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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1290, 19 November 1896, Page 12

There is something apparently wrong with the way in which frozen meat is handled alter it leaves the ship (says the British Australasian). The Medical Officer of Health s report is startling reading. For the three months, June, July and August 43G tons scwts of putrid meat were seized and destroyed ; expressed in lbs the amount is 977 200 During June a large proportion of this was Home killed ; in August, however, by far the largest quantity dealt with was foreign meat, which, to quote the_ report, “had been landed in sound condition, but bad become bad owing to an unusually long detention in the refrigerating chambers, or possibly to undue exposure to the hot weather between the time of its leaving the vessel and its delivery to the cold air stores on shore.” Ud to September 19,100 tons and over of unsound meat had been seized this month, and on August 22, 790 out of 800 frozen sheep ex Celtic King were found to be in a “ disgusting condition,” and , prprnp.rly condemned. Curiously enough, theso sheep had been passed by the Port- Sanitary Authority as sound. ' , ' , , A conditional-'license has been refused_by the Egmppt licensing Committee foi -the TviWph.fe. sports*