EXPORTS OF LAMB

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17436, 7 April 1931, Page 6

EXPORTS OF LAMB

DO NOT LOWER STANDARD "NOTHING MORE FOOLISH" "1 have never seen anvthing more foolish brought before the Farmers' Union," declared Mr. W. A. lorns, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board, referring to the proposal to permit the export of third-class lambs, during an address to the Mnsterton branch of the Farmers' Union. Mr. lorns said that if the regulations relating to the export of lamb were altered, so that practically anything could be sent away from this country, the farmers would defeat their own aim and discourage competition for an article sold on grade. At present New Zealand lamb was paramount over its competitors. He hoped they would seriously consider the position before they asked the Government to allow the freezing works to scud Home practically anything in the shape of lamb. At present lamb from countries was recognised to be a very much inferior article, but the position would be' altered, if practically anything could be sent Home from this country. What farmers should do was to ask for the tightening of the existing grading regulations. At present exports, of lamb brought something like £7,000,000 into.this country annually, and producers were getting a penny a poulid more than their they lowered the standard he. did not know where .they Would >ndup. : " . .'