SCANDALOUS WASTE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 141001, 20 April 1920, Page 5

SCANDALOUS WASTE.

MEAT THROWN INTO THE SEA. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAMILTON, Monday. At a meeting of the Farmers' Union, Major Whyte stated that he had been informed that large quantities of frozen mutton, beef and rabbits had been shipped out to sea from a certain freezing works south of .Dunedin and thrown overboard. He had closely questioned the persons who made the assertions, warning them of the gravity of their statements, but they had persisted that they were correct. Major White added that if this was true it was a scandalous and shocking, thing that so much good food should be wilfully destroyed. He suggested that the branch should get into touch with some of the branches south of Dunedin and endeavour to secure detinite information, and this course was adopted. £_ EMPHATIC DENIALS IN SOUTH.LAND. INVERCARGILL, Monday. With reference to the Hamilton message stating that. Major Whyte alleged, at a meeting of the Farmers’ Union,, that frozen meat and rabbits had been shipped to sea from certain freezing works south of Dunedin and thrown overboard, the allegation is denied on behalf of the Southland companies. • , The sub-manager of the Southland Frozen Meat Company controlling the .Bluff, Makarewa and Mataura works, gave an emphatic denial, and said the statement was a surprise, to him, and he could not think there was any truth in it. > r. A representative of J. G. Ward and Co. was equally emphatic, and said produce mentioned was certainly not shipper, from the Beach works. j