EXPORT OF LAMBS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1922, Page 5

EXPORT OF LAMBS.

CONDITIONS FIXED BY BOARD. MOVIE TO REDUCE PRICES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. In accordance with the provisions of a recent Order-in-Council prohibiting the export of lambs save in accordance with the determination of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, the board announces that it has now determined as follows: (1) Meat being a carcase or carcases of any lamb or lambs slaughtered prior to the eighth day of January, 1923, may be exported from New Zealand. (2) Meat being a earcase or carcases of any lamb or lambs slaughtered after the said date, which after killing and preparation for the market without the removal oi Kidneys and kidney fat, are of a nett freezing weight of 421 be. or under, may be exported from New Zealand if the kidneys and kidney fat shall be retained in and form part of each of the carcases.

(3) Meat being a carcase or carcases of any lamb or lambs slaughtered after the said date, which after killing and preparation for the market without the removal of kidneys and kidney fat are over the nett freezing weight of 42tb., may be exported from New Zealand with or without kidneys and kidney fat being retained in ana forming part of each carcase. (4) Lamb, in the resolution, shall have the meaning attributed to the word in the Order-in-Council. ■Evidence in the hands of the board in New Zealand and from its advices from Lo- on indicates that an effort is being made to reduce the .prices of New Zealand lamb, and the 'decision of the board that all lambs weighing 421 b. or under, which are exported, must have the kidneys and kidney fat retained in the carcase, is being used as a smoke screen in connection with the reduction in prices. If matters eventuate along these lines the board has under consideration measures for the protection of the producers. THE KIDNEYS CONTROVERSY. 'MEAT IMPORTERS’ PROTEST. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Dec. 29, 8 p.m. London, Dec. 28. The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers has cabled Mr. Massey reiterating their protest against the Meat Control Board’s decision to make the retention of kidneys in Canterbury lambs compulsory. They point out that retention would ruin the prestige of Canterbury lamb. Ninety-eight per cent, of the buyers are unanimous in wanting kidneys out. It is usual in all trades for the producers to cater for the buyers’ requirements, but the Control Board, by this order, is directly opposing buyers’ wishes. A similar cable was sent to the Meat Producers’ Board with a request to make the order, so far as Canterbury lamb at least is concerned, optional and not compulsory.