Sugar Rationing To Cease From Week's End

Northern Advocate, 23 August 1948, Page 6

Sugar Rationing To Cease From Week's End

WELLINGTON, Mon. (P.A.) sugar rationing as it affects dom

This announcement was mac Nordrneyer) today.

He added: “I wish to make it clear that it is possible that in some areas there may not be sufficient to meet all demands immediately, but the general supply position is now such as to enable the Government to decide upon termination of sugar rationing.” The Minister appealed to the public to refrain from making large demands upon their grocers as soon as rationing was lifted.

There would be ample stocks coming forward to meet all requirements,

). —As from the end of this week estic consumers will .cease.

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including additional demands at the jam season, and no good purpose would be served by buying unduly large quantities, said the Minister. So far as manufacturers were concerned, it was intended that rationing would be continued for approximately two months. It might be possible to reduce that period, but it was thought desirable that consumer demand sh.Vild first be met before increases were made available for manufacturing purposes.