WAR LOAN.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13664, 5 September 1916, Page 2

WAR LOAN.

MAGNIFICANT RESPONSE. TEN AND A-QUARTFR MILLION SUBSCRIBED, (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 4. In round figures, ten and a-quarter millions had been subscribed to the War Loan to 'date, According to Mr Campbell, Secretary to the Treasury, of this amount £7(10,000 is in loan certificates, the balanec in bonds, Money is still, coming in freely for certificates, issue of which continues to the end of the year. £700,0,00 FROM SMALL CONTRIBUTORS, A graphic idea of the response made by the small investors in War Loan certificates is provided by the fact, officially stated, that from August Bth to August .list'a total of £C6.I,(iSB 12s had been invested in that form of patriotism. The figures for the various offices are as under:—

Aucltlmin* £. s. il. .. 83,435 31! 0 Blenheim .. .. 8,30.1 4 0 Cliristelmreh .. .. 100,353 12 0 Dnnedin .. .. 82,012 4 0 Gisbonie .... .. 11.808 0 0 Greymonth .... ,. 9,705 12 (1 Hokitikn ,. .. .. 4,124 10 0 Jinwnrgill .. .. 40,158 0 0 .. 30,840 111 0 ... 22,730 111 0 New Plymouth .. 27,987 4 0 8,3flfi 10 0 .. 10,382 I) 0 2S,271 12 (1 Wnngamii .... '.', 33,827 10 fl Wellington .... In 1,222 8 0 Wcstport ,, ., ,, 8,128 0- 0 Total .... .-. £G01,fiSS 12 (l