Imperial Politics.
London, February 4, Replying to Lord Giurington in the Housd of Lords, Lord B.nglan Kidd that ho believed th«fc lust year a proportion of Argentine beef w.v-j supplied to Holdiora, but owing to tho mors settled outlook, Lord Kitchener has decided to widen the area of competition. Three firms had tendered, the Borgl Company being the lowest. There were no ground* for tho colonial protest*. Everything that could reasonably be expected had been done to encourage the use of colonial meat. Lord Stanley' states .that Mr Borgl informed the War Office that a number of prominent South African firmti wore provided a capital of d!600,000 to work the contract, find that ha believe Woruher and Toit, South African capitalists, wore not connected with tha scheme. Lord Itaglan said that before the contract was finally clinched, and he understood before the colonial protests were received, the contractor give a written undertaking to give Australasia the preference, as far a° possible, if the, prices were reasonable, Australasia should furnish the bulk oi the requirements. Lord Carrington Is pressing his enquiries further.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 162, 6 February 1902, Page 3
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181Imperial Politics. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 162, 6 February 1902, Page 3
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