MEAT INDUSTRY

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1922, Page 2

MEAT INDUSTRY

EXPORT REGULATIONS.

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, March 13

Tho Meat Pool Board meet at Wellington, on Wednesday to appoint a chairman, and transact preliminary business. It is understood tliat a gentleman fully conversant with all the aspects ot tho meat distribution business will be appointed as London agent, -with a> staff of three or four to assist him.

In a supplement io tho “N.Z. Gazette,” issued on Saturday last, tho maximum charges payable in respect io meat exported from New Zealand wero fixed by the Govevnor-General-in-Executivo Couficil as follows: —

(a) In tho case of lamb or mutton, 2d per carcase. (b) In the case of beef, Id per quarter, or 2d per side. In tho terms of section 13 of the Meat Export Control Act, 1921-22, the N.Z. Meat Producers’ Board appointed under that Act, has fixed the following way of a. levy on all meat shipped on an exporting vessel from New Zealand, on and from to-day:— (a) In the case of lamb or mutton, Id per carcase.

(b) In the case of beef, id per quarter, or Id per side. At a conference of producers held on January 10, Hie feeling was unanimous that the cost of organisation, and control on the export, of meat from New Zealand should be borne by the producers themselves, and should not be a. charge on the Consolidated Revenue, and, in accordance with that decree, this levy has been arranged. Tho amount to be paid is small, but it is anticipated that tho total proceeds will be sufficient provision meantime, for the expenditure of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, both in New Zealand and at London.

The Minister of Agriculture states that at present there is a reduction in the C.I.F. offers for New Zealand mutton and lamb, due to expected heavy arrivals in the United Kingdom in March and April. Tho statistical position does not justify these statements, in view of the fact that the High Commissioner’s cable on March 11 stated the stocks of old season's meat were small, and new season’s meat was in short supply. There would appear to be no reason to anticipate a- reduction on the London market in view of the certainty of a reduced expoyt for the season and, provided there is uq manipulation of tho market in individual interests. Now Zealand [producers should be assured of a reasonable return on all the mutton and lamb shipped during the season. AGENTS’ RE PRESENTAT LYE. (Special to the Star.) WELLINGTON, March 13. Tim question of the stock and station agents’ representative on the Board has not been decided, as the agents intend discussing the matter with the Minister of Agriculture and the Premier, who returned to Wellington to-day.

So far as the Board is concerned, the non-appointment of the agents’ representative doos not make it legally incomplete, as the Government’s power to appoint this representative is permissive, not mandatory.