MEAT FOR THE ARMY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 67, 19 March 1915, Page 5

MEAT FOR THE ARMY.

REGULAR N.S.W. SUPPLIES. BEEF AS WELL AS MUTTON. (Received 11.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. In addition to mutton supplies, the Government has requisitioned 30,000 quarters of beef. The prices fixed are: Ox beef—Sides.' first quality 4|d, second 4"d, third 4gd. Cow beef—First 4|d. second 4|d. Hindquarters are to be 1& more and forequarters ' d loss in each, case. After next week regular supplies of all classes of frozen meat will be dispatched. The Imperial authorities are I arranging for the freightage. | BEEF PRODUCERS' PROTEST, (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Thmsd-y. At a representative meeting of-farmers held here to-day for the purpoi«'of"discusssing the matter of ' arraigements made by the Government for tisi acquisition of meat supplies, the folk-wing resolutions were carried unanimously:— (1) "That this meeting of beef-producers of Manawatu, Rangitikei, and JEorowhenua districts, •while agDee__te r 'toUthe prices arranged. for meat, - m p_ ataealiy protests against the arrange____j " made by the Government with freezing, companies for the " purchase of meat for army supplies, inasmuch as the arrangements were made -without co_soljting"the producer, and on account of the difficulty of securing -freezing space to sell t.o.b. to the Government the freea—ig companies have practically a. -monopoly of buying at their own- prices;- (J>) "that, in the opinion, oi this is considered advisable that the Government control the freezing works ia. order, that the producers may not be so exploited ■by such companies refusing to freeze on owners' account." -i.,_