50 THf: WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 



New Zealamrs shcej), at last census, amonntecl to 26,538,302, 

 and cattle 2,500.000. Hei- exports of mutton and lambs in a pre- 

 Avar year amounted to 2,500,000 sheep. 3,500,000 lambs and 

 55,000 carcases of ))eef, the mutton and lamb shipments alone 

 amounting to 25 per cent, of her flocks. 



In the North Island the sheep are almost entirely fattened 

 on grass; but in the South Island, particularly in Canterbury 

 and Northern Otago, on root croi)s. The bulk of the boef 

 eicports are shipped from the North Island. As will be seen by 

 the list of the meat- works at the end of this volume, New Zealand 

 is well provided with them in every part of the country. ]\Iost 

 of these, at the present time, are full of frozen meat of all kinds, 

 and a vast reserve is aAvaiting Great Britain directly shipping 

 resumes its pristine activities. 



It was thought, some years ago, that New Zealand could not 

 much increase its flocks and herds ; but scrub country, and Native 

 lands in the North Island, still offer great prospects for stock 

 raising of all kinds, and land which has been ignored in past 

 years, for its poor quality, is now being found to be good healthy 

 stock country. 



A country such as this is only needs men who are not afraid 

 of work, to continue to be regular large supplier of food-stuffs 

 for the Empire. Cattle and sheep are of the highest fjuality, 

 and every care is taken to ship the meat in the best condition. 



NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT TRADE. 



Mr. A. S. Paterson (N.Z.), writes me "The very interesting 

 compilation which you published lately in Tlie Pastoral Review, 

 is the most complete list of New Zealand freezing houses that 

 has yet appeared, and is thoroughly up to date." 



''I have based upon it another compilation, bringing together 

 the information it contained, and some other figures bearing on 

 the trade, which, taken together, furnish a somewhat complete 

 statistical view of it from this end, as regai'ds its volume and 

 the equipment for carrying it on. The compilation is appended. 

 The export figures are taken from the valual)le half-yearly card 

 issued by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. 



"The outstanding features shown are, first, the large numbers 

 of freezing houses scattered over the Dominion, being forty-one 

 in all, when the eight under construction are finished — twenty- 

 five being in the North Island, and sixteen in the South Island.. 



