3IO Decontrol of Meat and Live Stock. [july, 



September, 1919 ; but the unsettled state of affairs at that time, 

 and the failure of the general expectation that equipoise would 

 be recovered, both in regard to supplies and prices, although 

 nearly a year had elapsed since the signing of the Armistice, 

 caused the Cabinet to decide on the continuance of the farmer's 

 guarantee, in an amended form, until 4th July this year. In 

 spite of the drawbacks and difficulties attendant on the existence 

 of this guarantee, it succeeded in the object which the Food 

 Controller had in view, namely, to ensure a regular supply of 

 home-produced meat. That was its success, particularly in 

 the days of war when the civilian population of Great Britain 

 was mainly dependent on home supplies. 



The position on and from 4th July is that the Statutory 

 Rules and Orders in connection with the meat industry, issued 

 by the Food Controller and in force up to 3rd July, have been 

 revoked, with one exception, namely the Bacon (Prohibition 

 of Export) Order, 1918, which will continue in force so far as 

 it relates to bacon, ham and lard. The Orders which have 

 disappeared are as follow : — Slaughterhouses (Licensing) ; 

 Live Stock (Sales) ; Live Stock (Restriction on Shipment to 

 Channel Islands) ; Meat (Dealers Retriction) ; Meat (Control) ; 

 Meat (Sales) ; Meat (Licensing of -Wholesale Dealers) ; London 

 Central Markets ; Meat (Licensing of Export) (Ireland) ; Meat 

 (Maximum Prices) ; Edible Offals (Maximum Prices) ; Meat 

 Retail Prices (England and Wales) ; Meat Retail Prices 

 (Scotland) ; Imported Meat (Requisition). 



By these revocations meat control has been entirely removed ; 

 but it is proposed to continue, for the present, three measues 

 of control, viz. : — 



(a) The licensing of slaughterhouses. 



{b) The registration of retail meat dealers. 



(c) The fixing of maximum wholesale and retail prices of 

 chilled and frozen beef and lamb, and maximum whole- 

 sale prices of chilled and frozen mutton. 

 The licensing of slaughterhouses is being carried out under a 

 new Slaughterhouses (Licensing) Order. The Food Controller 

 has issued a circular to every slaughterhouse keeper, explaining 

 that licences issued under the former Order will continue 

 in force and will be deemed to have been issued under the new 

 Order. Any application for a new licence will, in future, have 

 to be made to the Divisional Food Commissioner for the Area 

 in which the premises are situated. The Order gives the Food 

 Controller power to require the making of returns ; and in 

 order that information may be available concerning the state 



