BUTTER AND MEAT FOR BRITAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 1 May 1946, Page 2

BUTTER AND MEAT FOR BRITAIN

-Press Association

last -week; s cdup.on appeal

By Telegraph-

WELLIN UT(JN, , April ( 30. Butter aiii i4eA.t itolvji'tariiyj surrendered during- the week ended {Monday, in order to providc more food "for Britain, exceeded the tytals for the jprevious weefy- Bu 1 1 er' :coup o n s. ,t'6 1 all eil | -11,364 coiy,pare/l wijh J 1 10,451, an inerease of 913. JMciCt .houpons "'totalled 207,172 comparcd with 180,194, ay -in jcrcase of 26,978. The past- Kvefck's foupons rapreseut two and a-lialf tons .of butter and 35 tons of meat. The chairman of Ihe f'ainine- Enief'goncy Committee, Mr. T. N. Hmallwood, wlio ajipealed to conimittees to maJce a special ell'ort, said this evening that in some centres, including the cities, uo real eli'ort had yet beeu inade. This was cvideneed .by the fact that Wellington and Auckland appea-red near the boitom of the list. Next week would be the real test. : Details of the coupons surrendered in tlie various districts for tlie week endod Monday are: —

Butter. ]\leat. ' Thames .. .. 260 7873 Nelson .. .. 804 .. 12,383 . Blenheim .. .. 331 ■' tU' 5.2,l6;-]»j Wanganui .. 826 14,622 ' Gisborne . . . . 463 9026 '• .Christehureh™ i .. 2347-. •• 38/122, / Iii,vprcargill / : ; . t~ ; ■ 7 1,3 . 8510, T 1 :■ New" Plynidulli ' ' 2'65 7934 Duncdin .. .. 1011 : 13, *947 JMasterton .. 370 r " '2899 Napier .. . 872 „ /"• 754T5 v Paliuerston Nth. 508 . ... 8 1 74 Hamilton .. .... 433 ' 13,123 Whangafei ' 222 * 6127 Oamaru .. . 13(5 2108 Timaru .. ..'250 • >4032 ' West port . . .". 72 - 907 Wellington .. 629 15,605 Auckland ., . . 1 1211 . ,23,293 V Grey mouth../ /.'199 1802 a -. Totals.;' ... , 11,301 . .. 207,172..