CHOCOLATES BY POST

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 8 January 1944, Page 2

CHOCOLATES BY POST

NEW PATRIOTIC SERVICE N.Z. FORCES OVERSEAS Wellington, This Day. To provide service for members of Zealand forces Patriotic Fund the inauguration of a scheme on Januhas been organised on sin Mfr lines to the board’s postal tobacco scheme, except that the money order offices will act as receiving agents for orders. Explaining the new service, Mr G. A. Hayden, secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, said that the scheme had been under consideration for some time, but it had not been possible to complete arrangements until recently. “The new service,” continued Mr Hayden, “is complementary to the postal tobacco scheme which besides saving thousands of pounds to relatives and friends in the Dominion, has also been the means of ensuring that New Zealand Service personnel overseas have received from time to time a substantial gift of their favourite brand of cigarettes, pipe or cigarette tobaccos. It has long been realised that in the New Zealand forces there are men who do not smoke. The chocolate service will be specially welcome to them but I am sure, too, that the smokers will also appreciate receiving something a little . different every now and ♦particularly the men in Great Britain. “It is not always possible to buy chocolate in the ordinary way. The new service will take care of that aspect, and in addition, the chocolate to be used has been specially made to withstand tropical temperatures For 5/6 two pounds of a well-known New Zealand brand of chocolate (four half pound cakes) will be specially packed in a sealed tin and will be posted to a member of the New Zealand forces serving anywhere overseas. Order forms are available at all post offices, but can only be accepted at a money order office. These forms hav t been designed on similar lines to those for the tobacco service, to ensure that a receipt is given when the order is placed and when the order is received by the board. They also permit of one section being detached and kept by the board for record purposes. Another section to be filled in by the sender, will contain the name and address of the serviceman or woman and this will be the label for the parcel.” Mr Hayden added that it was felt that the chocolate service would be welcomed by the service personnel, their relatives and friends alike, and that before long it would be a major activitv of the board. He expressed appreciation, on behalf of the board, of co-operation received from the postal authorities and others in helping to make the service possible.— P.A.