FOOD QUEUES.
[To nes Emma or sae " SPECTWOR."3
Sins,—On the 18th inst. Lord Rhondda said: "I leave under con- sideration . . . a proposal for compelling every customer . . to register in one shop. The retailer will be compelled to divide his supplies proportionately amonget his registered customers." Again, the Mayor of Birmingham slays Lord Rhondda had asked him to evolve some scheme, and be had evolved one, by which " each householder will select hie own retailer." This is called the Birmingham scheme. You would hardly believe, Sir, that nine months ago I seut to the Minister of Food exactly this scheme, with methods of working it to meet difficultiee, and my reply was as follows:— " I am desired by Lord Devonport to acknowledge your letter of April 27th and to thank you for the scheme of rationing whioh you have so kindly sent him. I am to eay that your scheme shall have careful consideration from this Department."
On November 20th I wrote to warn that queues would develop into a danger, and hoped my scheme would at last be adopted. At length it now seecue my scheme is to be adopted, and named the Birmingham scheme, after nearly a year; and my warnings taken to heart after four %Tarr' apathy, during which endl.s waste and food hoarding have taken place, including, in one instance, at Walsall, a case of building a well to hide enormous stores of food. Under my scheme queues would never have been seen, neither would factories have stood idle whilst the employees were standing idle in queues. I need, Sir, add no more.—I am,
J.P., Warwiekehire and Staffordshire and Borough of Taanworth.
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