MEAT STORAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 189, 11 August 1919, Page 6

MEAT STORAGE.

THE SEASON'S PROSPECTS. A QUESTION" OF SHIPPING SPACE. ' The prospects for frozen meat storage 1 (luring the next reason were discussed this morning by Mr. D. Long, secretary '_f the Auckland Farmers' Freezing 1 Company. The latest information that they had on the subject of shipping space, Mr. Long pointed out. was contained in a Press Association telegram of Tuesday last, in which it was stated that the Minister had been informed by the Australian Tonnage Committee that "It is working to meet the request contained in a cable from the Wellington Tonnage Committee, namely, to reduce the quantity of meat in store in New Zealand by December 1, to approximately 10S.OOO tone." Estimating IOS.OOO tons as being equal to 4.000.000 sixty pounds carcases, on December 1 there would be in store in New Zealand 4,000,000 carcases. Assuming that the total storage available in New Zealand was" 8,000,000 carcases. it would appear that the season would commence with 4.000.000 carcases already in store, leaving space for only another 4.000.000 carcases. Mr. Long pointed out that the killings for a season would be something between 6,000,000 and 7,000,000 carcases. It was therefore not difficult to see that the prospects for the season were not altogether happy. Everything would depend upon the shipping space available, however, and some precise in- . formation on this point was being sought from the Government. It was remarked by Mr. S. J. Anibury, managing director of the Freezing Company, that the shortage of food with ] which America and Europe was threatened would seem to make it essential that adequate shipping be provided for carrying away New Zealand's surplus 1 products. It is to be noted that at present the Shaw, SavHl and Albion linor Mallia has just completed loading 100,000 carcases , at Auckland, and is sailing to-morrow for Whangarei to load another 20.000 carcases.