WAR LOAN INVESTMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1917, Page 1

WAR LOAN INVESTMENTS

WESTPORT’S SHARE

WESTPORT, Sept, 4

Westport post office receipts amounted to C-,017, with substantial amounts through tlie banks.

GREAT EFFORT IN AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND, Sept. 4th

The total to the war loan so far compiled is over £2,000,000 and several subscriptions have yet to come in. Ihe amounts passed through the hanks amounted to approximately £1 .'OOO.OOO, and the , Post Office £50,000. Large subscriptions were made by the Now Zealand and South British Insurance Companies, each £IOO,OOO, which are not included in the bank’s total.

NAPIER’S HALF-MILLIO.N

NAPIER, Sept. 4th

War loan subscriptions'at the Napier banks total £410.000. The Napier Post Office handled £80,167, and other Post Offices £92,285. CHRISTCHURCH RUSH. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 4 Very bpisk war loan business was done at Post Office, the building bci„g invaded by crowds of people. The following investments were made today; 4A per cent, war bonds, £160,250; war loan, certificates. £29,332; Post Office war bonds £52.500; total for the day, £242,082.

POVERTY BAY RETURNS.

GISBORNE, September 4

Subscription to the war loan thro.,el. the local Post Office total 0r, 9 <)')<» 1 eavimr £232,000 for the remainder of llie"district. The total for Poverty Bay amount to £291,000.

Wanganui subscriptions. WANGANUI, September, 4. ' ! 'be Post Office reports that Wanganui's subscriptions to the war loan amt’s to £102,760. IN VEROARO!LL’S EFFORT. IXVKRCARttII.Ii,. September 4. The Invercargill Post Office lias taken £236,000 for the. war loan and the city banks have handled 063,000. The ,'i.;t!Y banks returns (have still to -ome in. so that the complete figures will be well over £300,000.