London, Sept. 26, As a precautionary measure in order to conserve existing stocks, the Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, has announced that the butter ration will be reduced from four ounces to two ounces a week from September 30.
On the other hand, the meat ration will be increased from 1/10d. in value to 2/2d. a head.
The Ministry's statement points out that at this season of the year Australian and New Zealand supplies are always at their lowest, rising progressively from November with the advance of summer months in the southern hemisphere.
The present fat ration of eight ounces, consisting of six ounces of butter and margarine and two ounces of fat, will not be affected. Con-
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER
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