MEAT EXPORT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19646, 15 June 1929, Page 12

MEAT EXPORT.

KILLINGS TO DATE. SOUTH ISLAND ADVANCE. Killings for export at all works during the 1925-29 season, commencing October 21st. 1928, and concluding May 31st, 1929, are supplied by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board as follows: — NORTH ISLAND. 3928-29. 1927-23. Beef (quarters) 11-3,294 307 : 840 Wether Mutton 827,88« 982,75/ Ewe Mutton ... 355,000 302,00b Lamb • 2.047.353 2,775,517 Pork (porkers) 107,273 113,660 Pork 'baconers) 44.858 27,636 Boneless Beef ... 1-59,670 203,515 Sundries ... 42,934 35.371 SOUTH ISLAND. 1928-29. 1927-23. Beef (quarters) 795 1-042 Wether Mutton 141,53<i 75.93b Ewe Mutton ... 282,659 239,192 Lamb ... 2.885,490 2.688,621 Pork (porkers) 2,042 3.801 Pork (bauoners) 1,772 830 Boneless Beef ... 24,958 28,479 Sundries ... 22,629 19,907 The striking feature about the above figures is the pronounced drop in North Island killings in sheep and lambs, totalling 429,376 carcases, and the increase in those from the South 151and—306,237. The aggregate New Zealand decline in the killings of wether mutton compared to last year is approximately 89,000 carcases, in ewe mutton 103,000. In lamb, thanks to an increase of nearly 200,000 head in the South Island, the current season shows an improvement on last year of approximately 68,000 carcases. A feature of interest is that the beef killings have receded in the year from 308,882 to 116,089.

COLD STORAGE. RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS PROCEEDING. [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, Juno 14. The progress being made in the research investigations into cold storage methods in the shipment of New Zealand produce overseas was reported on by the chairman of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Mr G. Shirtcliffe) in the course of his address at the quarterly meeting of the Board, which concluded on Thursday. Research in the sphere of cold storage, said Mr Shirtcliffe, was now receiving more attention. For the second year in succession a series of experimental shipments of fruit had been dispatched on twelve vessels. The fruit had been selected with special reference to locality of growth, size, maturity, and variety. Records of temperature had been kept from the time of its being gathered until the examination by officers of the lowtemperature research station at Cambridge, England. These observations had been supplemented by the investigations carried out by Mr L. Tiller at the Cawthroh Institute on suitable storage temperatures for export varieties of apples. One of the important varieties being examined was the Ckw's Orange variety* which frequently arrived in England in poor condition. At th& conclusion of the present season much valuable information should be available concerning the influence of maturity, orchard factors, and temperature on the storage of our more important export varieties. Attention now was being extended to the cold storage of meat, a special committee having been set up by tne New Zealand Meat Producers' Board with a view to giving the matter full consideration and to inaugurate experiments in association with the Cambridge low-temperature research station. Realising the need for the elimination of loss of meat in transport and the importance of quality maintenance, upon which our meat industry so largely depended, the proposed investigation was most timely. Two members of the Department's Staff we're assisting on the committee. Negotiations were also proceeding in connexion with cheese transport and cold storage, in which tho co-opera-tion of til® Cambridge low-tempera-ttire research station with the Dairy Produce BiJard was being sought.

CAMOUFLAGED. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER SOLD AS CANADIAN. (UiiTBB PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELZCTBIO TELEGRAPH —COPTBIGHT.) OTTAWA, June 13. The alleged practice of creameries importing Australian butter, re-work-ing it and selling it wrapped in the same kind of wrappers as they Wrapped Canadian in, was condemned in the House of Commons by some members The Minister for Agriculture (Mr W. R. Moiherweil) said that as long as wrappers die", not specify that it was Canadian butter the creameries were within the law. Mr E. J. Garland (United Farmers of Alberta group) thought that a regulation should be made compelling all imported goods to carry the name of the country of Origin. Mr H. Spencher (United Farmers, Alberta) asked if the Minister would britisc in legislation next session providing for this, but the Minister did not make any commitment.—Australian Press Association, United Service.

BIG BUILDING DEAL. SIX FIRMS INVOLVED. (UNITED 2REBS ASSOCIATION—BY ELZCTSIC TELEGRAPH —COPYUIGHT.) (Received June 14th, 7.55 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. Tlie Markets Committee of the City of London Corporation has come to an arrangement with six firms of fruit brokers and auctioneers in Pudding Lane to acquire their auction rooms and premises and transfer their auctions to the City's new extension fruit market at Spitalfields. The Pudding Lane auction room has heen in existence for over a century, and s large proportion of the Dominion's fruit is auctioned there. The new proposal does not affect Oovent Garden, which is outside the City's jurisdiction. The Common Council has approved of the proposal.—Australian Press Association. LOAN FOR £1,500,000. (tJHITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) STONE*, Juiie 14. Tb* Metropolitan Sewerage and Drainage Board is launching a loan for £1,500,0CQ at £99 10s for fifteen years at 6£ per c*nt%— AdeteaJiaß Pxtem AModAtiott.