SAVING IN BUTTER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 84, 23 June 1944, Page 2

SAVING IN BUTTER

HELP FOR KINSFOLK IN BRITAIN WHAT RATIONING MEANS The average monthly saving in the domestic consumption of butter over the rationing period from November last to February was approximate^ 7 1000 tons a month, when compared with the previous unrationed period August to October. On this basis an extra 12,000 tons of butter should be available for export to England over the full year. This would represent an additional 27,000, 0001b for consumption by our kinsfolk in. Britain. Features of the Scheme These figures were given to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at its meeting last week by the president, Mr Frank Wilson, who explained certain features of the food rationing scheme now operating. Referring to. rationing on coastal vessels, Mr Wilson said it was correel that rationing of butter, meat, sugar and tea did not apply, and, in addition, seamen on these local vessels received their ordinary ration coupons for butter and meat. Extra rations were virtually confined to coal miners, bush workers in isolated localities taking packed lunches, and freezing chamber hands. These: received 4,0z extra weekly. The. butter ration for Service personnel in New Zealand was Boz, having b£en reduced from 10%oz.

Certain Anomalies Certain: anomalies still existed in the butter rationing, he explained. One difficulty was that in respect of workers who used their ration in cut lunches and workers who lunched at restaurants and cafeterias. The extra butter used in the latter case was much greater than thai used by way of the excess 4oz issued to the special sections he had mentioned. The authorities were now Kg working on this problem. "You will have noticed that Australia has reduced its ration from Boz to 60;z," added Mr Wilson. "It seems >to me that New Zealand may be asked to follow suit. If that is so, the anomalies at present requiring adjustment will be brought more prominently into the spotlight." M,r S. W. Peterson remarked that the saving in butter through rationing amounted to approximately 21b per person per month.