MEAT EXPORT EMBARGO

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 July 1934, Page 5

MEAT EXPORT EMBARGO

SOME OF THE EFFECTS.

[PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

HAMILTON, July 14

A serious view of the Meat Board’s decision to restrict the export of bobby calves and boneless meat is taken by Mr. Dynes Fulton, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Co., who returned this morning from Wellington, following a, meeting of the Dairy Board.

Mr. Fulton said that the Board view l ed [he decision with grave apprehension owing to its far-reaching effect on the dairy farmer. The abolition of the export of veal resulted not only in a loss to farmers with calves to sell, but also seriously affected the produc-

tion of rennet manufactured in the Dominion. Unless some system were evolved to deal with the bobby calf

business the manufacture of rennet would be wiped out. They would have to depend on the importation of veils, and the cost of the manufacture of cheese would be two to three times greater than under the present system. The restriction on boneless meat was also a very serious matter for the dairy industry, as it would have a tendency to deteriorate dairy herds insofar as cull cows would be retained because there was no market for them.

Replying to a question, Mr. Fulton said he did not believe that any pressure had been brought to bear on the Meat Board by the Government which might have influenced its decision.

OTTAWA PACTS

MONTREAL. July 13

Returning to Australia with the assurance of the British Government that there is not the slightest intention to interfere with the trade agreements made at Ottawa, the Premier, ot Queensland, Mr. W. Forgan Smith, who was in Montreal to-day,, en route home, via. Vancouver, said: -I had definite assurances that the initiative in any desired changes in Ottawa pacts would have to come from the Dominion themselves.”