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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 October 1915, Page 4

. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT i j jJ4 10s per uoiii/. DJ^LI^NTUiIES. Issued 4i pei' cent iicarer Debentures under tlio authority cu tbe h'inance Act, 1915, and pursuant to the Now Zealand Loans Act, 1908, as amended by bbe New Zealand Loans Amendment Act, 1915, to provide moneys far local expenditure DUIUNG THE WAlt. PIUOE OF ISSUE FIXED AT £100 PER CENT. npHE Government oi 'Tlew Zealand -*■ desires to place bolore the public of the Dominion this prospectus, show- ' kg the terms and conditions under which' .moneys may be invested on the ; security of the Public Revenues ot New Zealand, to provide the funds necessary for local purposes during the present war. In view of the imancial strain at present imposed on the Imperial Treasury in providing money tor carrying on the war, the Government oi this country confidently asks all Aew Zealanders who can afford to do so to assist' the Empire by investing ireely in these Debentures, and thus in a measure relieve tho Mother country oi the burden ot having to provide the capital required for local purposes in Now Zealand. Forms of application may be obtained ironi any Postal Money-order Office, >r from the Treasury. Applications may ue lodged at any Postal Money-order Office, at Treasury, \ Wellington, or or at any Bank or registered Sharebroker's oilice in the Do- ' minion. Applications may be made tor £5 or auy multiple of £5, and for a cunoncv of 5, 10, 15, 20, or 2o years, at Uio option ol the subscriber. Subscribers who apply at a Postal Money-order Office may lodge amounts by cheque or in cash. If cJieiiues forwarded exchange must bo added where payable. In cases where application is posted direct to Wellington, the lodgments must be first paid in to the "Public Account" at any branch of the Bank of Naw Zealand, and the bank receipt must in such case be forwarded to Wellington with the application. Applications for sums not exceeding jLoOOO must be accompanied' by the total subscription or Bank receipt tor the amount, and applications for sunns in excess of £5000 must he accompanied by a deposit of 10 per cent., balance > payable on allotment. Allotments will Ibo mado by the Controller'and Auditor- ' General. \ In the case of default in payment ol the balance tho deposit previously paid will be liable to forfeiture. If no allotment is made the deposit will be returned. Interim receipts will do issued on lodgment, and will be subsequently exchanged for Debentures. The Debentures will be issued with interest coupons attached. Interest will be payable half-yearly on presentation oi coupons at a Postal ' .Money-order Office, or at, tho Bank oj < .New Zealand, or at uie treasury. interest will Lie computed now Uio loth October, iUlo, and will be lice ol meome-tax. annual binding r und l» established to provide ior Uio redemption oi unj.v e oen tares. -no x/ooOJiiureo will uo issued in jieuonnuuiioni) oi J-u, X,'~o, ioU, 1-IUU; jcouu, j-iuUU, or in suoii mghor dononuuUUUUO «IO ii.iiy UC UoKfU UpOil iIIU IUC x.caiiiij, ana Hin ue inauo jaijuuio '•■u j j ~caici. .ueoeii Hires »in oo icyuyuuic .' m pui ai 1..c xicusuiy, >> -ji I ..... uiij uiuw ui uio uanii oi .sou ZjOU.aiiu in luo dominion on tueir alto uate. x»aiiivo ana icgkaeieu oJiuieOioivo-u .nil uo aiioHea a commission oi oc pej un aiioniicnto uiaue 111 lcspoc •j: iceeivuu nom Uie.ni uiioct, ana iiniv.n uour tneir t>ump, aiiu i are loinaruea to the liewsiiry or to uio jL-urit-onid-S under cover of the lorm provided. 'Uu»'ormg-iorms are outainuoio Horn tne i'ost-oUiees. Coiiimisiion will bo paiu alter allotment, aiiu will not ue auowed on conversions or on transfer ot moneys now on deposit nim tne i'ost-oluco savings liaitii. rue debentures aie uovernment Securities in w'liiou. Ir us toes aie authorized to invest Tiust jj unus. Applications will ciose at the treasury on oth November, l ( Ji5, but the Government reserves tne right to ciose at a prior date or to extend the period at its option. fn case oi over-suoseriptiou the Government reserves the rrgbt to decline any apphcation, in wholo or m part, as it may determine. interest will not be paid in respect of any > amounts forwarded with applications '< which "are declined. I CONVBUBIONS. 1 Holders oi Government Debentures 1 issued under the New Zealand Loans 1 Act and maturing on ore before the Ist December, 191<i, will have the option of converting into -H per cent. 1915 Debentures at par if application is made to the Treasury on or before the 30th November, 1915. The interest ' under the new debenture will taite I effect after the coupon tor the uiou current half-year under- the old deben- ! ture has been paid. PoSX-OMBIOE SAVINGS-BANK OEI'OBITS. Persons who now have money deposited in the Post-office bavings-banks may purchase 4i per cent Debentures by moans of transfer. They must apply I on or before the 6th November, 1915, to the Postmaster in charge at any Posted Money-order Office within tho district in which their account is open in order that the requisite transfer may be made, fnterest at 4£ per cent under- the new debentures will date from the 15th October, 1915. The ' forms of application and transfer may be obtained at the Post-offices. 1255-4 int. I Edmonds 1 Baking Powder is absolutely pure. It is an invaluable aid i in-Cooking Pastry, Cakes and Puddings. -Try it — Ask your grocer for a tin of »