MEALS BY THE MILLIONS
In a recent address in Auckland Mr Percy Salmon, who was for five years and a-half staff officer to the Director of Supplies and Transport, spoke of the work of that branch of army organisation. “ Some idea of the task of feeding and transporting troops in New Zealand can be obtained,” he said, “ when it is known that at the peak period of the war the enlisted personnel in the army, navy, air force.
home guard and E.P.S. totalled about 355,0007* The rations issued from September, 1939, to December 31, 1945, in New Zealand, totalled 164,639,688 meals at a cost of £5,158.591 an average of 7.52 d a meal. The quantities of food provided were large and included 34.657.7871 bof bread, 57.224,9541 bof meat and 7,077,310 gallons of milk. In addition to feeding our own troops we had to provide for the Japanese prisoners of war at Featherston Camp and for the Polish children brought to New Zealand.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26177, 13 June 1946, Page 8
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