FROZEN MEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 91, 18 April 1941, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT.

FOR RETAIL TRADE? j RAISING OF THE QUALITY. i : j "' 1 understand that the Government! is giving consideration to a scheme to Velca-e frozen meat ironi the stores for' [domestic coir.nnip'iion. the e-pace thus made il\*nil:lhli> to lie Tilled liy 1 In-, '-liiii-lit. r of t-tock on the lioof." >aid tliej manager of the city abattoir, Mr. 11. j I ttip-tr. in a report to the City Council; ]la<n nifrht. He that the existing! jerisis in the meat export industry was jof interest to the. council as the eontroliling authority of the city abattoir.

The rejiort said that proposals had. ■ been liiado for a readjust ment of con--inner price* to lie >nliniitted to the trade in order to iiicre.'i-e ccin<-uni]>tinli; ■ i hat ]iroee.-.-iii2 should lie carried out through by-pioduct> |ilants oi the lower grades of ewes, liinicr cows and bulls: 'that instructions be i-Mied to in-)>ectore. jiif meat- for domestic consumption to! jraiso the standard quality sutli<'iently |to eliminate aged cows and ewes from i ilhe. domestic trade: the retail trade to| ia<ljust prices po that cou-umption of I ;cx]iortalili< meats would transfer to unExportable. I ! Proposals Reviewed. I!i'\ iew inu I he-e pro)m-aK. Mr. liii-ju !<-:iiil thai the rcl.a-c ~f fru/.ell iiicjit from the r-torc- fur dome-tic u~c war. mi-; in theory and plait ice. Jt il was' .it he object to reduiv j'rices to increase! . consumption it was not possible withi that <la~s of me.it. which was purehat-ed] lat schedule rates and wa- r-übject to, and storage charges. It > was preferable to ileal with on-thc-hoof

surplus a> -urli rather tlian in continue i;i policy of volii-vinj! i-miyi'i-t inn in the 'Mcc./.inLT <-!"rr- hi ilii.i rxpon-e ni' xho ilniiiiv-tii' (nnlc. Mr liuiil.ti'.l if tin-; ;|uib!ir wmild » }>;<rci-i:itt- tin- i-lmii«i» frmn t'ie-h tii frozen meat. I Tlio nlialtoir wmild b<> >rrinu~ly! I a fir* ted by th« vclcii-o nf frnzoii inca'ti Intifl tliPro "iiuM lie the inovi t ;■ l»l«» roilucl ;tinn in tlio nunilicr of cmiiloyocc, tlio 'rpport continucd. Tin , liamlliliL' of; i frown meat in tlip retail (rail.' w-imiUl' 'incroasp di-uilnilinii r-n»t> and tlif turn oxer wntilil lii' roiliii'i'il. mi thai any. i-i <ln -limi in piirc vviisihl lm at iln-l-XJH'li-p llf till- |iril.llli-iT. lif-ft-riiiiL! in ili- r.-i l-iiijr hi" .|ii.i!!t\- li\ • ■litiiiiisltin" .il;c'l i'«f, anil r.i\\.~ fruiii tlio retail Inidi'. the ii'iin:; -aid tllP ireconintrndatinii ua- \\. >i tii \- nf oiml>ideration. At a period when dilHeultyi was beinpr experipnepj in ilio disposal of high quality meat, it waIthat sheep with a> low n~ on-the-hoof lvalue of 5/ and 0/ wore retailed! Jin the domestic trade.. A readjustment: ;of retail prire- would result in an 1 jincroase in oxportahlo hn<l a mlurfion' 'in tinexportablr moat. The mr*-t that [i-onld be expected would probably hr inore.i>ed mutton salr- of 30 per font iwith a total increased consumption of 15 per cent. J The report wa? adopted, and it was derided to forward a copy to the 11 Minister d Agriculture, " >