THE WAR LOAN.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 867, 20 November 1916, Page 5

THE WAR LOAN.

SALES OF CERTIFICATES. The following figures indicate the sales of war loan certificates in various centres up to November 15:—

The poor showing which Aucklaiul is niiiking in the matter of war loan certificates was again referred lo by the Hon. A. M. Myers when lie was in that city on Wednesday last. The Minister said that in Wellington Hie investment per head of population works out at £1 17/8, inlnvereargill CI 1(i/(i, in Christehurch £1 1(5/2, in Duncdin £1 14/4, and in Auckland only 17/4. II will he seen from these figures, be went on to say, that the people of Auckland are a long way behind those of the other principal cities in assisting to swell the war loan, and i! behoves them in order to improve their position in the figures quoted above to make every effort to increase their purchases of these certificates, "It is lo be hoped," concluded Mr Myers, "that when next 1 have a return prepared of the same nature as the above, Auckland will have made up most, ii' not all, of tier leeway."

Ml ilo sKland .. .. nheiin .. £138,780 0 0 18,889 12 0 :ii 'istchurch .. 154,092 10 0 in lcdin .. 153.518 8 0 v,\> borne 21,522 4 It (".!■ ■ymoutli 17,980 0j 0 Ho dtika .. .. rrcurgill 8,326 61,199 8 0 4 (I No >lcr 58,977 0 0 \'e S(l!l 35,707 1) 1 Nc vv Plymouth 47,190 8 0 On mini 15,930 8 ( I'll lines IB. 108 0 0 1" nam 40,757 12 0 Wi ngnmii .. 52,781 12 0 \V< Ilinglon 259,109 0 0 \V< slport 11,772 11) t Total .. .. £1.11:3.008 8 0