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HANDLING FROZEN MEAT.

MR LYSNAR AT PAHIATUA. MR W. G. FOSTER'S STATEMENTS REBUTTED. {tiy Telegraph.—Press Association.) PAHLATUA, Last Night. There way no appearance of Mr W. G. Foster, Chairman of the Associated Meat Companies of the North Is- ! land, at Pahiatua to-day, when Mr W. I D. Lysnar, who was addressing a re- ! prosentative meeting of local farmers, challenged Mr Foster to substantiate his statement regarding the cold starage capacity at Bristol and certain data which Mr Foster had published in the last annual report of his Association. Mr Lysnar, who completely refuted Mr Foster's allegations, said that Mr Foster had been wrongly advised as to his data. /ITie speaker quoted from a report of Mr Foster's speech in Masterton in April, 1911, when Mr Foster acknowledged that the facilities at the dock at London were bad, and said that his Association was about to appoint 'a representative who would assist the Producers' Association, which has not since been done. Whib Mi - Lysnar acknowledged that nie bulk of the companies were sincere, the results showed that Mr Foster was not sincere. Otherwise Mr Foster would have put his Association to better service than cabling to question his (the ;sp?ak;r's) data. It seemed to Ivim that Mr Foster's aim was to defeat the best and most practical reforms for handling and marketing New Zealand produce in London. He had been trifling witihj the interesf:s of tlie producers, and allowing their interests to be subservient to meat speculators and London importers. liv substantiating his statement that there was cold storage for over 200,000 carcases of mutton, Mr Lysnar quoted a letter signed by the chairman of the Port of Bristol, dated August 28th, 1912, to justify his statement to the extent that there was cold storage canacity at Bristol docks for 100,000 carcases. "That," said Mr L'ysnar, "showed that Mr Foster was 20,000 out." In addition to. the cold stores, there were the stores owned by Benjamin Perry and Sons, Ltd., and another fii.ni, both having a capacity of over 50,000 each. There was also another cold store owned by th? clock authorities, which was now being used for other purposes. Dealing with Mr Foster's Association's annual report for 1912, Mr Lysnar said that there were at least five important incorrect and misleading statements in it; namely : (1) That a contract had been let by the Port Authority for the promised extension and sorting shed at th eAlbert Dock ; (2> that entirely new storage accommodation would have to be erected at the Smith West India Dock; (3) that the question of railway communication with the South-West India Dock would have to be considered ; (4) that there was more anxiety in the shipowners' mind about being able to use the West India Dock; a.nd (5) that by the Association's plan they that there was railway connection from the Albert Docks to Smithfield market. Mr Lysnar showed by actual photographs and other data that none of these statements were justified, thus showing Mr Foster's insincerity. Mr Lysnar pointed out that Mr Foster had selected an adjuster of damage claims a<y his representative at Home—-just the class of man whose business would he lost if the producers succeeded in effecting the desired improvements which would obviate damage. Had Mr 'Foster been sincere, the speaker said he would have come to the. meeting and justified his position, and shown the farmers that the Producers' Association scheme was not the best. Mr Lysnar quoted a letter from a North Island Freezing Company, promising support for the Producers' Association scheme.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 April 1913, Page 5

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HANDLING FROZEN MEAT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 April 1913, Page 5

HANDLING FROZEN MEAT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 April 1913, Page 5

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