BRITISH FIGHTING HARD FOR RECOVERY: LACK OF FOOD FATS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22818, 13 December 1948, Page 4

BRITISH FIGHTING HARD FOR RECOVERY: LACK OF FOOD FATS

(S.R.)

WELLINGTON. Dec. 13

The first member of the New Zealand delegation 1o the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference to return, Mr. P. G. Connolly, Dunedin Central, arrived on the Akaroa yesterday and expressed great confidence in Britain's efforts at economic recovery.

“Stripped to the waist.” he described the hard-working British people, referring to their determined efforts to bridge the gap between imports and exports. The figures of increased production showed, he said, how they were succeeding. but there was no doubt about the seriousness of the lack of cooking fat. which meant a monotonous diet of steamed, boiled and stowed foods. More fat would mean a greater variety in food preparation. "Everyone I met." he continued., “expressed appreciation of New Zealand s food-producing efforts, and particularly of the gift parcels. The name of New Zealand is held in high regard, though many people have a vague idea of our geographical position. "I was privileged to visit a Tottenham council school when parcels were being distributed from a Gisborne school. All the pupils were wellclothed and looked a picture of health, comparing favourably with the pupils of any New Zealand school. We were assured that this was the standard of English children, and provided that can be maintained there seems nothing to worry about regarding the young people up to 15 years of age." Mr. Connolly mentioned that Mr. W. Sullivan, M.P.' for Bay of Plenty, who is attending another Parliamentary conference in Bermuda, will return via South Africa, as he wishes to visit his brother, who is a member of the South African Parliament.