; Among the curiosities of war-time we 'must put the fact that we have been 1 importing more;sugar and mineral oil than'in peace (says the ''Westminster Gazette"). There were two things, next to wheat, in which blithe'experts were wont to threaton us with deficiency when war broke out. Tho one was sugar; unless, a large portion of our agricultural land waa laid down in beetroot we should have no sugar! That fear of shortage was disposed of by the prompt action of the Government at tho opening of the war. ; But the fears about sugar were .nothing to tho fears about oil. We were building, wo \ wore told, a fleet that could noi be provided with fuel in war-time. . ; In October, petroleum imports were ted million .iallons beyond those of September. •: The probability is not that.theie will be anv shortage of mineral oil, but there will be such an abundance that the schemes for the production of a home-made fuel O?iU >q checked., -
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2346, 31 December 1914, Page 7
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162Untitled Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2346, 31 December 1914, Page 7
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