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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1213, 31 May 1895, Page 8

The Gothic's chilled meat has arrived in good condition at Rio de Janeiro. The steamer Morayshire has arrived at the Canaries. Her cattle are all alive. A cablegram received from London sa y s: — A paper by Mr Hotson, of the Newport Meat Freezing Works, Victoria, on the Australian position with regard to produce, says that beef, mutton and butter are better and cheaper in the colonies than in any country in the world, as the best English blood cattle and the best Spanish merinos have been imported there. With the reductions in the freight charges, which are gradually coming into shape, he contends that Australia can hold the field against the world. When direct shipments are made to the Manchester and Glasgow markets, the London market will be relieved of its surplus, and prices will improve all round. Mr Hotson points out that the colonial imports are only 8 per cent, of the meat consumed in England, and concludes his paper by stating that the colonies are now alive to the importance of the trade, and are setting to work on sound commercial lines in exporting produce. In the House of Commons Mr H. Gardner, president of the Board of Agriculture, in replying to a question, said he had noted the case of Gosport, the merchant | who was charged with selling adulterated Australian butter, which had been guaranteed pure by the importers, but had afterwards been found to contain 17 per cent, of foreign fat. In fixture all dairy imports would be sampled and analysed by the chief Government chemist. A Press Association telegram from Hawera, published on Tuesdsy, stated that " Owing to a hitch, Mr McEvvan's appointment as Chief Dairy Expert is susIpended, and he returns to Canada almost immediately." This information is not exactly correct. Mr McEwan was in 4-Yip g/ivyirtA o* the Ofl.TTtadia.ri Goverrunenii; and leave was obtained for him to coma out to this Colony for six months under engagement to the Government. This term has ju*u .wxpireu., Mr McEwan was willing to accept a permanent engagement from the New Zealand Government, but tho Government was not prepared to pay the salary he wanted, and he therefore returns to Canada. The Minister for Agriculture has cabled to the Hon Mr Ward requesting him on his way through Canada to engage a dairy expert on the terms approved by the Government,