NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10152, 23 December 1910, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE.

FAULTY HANDLING THE OTHER END*

B ; EE1"1NG O p HAWKE'S BAY SETTLERS.

mtj— ydmtbpx fig ' HASTINGS, Last Night. About fifty station-owners, farmers, and others interested in the frozen meat trade, met here this afternoon and were addressed by Mr W. D. Lysnar and Mr L. H. McHardy, memlers ol the Kew Zealand Investigation Committee. Mr Lysnar emphasised the fact that his allegations were almost wholly admitted by those responsible, but the difficulty was to find and adopt the best method by which to improve the state of affairs He estimated that New Zealand farmers were losing over £1,000,000 per year through the faulty landing of their produce. Argentine exporters had'surmounted the difficulty by Bending* their produce to Liverp:ol and thence by train to Smithfield. He had seen the Dominion and Argenline meat side by side. The New Zealand article was dirty, torn, and "broken, while that of the Republic was clean and wholesome. He expressed regret that Sir George Clifford and Mr Beauchamp had endeavoured to cover up the charges, instead of trying to improve matters. It was useless for them to defend the position when those on the spot had not attempted to do so. The Hoiv.e authorities had agreed that there wai plenty of room for improvement. Mr W. Nelson said he was afraid Mr Lysnar had allowed his energy to over run his discretion.

Mr Lysnar ieplied that he had pointed out in his report that the Colonial Consignment Distributing' Company's handling wa3 quite satisfactory. The barges used by Sir Montague Nelson were in good condition. On the motion of Mr K. D. D. McLean, it was resolved that the meet- , ing desired to endorse the recommendations of the New Zealand Committee that better facilities be provided for handling and sorting New Zealand produce at the London Docks, and if the facilities on the lines suggested are provided by the tort of London authorities, the individual members present at this meeting will do all in their power to direct that their produce be discharged through these facilities. H was also resolved gto endorse the report and recommendations of the New Zealand Committee as follows: provided at the Smithtitld market; (2) that trolleys on rails be provided" for the carriage of meat within the market; (3) that the present allowances on >'ew Zealand meat be made uniform with those allowed at other ports on ioreign meat. If these requests be acceded toby the London City Corporation this r. eeting considers that it will largely reduce, the dissatisfaction among producers regarding the handling, storage, and distribution of their pi educe in London. - - • . : '■ •■ ■-;' .••-- ■ A commi'lea, consisting f Messrs , McHardy, li. D. 1) Mc, tan,. T. U. Crosse, N. KetFle, J. S. McLe d. ; and W.' Richmond,- was ut up to ? fur<her thi re«ommerd tiens of l;<3 lnve»ugaMvii Committee. ■