THE WAR LOAN DAY BY DAY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14391, 1 September 1917, Page 3

THE WAR LOAN DAY BY DAY.

A GOOD RUSH.

PRACTICALLY FOUR MILLIONS | ALREADY KNOWN. (Per I'ress Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. A very largo amount of business was done yesterday, and the amount now known at headquarter* m Wellington reaches £3,961,000. This includes several further large contributions, one firm m Auckland alone contributing ' £5000, a Wellington firm £50,000, a racing club £10,000, and an insurance oniee £60,000. A tremendous demand has setin for war loan certificates. At Well:ngtou this morning no less than five separate tellers have been * engaged in 1 selling war certificates and bonds to the ! public. Every facility is being att'orded, ! and aaij officer lias beeh> specially detailed • to show the> public to the counters at which sales are being made, m addition to the special officer who answers all the enquiries. Without closing down its ordinary business the Wellington office cannot offer any greater facilities than! are offered to cope with the tremendous ' rush of work. The Mat'lborough Chamber of Commerce has. offered to the children of the schools ten;. war 'loan certificates »s prizes for the ten best, essays upon must the present war loan be supported to the Utmost of our ability?" The coiftpetition is open to aiiy scholar attending any school m Marlborough. Tlie essays are to be written m school hours tinder the supervision of the teacher. Friendly Societies still continue to respond well to the appeal. The Grand , Lodge of Oddfellows m Dunedin is investing £1000. and the Paimerstou North Friendly " Society's dispensary £320, which is' all the cash they have available. As was anticipated the great rush for investment m the war loan is coming at the la*t moment, and if to-day's rush continue?, and the business of Monday ; s anything like m proportion, it would seem that the Hon. s Minister for Fin- | ance will have every reason to be pleased with tho manner m which all classes of the public are responding to his apneal for cash. FKTLDING. this day. The New Zealand Romney Marsh breeders' Association and Hereford Breeders' Association are each putting the whole surplus funds into the war; loan. . DUNEDIN. this day. A public company whose headquarters :ire at Dunedin has subscribed £50,000 to the War loan. The City Council Renewal Funds Obmmissionex\s have subscrified £10,000 to 'he War loan; The Dunedin Savings* Bank Trustees are investing £20,000 m the War loan. That local residents had apparently been holding back for the end of the •nonth before disturbing their finances to invest m the war loan was evident to-day. The money-order department ■vas thronged all morning, and whilst the. figures of the amount invested are •lot obtainable, a considerable business was 'transacted. The office will be ope" "-.» rain this evenine between 7 and 8.30 I'elock for the sale of' war loan certificates.