THE EXPORTATION OF FROZEN MEAT.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1664, 6 March 1883, Page 2

THE EXPORTATION OF FROZEN MEAT.

Sir, — Without in any way committing] themselves to any,/ investment, which may perchance fail to turn out so lucragraziers of Waikato have at last 1 had aft; opportunity afforded them of testing at ai reasonable risk, whether or not the establishment of a meat freezing and exporting company, would be ,a desirable speculation.' ' "£ oil dreW a't'teni!ion m your ip^Mf^Jpr^avto ,the | /act that the ship Mataura, with capabilities of coh.wejwg 200/ibons iQfiftqzen jneatv was v abput to start for the Home market from 1 Auckland, and thaij settlers were invited; •to'coritrlWte a srtutfe of tti'e niekt dargo,\J considerable portion Qf which had already; beetfiihiß&fifc«*by r «>nW oF ouVleading: settlers, who, it appears, are foremost in /the <ft'%pws'e;. ; Iddefed, ifcfl4<>&o' ii m > uch l 1 thsifc'l 'sHotim i cn'aracterise-Wh^t'h J aS' on so,' I ma'ny. l ;' )^fdvibUs" l 'oecgsibns ! Vr,^e'd""a Jnc(st?' ! 're*»iine'ratiYe J -'inves'ttheAt"" airi 'entdrptase/^for 4urdly^€ has be'en'^tri'ed' 'by '"ftefa&» i 'dM^graafers ■'• 6f l{l Caiiter] .bury and Otago, and foun&"'byi 'tneWtb^a'y'hdt o^l^' eiceedinglyMrell,-' but also to encdtti^'faifme^s'iin^tenil ing their operations; a.nd to stimulate set tleni^hf.' " ' 'wbaia*' b^wrong* of nic t< anticipate that ihe { inverse •w'otild'be !% th( resaltki tl\e]/jase ol^^pklondi J an glad'tnat^fs^ ffoamflff- yi« las been offered, for it caj}n.at he disputed th»tthe settler*- oi -this province, par ticular-ly those of Waipa and Waikato are almost entirely ivqid^of- (that|spirii ( that|$pirii •iwhich qharacjenjßes alut-Southeni'frign^s and, consequently, had they not receivec ! this encouragement — for I anticipate tha ; the<reBult will* he 'of an encouraginj; nature — it would have been a long tim \ hefpre they would na^^&ky^aopfetjy 1 > limp fif'thefiftatter of FtGeTr"*owu*la!dord. This assurance- is justly founded on th; s^p^thy which oup-settlers exemplified in regard to the farmer's CQ-operative A«aocia.tiam spoken Qfisop^e^ |i<j\e f #,go, an<[ ■ v Jb,^ fixpo'rfmg-^Oomjajpljl, whion si few , earnest and far-seeing me 1 streijuoualy exerted themselves to estat - lish,. ,bat -witijdut farmersthejg demonstrarad the that while 3 they desiredto beemancipatjed from the stripping ' influence of the ' middleman, ' ,uid6pendejit»iQofciHctprtjh6ys,^er6 aipai i» ftol en|b|jk^M^^|>^TOey^p^widei;edi a^

riii ifljjUWo $ckrM&ieU±mtis' I it lad been pretty -^AUrijMproved jnst * the a that there was no-risk whatever, bui , vßVtAWift^yrieiuirlyAJ^ct^iPte-Q^ac- 1 , ces s. Where these co-operative institutiols have \M t{ mmm4n the Southern paw&fi^jbefaiWß been found not only successful, but that large di\ id6tada 'h'sve .bebriTd^clctod,)) Ahe;pperat on' , tiois of.tiie. association are daily extend*. branches of industry are gradually being ercbrackytfift I&t.'htftf'noS tettitfMttfaHul successes inspire confjdencjß^n other districts, nnd lenqqurege ptnera r ag in . our case, to {(^^U^ISS^SIte^Q-IVT* ve|-y curious fact thpfc )r \yhegever a nevr enterprise is attempted among the settlers ofitHemm-^hMag $&MfflMp«ebdW jjiKely to be improved thereby, the proposed scheme is fostered, and in most caL Woi|WUAJr?l f 4NSm WO emerience in this parfrjpfathe colony is tliat where.cnterprjse is attempted it is _ T * B^flell^U^ite n 'iuf«n^wsoec«g-w tainly it cannojj^ft dSnied^ha^par cheese factories prove an admirable exception; but the^faflfc thaf fheserwere jsjmplyjlocal gt enterprises sufficiently k explains their/ * fsi^ccessj .whereas., had /they^bqeil jpf a general or district nature they would not hdve met withfthe i&ibefaificJifnA Qf ready sdpport. It is a noteworthy fact that tHose who most strenuously" opposed the proposed freezing and exporting company • snoken of sl>me (time Ca|o, are taking artr t leading stand in the ifiatter of loading tha 5 wholesome lesson,, aud, one, .which from all appearances is" likely to 'pc taken adivantegerof TJr I 3 do o not anticipate, howWf tßlt Mytnin| Willie 'ionWrnhhe f Way of another at't&oifafi to'.fltfcrfc a freez- * * 'known. Then, 'if-^v^y^HingA turns out as successfully aa we ahti6ipate, Auckland I feel assured^yy^,not .ba^^^rcl in following the example of it 3 more enterprising brothers otthe South. — lam, &c.» , . ' Progress. ' '