AUSTRALIAN MEAT.
MASTER BUTCHERS' OPINION. KNACKER SALES. Sydney, August 31. Giving evidence before the Food Commission, the president of the Master Butchers' Association gave evidence. The Ilomebush sales, which were described as fat stock sales, were knacker sales instead. More tlian 50 per cent, of the meat killed was unfit to be killed, while at Glebe Island it was evidently considered that what was fit for a dog was fit for human consumption. Perth, August 31. The Government, in pursuance of the policy of breaking the alleged meat ring by supplying the public with cheaper meat, lias opened a butcher's stall. Tke Premier was the first purchaser and announced that the best beef would be sold at (id to 7d and other qualities at proportionate rates, so as to secure a fair margin of profit.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 90, 2 September 1912, Page 5
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135AUSTRALIAN MEAT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 90, 2 September 1912, Page 5
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