Formation Of Butchers' Co-operative Firms To Be Considered

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22761, 6 October 1948, Page 4

Formation Of Butchers' Co-operative Firms To Be Considered

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 6. A proposal to establish butchers’ cooperative companies would receive the sympathetic consideration of the Goveminent and it was understood that the butchers, would submit concrete proposals of what was intended in this connection, said the Minister of Supply, Mr. A. H. Nordmeyer. last night. The Minister said he had recently met the executive of the Master Butchers’ Federation and discussed with them many aspects of the trade. It had become obvious tnat the meat industry faced problems of long duration not easily solved and the Government was, therefore, agreeable to the setting up of a permanent advisory council representative of the butchers and of certain Government departments. . , . r Mr. Nordmeyer said it was thought that information obtained from the trade would enable the Price Tribunal to hear the butchers’ case in about two weeks’ time. He understood the butchers would submit a proposal for fixing the wholesale price for meat. It was suggested that this proposal, if acceptable, might not be brought into operation tintil next J6 The Minister also undertook that every effort would be made to finalise the question of the proposed supergrade of beef. Steps had already been taken to establish greater uniformity in grading. -