BRITISH MEAT RATION

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26399, 18 April 1951, Page 7

BRITISH MEAT RATION

Double Amount In August (NX Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11 pan.) LONDON, April 17. The Minister of Fh4 (Mr Maurice Webb) snnsmnad in the Hoose of Commons that it wss quite certain that the British meat ration would go up to at leeart Nd worth a wook—double the present ration—ln AugnsL Mr Webb did not answer immediate Opposition, shouts of, "For how long?”

but said that the increase would be possible because of greater home production about that time of the year. Last year the ration rose from 18d worth to 20d, including 2d worth of corned beef, on June 4, when imported supplies were plentiful. It moved up Id in September and back to 18d in October. On December 31 it was cut to lOd worth of fresh meat and 2d worth of corned beef, and in February the fresh meat ration was reduced by^ another 2d, making the total ration

Commenting on Mr Webb’s statement, and on the official announcement that in the last eight weeks 150,000 pigs have been diverted for the meat ration, the "Daily Mail” says: “With the arrival of better supplies of beef and mutton, these animals will go again to sausages or bacon. More bacon, at higher prices, is also coming from Denmark, Holland, and possibly Canada. The combined result will be a bigger bacon ration—it might be doubled—during the summer. “The 20d meat ration is assured, apart from any possible supplies from the Argentine. The results of the Buenos Aires talks are expected this week. In addition, large mutton and lamb supplies are held up in New Zealand by the dock strike. If all these resources became available to Britain, it is understood that Mr Webb’s advisers anticipate a cons'derably larger ration even than 20d. Rationing may even be abolished for a limited period."