Food Supplies.
A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into the conditions affecting the imnorfcation of food and raw material during time df war, audio ascertain the amount of reserves of such supplies within the country at a given period. The Commission will also consider whether it is desirable to adopt measures besides the maintenance of a strong fleet whereby supplies may be better secured and violent fluctuations of prices avoided. Lord Balfour of Burleigh is chair* man of the Commission, and included in : its .members are The Prince of Wales; Vice-Admiral Sit Gerard Noel; prominent members of both sides of politics in the House of Lords and Hdiise of Commons j Professor T, E. Holland, Professor of International Law, Oxford; representatives of the Board df Trade and Home Office, Glyn Mills and Co.; Donald Currie and Co.Lloyds ; and the Liverpool -Corn Association.
The Times considers the personnel of the Commission which has been appointed to consider the question of food supplies in time of war is guarantee that the inquiry will be serious and businesslike. In addition to the names mentioned the ■Commission includes the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, an ex Minister, Edmund Robertson, Liberal member for Dundee and an ex-Lord of the Admiralty, Mr A. Emmott, Liberal member for Oldham, and Mr J. Wilson Liberal member for Mid-Eurham.
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Manawatu Herald, 23 April 1903, Page 2
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221Food Supplies. Manawatu Herald, 23 April 1903, Page 2
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