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Chronicle (Levin), 10 July 1946, Page 7

WELLINGTON, July 9. The total mcat savings- was.apbrp.aciiing 1,250,000 lbs., de'clared the National Fainine Emerg'ency Committee tonight. The committee" is gratified iif the maintenance of the. vf°0(i . saving campaign during the' past week despite various items of controversy. The deeline for the week was approximately .8 per beut., while the butter iigure was the second best in tlie last live'wecks. The total ligure has beeja -bettered only twice in the last seven yeeks. Gisborne, whieh was second last week, has taken the weekly district pennanl from Oamaru. There was verv little between the distriets whieh occupy the first live places". Napier doubled its savings in tliree weeks. Auckland flgures recovered sliglitly but Wellington slumped to a new "low. " The following are the figures for the voluntary saving of butter and meat coupons for the week, distriets being shown in order of merit based 011 population: —

Butter Meat Gisborue 83 J 17,170 Oamaru 319 8,147 Nelson (518 12,488 Blenheim 863 0,251 Napier 1521 20,192 1 Masterton 228 5,902 i'alnierstoii North .. 319 13,737) Christehurch .. .. 1212 83,28(51 Timaru 320 5,492 1 Hamilton 8o0 14,037 Wliangarei -59 0,248 Invercargill 438 8,100 Wanganui 102 5,223 Dunodin 4(58 1 0,084 Thames 109 3,575 New Plymouth .... 123 3,789 Wcstport 8 557 Wellington (525 9,040 Auckland .. 548 14,887 Grcymoutli 18(5 S40 Totals 8008 204,815