ADVANCES TO WORKERS.
OPERATIONS UNAFFECTED BY AVAR. [BY TELEGn.VTH. OWN" rORKL-mSDKN i. ] Wellington', Tuesday. Statements havo been made by opponents of the Government that the Advances Department is not now lending money freely to workers. ?n reply to these charges, which ho said were utterly baseless, the Premier .stated to-day that during the December quarter of last year the Advances Department lent to 224 workers for the purpose of, building homes a. total sum of £64.250 Mid that during the September quarter the amount lent wis £64,840 to 231 workers. He added that the war broke out in August but it did not ailect the advances during the September quarter. 'Jho fact tliat the advances during the December quarter were almost as great showed that the (.Government was not restricting the. operations of Chis branch of j State-lending.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15834, 3 February 1915, Page 9
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138ADVANCES TO WORKERS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15834, 3 February 1915, Page 9
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