LONDON’S FOOD SUPPLIES.
ONLY MEAGRE DAMAGE. (British Official "Wireless.) (Rec. 11.15 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 18. The Minister for Food (Lord "Woolton) stated to-day that the recent enemy air raids were directed at Britain’s food supplies, but that, after visiting the East End to 6ee the damage done to the food supplies, he was able to say the extent of the damage was at the most one day’s consumption of a particular commodity. The damage to the other food commodities had not been more than could be put right if the whole population said “We shall put this right by going without one meal.” “The air attacks,” said Lord Woolton, “have provided a real testing of the Ministry’s organisation covering tho whole of Greater London, and I do not think it has failed in any particular in spite of having the preniises immediately next door to tho offices razed to the ground.” Lord "Woolton revealed that provincial stocks of food had to be brought to London on one day to replace destroyed stocks. Not much was wanted, he said, but it wa6 a nice piece of work. Within twelve hours the needed stocks had been removed from a port 200 miles away to the London area.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 250, 19 September 1940, Page 9
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205LONDON’S FOOD SUPPLIES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 250, 19 September 1940, Page 9
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