Ministry Of Food: Supplementary Rations For Heavy Workers.

From the Halifax Courier, 23rd March 1918.

MINISTRY OF FOOD.

SUPPLEMENTARY RATIONS FOR HEAVY WORKERS.

As soon as supplies are available a Supplementary Ration (of meat other than Butcher’s meat and pork) will be allowed to heavy workers.  To obtain a Supplementary Card for this ration workpeople must fill up a form of application.

Workpeople desiring to make application should apply accordingly to their employers for the necessary forms which must be correctly filled up and handed back to the employers.
Those not able to obtain forms though their employers, should apply to the Labour Exchange.

The Supplementary Ration is only for persons on HEAVY MANUAL WORK.  It will not apply to men and women in professional and commercial occupations, office staff, clerks, commercial travellers, dealers, shop assistants, messengers, indoor domestic servants, and others engaged in similar occupations.

Women engaged on ordinary factory work, whether munitions or other work not involving exceptional physical exertion or exposure to weather should not apply.

A workman must not fill up more than one form of application whether obtained here or elsewhere or attempt to obtain more than one Supplementary Card.

A subsequent announcement will be made as to the place and method of issuing Supplementary Cards and as to the date when additional rations will begin.  This will not be before April 7th.

By Order
PERCY SAUNDERS, Executive Officer,
Halifax Food Office, 16th March, 1918.