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Comedy of the New Guinea Meat Embargo

AS an interesting comment upon the ways of politicians, we have been supplied with the following data by a well-known Australian meat-packing house; About October, Australian meat ex porters were informed that, they must send no more meat to the Islands the New Guinea quota, which is a regular part of the business of all stunners, was absolutely cut out.

Then came the Parliamentary and Press furore caused by Colonel “Blue”

Allan, who went to Canberra and des cribed the privations being suffered by people in the Mandated Territory, who were very short of foodstuffs and other essential supplies. Minister Ward, sup ported by his loyal henchmen in Port Moresby, denied that there was any shor tage, and they called Colonel Allan wicked names.

But the embargo, recently placed on meat shipments to New Guinea, was hur riedly removed. Since November, Aus tralian meat-packers have been per mitted by the Australian Government to send to New Guinea as much meat as they wish.