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<p>[Page 12]</p><p>Since September 1916 the Australian rations have been reduced to so-called Imperial rations, which in many ways don't suit our needs as they provide too much of one thing and too little of something else. The committee has therefore proposed several changes that have resulted in not insignificant savings and improvements. 1 oz of flour, for instance, yields 1.5 oz of bread, so we asked the government to provide 1.5 oz of flour rather than 1.5 oz of bread, which it agreed to. Thus we now bake everything in the camp and save:</p><p>1) money for previously bought black bread<br />2) £22-32, which is what the camp makes from selling flour to the cooperative for bread rolls and cakes<br />3) for flour we don't need we can get 1000-2200 oz of meat.</p><p>The main thing is, we get much better bread and provide several needy comrades with earnings. The September flour account was presented in the "World on Monday" as follows:</p><p>16,620 rations @ 1.5 oz = 24,930 oz of flour, distributed as follows:</p>