DUNEDIN’S £10,000 WEEK.

Evening Star, Issue 24116, 10 February 1942, Page 4

DUNEDIN’S £IO,OOO WEEK.

The necessity for saving in war time is generally recognised. As an incentive to the public to take a “ protective ” interest in. the war savings scheme, in the ‘ Star ’ of this evening appears an announcement entitled: “ Would you sooner pull your weight in Dunedin’s £IO,OOO week or pull a Japanese rickshaw?” That sums up the position aptly, vividly, and dramatically. It is pointed out by the local National Savings Committee that our fighters are doing the defending without any thought of financial interest, and that those who do the lending are receiving security plus 3 per cent, interest. There can be no argument as to the soundness of that statement.

To many people war saving—which means depositing every pound available into a war savings account —constitutes their maiu war effort. Money in our pockets, in our purses, and in our hank accounts can become part of another New Zealand fighter plane, another gun, another shell. The public are asked to realise that every penny deposited in a National Savings account strengthens the defences of the country and lays the foundation of a secure financial future for yourself. It is now clear—or should he—that while the Pacific conflict is to the Japanese a war of conquest, it is to us a crusade to preserve our freedom and everything that makes life worth while. All we have is involved in the outcome of the present struggle. Our patriotic feelings and our private feelings unite to impose a single duty upon each one of us—the duty of putting everything wo can, without reservation, into the struggle. On the financial front victories must be won as decisively as on the fighting fronts. All who possess or have control of money should place it immediately at the service of New Zealand. Kipling it was who said: ‘‘lt ain’t the individual, nor the army as a whole, but the everlasting teamwork of every bloomin’ soul.” The local committee stresses the point that Dunedin is expected—and Dunedin has not failed in previous efforts—to raise £IO,OOO by the end of the present week.