COUPONS SURRENDERED

Chronicle (Levin), 8 May 1946, Page 8

COUPONS SURRENDERED

-Press Association

NINE TONS OF BUTTER; 137 TONS OF MEAT

By Telegraph-

WELLINGTON, \Lav v. A further inerease .11 butftr and l-ieai coupons voluntarily surrendered to pro-i vide extra food for the people of Britain, was reeorded in the week ended •Alonday which was the fourth of the campaign. Butter coupons for the past week totalled 12,52G compared with 11,3(14 for the' previous week. Meat coupons totalled 221,741 compared with 207,172 the previous week. Butter coupons saved during the four weeks ended Alonday, total 43,174, and meat coupons saved during the same period total .S19902i,' This represents nine tdns' of 'butter and 137 tons or meat. Resolts of the four weeks of the campaign are: — First week, butter S833, meat 209,914; second week, 10,45 1 — 180,194; third week, 11,3(14—207,172; t'oxirt-h week, 12,52(5 — 221,741; totals, 43,174—819,021. Following are the results of collections last week in the 20 main. postal districts given in order of merit based on population: —

Butter Meat Blenheim 705 (1,977 Gisborne 722 10,953 Nelson 298 9,72(5 Masterton 191 5,745 Invereargill 1,760 13,420 Wanganui 626 10,397 Napier 601 U,6lU. -Hamilton 604- 19,572 Oamaru 230 3,.144 Whangarei 272 8,940 Timaru . . 500 5,72r Christchurch .. .. 1,854 25,606 Dunedin 979 16,485. Palmerston North . 522 8,105 Auckland 1,581 35,933 Wellington 506 17,483 Thames* 3 62 3,782 New Plymouth .. 265 "3,700 & Greymouth 138 900 Westport ...... 10 344 Totals 12,526 221,741