DISTRICT ADVICES.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14500, 4 September 1917, Page 4

DISTRICT ADVICES.

[United Press Association.^

Auckland, bept: 3. Auckland's total investments in the War Loan, so far as compiled, amount to over two millions. Several subscriptions have yet ...to com© in. The amounts that passed through tte banks amounted approximately to one million, and those through the Post Office to £532.000. "Large.'."subscriptions" to-day included the New Zealand Insurance Company and the South British: Insurance Company,, each £100,000, whicn is not included in the banks' total.

./ .!•■■ . . .„, Cisborna, April 3. \Yar Loan investments through thoPost, Office .amount to £62,000, and other local investments to £232,000, making, a total for poverty Bay of £.294,000. '"-'■- •■■■'..■ .;■■

Napier, Sept. 3. War Loan: Napier banks, £410,000Napier Post Office, £80,167: other Post Offices, £92,285.

New Plymouth, Sept. 3. Ihe Harbour Board sinking fund commissioners invested £3000 in the War Loan, and the Taranakl Jocker Club £500.

W1 _ • Wanganui, Sept. 3. llic Post Office reports that Wanganui s subscription to the War Loan amounts to £102.760.

, T Christohureh, Sept. 3. Very brisk War Loan 'business was done at the Post Office to-day the building being invaded by crowds of people. Tho following investments were made to-day :—4s per cent. War Bonds, £160.250: War Loan certifi?Wf- iM O(ll(!e War Bonds ' toJ,000; total for the day, £242,082 rm , , . " Timaru, Sept. 3* ihe Joan business done in South CanSie?So OTlg thG Post Offico totalled

invercargjll, Sept. 3. <>«£■ w^TO^ 1 & st Office has take» €236 000 for the -War Loan, and the city hanks have handled £63,000. Country bank returns have still to ccme in over hSj00!()00 mplCte ESWreS Wi" cli