Soldiers’ Food Parcels For British Civilians

Northern Advocate, 5 September 1945, Page 4

Soldiers’ Food Parcels For British Civilians

i (Special) AUCKLAND. This Day. “There are 8330 soldiers' parcels still in Auckland from the last packing, and another consignment is on the water, so it seems wrong to go on packing any more.” said Mrs. J. A. C. Allum. when advice was received from the National Patriotic Fund Board at a meeting of the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Committee last night that goods at present on hand should be packed into parcels. “I would suggest that what goods are still in stock should be sent in bulk to the people of Britain to repay them for looking after our prisoners who were repatriated to Britain,” said Mrs. Allum. “A number of the 1941 parcels were distributed only last year to the troops, and it is useless to pack more and allow them to be stored. Cakes which are already on order could be sent to Britain. Tit ere will be no trouble over shipping. as I have had Mr. Nash’s assurance that there will be plenty of ships available for food.”

Mrs Ahum's suggestion was agreed to. and the National Patriotic Fund Board is to he ask d to make arrangements for the sending of Auckland’s surplus supplies to Britain. Seamc-n’s parcels will be conlinued in the meantime. It was mentioned by one member of the committee that he had been informed from Wellington that soldiers’ patriotic parcels now had ttm lowest priority of all in shipping The secretary (Mr H. Wylie) said the goods on hand which it was proposed to make available to the people of Britain included oysters, fruit, lamb and green peas, barley sugar, chewing gum, soap and 4000 toothbrushes.