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Territorial Camp

COMPLAINTS ABOUT FOOD UNSUBSTANTIATED Complaints about the food and conditions at the Dannevirke Territorial camp were referred by Hon. W. E. Barnard, M.P., to tho Alinister of Defence, who has replied that the complaints cannot be substantiated. The Minister said that for a short time iu the early stages of the camp the hot water for washing plates was somewhat short but this was only to be expected. The quality of meat and vegetables was good and on the same standard as that supplied to other camps throughout New Zealand. The milk used at all camps was purchased only from supplied licensed by the Department of Agriculture, and a high standard of quality and cleanliness was insisted on. “It is possible/’ said the Alinister, “ that on one or two occasions since the inception of the camp meat has shown signs of being slightly underdone on the inside of the joint. The position is, however, always likely to occur, even in good hotels and restaurants, and it is not fair to state that the meat as a general rule is uncooked.” The camp, he said, was subject to regular inspections, and on these occasions particular attention was always paid to the cooking and cleanliness of cue cooking containers and croc it cry. “I am informed that inquiries have been made from residents of Dannevirke to whose homes the territorials m training are freely invited,” concluded Air. Jones. “These people have no knowledge of any general complaint about the cooking, und it would seem that the majority of the men in the camp at Dannevirke are satisfied with the camp conditions.”

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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 1, 2 January 1941, Page 5

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Territorial Camp Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 1, 2 January 1941, Page 5

Territorial Camp Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 1, 2 January 1941, Page 5