NEW ZEALAND MUTTON IN ENGLAND.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14143, 21 July 1916, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND MUTTON IN ENGLAND.

HEAVY HANDLING CHARGES. The allegation of a new spiaiper correspondent that the Imperial Government makes a. profit of 12s 6d on New Zealand lambs sold to private consumers in London, was brought under the Premier's notice by Mr Witty, the result being an interesting statement by Mr Massey. The Premier said that

part of the New Zealand mutton bought by the Imperial Government was used for the troops, but none of the lamb. Correspondence had been passing with the High Commissioner on the subject. Instead of its costing 2d per lb to place lamb on the London market, he was in a position to state that the cost was 2 5-Bd. There were many charges unheard of before the war. Owing to the scarcity of shipping heavy storage charges had been paid in New Zealand, where two bullion carcases were in store now. At the other end the authorities kept three million carcases in store as a reserve.