MEAT FOR EXPORI

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 180, 2 August 1940, Page 4

MEAT FOR EXPORI

Sir.- May I once more appeal to I your generosity to publish a few vita* facts, hoping thereoy to increase our I tempo concerning war measures to ; something approaching the Mother- i lands efforts, and incidentally, also, 1 our enemies. Our future shipping | space was overshadowed by the admission of the British Admiralty that | escort was not available to enable th * proposed evacuation of British children | to take place. Is the import of that j communication thoroughly understood' here in New Zealand? The Hon. Minister for Marketing! has vast quantities of meat purchase i | by the British Government to see] < leared from New Zealand stores; also j 80,000 tons not purchased by the British Government, and three rnontm,; nonce win see another killing season commence. New storage here in New /'•’aland wiil take many more months than that to build. There also arises I a problem of greater importance, viz., I refrigerating machinery, coils, etc. l' contend, and am prepared to demonstrate. that an me , n I removing surplus fat, bone, and repacking, can be stored in one-third of' the space used at present. This n I aocl has no claims in normal peace-time, but its claim to meet the present crisis of storage of refrigerated snipping space and to feed the greatest number of human beings is undeni- ! able. And Britain is going to need every ounce. The New Zealand Government owes the Old Country quite a big bill, so I suggest the Government take over ail the sold and unsold meat in store. I' treat it as recommended and ship the I lot Home and sell it to the Home G-ov-t ernment on consignment. Leave ii' to them; do not attempt to bargain. The essence of the contract is s eeo. I so have all the meat out now and j prepare it immediately. The works are idle and plenty of labour is available.— I am, etc., SAM S. TIMBS. I