Meat Rations For All.

From the Abergavenny Chronicle, 12th April 1918.

MEAT RATIONS FOR ALL.

SCHEME OPERATING THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN

Great Britain came as a whole on Sunday under the scope of the Meat Rationing Order, which has operated hitherto in London and the Home Counties.  In a few districts there may be a short delay, but, generally speaking, meat, whether bought cooked in restaurants or uncooked in shops, will have to be paid for with coupons as well as with money. 

Each coupon authorises the expenditure of 5d., and three of the four coupons per week may be used in the purchase of butchers' meat.  The fourth is for bacon, poultry, corned beef, rabbits, etc.  The three coupons which are allowed for butchers' meat may be used for bacon and other miscellaneous meats instead; but in no case must the allowance of three coupons for butchers' meat be exceeded.

On May 5, in London and the Home Counties at any rate, the butchers' meat coupons are to be reduced to two, another bacon coupon being substituted, in order that meat-eaters, may help to conserve the supply of cattle by eating more bacon, of which ample supplies are said to be available.  At the same time, boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen (but not girls) will become entitled to an extra allowance of 5oz. of bacon with bone, or of meat which does not come under the heading of butchers' meat.

Persons engaged, upon heavy manual work will be entitled shortly to an extra ration, and large numbers of application forms from men and women in various kinds of employments have been issued. These applications will be considered separately by the local food committees.