Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-28
UNITED STATES EXPERT RE.
PORTS ON AeATToiRs OF AUS.
rRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
MUNICIPAL AND STATE OWNED
SLAUGHTER ESTABLISHMENTS
People Of Australasia Greatest Con.
sumers Of Meat-Abattoirs Regarded
az Necessity From Standpoint OF
Sanitation and Public Health and
Community Economy.
Especial correspondence.l

Washington, July 27-The municipal
and state-owned slaughter houses of
Australia and New Zealand come in
for commentator in a bulletin of the
department Of agriculture on the sub
! ject of Meat Production in Australia
and New Zealand. The bulletin was
prepared by E. c. Joss, veterinary in
spector, bureau Of animal industry,
WHO some months ago made an investl-
cation in those countries Of meat sup
ply and production and related sub
jects.
in view of the attention which is
being directed in this country to the
bad conditions in many private alb
atoirs, or slaughter houses. and to the
esta blishment of public abatoirs, the
system in Australia and New Zealand
seems certain to command increasing
attention. In this connection, Mr.. Joss
says:
IAN especially conmendable feature
in the domestic meat trade of Australia
and New Zealand is the rather general
operation of municipal and state-own-
ed abatoirs The people of Australasia
are perhaps the greatest meat consun-
ers per capita Of all civilized coun-
tries, and nc little interest is displayed
by the general public in the production
of the meat offered for domestic con-
sumption. In most places, the public
abatoir is regarded as necessity both
from the standpoint of public health
and community economy"
New Zealand Progressive.
The people of New Zealand. accord
ing to the report Of Mr.. Joss. have
been especially progressive in the en-
actment of laws dealing with munich
pal-owned slaughter houses. A gov
ernmert statute passed a few years ago
provides that all municipalities having
900 or more population shall have abb
atoirs fo- public use wherein all local
slaughtering shall be conducted. 1t is
also provided that such municipal abb
atoirs shall conform to the requirements
OF the government with respect to To-
cation. construction. drainage. water
supply. arrangement and the like. and
tia! federal inspection shall be inaug-
urated in a.: such establishments. The
cost Of IN. inspection to the New
Zealand government u recovered in
fixed feee charged slaughte-ers by the
municipality.
b. this arrangement. while 1t Is IN
cumben, on the municipal! authorities
OF towns Of 1000 and over to estab-
lsh and operate public abatoirs. the
sanitary control of all such abatoirs
and the conduct OF meat inspection
rests wholly with the federal anthori-
ties. Mr.. joss says this "at once sug-
gests the highest possible protection to
human health as regards unsound or
unfit meat"
Sound and Sanitary.
Mr.. Joss says the municipal abatoirs
which ne visited in New Zealand were
uniformly Of sound sanitary construc-
ton and we'll ordered turnout The
largest ones are at Auckland and
Dunedin. The number of animals
slaughtered monthly at those places Is
given as follows: Auckland. 1900 cat
tie. 5000 sheep, 1000 swine; Dunedin,
1000 cattle, 10000 sheep. 80 swine. The
Auckland abatoir cost for land and
buildings 100000.
In Australia, among the cities having
extensive public abatoirs are Adelaide,
and Melbourne. Adelaide has expend-
ed $1,760.000 for land and buildings and
other facilities for public slaughtering
establishment purposes. A large meat
export works Is maintained and oper-
ated by the state Of South Australia at
Adelaide in which sheep and cattle are
slaughtered for farmers and stock
owners.