PORK EXPORT

Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 2

PORK EXPORT

GOVERNMENTS ASSISTANCE EXPLAINED IPsb United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, January 27. Tho Hon. 0. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture, has issued the following statement in regard to the recent announcement by the Prime Minister that tho Government had decided to give financial assistance towards the export of pork during the present and the next two seasons: — ■“ It was the desire of th© Government that the producer should actually receive the bonus direct, but this would involve a complicated method of administration and expense, which would not be warranted. It has now been decided that the most practical and satisfactory way of handling the matter is to grant a refund of Jd per pound weight on the overseas freight fun all pigs weighing from 601 bto 1301 b, exported to Great- Britain or other countries in Europe. The refund will apply only to pigs killed from February l to October 31 next, and afterwards exported to Europe. Payments will be made to exporters after the receipt of the monthly claims, showing the number of pigs exported and the weights, each claim to he supported by a statutory declaration that all the pigs covered by it were slaughtered not earlier than February 1, 1928, and were exported to Europe, and _ were within the weights specified. This arrangement will, as already mentioned, apply only until October 31 next.”