CHOCOLATES BY POST

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 40, 14 January 1944, Page 6

CHOCOLATES BY POST

N.Z. FORCES OVERSEAS NEW PATRIOTIC SERVICE To provide' a further service lor 1 members of the New Zealand I'orees ~ overseas, the National Patriotic I" Fund Hoard announces the inaugui ration of a postal chocolate, scheme. ? on January 17. !t has been organis- . Ed on similar lines to the Board's - Postal Tobacco Scheme, except that - the Money Order offices Avill act as. - receiving agents for orders. s Explaining the. new service, Mr - G. A. Hayden,, secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, said - that the scheme had been nitler 1 consideration for some time, but it l had not been possible to complete - arrangements until recently. "The new service," continued Mr J Hayden, "will be complementary to " the. postal tobacco scheme which, L besides- saving thousands of pounds ; to relatives and friends in the Do-* • minion, has also been the. means of ensuring that New Zealand Service " personnel overseas have received > from time to time, a substantial gift ■ of their favourite brand of cigar•f ettes. pipe or cigarette tobaccos. It - has long been realised that in the : New Zealand Forces there arc men ■ who do not smoke. The chocolate scrviee will be specially welcome to s them, but h am sure, too, that the i smokers' will also appreciate, recciv- ' ing .something a little different every now and again, particularly the men in Great Britain. 'Mt is not always possible to buy chocolate in the ordinary way. The new service, will take care, of that aspect., and, in addition, the chocolate to be UKed has been specially made to withstand tropical temperatures. For f> G two pounds of a well known New Zealand brand of chocolate. (four half-pound cakes) will he specially packed in a sealed tin and will be, posted to a member of the New Zealand Forces serving anywhere. overseas. Order forms are available at all post offices, but can only be accepted at a Money Order 1 Office. These forms have been de- ' signed on similar lines to those used I for the tobacco service, to ensure I that a receipt is given when the | order is placed and when the order j is received by the board. They also permit of one section be.irij£ detached and kept by the board for record ' purposes. Another section, to be ' filled in by the sender, \vilji contain the. name and address of the Serviceman or woman, and this will be the label for the parcel." Mr Hayden added that it was felt that the chocolate service would be welcomed by the. Service personnel, t their relatives and friends alike, ami that before long it would be a major activity of the board. He expressed appreciation, on behalf of the board, of the co-operation received from the postal authorities and. others in helping to make the service possible.