LETTING BRITAIN DOWN
(P.A.) WELLINGTON. Jan, 10. "The meat freezing position in New Zealand at the moment can be described only as tragic," said the Dominion seer'etarv of the Farmers' Union (Mr A. P. O'Shea) to-day. The Government and the Meat Board had appealed to the farmers to put more weight on their lambs, and most of them had lovallv tried to do so., ho said. With the shut-down of the works over the Christmas period and the stoppages' which had occurred since then, however, it looked as if a large number of lambs were, going to be lost. The dry weather showed no sign of breaking, and consequents lambs which should have been killed were going back spriouslv in condition. ' .„ " It is quite obvious that labour will ha'-e to be diverted to the freezing industry, and that the stoppages will have to cease, otherwise New Zealand can jnstlv be accused of letting Britain down." Mr O'Sbea added.
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Evening Star, Issue 25070, 11 January 1944, Page 4
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