A SERIOUS COMPLAINT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LII, Issue 9187, 6 September 1906, Page 5

A SERIOUS COMPLAINT.

ALLEGED MISUSE OF ABATTOIR TAGS. . At the meeting of the Hawera Borough Council on Wednesday nighCthe abattoir I manager (Mr E. T. B. Worthy) reported what he alleged to be the discovery of a serious abuse of abattoir' tags in .connection wiibh unstamped carcases of pigs that had not been killed' at the abattoir. The report , stated that the .matter had' been f (brought under Mr. Worthy's notice by a tletter from Mi Young, Government Veterinarian at ,New Plymouth, whowflote to rhim stating 'that four > pigs (two- on August ?3 or 4 and 2 on August 17 or 18) ihadi been jreceived by Messrs ;Soie Bros., New Elytntiouth, each pig ibeatfng 6c. HaweittAbat■toir tag but no official stomp. oThe tags bore the oam© "Bajrraclough," in.Mr Wor r , 'thy's handwtratiing, ' and {particulars ,oi> -jbhe^ date of slaughteorand weights of .thepdgis. ' ;Mr^Worthy's Teport continued : "Knowing' well that no pig that ; ;been killed under my supervision and examination had v ever left .the. abattoir unbrandeid I im- v f meaia^ely shdwedi r me&o to v Ci ,J4oiris- ' who';thjeoi yisifed: thl& J: abatl»ir yrath , »»net',. t ', ' ,IVom. . examjoatiojii "'"of ' the 1 ' head'.sMughtermaQ_ 'aid;,, his we.; r were peifectiy convinced that ( the 'j>iffs t hss not t ueen killed at the abaooir' duiting. my abjsehce. The 'head steiqgHterinflii volunianly' advisecJ-" usTtp go/doy«fn tc» the, Ha- ( «ra Ba^otf^ac^wry tuft ask 1 the;jin^na^er if He had suppKea p^^Mx'Ba^clough. .W.e^then yj^(ed),t^ft B^aj^ra^BfJoop ,Facfipry^ and sa^ the rnanaj|e| v who w^,,rejuc:)»tt|itt ■&ss& .jnfor^na^o^^,' fysi )t ]hGw>*Tf^^ B^® <x^.fAi^tipt, f ? he didiyejred.to, jcar^asee of /pigs, on, 'j^bilf "of Mr., Baxzor tJSt*^'^^"'*' 1 1$P I C% pigp' I^. the <f!sfyf"& B^W y^fory* ;^jeßC TT f > 'yia at3 *»^ed, a whM| i^ea J^l > bearing { the" well as the weight of eacSrpig.;; ,%He sjaid r J^ 6W . that* M 5M 5 ] ?s^w«fe ?m ***m tijjeto Pifijs;. to i .New^P,lymbuith. jgagltt, bu^did "not know to ,wW>m they %^'<k)ttnea. aCliese kj&ki&jjjn the JEaote'lqf the case,' and wjh^t.romWsAo be •discovered le' where Mr- BaTraclaixgh obtained the Hawera atatW from. By. attechibg 'tli^ tia@s ;t; to r the ?tb»( « meat if-insp^ctoaf oPlysWb" thought tb& -pigs nvitet have'rßeeo Mbectedtby myself but that 1 by" an 'oTOrK^hit' I .thttd^notr^bAuidea themi Theee 'fSlgitf lio'w■ev«ir!, -weeennot 1 iauspctetf «a^^ mSy N ''hive | ibeaa daseased. , Tfids'ie a' v-e^seßous -master and "requires a f ull' iriveetiga^oo by (itbe-fCotiiicil^', *- '< >ww s * - * "• • r<Mr'T<iiiAgVr letter stated that4n<it'iadl'*t- N4»w ~syT&?<ratfi, showed (tha>pigsth&a been'booked^ifrom^Mr Barra-fdough/-Haw#a:^'<Mj .WbrtTiy; -further re- j •port^;j*to|;:on^JSep^ehib6!r 1 ih'thfe 'w^e- ' senoe of Gt'UatTm^- YfeimliM Mr : B&ra- 1 cloughtfdr^an ettMatabnor^'any'kkftonV | >fcidb'jne''-<»uldi giw"4t thb : nSbb&rl>\M Mr i BarraWoii^i-refiised anx3 dieplayed mi- 1 'iwarratttaWe" outburst of-ternppr'v ancT;(flial;lenged 'Mr Worthy fo prdviet.thiat t^e pigs > PlymbuW with 'his. abattoir ittfg^attaxflwd. -^ ' :'••-»>• {■' '> -■ ' r,The;Mayc* thought tha« { in J jttßta6e' of Mr ■Swraoldagb/- sod 1 ' tine • sJdtight^rman', 1 tb© I m&tter.fiJiMiJd-'be thtxrbtjghly i^^Sgibed. ' /The bojroughv^Eady^wve to 'a toeaii deal of i expense - in< «ireotanf ' the" abattbSr' ttt p^ro■tect the public, and if > pigs bad been; eeht >aw4yc'wii7h* abattoir ta|s afetaEEfd thjfcy 'must' at' once taice step©' to' remedy the j matte*: . They should have a special meetingtand land'^havtf'it out; The 1 • Oouncilj'hecon&ideired, would fall', in l i3ieo> \ .-dmty if irfveßt%abiions weire' riov made in j 'the? interests of the public and all con- ! cerned3i<The CoufidL'should have a special ] meeting. ••- " '-.-: ■"- \ ." Gr Seatg&eca moved, Thatra special meeting be -held on' Monday hdghf 'jiext, and ; that all the parties concerned be aeked to attend, including Mr Clemogs (Hawera ■Bacon Factory).", ■ ■ The motion was carried.