MILK RATION

Grey River Argus, 27 May 1935, Page 8

MILK RATION

FOR CHRISTCHURCH CHILDREN. (Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, Alay 25. The question of supplying milk to school children during lhe winter months has not been lost from sight, said the Mayor (Air 1). (L Sullivan, M.P.) to-day, and as soon as Hie City Council appointed its four representatives on the Metropolitan Relief Association, the subject would be discussed. “I feel that in spite of the shortage of funds, that there is one phase of relief work that should not bo abandoned,” said the Alayor. ‘-'because of the many indications received last year of lhe great amouat of good which lias accrued to the children. ' ’ RATION FOR 500. MESSRS T. J. EDMONDS’ GIFT. Half a pint of milk each will be supplied to 500 children of the Woolston School from Alay 27 to the beginning of November by Alessrs T. J. Edmonds, Ltd. A milk ration for school children, the importance of which was stressed by Air G. B. Shaw in a. broadcast talk in Now Zealand and emphasised by educationists throughout, the country. has been taken up by charitable organisations in different parts of the .Dominion. The seriousness of the deficiency in the diet of many children has been realised for some time. In commenting on the position, one headmaster remarked' that the economic conditions of to-dav frequently prevented the person supporting a family from supplying them with sufficient food. This hail a particularly serious effect on children, reflected in their health and in the manner in which their studies were retarded. The high food value of cow’s milk was generally recognised, its fat and sugar contend creating warmth and energy, the vitamins life and growth, the assisting in the formation of teeth and bones, and the proteins that of muscles.