AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 88, 2 June 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

PROMOTING TRADE. > (Received 2, 9.10 a.in.) Sydney, June 2. A Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Australasia and the South Sea Jsands has been formed, with a view bo promoting trade with Sweden, 'i.he •ouncil includes business, men from dl the States, Wellington, and Suva, "ho headquarters will be in Sydney. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. Sydney, June 2. The Government lias appointed a Jommissioncr 10-enquirc into tlio al-; feged shortage of laliour. AVIATION. I Melbourne, Juno 2. The brothers Duigau made a successful flight of half a mile in a biplane of their own invention. Representatives of the Defence Department wore spectators. MEAT INSPECTION. UN’S AT ISFACTORY METHOI)S. (Received 2, 10.10 a.m.) Sydney. June 2. Moat exporters are greatly difisatisied with the Commonwealth Government’s supervision of the trade. It s stated that (lie officials admiaistcr■ng tiie regal a Lions are not conversant vitii the trade, and that the instrac•ons issued by inspectors arc unprr.cical and impossible of cnforniement. In Now South Wales there are only two veterinary ami six lay inspectors, inf it is impossible for a handful of

Jiicers to curry out the requisite in■poctlon. A grout deal of meat is practically uninspected, while the uithorities are issuing certificates tiiat it is lit lor human consumption. Although tiio certificates state that ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection have been made, a Commonwealth inspector is stationed at inly one of the country killing works. The tags stating that veterinary, mpoctions have been madb arc signed hy lay inspectors, who have not the requisite qualifications. It is cousidmod that the staff should bo controlled tv a man of veterinary; qualifications. I’lic Now Zealand system' w;is mention'd as a standard.