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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25797, 19 March 1945, Page 2

REDUCED SUGAR RATION From TO-DAY (MONDAY), MARCH 19, the HOUSEHOLD SUGAR RATION becomes lOoz per week instead of 12oz. Commencing with coupons 21 to 24, the fourweekly consumer ration will thus be 2Ub instead of 31b. Special Coupon YB, however, will remain redeemable for 31b of sugar until it expires on March 31. Sugar allocations for hotels, restaurants, and manufacturers have been reduced by 20 per cent., 4 and by 25 per cent, for bakers and pastrycooks. Any such consumers who have already received their sugar permits at the old rate for the four weeks commencing March 19 should reduce their consumption to the new level and carry forward sufficient stocks to offset the double reduction- - which will be necessary in the subsequent period. NO REGISTRATION OF CONSUMERS Consumer registration has been abandoned, and from March 19 sugar may be purchased from any licensed retailer on surrender of the current coupons, which the grocer will CUT from the ration books. PROCEDURE FOR RETAILERS COUPONS MUST BE CUT'FROM RATION BOOKS and not, merely cancelled. To obtain permits for period March 19 to April 15, apply on Form F.R.3A as usual, giving the' number of registered customers as on March 18. To obtain permits for subsequent periods, apply every four weeks, as in the past, on Form F.R.3A, forwarding with it coupons surrendered by customers during the previous four-weekly period. Tire coupons should be enclosed in the ' special coupon envelope. Pending the reprinting of Form F.K.3A, the column at present headed “ Number of Special Coupons Enclosed ” can be used to record the number of coupons forwarded. Replenishment of supplies will be authorised, as in the past, to the nearest bag or half-ton lot. Retailers in general are authorised to hold six weeks’ stock of sugar, except that in isolated districts where transport is infrequent or erratic they may hold up to four months’ stock. They arc required to account for their stocks by declaring them every four weeks. It should be noted that there is no change in the registration system for butter. Issued for the Food and Rationing Controller by the Economic Information Service, Wellington.

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