THE WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 269 



SOUTH AUSTRAI.IA. 



Soutb Australian Government, State Refrigerating- Worlds, Port Adelaide. — 

 120 cattle and 8000 slieep or lambs per day; storage capacity, 300,000 

 carcases mutton (600,000 cubic feet). 



Liglit Square Works, Adelaide. — 3000 carcases mutton per day; 

 storage capacity, 65.000 carcases mutton (150,000 cubic feet). 



NORTHERN TERRITORY. 



Vestey Bros., Darwin, Northern Territory, 500 cattle per day; capacity, 

 6000 tons beef, equivalent to about 200,000 carcases mutton. 



-WESTERN AUSTRAIiIA. 



Baker Bros., Works, Premantle. — 100-150 cattle per week; storage capacity, 

 26,139 cubic feet. 



"Western Presli Pood and Ice Company, works, Fremantle. — 1000 carcases 

 lamb per day; .storage capacity, 3500 cubic feet. 



IN COURSE OF ERECTION. 



"Western Australian G-overnment, Wyndham Works, Wyndliam. — Approxi- 

 mately 300 to 400 cattle per dav; storage capacity, 16,400 qrs. beef 

 — 1264 tons. 



NEW ZEAI.AND. 

 Auckland Farmers' Freezing- Company Iitd., Horatiu Works, Horatiu, Wal- 

 kato. — 3000 sheep or 220 cattle per day; storage capacity, 180,000 

 carcases mutton. 



Southdown Works, Penrose, Auckland. — 3000 sheep or 220 cattle 

 per day; storage capacity, 172,000 carcases mutton. 



Auckland Works, Auckland. — Storage only, 130,600 carcases 

 mutton. 

 Borthwick and Sons (Australasia) Ltd., Thos., Paki Paki Works, Hastings, 

 Hawkes Bay. — 2000 sheep and 30 cattle per day; storage capacity, 

 60,000 carcases mutton. 



Canterbury Works, Belfast, near Christchurch. — 4000 sheep per 

 day; storage capacity, 80,000 carcases mutton. 



Waitara Works, Waitara, Taranaki.^2000 sheep and 200 cattle per 

 day; storage capacity, 80,000 carcases mutton. 

 Canterbury Frozen Meat and D.P. Export Company Iitd., Belfast Works, 

 Belfast, Canterbury.— 6000 sheep and 100 cattle per day; storagu 

 capacity, 190,000 carcases mutton. 



Fairfield Works, Ashburton.- — 4000 sheep and 25 cattle per day; 

 storage capacity, 80,000 carcases mutton. 



Pareora Works, Pareora, near Timaru. — 4500 sheep and 35 cattle 



per day; storage capacity, 178,000 carcases mutton. 

 East Coaslj Co-operative Freezing- Co. Ltd. (1) Whakatane Works, Whaka- 



tane. Bay of Plenty. — luoO siieep and 200 cattle per day; storage 



capacity, 100,000 '^arcases mutton. 

 Feilding- Farmers' Freezing- Company Ltd., Feilding Works, Aorangi, Feild- 



ing. — 1400 sheep per day; storage capacity, 130,000 carcases mutton. 



Gear Meat Preserving" and Freezing- Company Ltd., Petone Works, Petone, 

 near Wellington. — 10,000 sheep and' 100 cattle per day; storage capa- 

 city, 400,000 carcases mutton. 



Gisborne Sbeepfarmers' Frozen Meat Company Ltd., Kaiti Works, Kaiti, 



Gisborne. — 4500 sheep and 120 cattle per day; storage capacity' 

 234,000 carcase-! mutton. 



Hawkes Bay Farmers' Meat Company Ltd., Whakatu Works, Whakatu, 

 near Hastings. — 2oO(i sheep and 80 cattle per day; storage capacity, 

 130,000 carcases mutton. 



