FOOD FOR BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22688, 29 March 1937, Page 10

FOOD FOR BRITAIN

ARRIVAL THROUGH LONDON OTHER ENTRANCES SOUGHT LONDON, March 17 The Food Defence Committee is most perturbed by the fact that more than half of Britain's food comes through the Port of London, and is seeking new entrances in ca«e London should be blocked by an air attack. It considers that diversion to large ports like Southampton, Bristol, Liverpool, Hull and Glasgow is impracticable, owing to risks of congestion. The committee is considering the revival and re-equipment of ancient neglected ports liko Milford Haven, Falmouth, Poole, Boston, King's Lynn. Maryport and Stanraer. Describing Milford Haven as possessing advantages beyond those of almost any harbour in the Empire, Mr. F. J'. Bobient, chairman of llio Milford Dock Company, said it had been consistently ignored since the time of Queen Elizabeth, who was perhaps interested because her grandfather, Henry Tudor, landed there before "the overthrow of Bichard the Third. The committee has already pointed out that Milford Haven is handicapped by lack of quayside rail-track facilities. Meanwhile, the concentration in London increases, with imports of meat, eggs and butter alone via London, totalling 70,485 tons for the first two months of 1937, an increase of 6600 tons over the same period in 1936.