FEEDING OF BRITAIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19235, 26 January 1926, Page 12

FEEDING OF BRITAIN.

DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTS. SUPPLIES. FROM. MANY LANDS. Great Britain is the greatest of tie world's markets, for food «f ail kjisds. She draws her supplies front all parts of its? globe, and there is practically eo ootmtry which has food to sell which o&snot Sao a British ferrer. says Sir Henry Pi.ew --bo was chairman of the Allies Wheat Purchasing Committee. 2915-1.6, a meaner of t.be Royal Commission <c4 Wheat Snoplies, 1916-:®, .and Secretary to the. Islinlstry of Food.. Us ijnpcfits of' :e:d and drink to the Unitod Kiagdcso -i r -hi.-:a still is'dud-es Cllster. hnt now .exelsdes Southern Ireland) atnonnted to 43 per -cerjf. of the. total raise of -all huports da 1§24.

'The xsosi i»porta»c. sonro® of Briisists food SEppliss is brer own sgricnlfcural laß-5. Kotwitistandsng tbc jasgoiitode the. food imperii, it- is still troe that appriafmately half thosf food mt: tb.es, which -are not -of feopics! or .sab-tropical ortgia. are home-nrodncod. • More than f©Er-fif.ths -of tb-e -TOEEtry's whiftat. ro-qniressnts are iasported, and of tetter about tbe'-sanie prrportricn. On the ©liber hand, 82 per. osafe bf: the potatces arsd -aS ffc fresh anlk 'siije hoise-|SSjffitS.. Bet<re» IBm extremes ecsa? sodb' spMssaoy foods as meat mS -.cheese, ---of vlwA "ib« impwrfceid' -ssipprr ratiges frcao ahonl' 40 •to 53 per csnt.- of the total oonsn-mptacn. Empira Profeciios.,

u Tie dream of a British Empire wKrh produces all lie food its irfeHtKsis iwed, and is tbas faflepeatSebt « foreip nappEes, Is. aiirarlirt .as *a ideal, bst si asiist .fee admitted IfcaiL si is .far front reslisiitisa -:ia Msßdace,** says Sir Sy&wf Rrr. ** We drs.w ai present oearjr ilat wßcOe cf oar cvwsea strppSes ©f a«t iroin 3£<ew Zesl.asi 'and. Australia, hai for <oox "oread *e share to rdy f®r Dearjj fealf ®w r«swJ«KBBOtE tan itfee tfcjAcd States ttis! Arfaalimk. LsSi year Can.afts.,, bari-EE: -a record crop cf wifcuaait in 1925. was Ifie largest ia3iirad-iasl seitrifanior to lis .bread clipboard, »$€ iiihe trtS pnSaaMy bt- capable 5a ife;sret far distsst fetors el isppljifig sI3 tbf wbes,t w« iasefl.' bat st present -w* tSfcpsltl go rerj sliorfc if we depended oa ifflpsral supplies «3eoe. /For b&ef ne are s& rots* dependent cm- lomga' 'ctrafflfaies., Alxwt 45 per ciest. is prodaeed is Gr?®i Britain, and lius ,D*jaazße»s. locfofesg fi*s Irish Free Stat®, supply .-an & adiinonki .13 per east. For more s&bb IwD-iSfahs 're dfpEi;d assmfy c© Argentina., mta lOGairifeatiMiE ircia Crsgoav mi tbe Crntftd States. T3rree4c»artte «f its 3ifßti.cs -vrf- Est is Empire pi®3»oe, lis re~ ammto scoiaSftg from Jirgjafeia «b.3 Uruguay- On site ©liber libm., ws are Jbs? stii-ssppariiirg. .!kE an -Empire uriiib regard to pig jneai—fc&ctro, ijaias ®b3 pc>ix— Ifcaa in ssy .-oiibsr v>l Jgje dldel ipoMsSs. More Slhaa ihaSf out Taqairetsiicis ®bm frcoa foreign BEsmffli «ni tb« Urdlefi Sfcsiss fering tbe principal rrapisjm» wittj Ufsamark a iosr v.-sr fte largest. Tlip saraU ampoKt of letter prodnced in itlns ©CKsatrTT "tm Elre&fiT luaa raaatwiaed, -urtr] ilie of fib* I>ct.Er;":.rriDHs is Stuioe is .-great. Ptriifor asariy fcdj oxer jEUpplfis *e fepsiifl >c® l»eegaa «c*3»Lries. ©Bttcasri sfisds .mwSi I4>e largfs. 'CTiE-nlri t , tefc. JtrgßStSa*, fnw tr.e -rar,, hits 'jsntered into" »c®re (•:"•- ■pEsfcrßoa. -a Juris is xapjdJT iatsouaap. last jpwtr sise ssnt iiaS a® iEScfa as Sew S«63s,act wMeb 'stsais. wbbjkl : to Dtsraßßrk «s :an iOTmea sasree t$ r-rpp;j. '.lEtp'srtE. " ?K- VST 'TOfET w® «t- aiasost (is' iorais-is ihr wows -t;f being Ciabs.. CSascho'St/Ll&scl* S- ©&* .miaga, JißTa «eib3 • Tteu More 4teu ia® s;sar <«s£w «a»es frato com'trisK f>at»df•fee £inpir»,, Imi nearly two -tbsrat, ■& mr fea Is sßpt fmes lailb i»5 CiprSra. Ta 'iiiitsrs&iss tfef traisK-tstTr ioofl w?*~ 'SsneS ia ; Great us dsairabie *.<6« aiEsy •psatilß» t «oaaibpra(2 SB •«. ecTOSsiac. Jift «lhe satins tiaw s ciras.-w'. redtintina zn 'tretr mprrts; :tr»Si Tifflcres ccTOtro« •wfosM ihsa'se wtftf iiiT'-rjmct'Kp 'fiEissifw But a ®Bbsrt»3liiu ascrmsf ' E! *' ijO~r.p~p?-oT3rn fe©d is hoskS>lP uny .sikS '.£st"art>a:.i•.:? 'd .jafifefinc As just ,J>t ipsar ths njfsrpiiriis, so., "witij ;Ekn.asrt: «cfo&i -rapElEritT, tiis stm ■'l iiioi wrssMile SOT Sswl ,p.r;i2S!:®nis ifeTf r.;ibti7'f:c*Drt * r,r:<::-av7.<OTt is stews! irosa lie IboiS tbSbb, isntparl* 'd! lociS sransl iai-Tit&J? xaamtie. Cfear Ssmojbsme «a .ototsi* f-sp-riisf,., sad pErfiicaiß;niy -on sarr.jjber. octs»s» i« SSngror csifilmfsm the -escctiw truth of JwiEjjuii SHTiitg that "tie fc<Ms&x§ British tciewsKr ik Jfeiwr.," CiS the xiia; intjmrtMHse c« ißßir.tfcxaar.. iihrjssgii srsr frrttipn pciirry., fnnrialj" r»ii>;, timjE wai t"b*- ottasfcis vn J't-'y ilor tmr sti;»d—ifasi is, indswc. t-Wj Ibf wraSd. "*