MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

BRITISH REVENUE. London, Jan. 1. Nine, months' revenue is .£400,050,303, including customs £53,110,000, excise £'28,2d4,000, property, income-tax and super-tax £67,907,000, excess profits tax £148,045,000, an increase of £6!),000j000 compared with the corresponding nine months of 1010. THE FOOD PROBLEM DISTRIBUTION SCHEME - London, ;Tan. 1. The newspapers give prominence to and approve of Lord Rhondda's memorandum to local food committees outlining a model scheme for the distribution of butter, margarine and tea in order to prevent queues. The essential feature of the scheme is that every customer must register at one shop for the purchase of certain foodstuffs which he is not allowed to buy elsewhere. The shopkeeper is required to divide his weekly supplies in fair proportion amongst his registered customers. No shopkeeper will be allowed to register more than he can conveniently serve. The London committees will probably meet on Wednesday to discuss the scheme.

Lord Rhondda suggests as a basis for rations: Four ounces of butter or margarine, 11 ounces of tea and Jib of sugar weekly. MAN-POWER PROPOSALS. . NO COMBATANTS UNDER 19 London, Jan. 1. Sir Auckland Geddes, commenting on the negotiations with the trade union leaders regarding man-power, says there is no intention of sending youths into the lighting line before'they reach the age of 19.