BREAD AND DELIVERIES.

Evening Star, Issue 25673, 22 December 1945, Page 10

BREAD AND DELIVERIES.

TO THE KDITOB. ' Sir, —I did not " blame the poor old baker " for not being able to supply fresh bread. I agreed that the bakers aro entitled to a 40-hour week, but that we should be able to get a decent standard loaf of quality and have it delivered. " Democrat " rambles .on about what the early settlers did or what grandma did in .her day. What does he think the working people have fought for for years—better living conditions or drudgery? He hits the nail on the head when he says that he knows nothing about baking, because the only costs that have increased to the baking trade are wages and petrol. Flour was negged by the Labour Government vears ago, and to offset any increased costs incurred by the bakers they were permitted to reduce the 21b loaf to approximately lib 140 z.. An average bakery would turn out at least 20,000 half-loaves a week, thus making a saving of 20,000 2oz, equalling 2,5001 b, oi over a ton of Hour a week; so " Democrat " will see that a delivery could he effected with very little extra cost. On a starch-reduced loaf the bakers make a saving of from Boz to lOoz, so altogether they must be making a saving of tons of flour a month. " Democrat " will perhaps now see that I did not "rush in " before knowing the underlying causes. " Democrat " says that it is sheer nonsense to call the present-day loaf hash. Well, he and 1 differ very much on that point. As for the poor little unionist, that seems to be where the shoe pinches, as unionism is no longer the little thing it was in grandma's day. If " Democrat " is a true democrat, I presume by his own inferences that he carries everything to his home, including bread, meat, groceries, ' Evening.Star,' mail, milk, etc. I repeat that it is time the Government socialised all bakeries or set up a State bakery in each centre in an endeavour to give us deliveries and bread that is bread.—i am, etc., Worn-out Pack-horse. December 22.