WAR LOAN DAY BY DAY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17075, 31 August 1917, Page 4

WAR LOAN DAY BY DAY.

£2,4G8,000-!ALREADY SUBSCRIBED.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 30. The .amount now known to b« £2?! esS. t0 the War Lo< an reaches

Individual applications for large sums still continue to come in rangin S' from £4000 to *.z>v,vuu. Amounts 'applied for by companies and associations range in amount from £5000 to £28 000 The Ancient Order of 'Forester^ Wellington, has decided to invest tooo and several societies, in reply to the 'Minister's circular, have promised to place all their uninvested funds in the War Loan securities.

Shareholders are again reminded that applications should not be sent direct to the Treasury, but through the local post office or banks Application forms for conversion of the 19-16 war bonds, will be available at various branches of the Bank of New Zealand as soon as possible alter the 3rd September. Arrant ments are being made with the Bank to accept bonds for transmission to the Treasury. There need be no immediate hurry in applying fo* these conversions, as bond-holders desirous of converting will be aJL lowed interest on stock inscrlbt! ironr. the date of the last interest coupon dealt with on the bond At the Treasury will be very busy with applications for the Loan, those wh ? ? n7 crt thei r bon<Js into inscribed stock are requested to hold their applications over for, say two weeks, after the closing of theJLSJ