GIFTS OF FOOD
FRIENDS IN ENGLAND
RATIONED ITEMS PROHIBITED
New Zealanders who wish to send gifts of food to friends in England should remember that they are not allowed to send anything which' is rationed there, such as tea, sugar, bacon, and flour. This is the reply to a correspondent, "Tea for Two," who, like many others, has recently inquired whether he could send tea to friends in England.
So far as New Zealand is concerned, people may send out of the country privately and by post any food except butter and cheese. No restriction exists on the quantities that may be sent, provided they are posted and do not constitute a business transaction.
The need for equality of sacrifice and for the conservation of shipping space are probably the two major reasons why the British Government will not permit the importation privately of rationed goods, but New Zealanders who would like to send edible presents to England may post Christmas cake, honey, tinned tongues, ham, and biscuits, all free of duty and condensed milk, sweets, cigarettes, and tobacco subject to Customs,duty, which may,"if the sender desires, be paid at this end. ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 76, 26 September 1940, Page 13
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192GIFTS OF FOOD Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 76, 26 September 1940, Page 13
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