A NEW MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10598, 2 April 1912, Page 4

A NEW MARKET.

'Dliere seemis every " probability that Briti/sh India. .wiß become a large jand important, market for the frozen metot trade. A petition, signed iby over one. million and a half of the people was presented to His Majesty itlie Kinlg jwfliile on his recent tour there, prayding that the British soldiem Voidd [ not be sanptpli.ed with beef by the (s'airghiter dl the cattle of the country, I but that frozen meat should be imported for their use. The appeal is j made agains-t the Slaughter of the Indian cows, ,not on the- ancient grounds j cf superstition and reverence for theiaanimals, but because tlieii- destru'ction for the sake of supplying the British CTrmy wifth ieef is dflmiinisJmng the qua.ntity of "milk obtained, milk being .stapie ifood of the masses of the people, and interfering with the gen■rra! prepaga-ticn cf stock, besides ser-

ionsly incrc2*fij;g the price of cattle, it -is the IndSan cow that iis genera-Ry killed for meat, as t'be buill is used not only fox' breeding! purposes, but is also employed on the land, .taking the place of the Horse arid the mule iu othor countries. It is >said fcliat 150,000 cows aie annually plaudit to red in India to feed tlie Boldiors, besides what i.s wanted f«.'r etihor'sections of the British residents. Meat eating is reported to h 3 on. the increase among tibo Indian populations. 'The sla.lionunedaxis fat ■ir.ea.t freely, axid it is evident that an extensive market for frozen ir.eat in India may be ntitiifpated in the near future.