nflßßfeprl, the War Office had overßßßme ' m«in basis of supply, and *BBBmng the best quality. It badßßßLrcbasing for two years past an 7 of *he butchers cay is BBBP? New Zealand. He had BBBJhS proportion of the extra prictßßßJpjgented oost of distribution. BBBlifwas able to supply the taxpayer to Other things being eqßßßlolonies were entitled to the prBBBJ The WarjgacußßßJbr of Commerce has wired tBBBJer, supporting him in his effcßßßwe New Zealand fairly treat edBBBJg orders for army supplies. BBBJ