CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9940, 11 December 1900, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

The Belfast Meat Company.

Public Abattoirs.

[per press association.] Christchukch. Last night. The report, to be presented at the nineteenth annual meeting of the Canterbury (Belfast) Frozen Meat Company, shows that after writing £5000 off the works for wear and tear and deprecation, the net amount at the credit of the profit and loss account is £4773, of which £2250 will he distributed in June as an interim dividend of 4 per cent. The directors now recommend the payment of a further dividend of 4 per cent, making 8 per cent for the year, and leaving £273 to carry forward. The stock slaughtered at the company's works during the year tot-ille3 662,441, a decrease of 41,391 as compared with the previous year. The sheep this yeir numbered 146,700 less than last year, and the lambs show an increase of 102,565 and cattle of 2424. The year has been exceptional in the company's hi -tory, an almost total failure of supplies of stock for export after July necessitating the closing of the Fairfield walks, and resulting in an average of less than half a full day's work at Belfast. At the meeting of the City Council tonight the abattoir qnest'on was consi "trf d. Letters were tvad from the Bel-fu.-t and Islington freezing companies, si; ".'esting that as the Act allowed twelve months before making it compulsory to proceed with the work, the Council should in the meantime lake advantage of the facilities provided by the lnTul factories. The Council decided !.h;it it could not relegate the matter to ii.v outside body. The report of the ip'cial committee that the situ olfered .v the Midland Saleyards Company should be accepted for abattoirs was agreed to. A telegram has been receivea stating that the Government steamer Hinemoa will bring to Lyttelton the Maoris, with heir ciiuoes, who are to take part in the iuoi.'ee celebrations at the Lyttelton ••<!_■ atta. They are to arrive on Friday light. Ample provision for their achas been made at the Ad - .lint-ton show grounds, where they will ■.- welcomed by the South Island natives. Mr M. Puoseingrave has accepted the invitation of the Council of the New 4r.-i»]and Amateur Athletic Association to ;o<npete at the chumpioubhip meeting at i/mcdster Park on December 22nd. He ■-ill represent the New South "Wales Ituateur Athletic Association, and will