MEAT SITUATION
A STATEMENT PENDING
(By TeU'Ki'uph—lVestf Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, February 4
A statement by the Government on the frozen meat situation will be made before the end of this week. That was the only information which the Minister of Marketing. Mr. Barclay, was able to release when he was questioned today.
The Minister was one of the Government's representatives it a conference with the freezing companies at Wellington last Wednesday. Every phase of the financing necessary because of the holding back in New Zealand of meat supplies for Great BJtain vva3 discussed, but the Government's decisions were withheld pending the return to Wellington of the Minister of Finance, Mr. Nash, who till/recently conducted all negotiations with Britain..
Those negotiations are reported to be continuing. .
Announcing that the Governments attitude would be explained this week, Mr. Barclay added that the Government was still, advising farmers to keep production to the maximum.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 30, 5 February 1941, Page 6
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150MEAT SITUATION Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 30, 5 February 1941, Page 6
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