NATIONAL SAVINGS IN SOUTHLAND

Southland Times, Issue 24821, 13 August 1942, Page 4

NATIONAL SAVINGS IN SOUTHLAND

GOOD RECORD OF WAIKAKA Six Southland post office centres can claim at least one National Savings account for each person living In the area served. This has been disclosed by an analysis made by the district organizer (Mr W. G. Nield). Waikaka has the highest record with 529 accounts, equal to 166 per cent, of the population and an average investment of £24/1/- for each person in the district. The Invercargill figures show 5752 accounts, equal to 21 per cent, of the population, with an average investment of £8 5/- a head. These figures are considered to be low and an effort will be made to raise the city accounts shortly. A table of the investments In the various centres is as follows:—

8 o Invercargill 43 u o 6 a 5,752 Percentage of m accts, to nonulation. i ■ i< 8 43 S . S3 </) £ o sa 5 i •S.3 If H £ 0 224.515 Arrowtown 197 59.5 11 15 0 5,360 Balfour 217 46.7 9 0 0 4,178 Bluff 841 48 4 9 8 9,217 Edendale 954 109.4 11 18 5 10,400 Gore 1,554 32.4 8 2 1 38,910 Halfmoon Bay 95 21.5 3 15 0 1,651 Lumsden 234 33.4 7 12 0 5,328 Mataura 624 29.1 4 7 1 9,337 Nightcaps 317 59.5 3 9 6 2,260 Ohal 583 62 8 9 4 4,935 Otautau 672 59.5 5 17 7 6,633 Queenstown 945 100 12 16 0 12,096 Riverton 1,194 100 7 7 4 8,797 Tuatapere 743 100 11 2 0 12,217 Thombury 253 134 8 13 8 1,632 Waikaia 204 46.5 6 0' 0 2,603 Waikaka 529 166 24 1 0 7.504 Winton 645 58.2 4 3 4 12,830 Woodlands 144 45 2 12 2 834 Wyndham 728 58 8 19 8 11,354