NATIONAL SAVINGS
THE FLAG COMPETITION LEADERS RETAIN POSITIONS [P*r United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, April 16. The sixth fortnightly period of the National Savings “ Flag Competition shows no change in regard to the leading towns. For Dominion leadership pride of place is shared equally between ,Te Anga, in the Hamilton district, Weber, in the Palmerston North district. and Alfredtou, in the Wellington district, each of which holds the’ splendid record of 100 per cent, success, the number of. National Savings depositors equalling in number the local population. The leading towns in the • following postal districts are: —Auckland, Whitford; Blenheim Ward; Christchurch, Waiau; Dunedin, Gwaka; Gisborne, Te Araroa; Greymouth, Ross; Hamilton, To Anga; Invercargill, Waikaka; Napier, Porangahau; Nelson, Murchison; New Plymouth, Awakino; Oamaru, Kurow; Palmerston North, Weber; Thames, Whakatane; Timaru, Geraldine; Wanganui, Waitatara; Wellington, Alfredton; Westport, Westport. The first stage of the contest is now regarded as completed. For the second stage (of which the first fortnightly period will end on April 23) the nag competition will be restricted to towns with a population of 500 or more.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19410417.2.49
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 23862, 17 April 1941, Page 6
Word Count
176NATIONAL SAVINGS Evening Star, Issue 23862, 17 April 1941, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.