Meat Freezing Statistics.
(by telkqeaph— own oobbespokdbnt.) Wellington, January 6 The number of stook slaughtered at the Gear Meat Company Works during the last year waa not less than 170,853 head of all kmd», 24,369 more than in 1886, when the returns had been in excess of those of any previous year. The chairman of directors mentioned that the imports of frozen mutton and lamb into England in 1886 were slightly over 1,000,000 carcases, of which roughly speaking New Zealand contributed two-thirds, and the River Plate one-third. The oomplets returns for 1887 were not yet available ; but they would not greatly differ from those of 1886, as, although the export from New Zealand had been somewhat greater, that from from the River Plate had been rather lessi
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6406, 6 January 1888, Page 2
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127Meat Freezing Statistics. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6406, 6 January 1888, Page 2
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