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ECONOMY OF TRANSPORT. Memo. by Minister of Food.

4 Oct 1941

(i) for regulating the movement of Scotch seed potatoes to England and Wales, (ii) for controlling the movement of main crop were potatoes so as to secure maximum loading of vehicles, minimum hauls and minumum congestion and wagon delays. (e) Liquid Milk. A Board has been set up to recommend measures for reducing th### length of haul between farm and collecting depot, and between collecting depot and distributor. 5. It would be possible to secure further economies along two main lines. (a) There are many branded goods, making in total a substantial tonnage, which are each produced is one or in a small number of factories and distributed thence over the whole country, the result being wasteful cross traffic.
agriculture retail infrastructure water supply cereals food supply wheat chocolate distribution fish fruit petrol industry meat milk motor vehicles transportation potatoes railways rationing refrigeration rice sugar supply tea transport travel vegetables oil fuel beer alcohol fats london economies flour dairy wholesale margarine food supplies biscuits milling haulage nationwide lord president's committee ministry of food preserves
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/5/6
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/5
Former Department Reference
LP(41) 162
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000005.006
Keywords
Alcohol Beer Biscuits Cereals Chocolate Dairy Distribution Economies Fats Fish Flour Food Supplies Fruit Fuel Haulage Infrastructure Margarine Meat Milk Milling Motor Vehicles Oil Petrol Potatoes Preserves Railways Refrigeration Retail Rice Sugar Tea Transportation Vegetables Water Supply Wheat Wholesale
Language
English
Locations Discussed
London
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee Ministry of Food
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 159(41) - 226(41)
Themes
Rationing Supply Industry Infrastructure Agriculture Food Supply Transport Travel

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