INTEREST-FREE LOANS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 March 1940, Page 2

INTEREST-FREE LOANS

MONEY FOR WAR PURPOSES. FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BY MR. NASH. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Pleasure at the splendid response to his recent appeal for free-of-intefest loans for war purposes was expressed by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Nash, in an interview last evening. Following is a further list of citizens who have forwarded cheques for loans free of interest, the period of the loan being stated in each case: — H. V. Horlor, Horlor’s Motor, Haulers Ltd., Lower Hutt, £lOO, duration of war and one year. Salmond and Spraggon, Ltd., Wellinton, £5OO, duration and six months. Frank Wilkinson, Caversham, Dunedin, £2OO, duration. Caledonian Bowling Club, Dunedin, £lOO, duration and six months. Mrs’. M. E. Borland, Christchurch, authority to withdraw £lOO from P.O. S.B. account, duration and one year. A. W. Cook, Napier, £lOOO, duration and six months. Anonymous (a Wellington merchant company), £5OO (second £5OO donation), duration. An Auckland timber company, £5OO, duration and six months. A. Louisson, Christchurch, £2OOO. duration and six months. Hydra Bacon and Meat Co., Ltd., Auckland. £lOOO, duration and six months. Baxters Ltd., Christchurch, £lOOO, duration and six months. Ernest Adams, Ltd., £5OO, duration and six months. F. J. Miller, Ltd.. Wellington, £lOOO, duration and one year. Brown Bros.. Christchurch. £5OO. duration. C. J. Keir, Rangiora, £2OO, three years. F. J. Dunn, Ltd., Timaru, £lOO, duration and six months. Smartwear Manufacturing Co., L.td., Christchurch, £lOO, duration and six months. H. C. Urlwin, Ltd., £5OO, duration. Klippel Bros. (N.Z.), Ltd., Auckland, £lOO, duration and six months. Mr. S. Klippel, £25, duration and six months. Mrs S. Klippel, £ 10, duration and six months. T. H. Callingham, Wellington, £lOO, duration and six months. Two anonymous Wellington donors, £5OO each, duration and six months. Wild and Robertson, Greymouth, £lO,OOO, duration and 12 months. 'Mr and Mrs. Paul Gillingham, Lower Hutt, £lOO, duration and six months. Mrs Annie Tilley, Auckland, £5OO, duration. Joseph May, Hamilton, £5OO, duration. Wellington resident, £lOO, duration. Phillips and Pike. Ltd.. Wellington, £lOOO. duration and six months. Walter H. Hindmarsh, Christchurch, £lOO, duration and six months. Clark Bros., Auckland. £5OO, duration. Benjamin Ravenswood, Wellington, £lO, duration. In addition to the above two straightout donations of £lO each have been received and one woman Savings Bank depositor has offered her savings of £2O, free-of-interest, for the duration of the war. At last night’s meeting of the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League it was decided to offer to the Government on loan for war purposes the sum of £lOO. free of interest for the duration of the war and twelve months thereafter.