23 FEBRUARY 1918, Page 3

Lord Rhondda announced last Saturday that the scheme of meat-

rationing to be applied in London and the Home Counties from Monday next would be extended to the whole of Great Britain—but not Ireland—by Lady Day. In some country districts rationing will begin early in March. The extension was inevitable if inequalities of distribution and difficulties as to boundaries were to be overcome. We have no doubt that people will soon accustom themselves to the rather complex plan adopted, provided always that the Food Controller maintains a sufficient supply of meat and does not reduce the production by fixing the prices too low.