WAR SAYINGS
NATjTONAL RECEIPTS NOW OYER £19,000,000 The chairman of the N.Z. National War Savings Committee, Mr T. N. 'Smallwood, announced yesterday that up to December 31, 19-13, receipts relating to the National Savings Campaign, had. reached £19,900,000. Of this figure, the sum of £7,581,*000 had been realised by the sale of National Savings Bonds and the balance £12,319,000 by deposits to National Savings Accounts. "It has been said," remarked Mr Smallwood, "that a feeling of apathy towards the war tends to prevail amongst certain sections of the populace in New Zealand. National Savings figures do not support this contention. The figures for November and December, 1943, were £640,000. compared, with the sum of £471,000 for the corresponding months in the previous year. This indicates," concluded Mr Smallwood, "that the people are continuing to support the pavings. Campaign as an essential part of our war effort in New Zealand and it is hoped that this vital year will show an even greater response in keeping with a the tremendous undertakings being planned bv the Allies."
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Waikato Independent, Volume XLIII, Issue 3948, 28 January 1944, Page 3
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