The Allies’ Food

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13949, 30 July 1918, Page 4

The Allies’ Food

CONTROLLERS ’ IMPORTANT DECISION. The Ministry of Information states in its review of tlio past week:— The Food Controllers of K a gland. Franco, America, and Italy ra**t in London. and reached an important decision. They propose to sot up a permanent Inter-Allied Food Council to secure close and systematic co-optation in providing’ for the needs of trio Allied countries and in using the fool reserves of all the Allies as a common stock. Air Hoover (Halted Ctatcs; laid stress on the importance of the production, Imt stated that the submarine danger no longer threatens tin- daily supply of food: but every effort is necessary by economy and by increased production to save tonnage for war necessities. Lord Clinton stated that the crops of Great. Britain showed an increase of some four million quarters Iv-voi d the average. There was an increase of 2. r > per cent, in the area of land devoted to potatoes, but it was too early in the season to estimate the total yield. In spite of all difficulties the whob- of the cereal crop will be up to the average. The number of cattle, sheer', a.ad pigs ha vo slightly decreased, but the situation is generally satisfactory.