NEW ZEALAND MEAT.

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19596, 7 June 1935, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND MEAT.

RETAIL PRICES IN LONDON. ADVICES TO BOARD. The New Zealand Meat Producers* Board has been advised by Its London I manager that the following retail prices I were being quoted for New Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London j during May. These -prices represent j a fair average -of Hie prices quoted by ] the better class shops in London for I the best quality of New Zealand lamb j and mutton:— New Zealand lamb.—Legs Hid per j lb., shoulders, 10Jd, loins 10id, necks I Gd, breasts 3d, forequarters 7id, hind- ! quarters 10Ad. ■New Zealand mutton (wethers). — Legs Bid, shoulders 7Ad, loins 7id, necks -id, breasts 3d. INFORMATION FOR CONSUMERS.

SOUND FILM IN PREPARATION. ] ] i One of the important phases of the ; New Zealand Meat Board’s activity in ; pushing the sale of the Dominion’s | meat in Britain is the development of j close contact with retail butchers. 1 Classes for the technical instruction of , trade assistants are -conducted in many < parts of the United Kingdom, and the , .Meat Board’s travelling inspector gives ; lectures to the pupils on the methods 1 adopted in New Zealand In selecting, ' killing and preparing stock for export; , Dio methods of shipment; and other , features of this well organised busi- , ness. i A new set of coloured lantern slides lias been prepared for these lectures, so that the chain system of killing can be incorporated into the series. Over fifty slides have been produced, shovv- ' ing the pastures from which stock Is ’ taken, Die freezing works, killing 1 methods, Die grading of Die carcases, 1 Die veterinary examination not only of s the carcases as a whole, but other 1 portions which are subject to special > inspection, the bagging of the meat, ■ its transit to the overseas steamer, and > Die shipment to England.

Up-to-dato FilmA well-prepared film illustrating New Zealand’s great industry of meat production has been used by the hoard in English publicity campaigns, some of the Dominion’s line scenery being included to increase the general j interest of the picture. Tills feature j is also being brought up-to-date, a j sound film being in course of prej paration. It will cover a comprehcnI sivo range of farming scenes, and show I the modern methods adopted in Die I meat export business, the object being Ito interest Ihe English consumer in New Zealand meal, and to demonstrate Hint throughout the whole process of is produeliqn Ihe conditions are ideal for Die maintenance of high quality.