The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1887. FROZEN MEAT EXPORT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2785, 29 December 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1887. FROZEN MEAT EXPORT.

A. Mr Charles Tipple, agentlevnai: well known in Christchurch'aiKl Wellington press circles as a writer or economical subjects, was in Mastertor this week for the purpose of promoting a scheme which he has originated foi giving the frozen ..meat traffic ar impetus. He informed us that lie has arranged within a few days tomeel the woolgrowers of this district and laj before them his project. .Of the value of his proposals we are not in a position, as yet, to speak, Mr Tipple professes that it is possible to obtain in England for New Zealand mutton an advance of twopence a pound upon present rates. If such an advance be possible, it is quite evident that someone is now robbing New Zealand sheepfarmers. An advance of a halfpenny a pound would mean a small fortune for the colony, and would probably make all the difference between exporting at a profit and exporting at a loss, The question.raised by Mr Tipple is ono of special interest to small landholders as well as large ones. The future of our bush settlements will very much depend upon the market price for meat, and this will be ' ruled by the export rates. The hundreds of bush farmers who are now making clearings cannot send dairy or agricultural produce to either Napier or Wellington, and they must to a considerable extent depend for an income on stock raising, The ability of the struggling bush farmer to pull through with his enterprise will latelyfollow the success or failure of our staple export trade, and any proposal which may be made to foster it ought to be received with every consideration. We have no special reason for believing that Mr Tipple has made an economical discovery that will revolutionise the meat trade. On the contrary, we are disposed to believe that there are some hai'd-heaM wide-awake men in' this district wlio have pretty well thought out -every possible expedient for fostering this particular industry, arid who are unlikely to be taught new wrinkles even by a Mr Tipple,, but no doubt an interchange of ideas on the. subject will be wholesome. The proposal of Mr Tipple is in the direction of offering his own services as a special > salesman in England in order to secure English retail prices for the ; New Zealand meat exportor. In due course he will, no doubt, submit his ; views to members of our local Pastoral Association, and If ho can convince them that it is possible to obtain a higher price for our export produce, , he will do something to dispel the i cloud of 'which now hangs I over us.