DOMINION WAR LOAN.
ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES.
TOTAL OF £661,688.
AUCKLAND'S CONTRIBUTION.
The returns of the proceeds of the sale of war certificates in the Dominion to August 31 are now available, and show that op to that date the sum of £661,688 had been received. Details of the amounts subscribed in the various centres are as follow :— Office. Amount. • £ s.d. Auckland .. ~ 83,435 16 0 Blenheim .. .. 8,303 4 0 Christchurch . . .. 100,353 12 0 Dunedin .. .. 82,012 4 0 Gisborne 11,808 0 0 Greyraouth ~ .. 9,705 12 0 Hokitika 4,124 16 0 Infercirgill . . .. 40.158 0 0 Napior 30,840 16 0 Nelson 22.730 16 0 New Plymouth .. 27.987 4 0 Oamaru 8.396 16 0 Thames .. .. .. 10,382 0 0 Timaru 28.271 12 0 Wanganui .. .. 33,827 16 0 Wellington .. .. 151.222 8 0 Westport 8,128 0 0 Total £661,688 12 0 In regard to the total sales of war certificates in Auckland the opinion has been expressed in business circles by those' competent to judge that investors have been more inclined to invest in the war bonds than in the purchase of the shortdated debentures. This is indicated by the fact that of Auckland's contributions to the loan of £477,910 received through the post office a sum of no less than £394,475 is represented by applications for war bonds, as compared ■with £83,435 inj, vested in war certificates.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16327, 6 September 1916, Page 9
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