THE WAIT LOAN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2853, 18 August 1916, Page 6

THE WAIT LOAN

BEING RUSHED BY THE PUBLIC.

By Telegraph—Press Association,

/Christchurch, August 17. There is still a , brisk demand at the Money Order Offico,' Christ-church, for both bonds for large sums and certificates for; small sums. ■ The officer in charge reported this afternoon that business on thesfe items had. considerably increased of. late. "We are rushed off our feet just now," he said. "We are having just as much to do as we want. ' i - - . '; . . PATRIOTIC "FUNDS TO BE ' \ INVESTED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, August 17. The Wanganui Patriotic Committee has decided to: invest £10,000 ttL the war loan. * , . , TRAiIW£Y BOARD INVESTS V / , £12,000. ; • - < Christchurch, August 17. The Christohurch Tramway Board is taking up £12,000. worth of the Government war loan, and is encouraging its employees to take up war certificates by_ arranging for their payment! by fortnightly instalments. I A FIRM AND ITS EMPLOYEES." Following an example set by some 'Australian employers on the occasion :of the" recent' Australian War' Loan issue,.the directors of the D.I.C. have made a generous and patriotic offer to the employees of their, establishments in Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The offer is to purchase for any employed desiring to participate a War ■Loan certificate up to the value of £50, the sum,to be repayable by the employee in monthly instalments of 5 per cent'.- of the price of issue. There is little, doubt that the D.I.C.' employees will'respond readily to the opportunity afforded them, and. the D.I.C. directors' ! example is; one that will possibly be followed by numerous other employers of labour. .

£1000 FROM AMALGAMATED RAIL- ..." WAY SERVANTS. The Amalgamated Society of Railway . Servants has decided to invest £1000 of ■ its surplus funds in the war loan. This decision was arrived 1 at by the Executive .Council of the society, which sat in Wellington this week. The council does not control the whole of the funds Vl subscribed by members, a proportion remaining with the branches. In the case of the central fund : the society is in the position of inost similar bodies, in that it "does not keep a great amount at call, otherwise the sum put into the loan might havo been even larger than ,£IOOO. ' . - • \ •