NORTHERN MEAT.

Northern Advocate, 5 December 1916, Page 1

NORTHERN MEAT.

SOME EXPORT FIGURES. The returns of frozen meat exported from the Province of Auckland through the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company, during the last month, show a decrease of 1,407,20? H>., as compared with the figures for November, 1915. The total exports for the five months, July to November inclusive, however, show an increase of 3,6i:5,17u Ib., as compared with the corresponding period during 1915. So far as the exports for the month of November are concerned, no lamb or mutton was sent away. A reason for this might be found in the fact that the lambing season in the Auckland district has been below the average, and on account of the excessive wet weather sheep, but more especially lambs, have not thrived well, ami have therefore not reached the ''fat" stage. Details of the exports for November are as follow: — November, in u>. irn.j. !'■» tb Beef i:?y,SO(> l,812,S0:; Veal l,o(i:J 9,409 Boned beef . — 20,454 Totals ... 441,i55) 1.545,()()6 Decrease . 1,407,207 The detailed figures for the five months from July 1 to November .'SO are as follows: — July 1 to November .">O, IiUG. 3915. m ib Beef 9,298,787 (5,58(5,P47 Veal 126,029 9.404 Mutton .. 1,305,395 1,158,811 Lamb .... 2,029,169 1,162,971 Boned beef 38,382 26,454 Totals .. 12,857.762 9,244,587 Increase. 3,613,175 THE COAL TROUBLE. EFFECT ON NEW ZEALAND. DELPHIC S DELAYED CARGO. Australian and N Z. Cable Association. (Press Assn.—Reed. 1.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 4. The Delphic, which has been detained in Sydney since November 5, proceeded to Newcastle to-day, where it is expected she will coal. AUCKLAND, December 4. A Wellington message says that the news of the settlement of the niinerb' strike in Australia has been received with very genuine satisfaction in Labour circles here. It was fear that if the Coal Tribunal failed in its interventions the trouble would speedily spread to New Zealand and develop into a serious industrial upheaval The little demonstration at Blackball, though promptly repudiated by the Miners' Federation, would have taker. on a much graver aspect than it now bears if it had received any encouragement from "the other side." The Introduction of the conscription issue was doubtless the work of miselrof makers, more anxious to stir up strifi on general grounds than to any tangible benefit for the miners. To ralk of taking a referendum at thit stage on the Question of compulsory service is manifestly absurd. Even if Parliament were disposed to sunotkm such a course, which it ceriainiy h not—it would take five or six o set up the necessj.vy mae'vu r y foi the ballot, and aftei that a far.hei couple of months would be require i for the voting-. The net result of the whole business would be to nrignify the importance of a few d : sgi*nntler? busy bodies and to give New Zealanc a very bad advertisement. This, it it" safe to say, is the view of ninetenths of the genuin.? workers Jn the Daminion, and no one has a better "i-ght than they have to be coksiU'c'i.