DIRECTED AT BEEF.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20282, 17 April 1934, Page 6

DIRECTED AT BEEF.

Mr D. Jones on Regulation of Imports. Commenting on yesterday’s message concerning the recommendation of the British Reorganisation Commission that there should be further regulation of imports, Mr D. Jones, chairman of the Meat Board, said that the information gave very little detail, but presumably beef was the* main consideration, as it was at present the greatest difficulty with the British farmer. Mr Jones added that a further regulation of the import of beef would not affect New Zealand very greatly, except that it might affect the export of boneless beef, which had increased this year very considerably because so many farmers were going out of dairying. The prices for mutton and lamb in England had been very satisfactory, and the board had so far had no proposal from Britain to discuss a restriction on mutton and lamb. England was turning from beef and eating more mutton and lamb. “ The cable deals only with the report of a commission,” said Mr Jones. “ Whether the Government will act on it or not is another matter.”