NW ZEALAND MUTTON.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 203, 23 September 1903, Page 4

NW ZEALAND MUTTON.

HOW IT WILL BE THAWED 'ON A " MEKRY-UO-ROUND." That New Zealand mutton is to be strongly "pushed" in the Mothercountry is now certain, but whether the movement will be originated by Mr Seddon or by a syndicate of sheepfarmers, who for some months have been in negotiation with a London firm, has yet to be decided. Mr B. Ohureton PowelJ, who represents the enterprising syndicate in this country, said yesterday: "We are in no Bense opponents of Mr Seddon's scheme, for our objects are entirely the same. I think we may claim priority for the working oat of the idea, but there will be no competition betweon us if Mr Seddon opens the campaign first. Ours is financially quite a private venture, and all we haye asked of the New Zealand Government is the use of its name as a guarantee of the meat. Either our scheme or Mr Seddon's will go on, but our aims are so identi- J cal that a ' combine' seems inevitable. We wish to establish four distributing centres, covering the whole of Great Britain, together with a system of retail shops. Tha Old Country really needs eduoating in the matter of New Zealand mutton, for much that is cold hails from the Argentine, and not, as represented, from our colony. The chief difficulty in dealing withi frozen meat is the' defrosting' process, j Unless this is done properly, the meat J is sodden and the flavour spoiled. Tet when the defrosting is done in one of the great centreß tbe meat is liable to injury in transit to the customer. " We have secured the patent rights of a defrosting machine, which gives my syndicate a great advantage over Mr Seddon's scheme." Mr Powell produced a small working madel, which resembled nothing so much as a country fair merry-go-round. The earcases travpl round at about eight miles an hour for about five hours, This not only effectually defrosts them, but also epxete the undue moisture which gives frozen mutton a sodden appearance. In fact, by the rew ehops and process, New Zealand mutton will, it is claimed, be placed on the market os fresb and as fail of flavour as if it had never beon frczen. Prices, it may be added, will be those prevailing in the open market, as they sdmit of a sufficient profit.—{Daily Mail.)