The sun., 1919-07-30
VAST MEAT SUPPLY
IN NEW ZEALAND
Lack of Refrigerator Ships
Keeping It Out Of This
Country.

In q letter to TEE SUN J. B. Clark
son, managing director of Hope Gibbons
Sons and J. D. Clarkson. La. welling-
ton. N. e., says:
'sThe studying Of the Far Eastern
Section Of your journal Ia very interest
ing to merchants from overseas. Now
to-day. owing to the disparity Of ex-
change. tho high cost OF manufactured
goods In this country (United States) In
increased. England was faced with the
same position in the early stages OF the
war, and had II not been for action on
the part OF the British Government this
country could not have continued trad
Ing on anything but q limited scale nor
could the Empire have secured tho ma
terials SO badly needed to carry on the
great war. This could be adjusted. IL
only temporarily. For permanency an
even balance of trade must be main
tained, and as the United States and
tho British Empire are each others best
customers the resources Of the communi-
tics must be very closely investigated.
New Zealand and Australia are buy
ing large quantities of manufactured
goods from the United States, and as
yet there is very limited quantities Of
goods being sent IN return. New Zea-
land has 400. 100000 pounds Of meat and
hundreds Of thousands of pounds Of but
ter and cheese In cold storage, besides
large quantities of hides. tallow and
hemp, all waiting shipment, and at the
present time there are not enough avail
able refrigerator ships In the world to
shift the meat and butter IN Reasonable
time. The meat has cost the Imperial
Government approximately an average
Of IL u cents q pound. and In comprised
Of beef, mutton and lamb Of the best
quality. The butter has cost % cents .
pound.
Now the great dificulty IL Transports
tion, but IL the United States Government
can solve this and arrange with the I'M
pcrial Government to relieve some Of the
huge stocks, and then later with the
New Zealand Government for q regular
supply 30 that the working people OF
this country could have a reasonable
quantity Of the best meat and butter the
world produces, the cost Of living would
be much reduced and the people made
happier and much more contented.
The climatic conditions Of New Zea-
land arc such that she produces for nine
months OF the year, and the highest
point Of production ia reached when this
country Is in the throes Of winter, 90
that rapid transportation would mean .
constant supply Of fresh foods without
the necessity OF carrying huge volumes
Of stocks.
OF course, New Zealand wool Is also q
very important trading factor. New Zea-
land produce is not only Of the highest
quality but can be traded in with abso-
luts security because all food products
for export are Government graded. and
carry the Government stamps. which fac
tor il a guarantee Of grade and quality
New Zealand is now considering sending
trade commissioners to the United States
Australia has tremendous stocks oi
wheat waiting for shipment. ana alsc
large quantities of meat. butter and
WOOL
Cooperation is needed everywhere n
secure quick and economical trsnsporta-
ton, and education and transportation
must go hand IN hand In upliftins
democracies and securing for the multi
tudes q reasonable supply Of the best
the world can produce.