BRITISH-GROWN FOOD.
■ SUPPLY FOE 40 WEEKS. ? V ,\ A. and N.Z. LONDON, Aug. 11. . ',: Mr. G. :N. Barnes, member. of the War 'I : Cabinet • .without portfolio, speaking at 1 ' Palmer's Green, said that this year's harvest, ' 3 used for the; purpose i. of ; bread j ■■■v: - alone, would suffice all the needs 'of the population • for 40 weeks. . He was aware ; ; that some' grain would bo used for . beer. . • •Mr. G. ; H. . Roberts, Minister • for Labour, speaking ; ! at Maidstone, empha- | sised : the importance of increasing home ' production. Meanwhile, with a view to giving security -to agriculture, we - must make some departure ; from the fiscal ' system to which, the country had been j . attached. ', *. '. "
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16927, 13 August 1918, Page 6
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