distributors.
It was however
appreciated that any such system
5.
would require preparation before
any scheme was brought into force -
in the United Kingdom the distributors
have proved a most useful adjunct in
the enforcement of rationing systems.
The information contained in the
History of the Ration Book demonstrates the
complications likely to arise out of either
system).
(N.B.
(v)
Time and personnel required for
preparing a system:
Both would
(vi)
be considerable and any decision
to work out a full rationing scheme
must envisage a considerable degree
of expenditure;
Possibilities of confining rationing
to a minimum quantity of a commodity
this was thought feasible though
little experience available in the
United Kingdom. The meat rationing
system by price rather than quantity
had been a move in an opposite
direction.
It was also thought
that any such system would necessarily
involve State purchasing. It was,
however, suggested that Hong Kong's
needs might best be met by a
distribution of minimum rations or
possibly, something on Soup Kitchen
lines in view of the fact that any
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