MINISTRY REASONS FOR RATIONING War has meant the re-planning of our food supplies. Half our meat and most of our bacon, butter and sugar come from overseas. Here are four reasons for rationing:— RATIONING PREVENTS WASTE OF FOOD We 1 must not ask our sailors to bring us unnecessary food cargoes at the risk of their lives. RATIONING INCREASES OUR WAR EFFORT Our 2 shipping carries food, and armaments in their raw and finished state, and other essential raw materials for home consumption and the export trade.