THE PREMIER'S MEAT SCHEME.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11616, 22 June 1903, Page 6

THE PREMIER'S MEAT SCHEME.

LIGHTHOUSES IN NEW,ZEALAND.

A MARINE INVENTION. (frECt-L to "the tress ") WEIJMNGTON. June 21. Mr H. C. CariV-ron. Produce' Cfemmisrie>nex, states, in jefi-rrxire to Mr Seddon's sehr-rte for ths*- establishment- of meat eho-* in Er.gHand, that, had our prodtioe.rs taken the advi.-e he (Mr Cameron) had repeatedly offered to them before and since he entered the- Government, service, there woidd be do occasion today for the Gove__n<—t to take this matter up. There. w<_* A va-.-, field for New _.ealand produce wait in-.* to Ivj developed at, Home, and it appeared to h,ai tli.it tho Government, recognised the position and futrro possibilities much more clearly than did our produceis. The advertisement of our meat and the development of the honest retail distribution of it throughout, tho country, ought to havo long ago been undertaken ny thos-3 in this country ii_~-rcsted in the trade. Steps have never been yet. taken to attempt to break down that prejudices which everyone who re*urns to tho colony ndniits exists in the minds of the outk of the consumers in "Great- Britain. Mr Cameron maint_:_s than urgent measures are required to develop our retail trade, and llint energetic steps ni_*»& be taken to keep our meat, in tho forefront, wnero hit-crto it ba_ been. i'oi-eign countries are making cvety effort to overtake v«, both in quantity and quality. It. is only a ouestion of a ehon time when they will accomplish the former, and. knowing tho business capacity put into their trade, Mr Cameron believes that very tough com. pstition, yearly growing stronger, will nave to be faced by New Zealand producers.

Since last session four life members of tho Legislative Council havo died. _ne remaining life members are the Hone. J. W. Barnicoat, W. D. H. Baillie, C. C. Bowen, C. J. Johnston, C. Kenny, G. McLean, Sir Henry Miller, J. D. Ormond, J. T. jreacock, H. Scotland, E. C. J. Stovcu-i - ', H. £• Taiaroa, L. Walker, and H. Williams.

Mr G'Bogan, ex-M.H-P.., will, shortly after tbo opening of Parliament, giive a public address on the subject of Mr Chamberlain's preferential trade proposals. Mr o'Regan will handle the. matter from a freetrader's paint of view. Tho Hon. Hall-Jones, Minister for Marine, said yesterday to a deputation khat he hoped in tihe course .of another twelve monthf* *to greatly improve the lights on tho coa-t of New Zealand. The Kiteon light has had some very successful trials in the Old Country, and he had ordered one lamp as an experiment. It was claimed that it gave a bet.ter light", and was less erpensive than the present lamps. If tho Kiteon light was a success the whole of the New Zealand 1 lighthouses would be fitted with it.

The Premier -states that while he was in the, south a' gentleman waited upon him with the information that he had invented an inotrument to t>a placed, in the t>ow of vc_sel_.. that would indicate lueir distance from land. Thi-t invention would do away with the necessity for -lighthouses. * The geniut- came from the West Coast. "Ho is not the first, .from taat part of the country,' paid 'tho hou. gen woman, "and at first I was inclined to think he waa a; person with a very free imagination. However, he pointed out that, trie atmc-sphere near the land is quite different from that at sea, and sound will rebound from the land, and that his •jhstrument will make and exhibit records of -these things. The inventor . brought -recommendation- from practical men, and there may be something iv it." It is probable that a Bill will be introduced in the coming {-en-sion of Parliament to amend tho Public Health Act in the ' direction of making -tospitaa Boards entirely responsible for the oaTangements to meet'cases of infectious diseaeo.-