NAVY MEAT CONTRACTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17452, 12 May 1922, Page 8

NAVY MEAT CONTRACTS.

APMTRAT.TY'S DECISION; . *

(By . Cable —Prese Association—-Copyright.) (Australian and, N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 10. In reference to Navy meat contracts the Admiralty have informed Mr Edmund Jowett that they have decided to cease obtaining supplies from the Argentine and will ■ invite tenders for Australia >and New Zealand meat on August Ist,

[A London message of March 30th said: In an interview, Mr Edmund Jowett, a well-known Australian pastoralist, expressed surprise that the Imperial Government contracts for supplying the Army and Navy with Argentine frozen meat were still in existence, as well as the Board of Trade arrangement that certain' Argentine meat-works should : be run _ on the Board's account, "thus""shutting out Australian beef from Army and Navy contracts. The Army contracts with the Argentine ceaee on June 30th, and after that the Army authorities will be prepared to take Australian meat. The Board of Trade's arrangement for the Navy expires on December 31st, but something may be done to secure an earlier cancellation. Mr-. Jowett suggests the advisability of the Army and Navy authorities uniting in asking for tenders from Australian importers and meat-works. A message on April 12th said: li. reference lo the Army beef contracts, the authorities have requested Mr Edmund Jowett to inform the meat companies they are prepared to accept tenders for Austialian and New Zealand meat from July Ist for periods of three, six, nine, awi twelve months for the Army in Great Britain.!

golden grain.

NEW SOUTH WALES HARVEST.

SYDNEY, May 11. The final figures in connexion with the recent wheat harvest show 'that the grain totalled 42,650,000 bushels, and hav .580,000 tons. The wheat is valued at between £12,000,000 and £13,000,000, and the hay ,at £2,000,000. 1 The yield was 2,635,000 bushels below the January estimate. The area harvested was 2,203,000 acres, including 66,000 acres which failed entirely, while the- yield: from 5500 acres was destroyed by fire. The "'average yield was .13.2' bushels per acre.

GERMAN TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.

PBOTEOTING LOCAL INDUSTBIES.

'MELBOURNE, May 11. The Minister of Customs, Hon. A. S. Rodgers, explained that stepß had been, taken. under the Industries Preservation Act to protect local industries against dumping when, trade was resumed with Germany on August Ist. . '

COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH

| -BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS., - •,

LONDON, May 10. In the Hojise of Commons, EarlWinterton; replying'tec a question, eaid that Britain was negotiating for a ■ commercial treaty with Spain.

CARG-O, PILLAGING ;IN ; N.S.W.

SYDNEY, May 11. The Chief Secretary (Mr C. W. Oakes) proposes at an early date to convene a conference of all the parties concerned with the object of minimising the pillaging evil.

£5 PIANOS.

BBBMATT GOODS IN SOUTH ATEICA.

A walk through a Cape Town warehouse full of imported. German goods has revealed some . startling facts in Germany's war oil Allied markets. A well-known Cape Town merchant says in the "Cape Times": "Instead of Germany trying to capture the South African trade, 1 regret to say thSjt she has had full possession of it for the past two years." , The goods in the warehouse were well made, and ranged from pianos tp sauceI pans. A German , sewing machine invoiced! at;lßs. Ah umbrella with steel ribs, apparently' capable of withstanding ahy stOrm, was'irivoioed at 3s, and a breaa-ma<ihine which would delight the' heart of any housewife,''was invoiced at lid.' < A small stove, which could nbt be bought in Cape Town" under 2s, ' was valued at 3d by the Germain maker, and a beautifully made carpenter's.plane,, with,' ll ? less, than 12 blaaes, which could easily bring 80s here to-day, Was' priced by the' German who lmd sent it at 55.Street arc lamps were invoiced at 10s, whereas .the world price is £2 2s, and a set of stewpans, invoiced .at 4s 6d )o costs lis anywhere but in many'.'A tennis racquet/ quite up to the British standard, was valued by the rGermans at 6s, and a similar article of British-manufacture t could not be procured under' 455. A' charming pianola cabinet, valued here at £lO. was invoiced in Germany at 20s. It possesses a revolving front and a dozen platforms. , In the United States the same cabinet' cannot.be produced under £5. Oth<sr fine examples ' of the " carpenter's art were invoiced at the same paltry valuation-! A' sample of milling machinery, worth about £240 in England, was invoiced by the German manufacturer" at £7oi A ciroular saw, a remarkable construction for cutting steel, with replaceable teeth> and having an extra supply of 120 new teeth, was invoiced at the amazing, figure of 14s. In' England the extra teeth alone cost £2 10s, and the saw'£7 10s. Switchboards for motors worth £3 10s, were, valued in Germany at lis. , Pianos, which could not be made in' the United States or in England 'iinder £4O, were invoiced -by the Germans at less than £5. !

N.Z.AND AUSTRALIAN LAND COMPANY. .

(ByCsK«—Press Association—Copyright.) and J?.Z. Cable Association.) . / LONDON, May 10. The New Zealand and Australian Lpnd Company . has. declared an interim dividend of 2 per cent., tax free.

EXPORT OF APPLES.

' " .(special ®o "thx pbbss.") ' ■ :' ; DUNEDIN, May. 11. , The second' shipment of apples from Otago Within the.past two'weeks'was made to-day, when ' 500 cases were' loaded on the Union Go.'a steamer Winga'tui;. The apples Caino from Mr F. O. Duncan's orchards at Ettrick (Central Otago). - ' The' Consignment will be transhipped to the > Makura at Auckland for .carriage to the Honolulu market. .' . i. >: i s