EXPORTING FROZEN MEAT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14239, 4 July 1910, Page 6

EXPORTING FROZEN MEAT.

CONGESTION AT THIS WOILKS. Farmers in town on Saturday voiced | what seems to be a general complaint; regarding the shortage oi space at tho i local freezing works. One settler said: that he hoped the. companies would '■ take a lesson from tbe inconvenient congestion that had prevailed during : the past few months and prepare to , build additions immediately. Ho re- : cognised that the season had perhaps been an exceptionally heavy one, but ' it was his opinion that tho remarkable ; growth of tlie industry fully warranted the carrying out of bis suggestion. , Along with Ids fellow-farmers lie had : not only been subjected to a great deal I of annoyance, but the monetary loss ] had been in some cases considerable, j had been altogether up- ; set, and he no longer experienced the ! same sense of satisfaction when look- ! ing over his flocks of fat lambs. Dealers ' wei-e somewhat chary in buying, and ' indeed tho position had affected the ! market. Something was required to ] be done to better the condition of '■. things, and it. should be done at once, j Perhaps the Farmers Union could for ; once allow mnttoi-s of exaggerated im- j portanoo to stand over, and tako action! in a matter of real and vital import- ! ance to their members, and to tho i whole country. In Otago and South- ; land he said the same trouble had ; been experienced, for a shorter period, j however, and yet even now two com-1 panies he knew of had decided to ex- i tend their works. Such a course had •; been well received down south, it gave j the farmers more heart, and proved to j them that the companies were prepar-! Ed to look after their interests, and ; not simply rake in the profits. Those ; in authority must surely have some j idea of the amount of shipping space ' available, and it was highly desirable that they should be ready to meet any ; exigencies.