BRITAIN STILL NEEDS EVERY OUNCE OF FOOD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 82, 6 January 1950, Page 6

BRITAIN STILL NEEDS EVERY OUNCE OF FOOD

Britain’s present temporary problems with her meat and dairy produce were due to good husbandry rather than excessive supplies, said the Chairman of the Aid for Britain National Council, Mr F. P. Walsh, commenting on recent remarks regarding cold storage difficulties reported from London. The Aid for Britain National Council had been somewhat perturbed at the possible effect upon the Aid for Britain Campaign of uninformed reports and had arranged for a cable to be sent asking for reliable information. A reply made it very clear that Britain still needed every ounce of meat or dairy produce we could send her. Official advice was that a dry summer in Britain had brought a small rush of killings which strained cold storage capacity, and this rush coincided with a definite drop in Continental demand for South American meat and its diversion to Britain. The result was that storage became temporarily in short supply, but this position would not last long. Indeed heavier home killings now would probably mean smaller home supplies later in the year and provision had to be made to meet this possible contingency. In addition to the usual Christmas 'bonus issue the Ministry of Food had increased the meat ration by twopence per week to 1/6 per head for a few weeks beginning on December 4 and this would consume meat which otherwise could* not be readily stored.