16 MARCH 1918, Page 12

AN INCIDENT OF FOOD CONTOt.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The following incident of Food Control may amuse your readers. The owner of a pig wished to kill it and share it with his friends, but fearing he might come under the regulations against hoarding, he asked his local Food Committee to advise him on the point. Here is their answer : "Re killing Pig.—This

is permissible if done in moderation."—I am, Sir, &c., A.