AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1921, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

EXPORTERS WANT HELP S By Telegraph.—Tress Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, Oct. 18. A deputation of pastoralists and meat exporters urged Sir Joseph Cook to approach the British authorities, who are holding up Australian and New Zealand frozen meat in England to the prejudice of the colonies, with, the nggestion that Britain should cut her losses immediately and put the meat into consumption. They also asked for a subsidy from the British, Commonwealth and New z<ealand Governments of a farthing per pound, and that shippers should reduce the present freights by three-farthings, otherwise the meat industry would approach a crisis. Sir Joseph Cook replied that Brita.in should adopt a sympathetic attitude even at a sacrifice,’ which was small compared with the sacrifices made by the colonies that gave England cheap meat during the war. If the subsidy, which would amount to £150,000, would stabilise the industry no Government ■would hesitate to pay it. Respecting freights he was unable to offer a solution until the five big ships of the Commonwealth Line were completed, which would make an impression on the present rates.