MEAT AT HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1920, Page 5

MEAT AT HOME.

CONGESTION OF STEAMERS,

PREFERENCE TO THE ARGENTINE. I By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrlsht. Feb. 12, 0.40 p.m. London, Feb. 10. Owners of steamers carrying Australian meat have protested to the Board of Trade against priority being given to steamers from the River Plate discharging meat at London and Liverpool. The. average time taken in discharging an Australian steamer is now six weeks, while Plate boats are discharging in ten days. There arc several recent instances of Plate boats which commenced discharging directly they arrived, while Australian boats waited two months for berths. It is understood the Plate steamers have a preference, because their meat is privately owned, and its owners are willing to pay a much higher price for storage than the Board of Trade will pay for Government owned meat. Irritation is growing against the retention of control, which is maintaining the high price of meat, while enormous quantities are choking the stores and delaying steamers at a high expense. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Feb. 13, 12.45 a.m. London, Feb. 11. Delayed foodships, including the Zealand i'c, arrived from New Zealand on December 7 and docked on Januarv- 3, but have not yet commenced to unload meat—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assri. THIS SEASON'S PROSPECTS. OUTLOOK NOT HOPEFUL. Ey Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. Mr. W. J. Poison, of Fordell, addressed a meeting of the Farmers' Union to-day on the meat question on the lines of his speeches in the North Island. Mr. David Jones, M.l\, who presided, said ho wished he could be as hopeful as Mr. Poison that we would get our meat away from the Dominion this season. Ho wes afraid this would not prove to be the case. Referring to his own attitude, Mr. Poison said it. was not his intention to proceed to England with the Commission already set up, although he had boon appointed to it.