MONET FOR MEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 60, 11 March 1915, Page 4

MONET FOR MEAT.

'WHEN WALL F&BlOau H PAID 7 LENGTHY WAITING PROBATES. 77 Farther developments in connection - nth. the purchase of frozen meaf'W he- Imperial authorities are ; beiag ratched for by those interested ia-tha upply of stock. The farmers want moat if all to know when they are to receive tayment. This morning a represeataiv c of the " Star" asked the secretary if the Auckland Fanners' Freezing Co. Mr. H. G. Stringer) if any definite intination had yet been made on this point 7 ~<Mr."-"Stringer replied that he was hot;~ .ware of any. He understood that the ►reseat system was to pay en the bilk >f lading, but if this was adhered to," armers might have to wait a long while ,',',' tecause of the congestion in the fntfifag'7 vorks, resulting from the inadequate :upply of ships fitted with refrigerated .pace. "The consignees cannot produce ;hcir bills of lading," he remarked, ."ua-, al the meat is on board, and it i» potable that a shipper mijrht have to wait right weeks or so from the stock enters the freezing works until •"" t is formally purchased on the ship." Asked if he favoured the suggestion; 7 bat the Government should annul all 7 ihipping contracts and commandeer tha space as well as the Dominion's output 7>f/frozen meat, Mr. Stringer.replied ia ;he negative. He pointed out thit the : ■■'"',.-.' Sovernment has control of the apace at 7 -■■■' present, being able to instruct the free«v .7 ng companies what kind of meat was to 3e shipped by various steamers. -Aa.aa- .- nstance, he mentioned that he had approached'the Gevornmeht'witha TiewV* :o the shipment of veal, btlt a Departnental reply had come io the effect ihatrthere was no available - space for 7. ,'» i-eal. It was ail very well.ifr. Stringer ;aidv for some farmers to want- to deal arith -the British Board of Trade now 7 that th e Imperial authorities had decided to take th c New Zealand.output;^.'...' but--they did not realise how miwh*e it»jr would be for the existing machiherT "of 7; 7 freezing and shipment to be upset, iyea ,7 supposing the Government did cause all _\ contracts to be' cancelled, wonld : 'they; '7 -have-any more control over the shipping .. of .the meat than they did at present! He did not think so. : .:. Speaking of operations at the South-, dpwn, works, Mrf Stringer said that they were at present -going at the rate of about.half-time,.and unless more. stean*-77 ers than were expected came along, tit number of days worked during the two/ months wonid beabout 30. He fully recognised the difficulty of obtaining sait-7 able"vessels inasmuch as the meat tridl demanded special refrigerating equipment. It had been "said that the Britiw" Board of Trade "was arrange for extra steamers, but he <SI ', not suppose that this could be done hafore the end of the present season la 7; May. Taking everything info Mr" Stringer thought that..in comp»rK son with other countries New wa6 fortunate "in the" matter of her ''ortss 7 seas-trade. - ;, ... " -i -Aixetarn- which-bas -been ma'ie : present date -shows- that. the Auckland Freezing ceeJed "the output for the eorTespoaduir period of -last season to the exWtof';.'-' 52,000 ..quarters of. beef, of. atnd 20-,iOOjO Jap||||| 31j."'Stringer said Vthat this "Could as* have -been done but for 1 the increaiat 7 capacity of the works, and added that;' by January of next -rear the eompiaf hoped to have doubled its present caps*., ity by the erection of new works. j