DRIED MEAT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20859, 11 August 1942, Page 2

DRIED MEAT

' SUPPLY FOR BRITAIN 100 TONS . A MONTH NORTH ISLAND PLANT (P.A.) WELLINGTON, this day. New Zealand is proceeding vigorously with a programme for the production, of 100 tpns of dehydrated meat monthly urider' the gofitra'ct with Britain,, stated; the Minister of. Primary Production, the Hon. W. J'. Pol'son, last night. In order that the New Zealand" Government should be acquainted with the progress made in Australia on meat dehydration, an expert was recently sterit . by' the Government to investigate the position arid hikyeport has now been submitted to thte' Government; - —- The position at the present time is; tliat the only Australian plant of commercial size,. i,s; a unit operating at' Hom'ebush atomfoir, Sydhe'y. which is producing for; the Australian army. Its operation is intermittent and depends on the supply of, ewe. mutton; which call be purchased at the price' the Australia^,, ai-my is prepared to. pay. The capacity o'f the plant is 1 stated to- be five tons- of dehydrated meat daily. To date it. appears that eight tons of pfoduCt produced there has been' shipped to the United Kingdom. Australian experts consider that a' considerable amount of investigational' work is still necessary in Australia before the Various’ problems associated with the BVffjcct.j ate ..solved satisfac-" lorily. A little over a week ago Australia accepted an order from the United. Kingdom for lQCL.tons monthly, presumably on the same, terms as those previously' accepted Gy New ‘Zeal Ruck- The Federal Government is said to have made available up to £200,000 for the establishment of meat dehydration. - • In New Zealand, some 16 tons have beCri proclrieeth for the' United' Kingdom and favourable reports have beep received regarding the arrivals to date, PreparxUaus, ; which should be complete within three to four months, are uridir way for the establishment of eqmnjggcjal plant in the North Island, and capable of supplying the United, Kingdom , order. In experimdritaT ariaqe velopment work in New Zealand care has: been taken to adhere' clqsely. t'o' the. processing conditions"aiid other requirements laid down by the experts in the United Kingdom. , ~ ..... ...