THE MEAT INDUSTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1920, Page 4

THE MEAT INDUSTRY.

MR. HOLLAND'S SERIOUS CHARGES A ROYAL COMMISSION TO INQUIRE. By Telegropn,—Frew Aiioclntlw. Wellington, Last Nijjht, During last session of Parliament some rather sensational statements regarding the condition of meat slaughtered for home consumption and import were made in the House of Representatives by the leader of the Labor Party (Mr. Holland). The Minister of Agriculture (the lion \V. Nosworthy) told « reporter today that he proposed after the New Year to ask Cabinet to set up a Royal Commission for the investigation of these statements. Wide publicity had been given to the clwrgea, both inside and outside New Zealand, and New Zealand's competitors in the meat market were seeking to lake advantage of the statements that had been made by Mr. Holland. The Minister added that the repnta* lion of New Zealand's meat was a matter of very great importance to the Donvnion. He had no doubt at all that the system of control and inspection here was at least as good as anything of the kind in the world, and that the uniformly aood quality and good oondi. tion of the meat sent abroad was prool of the efficacy of the system, but the Pririie Minister and ha himself were of opinion that since the charge* had been made publicly they ought to be investigated fully in the interests of the producers and of the Dominion gtnerallv.