Duck Eggs Available.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 July 1943, Page 2

Duck Eggs Available.

Supplies of duck eggs in increasing quantities are now coming on to the Masterton market. Persons who desire to purchase these eggs should noti y their grocers, so that the required sup plies can be obtained. Women for the Upper House.

“The appointment of women to the Legislative Council is receiving consideration,” said the Prime Minister, Mi Fraser, in reply to a question by Mrs Stewart (Government, Wellington West) in the House of Representatives yesterday. Interhouse Dance.

The Wairarapa Interhouse Association will hold another of its populai dances in the Masonic Hall, Masteiton, tonight, when a modern waltzing competition will be held. Mrs Ashton s orchestra will provide the music and novelty dances will be held. The next Interhouse Association dance will be held on Friday, August 13. Recently returned service men are specially invited as guests of the association.

Baby Wool and Blankets. The supply of baby wool and cotblankets was the subject of a reply by the Minister of Supply Mr Sullivan, to Mrs Polson (Opposition, Mid-Canter-bury) in the House of Representatives yesterday. ‘’During April and May tne first imports of baby wool from the United Kingdom for some eight months arrived and amounted to approximately half our present annual quota,” said Mr Sullivan. “Advice has just been received to the effect that most of the re-1 mainder of this year's quota has been shipped, and it would appear that our supplies of baby wool will become much easier, though of course not normal.” The cot-blanket position had materially improved during recent months with the change-over from military to civil production in the woollen mills, added the Minister, and it was expected that there would shortly be no difficulties in obtaining normal supplies. Meat Rationing. Reference to the possibility of all meat being rationed in the Dominion was made in the House of Representatives yesterday during discussion on Ministerial replies to questions. Mr Polson (Opposition, Stratford) said he agreed with the statement of the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Barclay, that there was an increasing demand for beef for armed forces consumption. It was desirable, however, that the export to Britain should be fully maintained. Mr Fraser: Does the honourable member foresee as I do that there may be a necessity to ration all meat? Mr Polson said if that were necessary then the people of the Dominion must tighten their belts and do their utmost to maintain supplies for overseas. Speaking later, the Minister of Agriculture said that pig meats had been rationed and it was probable that all other meats would have to be similarly rationed. Hosiery Rationing Scheme.

The continuation of the hosiery rationing scheme by means of a special card system after the expiry of the current rationing period at the end of this month is announced by the Rationing Controller, Mr J. E. Thomas. He stated that it was not proposed io use the coupons in the old ration book any longer for hosiery. As from August 1, said Mr Thomas, the system would remain the same as before except that special cards' would be used in place of the X coupon sheet in the old ration book. These cards would be on issue from rationing offices from August 2 onward and could be secured on application by all women who had attained the age of 16 years. Application could be made at any time during the next three months. Applicants would be required to produce their social security book, current ration book and the X sheet torn from the old ration book, and in exchange would receive a card containing eight hosiery coupons to provide for purchases of rationed hosiery in the future.