MEAT AT HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1919, Page 5

MEAT AT HOME.

QUESTION OF FUTURE CONTROL.

SUPPLIES FOR THIS YEAR. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 9, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 8. Replying to the recent speech of Mr. C. A. McCurdy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Ministry), advocating the continuance of meat control, the British Incorporated Society of Meat Importers points out that the world's exportable .surplus of meat, exclusive of pork, ham and bacon, is 1,250,000 tons for the year, of which the United Kingdom required 75,000 tons, leaving half a million for new Continental requirements. But even if ships could be found to carry that quantity to the Continent there are not stores to hold it, nor refrigerated wagons to transport it, Mr McCurdy referred to the American Meat Trust as being ready to exploit this position, but the Government during the war had done a great deal through ignorance and apathy to foster and strengthen American groups hold on the British market. Tile Government had done nothing to assist British interests. Mr McCurdy stated that food control'had not checked this menace, but had operated against British trade interests and in favor of foreign. The present high prices were maintained because of control. If it were removed to-day, imported meat would fall threepence a pound before the end of the Home meat would quickly fol-low.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.