service biscuits for the London supplies; These rations were (and are?) one tin or Canned meat, one tin of sweetened condensed milk, and half a pound of centres have no biscuits. 5. meat and 4371/2 tons of condensed milk: the provincial These are the last line of defence in local districts and are not to be touched till all else fails. These dumps for London include 461 tons of canned and for the country as a whole 2,308,000 complete rations, in 35 centres. In addition 650 tons of canned beef are kept in 9 other scattered dumps.