EGG PRIORITY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 60, 11 March 1944, Page 6

EGG PRIORITY

PLAN OF RATIONING FOR SICK AND CHILDREN (0.C.) WELLINGTON, this day. A scheme for the priority rationing of eggs In cities and towns where they are expected to be in short supply, including Auckland district, was announced to-day by the Controller, Mr. J. 13. Thomas. "The coupons to be used are the .J coupons in the ration books issued to children up to five years of age and in supplementary ration books issued to expectant mothers. One coupon is to be used each week, starting with No. 20 in the week beginning March 20. Coupons 1 to 19 are cancelled. Each coupon has a value of three eggs, and must be used in the week when it is available. Children from six months to five years of age on January 1 last will work! on the D coupons. Expectant and nursing mothers have one sheet already in the supplementary ration book, and will receive another sheet on presentation of the book to the rationing officer. With the two sheets they will receive six eggs a week. Rationing officers will also issue special sheets of D coupons to persons presenting medical certificates showing that they are suffering from diabetes, peptic ulcer, nephrosis, tuberculosis, ulcerative colitis, cocliac disease in children, and certificates for other diseases usually treated in hospital.

Priority consumers in possession of D coupons are to register with anv retailer handling eggs in the districts concerned. Registration is to be effected in the same way as sugar registration.