MEAT RESTRICTIONS.

A certain amount of veal has been obtainable during the autumn, but not of very high quality, as it has not had the fattening of the pre-war days in the farmyard. For one thing, no heifer calf may be slaughtered after Jan. 1, and no male calf after March 15, except “male calves of the Ayrshire breed born in Scotland,” or calves branded by the brand of the Food Controller (which is a broad arrow) for Government purposes. Moreover, no meat obtained from any calf born in the British Islands after Feb. 1 and before Juan 15 may be sold for human consumption. Meat from calves may still be supplied “for the purpose of making, or as an ingredient in a sausage, meat pie, or similar article,” but it will be seen that the orders will go most of the way to banishing veal and, inferentially, lamb from the larder. There will be less meat available in the coming months, and there are signs of rather higher prices. The Food Controller has already permitted a slight increase on the retail rates for home-killed beef. The supplies from overseas are uncertain, and the individual ration bids fair to be reduced.