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Record of Frozen-meat Shipments to United Kingdom Ministry of Food

CANNED MEAT With the cessation of supplies to the United States Joint Purchasing Board a canning contract was negotiated with the United Kingdom Ministry of Food for the production of 2,500 tons of canned corned beef during 1946. This quantity has been allocated to the various canneries which had participated in the canning programmes arranged by the Primary Industries Controller over the past few years. PIG-MEATS The Pig Marketing Emergency Regulations 1943 were revoked by the Emergency Regulations Revocation Order No. 2 which came into force on the Ist day of December, 1945. Since this date pig-meats have been purchased on the same terms and conditions as other classes of meat. FREEZING COMPANY SUBSIDIES As a result of discussions between representatives of the freezing companies and the Economic Stabilization Commission regarding the added wage-costs due to the forty-hour week, the following letter was addressed by the Director of Stabilization to the Chairman, Freezing Companies' Committee, dated sth June, 1946 : I have to advise that to meet 40-hour week wage costs, Cabinet has approved of additional subsidy being paid to freezing companies and bacon curers in accordance with Government's undertaking of the 27th February, 1946. The following rates will be payable as from 2nd January, 1946, on net export killings of meat {excluding offal) as returned to the Export Marketing Division on return P.P.M. 109 : Lambs, wethers and ewes .. .. .. .. .. • 0675 d. per lb. Quarter beef and veal in sides .. .. .. .. • 045 d. per lb. Boneless beef and mutton .. .. .. .. .. -075 d. per lb. Boneless bobby veal . . .. .. .. • 15d. per lb. Baconers, porkers and choppers .. .. . . .. • 045 d. per lb. subject to a review being made, at the end of the current season, of the rate per lb. for baconers if such is then agreed to by all parties.

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(during each Twelve Months ending 30th September) — Lamb. Mutton. Quarter Beef and Veal. Boneless "Beef. Boneless Veal. Pig-meats. Edible Offal. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1939-40 146,295 71,740 34,378 28, ,220 21,628 10,026 312,287 1940-41 149,458 30,392 37,232 6,483 6,275 27,342 11,468 268,650 1941-42 191,448 40,081 37,390 766 2,350 15,855 9,976 297,866 1942-43 155,139 22,649 22,815 2,248 5,579 728 8,474 217,632 1943-44 141,553 57,334 2,316 266 4,036 948 6,164 i'12,617 1944-45 171,203 76,111 7,747 4,527 7,747 3,278 6,936 277,549 1945 October 1,313 1,592 1,051 193 2,249 1,062 543 8,003 November 1,110 117 2,742 229 775 397 202 5,572 December 3,587 1,091 10,935 250 884 1,413 783 18,943 1946 January 8,666 1,116 3,307 125 595 2,183 619 16,611 February18,939 3,043 130 603 478 2,405 1,446 27,044 March 18,439 6,075 882 290 17 778 1,033 27,514 April 17,514 8,156 5,824 1,985 102 1,624 1,189 36,394 May 37,259 18,468 6,077 1,928 31 1,658 2,299 67,720 June 8,171 7,113 3,945 2 422 32 565 1,161 23,409 July 14,682 5,795 3,474 1 '639 121 583 799 27,093 August 4,670 3,316 2,094 499 409 256 11,244 September 22,544 14,641 6,113 2,638 1,340 274 1,372 48,922 Total, 1945-46 156,894 70,523 46,574 12,801 6,624 13,351 11,702 318,469