BREAD.

Evening Star, Issue 25679, 31 December 1945, Page 8

BREAD.

TO THU KDITOR. Sir,—ln reply to “Housewife,” the Dunedin Housewives’ Association was responsible for securing the signatures of presidents and secretaries of 22 women’s societies to the petition for new rest rooms placed in the hands of the City Council. We have already made known the desire of housewives to have the zoning of bread and other commodities abolished, also the urgent need for better quality bread.' It is a shocking waste of good material to turn out bread really not fit for human consumption owing to its uncooked condition. Certainly bread should'be wrapped and should be kept by storekeepers in covered shelves before being sold to consumers. Another post-war scheme is to endeavour to have household deliveries reinstated. Prominent medicaf men in Australia and also here in New Zealand are gravely concerned about the increased amount of sickness amongst women. They assert that, the .cause in 75 per cent, of cases is due to the heavy weights carried by women during war years. The Dunedin Housewives’ Association is at’all times willing to help to lighten the burden of harassed housewives. We will certainly welcome new members to our association when we resume in February, 1946.—1 am, etc., Dec. 29. Another Housewife.