RATION ALLOWANCES
INTEKESTING COMPARISONS. A New Zealand soldieiv writing from Sling Camp, gives some comparative figures regarding ration allowances in Britain, Germany and Austria. The figures, which represent the weekly' allowance, are given below. They are specially interesting as showing how much worse off Austria is than Germany :— • Britain. Bread Not rationed Meat 16oz. Fi3li : Not rationed jrjlk Not rationed Eggs Not rationed Butter ....' «os. Sugar Boz. Cereals Not rationed Oheeso Not rationed jam Not rationed > Syrup Not rationed Frftit Not rationed ' Tea Not rationed Coffee Not rationed . Cocoa, -Not rationed \ Potatoes Not rationed Vegetables Not rationed Germany. Austria. Jiread 31b. lt.nz. 21b. aiz. Meat " 7oz. 41b. 6oz. pish 87oz. nono Milk U pints, .53 pint, Eggs Jogs none Bntter l.Oooz. loz. Sugar fioz. 3)oz. Coreals ' 2.190z. 1.40z. Cheese >< 1.090z. 750z. Jam ''. 3joz. 2.40z. Syrup 87'OZ. .£Boz. Fruit mono tl.?oz. Tea 1.750z. (eub.) l.loz. (sub.) Coffee 2.190z. (sub.) 1.40z. Cocoa none none Potatoeß 61b. 71b. Vegetables 5.101b. 2lbii2oz.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 208, 22 May 1918, Page 8
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158RATION ALLOWANCES Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 208, 22 May 1918, Page 8
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