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TIIK WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 



all well supplied with ret'rig'crating j)laiit, and stock is nowhere 

 scarce. The only i)roblem remaining- to be solved is transport, 

 and even that is not by any means unsatisfactory. The tonnage 

 of refrigerated steamers now in existence, under the British 

 flag, is as large as at the outbreak of war; and new shipping 

 lines have been started in France and Italy, which l)ring the 

 world's aggregate of refrigerated tonnage into an exceptionally 

 strong position. If only the available means of transport be 

 utilised to their full capacity for this their main purpose, there 

 can be little doubt but that the most pressing prospective 

 demands will not go unsatisfied for want of the meat nor for 

 lack of ships to bring it to Europe.'' 



I. — Table showing the quantity of Frozen Mutton and lAunh 

 (in carcases) imported into the United Kingdom since the trade 

 commenced. 



