APPLES FOR SCHOOLS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 67, 22 March 1943, Page 4

APPLES FOR SCHOOLS

SUPPLIES TO COMMENCE THIS WEEK (P.A.) Wellington, March 21. All schools throughout the Dominion will receive their first consignment of free apples this week fur distribution to pupils. The Government had decided that school children will receive their one apple daily during the flush of the season, as well as providing full supplies for the local market, said the Minister of Marketing, Hon. J. G. Barclay, tonight. In some schools there was an apparent over-supply during certain periods last year, but this year’s quantities had been reduced to ensure strictly one a day to the nearest case. Heeavy quantities of apples were coming forward and low prices on ’the markets will certainly have the effect of enabling everyone to enjoy full quantities of apples one? again.

These apples were being sold by the Internal Marketing Department at from 4s to 6s 6d a case. As they cost the department about 6s a case, plus freight, insurance and overhead, bringing the total cost up to nearly 9s a case, it was easy for any fairminded person to see that the public was getting this fruit at very much below cost. The flush season has now arrived and for the next two or three months the great bulk of apples will be sold at these prices.