TUAKAU.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 72, 25 March 1915, Page 7

TUAKAU.

The attention of ttie Town-Board has been drawn to tile attitude taken up by the Government In regard to the meat question. A fanner selling to the Government setts to b. (free on board). If the farmers are desirous of taking advantage at the Government's, offer, they have to send their-'cattle and sheep to He freeifag, works to. be killed and frdaeh, and on account of the limited- space procurable, which 13 more" often than not iaken np by dealers, he is obliged, to sell to dealers, who are paltni,' the same .price, as the Government are- paying. This Is satisfactory," but the dealers malte their profit on the sale of hides, wool, and- fat. For Instance, In the case of a 801 D •wether: 4lbs of fat are worth 6d, and the skin and wool are worth 4/, making a total amount of 4/6. The fanners maintain that the dealers should not be allowed to came between the fanners and the Government, and accordingly hare *&rtt the TbwnBbartEa iaahliis.l to-a» matter, with Hie aamstiDn Oat flat GoTetiaaant sbooM, Uksorparail Ihu fisaaliif •Baeeinc4ltoDo- rminion, aeelqg that iney ham taken over all ibsaat. Th» TJtwrn 'Board. Intaa&yia*Inc (he matter before the Government. There Is alas a further request that the Government should be-asked to call a meeting of representative farmers, so that full Information iboulA be imparted to th* Government On the •nbjeet- —