FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 82, 8 April 1891, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.

(by telegraph.—press association.)

Wellington, this day. A conference of delegates from New Zealand freezing companies opened yesterday morning. The delegates are as follows :— Auckland Frozen Meat and Storage, Air W. J. Caverhill; Canterbury Frozen Aleat Company, Alessrs J. Crigg, XV. Chrystall, and F. Waymouth ; Christchurch Aleat Company, Messrs P. Cunninghan and J. M. Watt ; Gear Aleat Company, Messrs Al. Reid, J. Gear, and Dr. Newman ; Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company, Mr Charles Bull; Nelaou Bro^eri

(Limited), MrW. Nelson; North British and Hawke's Bay Freezing Co., Messrs W. Kinross, A. White, and A. William ; Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Exporb Company, Mr XV. Nicholl ; South Canterbury Refrigerating Company, Mr E. Acton ; Wanganui Meat Freezing Company, Messrs E. A. Campbell and G. S. Robertson ; Wellington Meat Exporb Co., Messrs W. C. Buchanan, W. G. Foster, and W. Booth ; Mount Egroonb Freezing Co., Mr T. James. Dr. Newman was olected chairman, and Mr Waymouth, of Christchurch, secretary. The subjects to be discussed are : —(1) Expediency of appointing an officer co inspect meat as delivered bo ships, in order to obtain clean bills of lading, and preclude subsequent disputes as to whether the meat shall have boon properly frozen when shipped ; (2) effective survey of ships and ships' chambers prior to recaiving meat in New Zealand, and to require a guarantee from the owners in respect of the ships thab shall have damaged meat previously ; (3) expediency of requiring thab bho existing practice of paying premiums to captains and engineers for saving coal be abandoned, affording as ib does a temptation to withhold coal, so as bo prejudice the safe carrying of meat ; (4) that the captain be held responsible for the supervision of the machinery and temperatures of tho chambers during the voyage ; (5) to provide against careless or improper handling of meat in discharging from ships, or in docks, and to secure a systematic inspection of tomperatures in dock stores, and machinery and insulation of these stores ; (6) expediency of taking such united action as shall secure the consent of shipowners to the payment of freight ab destination, and on delivery of meat in good condition ; (7) any othor business in respect of which united action could apparently be takon in the mutual interest of the persons chiefly concerned in tho successful carrying on and development of tho New Zealand meat trade. The proceedings, which are not open to tho press, are expected to close to-night.