COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9704, 17 April 1897, Page 8

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

THE ATTACK ON FROZEN

MEAT.

Press Association—By Telegraph -Copyright. London, April 14. The Agents-General of the various colonies will submit evidence to a Select Committee appointed in connection with the Imported Agricultural Products Marks Bill, with the view of refuting Mr Digby's assertion regarding Australian meat. April 16. Sir Andrew Clarke has discovered that Mr Digby's statement has not injured the Australian meat trade. Melbourne, April 15.

With reference to the attack on Australian frozen meat made in the House of Commons, the Minister for Agriculture telgraphed to the New South Wales Minister asking him to convene a conference of Australian Ministers for Agriculture to take the matter into consideration and prepare evidence for submission to a Select Committee of the House ofeCommons. A reply has been receivejdwfet arrangements will be made to Jrat_l a conference in Sydney at earliest available opportunity. vi_ The Minister for Agriculture cabled to the Agent-General to give! an absolute contradiction to the "statements that Australian frozen meat ia of inferior quality and small value as food.