THE MEAT INDUSTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 28 October 1914, Page 2

THE MEAT INDUSTRY.

BRITISH CAPITAL KfVJCSTED I.N MOW /LA.I.AND.

( NEW WGKKS AT WHAXljAlllil. liy Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington Monday. Tlic fooling among Writish business men, whose interests are connected with the jm-at supply of (ireat Jiritain, that ■ (lie present imcniational crisis, with its attendant, effect. upon Kuj'opean internal supplies, necessitates the seeking of sources of supplies from the Overseas Dominion*, is swiUntialeU by tlie re- : j cent visit to Australia and Now Zealand j of Sir William Yesney, .mtiiraging direc- . { tor of the L 1 niun Cold Storage OjniI! pf'iy, I-Ul., of London, who left Weli, lington lor Sydney on Saturday. The a Company, of which Sir William Yesney is thy head, controls upwards of lifty freezing anil cold storage works, and " 'luring his present tour lie has arranged '' for the construct ion 01 freezing works at Whaugarei, and also 111 the northern ■\ territory of Australia at Port Darwin. ' > Mr B. tioudie, of the Islington works, Christchurch, has been appointed, chief j engineer of the Port Darwin wonks. Mr L. G. James, consulting engineer of Wellington, lias lieen engaged to prepare plans for the works at Whangarei. and to supervise their erection. The' . construction will be pushed on with all j possible speed, and it is anticipated that tile works will be in full svvin" about j June next, provided that it is possible to | procure the machinery for installation by that time. In addition to supervisI ing the construction of the Whangarei I works, Mr .lames is acting in a similar . j capacity for the Fanners' Freezing Coni- , pany. at Tnihape. whose works, it is ex--1 peeled, will be completed in readiness 'for next season's operations.