BONELESS VEAL

Southland Times, Issue 22472, 7 November 1934, Page 8

BONELESS VEAL

embargo removed EXPORT PERMITTED MINISTER’S STATEMENT (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, November 6. A belated announcement that prohibition on the export from New Zealand of boneless beef and veal had been inoperative for some time, was made by the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. C. E. Macmillan in the House of Representatives in reply to a question. Mr C. A. Wilkinson asked the Minister to inform members regarding the export of bobby calf meat, and especially how it came about that after prohibiting the export of it and consequent loss in price to farmers who were compelled to sell at gift figures, the embargo was suddenly lifted. The Minister was asked also who obtained the profit on that extraordinary transaction and whether the prohibition of export was effected at the instigation of the Meat Board, or did the Government accept responsibility. “The prohibition was under the instruction of the British Ministry of Agriculture, dated July,” replied the Minister. “This read that until the future policy was decided upon, no further quantities of beef were to be loaded to steamers. The definite instruction was given effect to and all exporters were notified. Subsequently when the United Kingdom Government was prepared to release veal and boneless beef of one operator, I refused this unless the holdings of all other operators were released. This permission was finally obtained, so that boneless beef and veal held by all operators as at July 12, the date of the Order-in-Council, has been released, whole or only a portion by the Minister as at July 12.”