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STATE OPPOSES EXPORT
OF SHEEP
The State Government is worried about enrmnssion
being given for the export of sheep from Western
Australia to Singapore.
The Premier (Mr. McLarty)
said last night that consider
able concern had been caused
by information indicating that
the Federal Department of
Commerce and Agriculture had
over-ruled a decision of the
Australian Meat Board not to
permit the export of sheep from
this State to Singapore. The
recurring shortage of mutton in
Western Australia in the
autumn and early winter was
likely to be accentuated by
such Commonwealth action.
The decision was more difficult,
to understand because the State
Government was not consulted
in any way.
The recurring shortage of mut
ton each year was due to a
variety of causes, said Mr. Mc
Larty. Chief among them was
the high price of wool, which
made the taking off of another
clip extremely attractive to the
majority of growers. The sheep
that were exported, however, were
those which producers were wil
ling to sell. It was felt that
these should be retained in the
State to supplement the local
market when it was otherwise
short-supplied.
Mr. McLarty said thatuhe had
telegraphed to the Prime Minister
(Mr. Chifley) as follows: "My
Government is seriously concerned
at reported action of your De
partment of Commerce and Ag
riculture in overriding decision
of Australian Meat Board not to
allow the export of sheep to
Singapore from Fremantle and
Geraldton. This will contribute
to a grave shortage of mutton
in this State in the autumn and
early winter, as growers will then
be unwilling to make available
considerable quantities owing to
the high price of wool and a
shortage of lambs. As this Gov
ernment was not consulted in re
gard to the reported decision, the
immediate prohibition of all export
from ports named is urgently re
quested."
Meat Shipments
To Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov. 8: The
Singapore Government is seeking
a 50 per cent increase in Austra
lian meat imports next year, an
official spokesman said today.
The British Ministry of Food al
located about 500 tons of Aus
tralian frozen meat to the Colony
this year, but` it was found to
be insufficient. Owing to shipping
delays, only 70,000 of the 100,
000 sheep allocated'to Singapore
this year have arrived--A.A.P.
Reuters.
U.K. Prices For
Beef
LONDON, Nov. 8: An an
nouncement of the prices Brit
ain will pay for her imports of
Australian beef in the next 12
months has been delayed "for at
least seven days," it was learnt
last night. Last week, it was
said that an announcement would
probably be made by the begin
ning of this week. No reason
was given for the delay.-Reuters.
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