NATIONAL SAVINGS

Grey River Argus, 11 February 1941, Page 7

NATIONAL SAVINGS

greymouth deposits. The District Organiser of the National Savings Movement reports that the employees of the following firms have opened group savings accounts for the week ending the 7th February, 1941: — Miller’s Warehouse Ltd. The Chinese Fruiterers, Greymouth. Schaef’s Ltd. (Motor Garage). When the collector of the Chinese Fruiterers’ Group, Mr J. Luey, was approached in regard to the National Savings Group Movement, he readily agreed to-accept the responsibility and within a few days the first deposit was lodged, despite the fact that he and fellow countrymen are making regular contributions to New Zealand’s Sino-Japanese War Fund. Last week 67 groups and individual accounts were opened in Greymouth. In this postal district there are now 92 groups comprising 1062 depositors in addition to 719 individual accounts, making a grand total of 1781. The percentage of depositors to the population is given hereunder in respect of the larger towns in the district: Ross 17.4, Greymouth 10.6, Otira 10.4, Brunnerton 9.4, Hokitika 9.2, Reefton 6.3, Kumara 5.0 , Runanga 2.3. Waiuta. 2.3, and Blackball 2.0.

A report appertaining to the progress of the National Savings Movement reveals that the Greymouth postal district compares very favourably indeed with the other seventeen districts.