Canadian Bacon Supplies for Britain
(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Dec. 21. By agreement between the British and Canadian authorities the Ministry of Food will purchase from the Dominion an average weekly amount of 7,600,0001 b. of Canadian bacon and ham. Tart will bo for the fighting forces. Negotiations ou the deal, which is one of the largest of its kind ever entered into, have been going on in London for some weeks between representatives of the two Governments. The significance of Canada’s effort may be gained from the fact that in 1937 and 1938 imports of Canadian bacon and ham into the United Kingdom amounted to 1,701,718 cwt. and 1,507,657 cwt. respectively, whereas she has undertaken to supply 2,600,000 cw u in 194.0.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 303, 23 December 1939, Page 7
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123Canadian Bacon Supplies for Britain Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 303, 23 December 1939, Page 7
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