THE WAR LOAN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 24 August 1916, Page 7

THE WAR LOAN.

CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE TILL END OF YEAR. . Per Pross Association, Wellington, August '23. In reply to an inquiry as to ho v. long the war loan certificates from £1 to £-30 would bo obtainable from i the Post Office by investors, .Sir Joseph'Ward stated to-night that his ide; was to keep this part of the loan open until the eiiu of November or December. r ,r|ii, s would givo full opportune , J to all small investors throughout t!r: country, who desired to purchase cor | tihcate.s to do so, and would givo am-! plo time to the people of tho Dominion to considi r fully tho advantages of the Kelieme, a., any amount that was contributed :!ii way for War expenditure "•nil,! lie readily used by the country. There was no good reason, so far as he could judge, for closing down upon applicants at an early date In an interview, Sir Joseph Ward stated that the excess of deposits over withdrawals in the Post Office Savings Bank for the month of July was £372,760, and that the amount oi excess, for tho corresponding month of last year was £210,020. Tho excess of deposits over withdrawals for tho seven months, January to July, of this yoar was .02,340,957.