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War Economy
Rationing in the United Kingdom
Rationing in the United Kingdom
A comparison of weekly food rations in New Zealand and the United Kingdom in 1944 is useful but does not give the full picture. Rations varied in some years, and, for most of the commodities, the United Kingdom commenced rationing several years before New Zealand.
| Weekly Ration per Person in 1944 | ||
| New Zealand | United Kingdom | |
| Commodity | oz. | oz. |
| Sugar | 12 | 8 |
| Jam | N.R.2 | 4 |
| Fats – | ||
| Butter | 8 | 8 |
| Other | N.R. | |
| Liquid milk | N.R. | 403 |
| Cheese | 24 | 3 |
| Tea | 2 | 2 |
| Bacon and ham | 34 | 4 |
| Other meats5 | 40 | 20 |
2 N.R. means not rationed.
3 Rising to 80 oz. seasonally according to supply. Larger amounts for children.
4 Not rationed, but supply controlled at approximately this quantity per head of population.
4 Not rationed, but supply controlled at approximately this quantity per head of population.
5 Approximately. Actually expenditure was rationed at 1s. 9d. to 2s. a head in New Zealand and 1s. 2d. a head in the United Kingdom. Children received less in both countries.