WAR DOCUMENTS Support from N.Z. sought

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32635, 17 June 1971, Page 1

WAR DOCUMENTS Support from N.Z. sought

With the introduction of the metric system, there will be only two units of capacity, the litre (1) and its one-thousandth part, the millilitre (ml). The litre jar, according to the Metric Advisory Board, has been in use in New Zealand homes for many years as the large preserving jar. Filled almost to the brim, the jar holds 350 z or about one litre. A one Htre bottle of soft drink, the large one known as a “35,” wffl probably become a WOO ml bottle and the smaller size a 500 ml A 7oz glass can be filled five times from a one

litre bottle and therefore holds 200 ml Milk will no longer be delivered in pints but most likely in 600 ml bottles, a fraction more than a pint Among the most common culinary measures are the standard cup of 227 ml, the tablespoon of 14 ml, and the teaspoon of 4.7 mL The Metric Advisory Board says these figures will be rounded to 250 ml, 15 ml and 5 mL One of the most widely used items in the country is the 44-gallon drum. It wifl become a metric container holding 200 litres. The poster above is one of several in an exhibition held by the board.