MILITARY BANKERS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 9 December 1916, Page 4

MILITARY BANKERS.

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND'S QUOTi! In dealing with the part the Bank o: New Zealand lias played in providing men for the defence of the Empire, M: Beauchamp remarked that since the out break of war no fewer than 369 bf th< bank's officers—more than a third o: the total staff—have joined the militar; forces. The bank granted leave of ab sence to 329 of these, with half-pay ii the case of members of tiie colonia staff and full pay in the case of mem bers of the London staff, the military pay of the latter being on a lower scab than that of the Colonials. The remain

ing forty resigned their, appointment: in order to join the army, preferring that course to waiting their turn to b( relieved. 01" the officers on leave ]

regret to say that 20 have lost thei lives, one i s missing and believed to fa wounded, and 51 others have bee] wounded in action. As probably les; than 200 of our officers have been in th< firing line, the balance being still i] camp or in transit, this is a toll, and it can well be judged that, a; a soldier, the bank clerk keeps well t< the fore and takes his full share of tin fighting. c