Meat Supplies for the United Kingdom. 



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MEAT SUPPLIES FOR THE UNITED KINGDOBI 



Tlie Union's Share in the Beef Trade. 



We have received a copy uf Parliaiueutaiy Paper (Cnid. 456) contain- 

 ing tlie lepoit of the Committee ai)p()inted by the Board of Trade 

 to consider tlie means of securing sufficient meat supplies for the 

 United Kingdom, and in view of the future meat export trade of the 

 Union and its interests in the United Kingdom market, the report 

 (which, it may be mentioned, is not concerned with pork, bacon, and 

 ham) contains valuable information to Ihose concerned in the produc- 

 tion and export of meat in South Africa. 



The Committee held 30 meetings and interviewed 03 represen- 

 tative witnesses covering many phases of the matter, especially in 

 regard to the development of meat production in the United King- 

 dom and in the British Oversea Dominions and to the protection of 

 British markets and of producing countries within the Empire from 

 domination by foreign organizations. 



The position of tlie United Kingdom regarding supplies is 

 summarized as follows: — 



Beef 

 and 

 Veal. 



Per Cent. 



Ai-enuje 5 years ended June, 1914— 



Home-raised 61 .o 



Imported 38.5 



100 



100 



Mutton 



and 

 Lamb. 



Per Cent. 



54.2 

 45.8 



100 



100 



Total. 

 Per Cent. 



59.1 



40.9 



100 



100 



The estimated meat consumption of the United Kingdom requires 

 an importation annually of froin 750,000 to 800,000 tons of beef and 



