RATIONS CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 7

RATIONS CHANGE.

CONSERVING STOCKS.

Food Supply Sufficient, Says

Minister. British Official Wireless. (Reed. 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 25. The Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, explaining changes in food rations, in a broadcast speech, warned listeners in the following Words:— "During the second year of war, you must not expect to have all the things to choose from that we have had in the first year. "I am sure when you realise that, quite suddenly, we lost all our supply of butter, eggs, bacon and condensed milk that used to come from other sources of supply—Holland and Denmark—you will agree that during this last year we have had everything we could expect."' Talking of the second year of war, Lord Woolton said: "You will have enough to eat, but I shall have to ask you to be prepared for temporary changes from time to time. If you cannot have one thing, we will give you another. We must be flexible. For example, we are now having to bring butter from the Southern Hemisphere instead of from Denmark. Supplies begin to arrive about November, ''and our stocks in this country are running down a bit, so I ask you to use a little more margarine until new stocks of butter arrive. "Our meat stocks, on the other hand, are really very good, and, while continuing to be prudent, we can release a bit more so that for a time you will be able to have 2/2 worth on each coupon.'' Lord Woolton concluded: "There need be no doubts and no questionings that the food services of this country will see us through, and I know that the women of this country will not be failing in care and consideration in helping them to do it." It is officially announced that the butter ration is being decreased to two ounces. The total allowance of fats is unchanged. The meat ration is being increased from 1/8 per capita a week to 2/2. The reduction in the butter is a precautionary measure to conserve stocks. Shipments from New Zealand and Australia are always at their lowest in the present season. Normally the decline is made up from other sources of supplies now unavailable.