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le"""'""'"--'-""-'""" 'in--iiiiiirt-- March if: I ibl f is/ th I l The effect of the beer restrictions restrictive order was put into effect. will continue to be felt by Ontario by Ottawa, many of the brewers citizens for some time by reason ot gem rationing themselves. Mr. the fact that production of the ordon expressed the View there . would still be a shortage of beer breweries was related to what was even when the brewers caught up permitted to be sold in Ontario by on production. 3 the Dominion Government, At- "Pnta.rio is thenlargest consumer torney-General Leslie Blackwell said y beer P Canada, said MR Gordon. . _ But It IS not the largest consumer, yesterday in a prepared statement. of spirits. As we restrict the quan-' It, was issued following a conference tity of spirits available the demand; between brewery officials and the for beer will run, I believe, to sol Liquor Control Board. million or more gallons of beer and "A stroke of the pen in the can- nually." l cellation of an Order-in-Council (In 1942 Ontario consumed 42 ' cannot remove the effects of re- million gallons of beer.) l strictions," Mr. Blackwell said in referring to the Dominion Govern- ment's withdrawal from the field of beer manufacture and distribution. "Notwithstanding this fact the Province feels that it can now safely abandon the intention to _ issue A single ration book and for ' the present intends to proceed with the usual permit for the purchase of spirits and imported wine at the usual permit fee of one dollar' and the separate coupon ration books for beer and native wines without charge." The Attorney-General said ability to continue the rationing with the hope of abating the stringency as additional supplies of beer became' available depended entirely on the' possibility of the Ontario Govern-, merit. obtaining some co-operation trom the Dominion Government. _ "In other words, if, through core' hols such as cartons. glass and; manpower controls, the restrictions are tightened instead of being abat- ed as circumstances will permit, an indirect and effective restriction) would still be imposed. It is to be) hoped that will not happen." I Earlier the former .Liquor Board) Chairman, A. St. Clair Gordon, toldi the Legislature that it would be twol or three months before more beer" became available. Long before the