THE FROZEN MEAT INDUSTRY.

Waikato Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3602, 3 August 1895, Page 5

THE FROZEN MEAT INDUSTRY.

TO TUB EDITOR. '' J I Sin;'-It-was with interest : th;at' I; perused 'iii 1 your columns' the yarinjw discussions which took place- here on Wednesday last on ; the ! froziii ''metit ! industry, I 1 received by 'n'l'ail : a, letter frmii» butcher with whom I spent .seven years' <;f ! 'iiiy life in w lierei n lie, states I tl ja t' he, vi si ied a f rozeri meat shop and saw whfit was supposed 1 to be sbirie' prime New Zealand mut--1 ton.'" Tlie salesman offered 1 the' carcases at 7s,' 10*, mid 12s each. It seemed tempting, and some appear to be making plenty of imoney out of itj yet: iEnglis!) mutton' keeps up well gnd; : is (fetching C,s, per stone, and , beef . 03. per . stone [.of. SIK I doubt, Mr : Editor,' very muchiifithe above mutton ever saw. New, Zealand,, and; feel convinced tint •the old method xif.disposini? of Hiver.Plate; |Anßtrrtlian, and infenor. English mutton as •.priine New.^Zealand, production is'[still;in vogue; and ,wil| : so continue untUa.different system, of.,,distribution ini,the-Home market ,is .adopted— not depending upon jthe Smithfield monopoly.'; t Duringmy eight .years', experience, here, •Mr >,Editor, I can : safelysay j; as I<hav.e often j before. aaid,-ithat .on jtheiaveraere iwe have a class ; of., mutton and, beef'.eq ual, to,, .anything I,e ver handled or saw in, England; and considering!the wide inargir-per pound-ruling at Home, surely f a, big .connection lishedyas %ithont • x '"doubt 1 an*unsatisfied demand exists. Ifc f must also be considered that, the chilling process is now an accomplished .fact and strongly recommended;—l am,-etc., ' .... . ; 1 v :,a ' : , 1 J. ; Bbttley. :! 'i Hamilton;. August 2nd, 1595./77 '7