MEAT TRADE PROBLEMS

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 3 June 1920, Page 6

MEAT TRADE PROBLEMS

SEiRCir FOll SOLUTION.

The conference of producers and; freezing companias to deal with the problems of the meat export trade of the fixture was concluded at Wei- ! lington on Fridiay. ?A number of resolutions wore agreed.-to by the confer- ' ence, but these'are tp be submitted to the {Jtfveriiment > before' being, mado public. • . It was discovered at the conference that any attempt to deal with the complex questions involved, by such a largo meeting was doomed to failure, j and it was partly, as a result of this | disco very ...that-tH© decision was made 1 t<? i £«t'i iip'"a committee to deal with retail and to submit a .scheme to the Gov-emm.fcit setting out the reqiiire-,/ nients of the farmers 'andl the com- i parties. ' It was decided that the j ,-committee .snedid consist of ten mom- ; ■bers. four tp! be nominated by the producers, two by the freezing companies, and) two by the Government, , with two representatives of the banking institutions. It is understood that one of the Government nominees is to po a' producer. j^ , The oirder of referenda for the committee is not .yet available. • It will bo wide enough to permit of the committee dealing fully .with, all the problems facing the meat industry at present;. : •....,"