FOOD SUPPLIES IN WAR TIME
; DISCUSSION IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT 3 GREYHOUND GRAIN CARRIERS f " By Telesraph—Press AEeociation-Copyrteht I (Rec. May 14, 11.35 p.m.) London, May 14. s Mr. A. F. Bird (Unionist), speaking ,' in tho House of Commons, raised a diss cussion on food supplies in war time. ; Ho urged the relieving of the taxes on tho land in order to encourage corn- - growing; also, lie said, Britain should 3 encourage shipowners to build ocean 1 greyhounds as grain-carriers. Mr. A. H. Lee (Unionist), said that i tho Government had porsistontly negl looted the matter. Homo supplies were ! decreasing, and foreign supplies were I increasing. Meanwhilo, he pursued, our s relative naval strength was steadily waning. i Mr. W. Runciman (President of the ; Board of Agriculture), denied that the I Navy had weakened. Naval concentrat tion in tho North Sea, lie said, had i freed us from hostile peril in many parts of the world. Tho Imperial De"fence_ Committee was considering the • question of food sunplies. The committee had also consulted with and made certain arrangements with tho Overseas Governments. There was no ground for anxiety. There were always sixteen weeks' supplies at hand.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2149, 15 May 1914, Page 7
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194FOOD SUPPLIES IN WAR TIME Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2149, 15 May 1914, Page 7
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