NATIONAL SAVINGS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 292, 8 September 1942, Page 3

NATIONAL SAVINGS

“Spring Offensive” Results

Au auuuuneeniciit was made last week that the National Savings movement was to conduct a ’’Spring Offensive on the Home Prout” during September, to increase the number of regular National Savings deposits, as one way in which the civilian army of supply could match the offensive aims of our own and allied forces. ; , The second .week ot the campaign began yesterday ami the chairman of the New Zealand National Savings Committee announced that for the first week 6b,138 deposits, totalling till,ooo, were made to the, 305,550 National Savings UC; counts held, while, during the week bit new accounts were opened, including the record figure of 203 for the Auckland uistll’’i'n the'Dominion,” said Mr. Smallwood, ’■there are 18 postal districts, amt returns of the number ot National Savings deposits in each district tor the brst week of the spring offensive are just to hand. Wellington leads the Dominion with a total of 10,359 deposits last week out of 46,975 accounts, representing —- tier cent. Contres with the highest averages after Wellington are as follows:—

“Some interesting comparisons are available iu these figures,” continued Mr. Smallwood. “For instance, the North Island,-with 32,620 deposits out ot a total of 100,010 accounts, leads with a percent-a-'e of 1.7.2 over the South Island, with 13,518 deposits out of 113,592 accounts and a percentage of 11.9. National Savings is an integral part of our war programme, and as such it is confidently expected ..that there will be a big improvement iu the percentages resulting from the many more deposits made to National Savings accounts.”

Napier Deposits made. . 2466 . 2103 No. of PercentAccounts. age. 12,084 11,63-1 20.4 18.0 New Plymouth ... . 2117 . 1307 11.801 7,113 17.9 17.6 Greyuiouth .... Auckland Paluiefston North Wanganui Blenheim . 1)16 . 8594 . 2628 . 2100 . 716 5,00-t 51,70-1 16,400 14,439 5,349 16.9 16.6 16.0 15.2 13.4