BOILED PUDDING WITH DINNER

Southland Times, Issue 24234, 18 September 1940, Page 2

BOILED PUDDING WITH DINNER

BETTER RATIONS FOR PRISONERS

QUANTITIES AND SCALES

A boiled or steamed pudding is to be issued with dinner on at least two days in each week in future to prisoners in his Majesty’s prisons in New Zealand. This is provided for .in the amended Prisons Regulations, which make regular improvements to the ration scale which has been in operation for some time.

The following quantities and scales of diet each day have been fixed: —

FOR CONVICTED PRISONERS NOT EMPLOYED OR PERFORMING LIGHT LABOUR ONLY.

FOR TRIAL AND REMAND PRISONERS AND DEBTORS

Milk, in the proportion 2J quarts to 100 rations (to be added to tea), is to be supplied to all convicted prisoners. Syrup, in terms of the first scale, is to be issued only to prisoners serving terms of one month and over. The variations in diet provide that 4oz bread may be substituted for either the oatmeal ration or for Boz potatoes; lib fish (if procurable) may be issued in lieu of meat ration on one day a week; 3oz rice may be substituted for one-half the oatmeal ration on two days a week, sugar ration on such days to be increased by aoz. \ ___ _

FOR PRISONERS EMPLOYED Males Females Bread 24 dz 16 OZ Meat 16 oz 8 oz Oatmeal 5 oz oz Potatoes 16 oz 12 oz Vegetables (green or root) 6 oz 4 oz Salt J OZ i. oz Sugar 2J oz 3 oz Tea i oz 4 oz Cocoa s oz i oz Rice —.. 2 oz Milk i oz oz Butter 2 oz 2 oz Syrup (a. week) } lb £ lb

Males Females Bread 16 oz 16 oz Meat ( 8 oz 6 oz Oatmeal 3 oz 21 oz Potatoes 12 oz 8 oz Vegetables (green or root) 6 oz 2 oz Salt i oz 3 oz Sugar 2 oz 3 oz Tea i oz 1 oz Cocoa j oz "4 oz Rice — 11 oz Milk I pt i Pt Butter 2 oz 2 oz

Males Females Bread 24 oz 16 oz Meat . \ 10 oz 6 oz Oatmeal 3 oz 21 oz Potatoes 12 oz 10 oz Vegetables (green or root) 6 oz 4 oz Salt 1 oz 1 oz Sugar 21 oz 2 oz Tea i oz 1 oz Cocoa 8 OZ 8 oz Prisoners to have choice of four of the following items for weekly periods: Milk J pt i pt Cheese 2 oz 2 oz Sugar (a week) ■J lb i lb Jam or syrup (a week) 1 lb 1 lb Butter (a week) Hb 4 lb