LOANS FOR WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1940, Page 6

LOANS FOR WAR

TOTAL NOW £1,264,928.

(Per Press Association —Copyright)

/ WELLINGTON, March 19. , ' .The total of interest-free loans and donations ,to the Government for war purposes is how £1,264,928. To-day’s jist includes £IOOO each from W. E. 'Woods, Ltd., Wellington; Byron and Brown, Wellington; Odlin Timber and Hardware Company, for the duration arid six months; Warded Bros., for % duration and 12 months; W. YancUe t , for the duration, »v M¥i Pi ymoij W4 March 19 - B.iinfc have made available, to the . Minister .! for Finance £SOOO free of interest, for the duration of the war and 12 months afterwards.

FREE LOANS. " FOR- DURATION OF WAR. " lU WELLINGTON, March 20. total of £1,305,267 has now been contributed to free loans and contributions. To-day’s list includes £l().000 from Dominion Motors /or the duration and six months .after.

£IO,OOO from McKenzie’s Depart-, merit Stores, Wellington, for the duration and 12 months after. £2500 from John Chambers and Son, Auckland, for duration. £2OOO from Canterbury Steamship Company, for duration and six months. £2OOO from Board of Directors of G. H. Scales, Wellington, for duration and 12 months.

Seven contributions of £IOOO, for the duration and six or 12 months are :- Abbott. Armstrong and Howey, Auckland; Hallenstein Bros., Dunedin; Aridreae and Company, Christchurch'; J. R. Tayler, Manutahi; F. R, and E. H. Picot, Wellington; Allen, Son, and McClure, Dunedin; Radford and Co., Wellington.

£IOO FROM RUGBY CLUB. •DUNEDIN, March 19

Ravensburne Rugby Club gave £IOO for the duration of war and six months after. " ■ ■ 1 - -