Proposed Freezing Works at Kaikoura.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6434, 29 November 1904, Page 3

Proposed Freezing Works at Kaikoura.

A meeting of fchoae intorasted in the establishment of a meat freezing works at Kaikoura was held on the lDfch November. Mr W. G. Doyle, (late of Ruapuna)—convener of the meeting—said he had always had in his mind, since looking round here, that freezing workß wero a correct thing forKaikouta. There was rather too much contentment in the place. In taking up the question of freezing 1 works be had every reason to believe it would be a success. Pome people were throwing cold water oa it already, saying it wouldn't do at all, there were not enough pheep — without looking ahead—and so on. He did not favour the idea of a hulk ; the sea was too rough hero at times. One proposition was to form a strong company and start works, another was to get information a« to the quantity of sheep likoly to be forthcoming and then communicate with Mr Waymouth, the Managing Director of the Canterbury Freezing Works, and ask.him when it would be convenient for him to visit Kaikoura. Mr Waymouth would do everything in his power to further Kaikoura's welfare. In hij (Mr Doyle's) opinion ifc would be much better to have a branch of the Canterbury works here than to start on Kaikoura's own account. Mr Murray, Woodbanlr, had interviewed Mr Waymoufch two years ago on the question, but the Company was not then disposed to go further afield,but as it had done so sin6e—right in the heart of opposition—it was likely to establish n branch her© were the inducement sufficient When the !ate Mr John Wrigg first tried ,to get freezing works at Ashburton he was pooh-poohed, but 'the works there | (Fairfield) had put through 1,000,000 sheep and lamb?. He regarded kaikoura as being in as good a position as Picton, which only had one side to draw from— Kaikoura had two sides. Thia district, ho thought, was in many respects the Garden of New Zealand. Ha had not seen better sheep country. He quoted figures showing how the district ought to be able to produce the necessary supply, aad concluded by stating that freezing works would enhance 'the value of every Kaikoura-shpep-farmers' flock. (Applause.) Eventually it was decided* oo set up a Committee to find out what number of sheep would probably be suppVed and any other information likely to further the project.