APPLES IN SCHOOLS
SCHEME ( XDER WAY IN WANGANUI DMribution of free apples in chools under the Government scheme is in op.nation in the Wanganui disrici. The handing out of the first iup'.’ly was finished yesterday. Altogether 309 cases of apples go lo about 60 schools weekly in the o/an.ganui district, according to Mr. A'. G. Seabrook, who has charge of he distribution of free milk to ■chools. A week's supply is delivered e em-h school at a time, the number n <-mrs ranging from three to 1-1. -• hng to the number of pupils on lie roll. The district's supplies iri’ive weekly from Hawke’s Bay. At 'resent the Cox's orange variety is icing distributed. The scheme is conducted by the I -leallh Department in association ! . ilh the Education Department, but | .he administrative work is carried I nil by the Internal Marketing Depart- ; nent, which buys the fruit from the I ers and distributes it to the ! (chools. In most cases the practice is i to ve th'- children their milk in the ] forenoon and an apple in the afternoon.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 65, 18 March 1942, Page 3
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178APPLES IN SCHOOLS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 65, 18 March 1942, Page 3
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