FEEDING THE GERMANS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13540, 18 November 1914, Page 3

FEEDING THE GERMANS.

WITH DOMINION MEAT? STATEMENT BY~BUSINESS MAN. Mr H. G. Hill moved at the Central Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, that a deputation should wait on She Prime Minister and impress upon him N "the necessity for the Government taking such steps as are necessary to provide that all foodstuffs going from New Zealand to neutral ports, shall not be for the enemy, and further if the needs of the^ British Empire during the war are such that it requires all the foodstuffs produced by these overseas Dominions, then the- Government will immediately prohibit the export of foodstuffs to countries outside the British Empire and its Allies." Mr Hill said that the total shipments to New York and Boston since the war commenced were: —

Total ... 1829. 21 3084 77,478 The mover expressed the opinion that if wool was being sent from America for German use, food also would be sent across^ He said that he had it on authority 'which he did not- doubt that the bulk of the New Zealand tinned meats which were sent to London had been bought up by American firms, rewrapped by them, and were now feeding the Germans who were fighting the British. ° Mr R. Hall said he was pleased to see that as a result of the New Zealand government's activities so much meat had gone to America recently. We would have Co be very careful as to what we said to America on this question and .would have to avoid offending them. The Americans were Our own flesh and blood. Mr Hill: Some of them. Mr Hall agreed, however, that some protection should be secured. .The motion was carried. S___H__E___________»

Veal. Lamb. • Beef. Car- Rabbits. Car- _ , „ Qrs. cases. Cases, cases. Delphic .:. 1360 — 3084 37,687 Sussex . _ ...___ _ 5m Nairnshire ... 469 21 — 34,791