Canada's part in the great war . nth, as against 800,000 barrels before the war. The following are the quantities of wheat, flour andoatmeal exported from Canada between August 1, 1917,and July 31, 1918:— 39 Bushels. Wheat ,601 Flour 11, 257 , 942 Oatmeal 372, 302 Sugar.—Owing to the shortage of sugar, limitationshad to be put on its consumption. The order of theboard on this subject applied to hotel and restaurantkeepers, private consumers, candy manufacturers,bakers and confectioners. A saving at the rate of100,000 tons annually has been effected. Licenses and Permits.—All dealers in
Canada's part in the great war . nth, as against 800,000 barrels before the war. The following are the quantities of wheat, flour andoatmeal exported from Canada between August 1, 1917,and July 31, 1918:— 39 Bushels. Wheat ,601 Flour 11, 257 , 942 Oatmeal 372, 302 Sugar.—Owing to the shortage of sugar, limitationshad to be put on its consumption. The order of theboard on this subject applied to hotel and restaurantkeepers, private consumers, candy manufacturers,bakers and confectioners. A saving at the rate of100,000 tons annually has been effected. Licenses and Permits.—All dealers in foods havebeen placed under license and required to operate underthe regulations made by the board. The following showsthe numbers of licenses granted by the board up toNovember 7, 1918:— Wholesale fish Cereals Wholesale fruits and vegetable Millers Bakers Wholesale grocers Wholesale produce Retail grocers General retail Public eating places Confectioners Wholesale flour and feed Packers Canners Manufacturers using sugar. 1 ,717 110 1 ,729 650 2 ,637 929 1 ,211 35 ,704 12 .348 15 ,826 1 ,093 437 379 511 657 75,938 A system of permits has been established for thecontrol of foods entering and leaving Canada. No onecan ship foodstuffs abroad nor receive foreign foodstuffswithout written permission of the Food Board. Therehave been issued 8,291 import permits and 13,293export permits. 40 Prevention of Waste.—The board has power to takemeasures to prevent the loss or deterioration of food-stuffs in transit by railway. If a car containing foodis detained at its destination more than four days andthe contents are likely to deteriorate the board can seizeand sell the food to the best advantage. The balance,after paying the costs, is remitted to the owner of thefood. About 12,000 cars have been dealt with in thismanner. Numerous regulations which have been made by theboard concern: the prohibition of the use of grain inmaking liquors, the control of the feeding of grain toHve
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