WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 122, 25 May 1945, Page 6

WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING

The Golden Bay Cement Company has invested £2500 i* the 1945 War Loan and will also subsidise £1 for £1 such amounts as may be subscribed by the company's employees. The Loan Committee hopes that this example will be followed by other business houses. The staff of the Land and Income Tax Department has responded magnificently. Returns are still coming in, but the amount already subscribed to the loan by the staff exceeds £4000. An outstanding contribution is that of the employees of A. C. Jensen, Ltd. From a staff of 38 bonds and national savings investments total £500. Members of the Wellington Young People's Club will man the bond booths throughout the main streets on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. They are also providing entertainment with items from the Y.P.C. Bond Wagon. Further evidence of support from the small investor field is reflected in results from the Treasury Department, where 66 per cent, of the staff have increased their fortnightly contributions. The monthly increase alone is £12 7s, while the total amount subscribed in bonds and national savings is £974. War loan organisers have been busily engaged complying with requests for addresses to massed meetings of organised groups. Enthusiasm is mounting as Wellington continues' to hold pride of place in the loan districts. It is requested that employers co-operate with the loan committee regarding suitable times and dates for addresses to staffs.