FROZEN MEAT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 82, 31 December 1907, Page 2

FROZEN MEAT.

THE CHANCES OF TRADE , ■' It' was stated some time-, ago' (writes 'ova?! '' Wairarapa correspondent) that New Zealand. :! frozen. meat might bo introduced. with!: soW, * advantage to ourselves, into ! Germany. 1 audi,,'" France: ,It is ; hardly likely that 'anything'.'', can bo done at'present with reference to,;; German trade,, but something niighfbe'-at-'';"' tempted with'that of. Paris. ' Thefe'i'are •']. already, New Zealand' importations of- frozen,.' 5 , muttonj into France's capital city by Messrs.; *" Borthwick and Sons, but tho supply is' limited '. to rumps and loins. No' other portions.) hi v ; carcases are accepted unless tho organs, of "the '.'P animals are; attached/ says'the "Australian ■■'• Meat Trades' Journal." However, the'complaint ! of colonial agent's is that New Zealand'." frozen mutton is- placed at a considerable l ' ■ disadvantage as'regards the French tariff, compared with meat from Argentine';'and ' England.. The duty on New Zealand 'arid , Australian beef is 2jd. per lb., against' 2 5-? d. on Argentine, and 1 5-9 d. on English meat,'' and it seems as,if Australasia does not come/, within .the . fraternal " entente . cbrdiaje!'' which is at present distinguishing-the rela- - tionship between' Great Britain ■'and-Francei'' ' Messrs. Borthwick and Sons are' already, communicating with Mr. W. P. Reeves, High Commissioner .' for: New Zealand, on "the matter.' The subject should not be; allowed '■. to rest, for,- according to tho '.' ■ • Roview," Parisians arc very' fond;'bf frozen'; mutton and chilled beef!. It is somewhat /curious that wo havo not heard a great deal''. .on tho subject of exporting frozen meat to '• the Continent from Mr. Cameron, our repre-- 1 soutativo in England, and the freezing 'cora-' panics of tho Dominion would be; studying • '<■■ the interests of an important industry if-they wero to make .some sort of representation on' '■■'■ the matter, to the-Minister for Agriculture.