RATIONING OF BEEF

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 306, 21 September 1943, Page 4

RATIONING OF BEEF

Master Butchers’ Proposal

The Dominion executive of the Master Butchers’ Federation has decided to request the Food Controller to impose immediately a killing quota on beef cattle and to reduce by 33 1-3 per cent, till November 30 the numbers killed for domestie'eonsumption in both the North and South Islands. It was suggested by the executive that the numbers killed on account of each butcher or operator during July should be taken as the normal kill, with provision for any special cases where July would not be an equitable basis. The federation also resolved, to make representations to the Price Tribunal for amendments to the provisions of Price Order No. 98. It was claimed, that this had been drawn up on the basis of conditions ruling in the seasons immediately preceding the war, including weather conditions and pasture growth. It was claimed that the conditions were too rigid to apply to every season. Provision should lie made so that seasonal increases permitted under the order should he variable in conformity with the conditions ruling and the quantity of stock available during that particular winter and early spring.