MILLION POUNDS OF MEAT SAVED

Chronicle (Levin), 3 July 1946, Page 7

MILLION POUNDS OF MEAT SAVED

-Press Association

By TelegrapK-

WELLINGTON, Juiy 2. Following are tho ligures for the collection of butter and meat coupons for the 20 maia postal districts last week, the iist being given in order of merit on a DODulation basis: —

The winning district, Oamaru, estabHshcd a new record of l'our coupons per household for the week. Auckland feli to the bottoni of the list with tlic low record of oue coupon for eight house holds for the week, states the .Famine Emergency Kelief Committee. The ligures are tho higliest reeorded for six weeks. This is the second time Oamaru has wou the peanant for the district showing the most improvement. Next to the wiuner was Napier wliere un intensive drive is being splendidlv sustained. With last week's total ineluded, the savings ia meat to datc represcnt 1,000.000 lb. approximately. Committee headquarters issues a special appeal to districts at the bottoni of the list to put their. weight into the efl'ort of the next few weeks. It feels a little stronger response froin the second half of the table — Invercargill, New Plymouth. Wanganui, Thames, Dunedin, Whangarei, Greymouth, Wellington, Westport and Auckland — would result I in ligures being nearlv doubled. Particular attention is drawn to the urgent i need for food saving to back the entirel schenie. It is estimated that in the j maui food lields this alone could have a profound ell'ect. The cominittee is gratilied by the continued efl'ort, how- 1 ( ever. j The ligures indicate further that a ' great inany individuals are sending per- ■ sonal "saerllice" parcels to Britain | ; covering a variety of items. Many| letters are being reecived gratefully j acknowledging New Zealand 's outi standing e(Tor.ts to help their kinsfolk. \

Butter Meat Oamaru 1620 22,372 Gisborue 360 22,037 Nelson 504 15,518 Napier 1297 27,174 Mastorton 296 S,383 Blenheim 470 3,760 Timaru 470 6,537 Hamilton 459 16,454 Palmerston North . . 238 9,805 Christehureh . . . . 1426 26,972 Invereargill 346 8,245 New Plymouth .. .. 167 7,253 Wanganui . . .... 235 5,546 Thames 91 5,408 Duuedin 477 9,638 Whangarei 175 4,046 Grcvmouth 128 1,954 Wellington 426 11,42-J Westport 26 " 445 Auckland 452 10,259 Totals 9663 223,130