LAMB CARGO SENT BACK
A consignment of fresh chilled lamb sent by air from Christchurch to Melbourne on Friday morning was not able to be unloaded in Australia because of the ban on the import of meat from New Zealand.
The lamb was taken to Auckland where the aircraft was returning. The consignment was about a ton and a quarter. It bad come from the North Canterbury Sheepfarmers’ Freezing Company at Kaiapoi and had been sold to a broker. The manager of the company, Mr W. D. Douglas, said yesterday it was likely that the lamb would be sold in the Auckland area. I The New Zealand Refrigerating Company and the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company 'have also been sending lamb
by air to Australia but they introduction of the ban and do not expect to have incurred any loss as a result. Both companies expected to send more lamb to Australia yesterday but these consignments had to be deferred meantime. Both plan to resume consignments as soon as the prohibition is lifted. The North Canterbury Sheepfarmers’ Freezing Company would also have sent more lamb today. The district manager of Air New Zealand in Christchurch, Mr H. K. Ford, said yesterday that*Hb charge was made for cancellation of space.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31672, 7 May 1968, Page 1
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