MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1920, Page 5

MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

DISCUSSION AT CONFERENCE The conference arranged by the Board of Agriculture to discuss questions relating to the meat export trade and shipping has concluded its sitting extending over two days. The conference was representative of all parts of th* Dominion, including delegates selected by freeizng companies and dairy companies, and producers' delegates invited by the Board. Its discussions dealt with some most important points, and the conclusions arrived at will be of special value when the larger meetaof producers and allied interests is •d by the Board at the request of the Prime Minister in the very near future- Among the matters specially dealt with were future shipping condl'tiuhs, the suggested extension of the meat commandeer, the present critic*! position in. connection with New Zealand meat in Great Britain, and the serious delays in shipping resulting therefrom, the present shortage of shipping in New Zealand and the very serious congestion of storage in the Dominion which is rapidly coming about. In connection with this special reference was made to the number of steamers ■which have been leading in Australia since the New Year as compared with those loading in New Zealand, having •fecial regard to the quantities of meat Waiting to be lifted in the two coun» tries; also the apparently favored treatment given to fresh and frozen meat from -other countries in the matter of quick discharge at British ports. After the conclusion of the meeting, the Board, together with the delegates which had attended, met the Prime Minister and acquainted him with the results of their deliberations. The Prjmo Minister undertook to enter into certain negotiations, the result of which will be placed before the coming conference.