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No 121 : July 16, 1964

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Pork For Singapore

A Gisborne meat firm, the Economic Butchery Company, recently packaged a four-ton shipment of cut pork for export to Singapore.

Believed to be the first shipment for export supplied by a Gisborne firm, the order contained approximately 350 locally grown carcases.

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Manager of the butchery, Mr Peter Egan, had a big smile for the camera as he inspected the cuts. Mr Egan organised the project, and hopes to follow this order with further shipments of lamb.

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Dissectors Martin Campbell and Ian Connell cut a carcase in two on the mechanical meat saw.

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Cleaning the cuts were Martin Campbell, Peter Clay, and Dave Proffit.

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Department of Agriculture meat inspector Warren Whitehead examines the cuts.

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Cyril Schollum, Bonny Falconer, Joan Thompson, and Rangi Glendinnings packaging the meat.

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