ARMY SUPPLIES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 April 1922, Page 5

ARMY SUPPLIES.

MEAT CONTRACTS

BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDUN, April 12.

In default of a settlement in reference to army contracts., the authorities requested Mr. Jowett to inform the meat companies that they are prepared to accept tenders for Aiistralian and New Zealand meat from July 1 for periods of three, six, nine and twelve months,' for the army in Great Britain. .. I * ( In a recent interview, Mr. Jowett expressed surprise that the Imperial Government contracts for the supply of the' army and navy with Argentine frozen meat was still in existence, as well as' the Board of Trade arrangements that certain Argentine meat works should be run on the board's account, thus shutting out Australian beef from the army and navy contracts. The army contracts with the Argentine cease on June 30. After that the army will be < prepared to take Australian meat. The Board of Trade's arrangement for the navy expires on December 31, but something may be done to secure earlier cancellation, and Mr. Jowett sggested the advisability of the army and" navy authorities uniting in asking for tenders from Australian importers and meat works.