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More Cups Of
i Tea Shortly
Office and factory workers
will be able to enjoy extra cups
of tea as from Monday next.
f A NNOUNCING last nignt that the'
- -tea ration would be increased by
20 per cent, from next 'week, the
Minister for Cus
toms (Senator
Keane) said the
increased allow
ance could be
used at work and
in tea clubs as
well as for house
hold requirements.
This latest in
crease means that
the ration will
be half a - pound
every four, weeks
instead of every
five weeks.
Coupons num
bered 9 to 12 must
be used before Monday. From Mon
day, coupons 13, 14, 15 and 16 will
purchase half a pound of tea.
1 "When the coupon ration scheme
;; was instituted on July 6, the previous
ration of one ounce a week was in
creased by 60 per cent.," said Sen
ator Keane. "Monday's further in
crease will make the individual ration
two ounces weekly, double what it
was before July 6.
Senator Keane promised that wher
ever supplies of any rationed com
modity improved sufficiently, the
ration allowance would be increased.
Senator Keane. Help
Senator Keane.
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