MEAT ACCUMULATION.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 170, 18 July 1919, Page 7

MEAT ACCUMULATION.

9 FREEZERS OVERSTOCKED. AGITATION FOR MORE SHIPS. (By Telegraph.—(Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Miriteter-in-.Charge of Imperial nc supplies, the Hon. D. H. Guthrie, re- th cently dispatched the following cablegram to the High Commissioner in London regarding shipping space:— Di "There are now in the freezing stores throughout the Dominion approximately L 8,000,000 freight carcases of meat, and the greatest congestion exists. Some L stock still remains available for killing, and if additional relief is not forthcoming this must be reduced to store E condition. The tonnage made available G up till the present time for Dominion requirements is not adequate. I should be glad if you will make representations to the Shipping Controller, and point out y the urgent necessity of reducing the amount of meat in store before the next season's killings commence, otherwise the position must be disastrous to New Zealand's interests." The High Commissioner, on July 14, C I replied that he had made representation L jto the Minister of Shipping and the j Board of Trade, urging a substantial increase of tonnage for New Zealand, - I and he would continue to press the - j matter. "I am informed," he stated, I "that New Zealand is receiving every | - | consideration, but that it has beenl j found impossible to allocate more than! 17,000 tons of refrigerated space during August. Not less than 30,000 tons will jbe available in September, but no esti- 1 I mate can be given yet for later months. The above estimates may have to be.modified if ships are delayed." The Hon. D. H. Guthrie said to-day that if anything like the number of ships <; promised came to load here, New Zealand would fare well enough, but it was necessary that Government should continue, as in the past, to keep the Imperial authorities informed of the I position here and of the necessity for •- more tonnage. If this were done, he hoped the position in New Zealand - would improve. Delays till the present in shipping had been caused by strikes in Britain, shortage of coal, and in!|fluenza. If these troubles did not recur J he hoped New Zealand would get more] shipping, and that the position in the meat industry might be eased. , ■ 1 ~" 1