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North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 10 September 1917, Page 3

A Dannevirke resident lias received a copy of the Strand News and Cloucogter County Advertiser, containing a .report of a Police Court naae in' which .two small boys were .summoned- 'for wasting ono pound' of bread made of whenten meal. Evidence was given that the bread was found in a shed, and a policeman stated that the boys made a statement to the effect that their parents would not give them any. dinner, and they had taken the bread and margarine. It was evident they had, hi(V den.wliat they did n<# want at the time. The 'boys were fined' 5s each, .The iuei-. klent shows how seriously the-.matter of food is regarded in England, , «