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Policy Committee would like the possibility of reserve to be

considered in the near future.

(e) Liquefied petroleum gas (1.p.g.)

L.p.g. is the product least likely to be in short supply as it is frequently flared off at source. Furthermore, even less l.p.g. is imported than kerosene, and substitutes for cooking and heating exist in the form of kerosene, 'town gas'

and electricity.

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