Britain’s Food Purchase From Canada

Northern Advocate, 22 December 1939, Page 5

Britain’s Food Purchase From Canada

(Received 2 p.m.) RUGBY, December 21.

By agreement between Britain and Canadian authorities, the Ministry of Food will purchase from the Dominion an average weekly amount of 7,600,000 lb of Canadian bacon and ham. Part will be for the fighting forces.

Negotiations on the deal, which is one of the largest of its 'kind, have been going on in London for some weeks between representatives of the two Governments.

The significance of Canada’s effort may be seen from the fact that in 1937 and 1938 imports of Canadian bacon and ham into the United Kingdom amounted to 1,701,718 cwt. and 1,507,657 cwt. respectively, whereas she has undertaken to supply 2,600,000 cwt. in 1940.

According to an official announcement from Ottawa, between September 1 and November 21, the Canadian Government placed orders for war materials totalling nearly £12,Q00,000. Of these orders, aircraft accounted for £3,000,000,. while the other principal items included: Clothing and equipment, £1,600,000. Fuel, £500,000. Construction projects, £2,000,000.

In addition, during the same period, orders were piaced for railway equipment to the value of £5.000,000.

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