THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 28 June 1943, Page 2

THIRD LIBERTY LOAN

HALF WAY IN THREE WEEKS NELSON THIRD IN DISTRICT PERCENTAGES Wellington, This Day. Liberty Loan figures completed to Saturday show a highly satisfactory total of investors who number 124,121, after giving credit to subscribers of £1 bonds and those who have opened National Savings accounts. “Up to the present,” states the Minister of Finance (Mr Nash), “our published figures have included only those who have purchased stock and bonds for £lO or more. The number of these, however, has now risen to 41,000. but what is more pleasing is the satisfactory result disclosed from the preliminary count of the buyers of £1 bonds and depositors to savings accounts. These amount to no less than 78,000 and the list is still incomplete as it has not been possible to check through the large number of deposit slips received. The following is a summary to date: stock applications 28,944, for £16,078,465; £IOO bonds, 496 for £68,635; £lO bonds, 11,571 for £253,120; £1 bonds, 28,110 for £55,918; National Savings Accounts, 55,000 for £1,021,777; showing a total of 124,121 investors for £17,477,915. “Districts which have passed the halfway mark in reaching their objectives are: Wellington, 59 per cent, representing £2,591,488; Auckland, 54 per cent, representing £3,614,047; Nelson 52 per cent, representing £286,799; Dunedin 51 per cent representing £1,274,249; Invercargill, 51 per cent, representing £663,568. National institutions have subscribed £4,660,000. “The result is excellent,” continued Mr Nash, “and we are looking forward to records being broken in the coming week. Masterton for instance, a sub-district of Wellington, has raised 80 per cent, of its quota. We are particularly looking forward to some of the city and district areas reaching their quota during the week. I must point out, however, that in three weeks we have raised approximately half the loan, leaving a similar amount to be secured in two weeks. We must not let up. Everyone who has not subscribed should do so and subscribe to the limit, while some of those who have already done so may be able to do more. lam sure New Zealand will respond to the call and that when the final figures are given we shall achieve a record both as to numbers of investors and the amount invested.” —Special to “The Mail.” CONTRIBUTION OF £50,000 MR J. R. MCKENZIE’S INVESTMENT Christchurch, This Day. A Liberty Loan investment of £50,000 has been made by Mr J. R. MeKenzie, of Christchurch. At the same time as his personal contribution was made, £IO,OOO was subscribed by the McKenzie companies and £2500 worth of bonds were purchased and made available for staff acquirement. Mr McKenzie’s other personal interests contributed a further £IO,OOO, so that all told no less than £72,500 has been subscribed by the McKenzie interests in the Liberty Loan. A total of £97,000 has been subscribed by the same interests in previous loans. MINISTER’S £IOOO MR WEBB’S SUBSCRIPTION Westport, June 27. The Minister of Labour and Mines, the Hon. P. C. Webb, has subscribed £IOOO to the Third Liberty Loan, and the Hon. W. H. Maclntyre, M.L.C., £2OO. The miners’ unions are subscribing liberally. £17,000 IN LOAN MONEY HARBOUR BOARD INVESTMENTS With the subscription of £BOOO made by the Nelson Harbour Board to the Third Liberty Loan, the board’s contributions to war loans now total £17,000. MORE COUNTRITSUBSCRIBERS LIST OF NAMES AND AMOUNTS Further war loan subscribers in the country who have agreed to their names and contributions being published are:— MOTUEKA

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NOTES ON THE CAMPAIGN Wakefield With less than two weeks to go Wakefield is moving up to the assault, states the Wakefield Loan Committee. Following the example set by Brightwater, committees have been formed at Dovedale, Foxhill and Belgrove and, with the support of every man, woman and child who prefers liberty to enslavement and victory to unconditional surrender, we should reach our target by the 10th July, adds the committee. “Keep your eye on Richmond,” is a warning given by Wakefield. Street Display There will be a “Combined Services” military display in the city next Saturday at 10.30 a.m. Details will be advertised later.

Wakapuaka Meeting Speakers from the Nelson Committee will address a meeting of residents in the Foresters’ Hall, Wakapuaka, on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock.

I. P. Talley £ 10 E. C. F. Redmond 10 Trustees Motueka Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade 50 E. M. Askew 50 W. D. G. Askew 50 Mrs F. E. Askew 50 Estate late C. T. Pattie 250 W. J. Eginton 100 G. H. Budden 20 W. C. Wills 50 Orman Parkes 10 Arnold Atkins 50 Miss M. J. Evans 10 Stephen Fayen 100 C. R. Fry 50 D. W. Fry 20 Staff Vickerman’s Stores Ltd. £37 14s W. D. Whelan 50 Mrs H. Thorp 20 E. A. Wendleborn 10 Henry Buckeridge (2nd sub.) .... 30 N. M. Brownlie 50 Mrs Grace Deck 100 E. Hargraves 60 Mrs E. A. Coppins 400

UPPER MOUTERE Eric Grooby 100 Mervyn Grooby 50 J. D. Roberts 100 Mrs L. A. Roberts 20 G. J. D. Allcott 400 WAKEFIELD T. W. Wadsworth, Wai-iti 30