FROZEN MEAT FOR THE ARMY.
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyriizht (Rcc. March 29, 11.49 p.m.) London, March 29. In the House of Commons the Marquess of Tullibardine, .Unionist member for Perthshire, inquired what wero the reasons for supplying the Army with frozen or refrigerated meat on threo days a week. Colonel Seely, Under-Secretary for War, in renly, said it was considered to be in the best interests of the soldier/ to' vary his diet., Colonel Seely denied, in reply to further questions,. that . the purchase of frozen meat was merely due to its cheapness. He pointed out that even were freshly-killed meat supplied, it would be most difficult to ensure,':hat it'had been bred and fed in Great Britain.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1089, 30 March 1911, Page 5
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119FROZEN MEAT FOR THE ARMY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1089, 30 March 1911, Page 5
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