CORRESPONDENCE

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2093, 20 January 1908, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Anti-Humbug.”—The question us to whether or not recognition ot tho police officer's action should' be given has now been sufficiently discussed. We shall be glad- to publish your reply' to Mr. Innes when it is - forthcoming. GISBORNE MEAT.

[To the Editor.]

Sir, —I quite approve of tho butchers trying to do a cash business, but I want to say right here that in all the towns that 1 have lived in—and they are not a few—-I have not tasted such tough, unpalatable meat’ as is supplied to the public by tho local butchers. It is not that the district doesn’t grow good meat, but the choicest of our beef, mutton, and lamb is shipped to London, and we arc compelled-to eat the kegmeg. At last. Matawhoro sale I saw some of our leading butchers buying old cull fat ewes for 9s per head, whoso dec-. Dilution should have been the boil-ing-down pot. This is the class of stuff we have to nay 5d per lb for. They were also buying half-fat steers for £5. This -is where we get the mmii steak from at 7d per lb, and old fat cows at far less. Now I consider there is a splendid opening here for a first-class butcher, wlio will give us good quality meat, such as is exported. In the meantime 1 have turned vegetarian, as I would require a set of cast-iron teeth, or the loan of the stone-crusher, to masticate the article that I have been supplied with. The fact of the sheep and cattle that are killed for our consumption having to stand lor u day or two on the' sandhills at the abattoirs, I am certain does not conduce to improving the flavor. Trusting to see an improvement in the class of meat supplied to- the public before long, I am. etc., “A CONSUMER.”