Establishing An Industry
The shipment caused The Times to comment "Today we have to record such a triumph over physical difficulties, as would have been incredible, even unimaginable, a very few days ago...". After meeting all costs, The NZALC made a £4700 profit from the voyage. The first commercially successful shipment of frozen meat, it effectively launched the industry and assured New Zealand's early dominance in it. The Marlborough—sister ship to the Dunedin – was immediately converted and joined in the trade, the following year, with rival New Zealand Shipping Company vessel the Mataurua, while the German Steamer Marsala began carry frozen New Zealand lamb in December 1882. Within 5 years, 172 shipments of frozen meat were sent from New Zealand to the United Kingdom, (of which only 9 had significant amounts of meat condemned). Refrigerated shipping also led to a broader meat and dairy boom in Australasia and South America. Frozen meat and Dairy exports continued to form the backbone of New Zealand's economy until the UK's entry into the European Economic Community in 1974 led to New Zealand produce being excluded by the EEC's trade bans.
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