MEAT SHIPMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 9

MEAT SHIPMENTS

EARLY KILLINGS URGED (By Telegrapß.—Press Association> WELLINGTON, Friday The serious position which will be created if overseas vessels due to load during the next few weeks are not fully loaded was discussed at a meeting of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board to-day. The board draws the attention of all farmers in the North Island to the situation which will occur if later on they are unable to get their stock killed because of the lack of shipping tonnage. In a statement, the board says it must be impressed on farmers that they should make every endeavour to continue the usual practice for deliveries of early lambs and sheep to freezing works, otherwise some of the tonnage available awaiting to lift our meat may have to be diverted elsewhere. Having regard to the experiences of the last war over congestion in freezing stores and in works, the board has given consideration to see if it is possible to avoid repetition of this trouble. “Arangements have been made for ships not only to empty the freezing stores of all last season’s surplus, but also to take the usual new season’s kill of early lamb and mutton,” the board states. “On no account must these vessels depart only partly loaded and this is a matter to which all freezing companies, operators and farmers must give most serious consideration. Killing of Ewes “The board points out that, with regard to dry ewes, it would help the position materially if ewes not intended for future breeders be sent along to the freezing works as quickly as possible and thus relieve the position later on. Apart from our own domestic problems in respect to storage, there is obligation on the iarmers’ part to help the British Goverment by continuing as far as possible the normal flow of meat shipments to the United Kingdom.”