CHILLED BEEF SUCCESS

Northern Advocate, 21 July 1933, Page 6

CHILLED BEEF SUCCESS

EXCELLENT CONDITION EQUAL Tb SOUTH AMERICAN. OFFICIAL REPORT. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) . WELLINGTON, This Day. Advice that the recent consignment of chilled beef by the Port Falfey bad arrived in excellent condition has been received by the Acting-Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, from the London manager of the New Zealand Producers ' Board.

The message states that there was no sign of mould, and it was considered that the condition of the meat was practically equal to that of South American. The meat was being distributed through Smithfield and the provincial markets. The trade at Home, continued the message, was very pleased with the quality and condition, and agreed that it was the most successful shipment ever landed from New Zealand or Australia. The Meat. Board co-operated with Messrs Thomas Borthwiek and Sons, Ltd., ill the shipment, which comprised 520 hindquarters of beef, handled at the company's Waingawa works, ahd loaded at Wellington on June 7.

A FINE LEAD. AUSTRALIA HOPEFUL. SYDNEY, July 20. Mr J. E. Bryce, who represents Borthwicks in Sydney, stated today that the New Zealand shipment of chilled meat by the Port Fairey was a hopeful augury for the meat industry in Australia. Experiments with the process had been carried out in Brisbane, and meat kept for 48 dayfc in perfect condition, although none had been shipped. The opinion was expressed by Mr Bryce that further experience would be necessary to demonstrate the complete trustworthiness of the It would be a wonderful thing if Australia could get into the beef exporting business on a large scale.