LOAN TARGET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 8, 9 July 1943, Page 3

LOAN TARGET

WELLINGTON SECOND

WINS FLAG NO. 2

i The Wellington postal district wins Liberty Flag No. 2 for being' the second district in New Zealand to achieve its target in the Third Liberty Loan campaign, which will close tomorrow. The | target was £4,381,000, and when business closed yesterday Wellington had I £20,000 in excess of it. Nelson, with 1107 per cent, of its quota, won the Liberty Flag No. 1. [ The Dominion total yesterday was brought to £31,919,984, the day's contribution being £1,779,824. The balance required in the remaining one and a half days is £3,080,016. A Press Association message from Auckland states that the metropolitan area there reached its £5,000,000 quota on Wednesday, and exceeded it by £133,947. The following table shows the I amounts contributed to yesterday by the 18 postal districts, the percentage of the particular district objective attained, and the amounts still required:— PerceutI liaised, age. Required. ! & £ Nelson .580,703 107 — Wellington 4,401,41U MO Blenheim 263,874 !>7 5.120 Invercargill 1,257,077 !)7 37,C>23 Dunedin 2,297,699 !!2 194,301 Auckland 5,907,665 88 807,335 Gisborne 411,483 SI »4,517 Napier 911,466 70 289,534 Wanganui .... 090,009 70 290,931 Tlmaru 571,207 70 242,793 New Plymouth . 766,628 69 343,372 Palmerston N. . 989,759 08 455,241 Cbristchureh ... 2,649,467 64 1,465.533 Oamaru 188,867 62 115,133 Greymoutli .... 263,314 57 201,686 Westport .. 70,359 48 75,641 Hamilton 993,571 47 1,106,429 Thames 389,357 46 469,643 National institu- . tions 8,310,000 APPEAL TO FARMERS. '.'We have never been last yet, and we won't be last this time," declared the president of the New Zealand Farmers' Union (Mr. W. W. Mulholland) in an appeal directed to the producers. He reminded them of the exploits of our fighting men and -of the

country's duty to keep them well supplied with equipment to finish the job they had so well begun. "The keeping open of our sea routes," he said, "has meant directly to you millions and millions of pounds. It has saved you from bankruptcy, and whatever you can spare from your farming operations is a.small thing compared with what our boys have done for you."

The proposal of the staff of the Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College to invest the net proceeds of this year's college concert in the -war loan has been unanimously endorsed by the Board of Managers.

Subscriptions notified yesterday were as follows:—Self-Help employees' scheme, Dominion total £6545. including a Wellington district total of £2627, and Wellington metropolitan total £1503; Todd Motor Industries' employees' effort, further progress report, £1770 from 97 employees; Dalgety and Co., Ltd., among those not previously acknowledged. £20,000; Commercial Union Group, £12,500; Mr. H. R. H,.Chalmers, £500; Reserve Bank of N.Z., superannuation, and provident fund, £1000; Carrara Ceiling Co., Ltd., £500; Royal Society of St. George, Wellington branch, £100; Wellington, district, Manchester Unity Oddfellows, £1000; Wellington Golf Club, £500.