BRITAIN'S FOOD PROBLEM

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3119, 25 June 1917, Page 6

BRITAIN'S FOOD PROBLEM

AMPLE MEAT SUPPLIES HOW THE FARMERS CAN SAVE THE NATION (Rec. Juno 24, j>5.5 p.m.) . London, Juuo' 23. ■Mr. R. B. Prothero .(Minister for Agriculture), in a speecli at, Exeter, said that the Government would shortly establish, depots throughout the country for the purchase of cattle for tho supply of Uie armies. Never, ho said, had there been such ample supplies of.. English meat. Hβ assured the farmers that they would receive adequate labour, and ■he therefore hoped that their utmost efforts would be directed to the end that tho Government would get the fifty-five lirillion quarters of corn at Which it aimed. This assured, starvation, would be impossible.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

WORKERS INTERVIEW THE NEW FOOD 1 CONTROLLER ' STATE CONTROL OP ALT, SUPPLIES UKGED. (Rec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) . --.-1..: / London, Juue 23., A strong deputation from the Workers' National YVarVEmergency CoDiinittee,_re- ' presenting all sections of the trade union '-movement, recommended to Lord new- Food Controller), in following the Government's- policy, the purchase'' of imported foodstuffs, the commandeering of home-grown foodstuffs, wheat, meat, potatoes, and milk, the commandeering of ships, the control of transport facilities, the control, of the retail food market, the selling of bread 'at the maximum price of 6d. per quartern loaf, charging any loss to the general cost—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .