MEAT EXPORT SURPLUS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20568, 30 May 1941, Page 2

MEAT EXPORT SURPLUS

BOILING DOWN URGED The boiling down of low grade meat as a means of solving the meat export problem was advocated by Mr. A, P. O’Shea, Dominion secretary of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, in an address to the annual Hawke a Bay provincial conference held in Hastings. He urged early and resolute action by the Government to minimise the problems facing farmers due to shipping restrictions and said that probably more than 80,000 tons of meat would have to be excluded from cold store next season.

“In my opinion.” he said, "there is only one way to deal with this, and that is to arrange for increased digester capacity so that this meat may be boiled down. It is quite obvious that there is reluctance by the Government to face realities, for they are extremely adverse to boiling down what they Consider to be good food. I wottld point out that food is only food when it is placed where people can avail themselves of it.

“In any ease,” continued Mr. O’Shea, “if the meat is not boiled down and an attempt is made to force the farmers to carry it on their farms, there will be destruction of food due to this over-slacking, which will exceed by far any temporary loss which might arise thlough instituting the policy I have advocated.”