MILK SHORTAGE.
■RATIONING SYSTEM POSSIBLE. Auckland, May 29. Tho acute position which h«9 prevailed for some weeks past, in reference to the shortage of milk supplies has been accentuated -by the cold nights setting in quickly after the drought and completely checking the growth of grass, with the result that there has been a further serious decrease in the quantity of milk available. Already condensed milk has been substituted for fresh milk in several of the restaurants of the city, while as much as sixpence per glass has been charged for it. Milk vendors are now seriously considering the advisability of instituting a system of rationing. This, they believe, is certain to come if Something in the way of rigid economy in not practised"*by householders.
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Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1919, Page 5
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125MILK SHORTAGE. Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1919, Page 5
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