FOOD IN BRITAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21185, 7 August 1940, Page 7

FOOD IN BRITAIN

NO FURTHER RATIONING HOPE OF RELAXATION

SUCCESS OF MILK SCHEME (Official wireless) (Received August 7, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, August 6 Mr R. Boothby, in a statement, said on present indication there should be no need during the coming winter for any further rationing i measures, and he repeated hopes of j relaxations in the existing rationing, ! which in any case applies only to ! | butter, margarine, cooking fats, sugar, meat, bacon and tea. An ini crease in the ration is hoped for par- ' j ticularly in respect of tea. ' j The national milk scheme, under ’ I which milk is available at half-price 1 or free in necessitous cases to ex- ’ j pectant nursing mothers and child- ; ren under five years of age, has been ‘i a great success. Of estimated total 4 : potential beneficiaries for the whole ' : country of 3,758,000, those already * registered under the scheme number I 1,788,000, of whom 465,000 are receiving a daily pint of milk free. An order comes into effect on j Monday making the deliberate or ’ ' negligent waste of food an offence. Must Not Waste Food | Under a Ministry of Food order * 1 coming into force on August 12 it ■ will be an offence to waste food, which is described as everything - used by man for food and drink other ■ than water. 1 The order does not forbid giving 1 meat to dogs, but anyone giving exj cessively will be prosecuted. The maximum penalties for wastage are two months’ imprisonment or a fine of £SOO or both.