COUPON VALUES

Grey River Argus, 3 June 1942, Page 3

COUPON VALUES

FURTHER LIST

Linen, Blankets and Towels [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, June 2.. The Rationing Controller has issued the following schedule of couport values for made-up or manufactured household linen. Linen Sheets. Up to and including 54 inches by 22 yards (34 coupons per sheet) ; 63 ins. by 23 yds .(four); 72 ins. by 23 yds. (44); 80 ins. by 23 yds. (five); 90 ins. by 23 yds. (54). One coupon per pillow case is required. Blankets. Pram size, up to fifteen hundred square inches (14 coupons per blanket) ; cot size, 1500 ins. and not over 2000 ins. (2 coupons); cot, 2000 ins. and not over 2500 ins. (24). Single: 2500 and not over 5200 (five coupons); Threei-quarter, 5200 and not over 6500 (six); double, over 6500 (eight). Quilts. Quilts of down, kapoc, milled wool, or other filling—pram size up ’to one thousand square inches (two coupons per quilt); cot, 1000 ins. and not over 1500 (three); single 1500 and not over 3250 (five); double, 3250 and not over 4500 (seven). Towels. Turkish, terry, buckaback towels, and face cloths of any material — thirty inches by sixty inches and over (14 coupons per towel); 27 by 54 (one); 24 by 48 (three-quarters); 22 by 42 (three-quarters); 20 by 36 (one-half); under 20 by 36 (onequarter). Roller towels, standard size, 24 yards in length (14 coupons per towel); roller towels by the yard (as per fabric schedule). Tea towels, and glass cloths not larger than 27 inches by 36 inches (one-half per towel or cloth). Textile Cloth.

The schedule for all articles of textile cloth, whether woven or knitted, wholly or mainly, from textile other than jute, hard hemp, asbestos, or other piece goods wholly or partly made or manufactured, and not being apparel or clothing (this class included tablie cite ths, serviettes, traced goods, etc.), is as follows: Up to five hundred square inches (one-quarter coupon per article); 500 and not over 750 (one half); 750/1100 (three-quarters); 1100/1500 (one); 1500/1800 (14); 1800/2250 (14); 2250/2500 (13) 2500/ 3000 (two); 3000/3250 (24); 3250/ 3500 (24) 3500/3750 (23); 3750/4000 (3). For every 250 square inches or part thereof over four thousand, add one-quarter coupon.