THE MEAT TRADE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13666, 7 August 1908, Page 6

THE MEAT TRADE.

MR. REAKES' Per Px-ess Association. WELLINGTON, August 6. All the New Zealand meat sent to London now is well inspected after its arrival. : Mr C. J. Reakes, .of the Government stall' of. veterinary surgeons, who went to London to arrange for- a. systematic inspection ab London of meat imported from this country and returned to-day,'slates that -lie was able to make very satisfactory arrangements for that object •and lie left everything, in good Working order. Mr Crabb, M.R.C.V.S., who was formerly in the service of the New Zealand Government, .is now acting for lhe v "Dominion as veterinary .inspector in London. . In bringing this plan to completion Mr Reakes received every assistance.. from the, English authorities; they did everything in • their power to help him. Generally speaking, he foundL that the quality of New Zealand lamb was pretty well maintained considering the dry /season. Mutton did not show auy tendency to 'improve, possibly .'llio dryness of lasfc. spring and summer might have been , a factor. He saw much good class Argentine mutton, and lie Was inclined to think that the tendency on the part of the Argentine article was to-im-prove. Mr Reakes gave attention , lo methods cf handling New Zealand meat; during ,«traushi.pmenti ,ahd .trar.sport from ship to'cold store, and his conclusions will be embodied) in a': report to the Government liiter 011. Incidentally Mr Reakes got into touch with many leading men in the veterinary profession in England and on the. Continent, and acquired a good deal of, very useful information. He profited considerably from his ■ interviews with fellow veterinarians. Among the many institutions which lie visited were the veterinary school and the Bacteriological Laboratory, ,ab Londoji: the Pasteur Institute, at Paris; veterinary schools at Paris,' Brussels,, . and Copenhagen. In Denmark lie was much impntwed bv the very thorough system of veterinaiy education in force there. ' He spent a few days at the. Copenhagen veterinary college and gained a; thorough insight into the teaching methods; in vogue. . ..(liore. Unfortunately, concluded Mr . ReafcLs, hj; had to leave England- before the great agricultural ' show of the year, " The Royal," took place, but lie visited- a other important fair.-; —the Western Counties show at Bath, and thelioya.l Counties, show; and at' both of. them he saw a considerable quantity of good live stock. .. . . _ . ' . .