Higher Price For Pig Meat Urged
A motion “that the present price j paid for pig meat is one of the main ] factors in the decline in pig production j and until such time as a commensurate ' payment of at least -3d per lb—addi- ’ tional to the present price of 9.Jd —is ] made, this decline will continue." was ; passed unanimously yesterday at the i annual meeting of the Tairawhiti Dis- . tricl Pig Council. The resolution will be forwarded lo the National Pig Industry Council in Wellington for its consideration. ! Various members expressed the opinion that a higher price was definitely 'needed for pig meat in the Dominion if the industry was to surl vive. I The election of officers for the council resulted: —Chairman, Mr. G. Brown: management committtec, Messrs. H. B. ■ Bull, G. Brown, A. Martin (WairoaK : R. E. A. Moore (Tolaga Bay). F. j Appcrly (Hastings), and R. K. HcpIburn; secretary, Mr. G. F. Sceals; auditor. Mr. M. J. White.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22940, 7 May 1949, Page 8
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162Higher Price For Pig Meat Urged Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22940, 7 May 1949, Page 8
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