NATIONAL SAVINGS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20492, 28 February 1941, Page 7

NATIONAL SAVINGS

FLAG COMPETITION FEW CHANGES MADE (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. For the third fortnightly period of the flag competition in the national savings movement, towns for the preceding period, with three exceptions, have retained their positions. The changes in the lead are: New Plymouth district, Awakino replaces Eltham: Palmerston North district, Weber replaces Glenoroua: Westport district, the Westport chief post office replaces Millerton. The leadership for the Dominion is still held by Alfredton, Wairarapa, with the record of 80.2 per cent of national savings depositors to population. Waikaka, in the Invercargill district, retains second place with 68 per cent, while third place is held by Te Anga in the Hamilton district with 62 per cent. The leading towns, all of which show' an increased percentage in comparison with the preceding' period, are as follows: Auckland district, Whitford, Blenheim district, Havelock; Christchurch district, Akaroa; Dunedin district. Owaka; Gisborne district, Te Araroa; Greymouth district, Ross; Hamilton district, Te Anga; Invercargill district, Waikaka; Napier district, Porangahau; Nelson district, Murchison; New Plymouth district, Awakino; Oamaru district, Kurow; Palmerston North district, Weber; Thames district, Whakatane; Timaru district, Geraldine; Wanganui district, Patea; Wellington district, Alfredton; Westport district, Westport.