SOLDIERS' BREAD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2920, 4 November 1916, Page 11

SOLDIERS' BREAD

OAiIP BAKERIES A SUCCESS.

The field bakery which has been- in use in Trentham Camp with. such, satisfactory results for tho past six months will most likely be replaced before long by a larger and more elaborate one, similar to that at Featherston." This statement is contained in an oifioial Uot-ilication issued yesterday, concerning the A.S.C. camp bakeries, which now provide the whole of tho bread required by the camps. The report states

"At Featherston. Camp, the new bakery commenced to supply tho full requirements of the camp from September 8 inclusive, and during the remaining period of tho month 118,7261b. of bread was produced at a cost of £698 Is. Bd., this, amount including cost of flour,, other ingredients, coal, wages, separate allowances, etc., railage "on flour, etc. The' price of bread thus works out at 1.411 pence per lb., equal to 5.644 pence per -lib. loaf. In comparison to the last contract, the price of which was 1.876 pence per lb., or 7.5 penco per 41b. loaf, a saving has beeiv effected on a twenty-three days' working of no less au amount than .464 pence per lb. The saving can be better gauged in a year's baking, where 1 the saving effected, based on tho foregoing, would he approximately £3600 - "Tho bakery at Trentham differs from that at Featherston, in that it is identically the same as used in the field, and ia consequence more labour and cost are entailed in the production of bread, and the continual making and withdrawing of fires before baking, whilst wood only is used, at a much higher cost than coal and cokc. However, an important point in connection with tho Trentham bakery is that it affords training to tho N./.A.S.C. bakers before leaving New Zealand, and thus they are fully conversant with the field methods on arriving at the front. In consequence of extra staff, etc., it cannot therefore he expected that the savins at Trentham would he as great as at Featherston.

'Duriuc; September ] 20,37011). bread was produced at Trontbam at a cost of £791 3s. 3d., which hrinps the price of bread nut at 1.5'7d; per 11)., or fi.3oßd. per 41b. loaf. This, cmiipared with Ihe Inst contract price of 1.620 d. per lb., shows a saviue nf ,048 d. per II). In a .Year's bakinrr tlio saving would amount to about £300. "')IJV , i*P V( !r. in view nf the paving r(Tecjfj| pt I'eailiorstnn. Hie mntlor of I'm jrßJnllnlioii of a. similar bakery at Tronfliam nm>' a question which is liein;; eon Birred."