NEGLECT OF DUTY
WAR LOANS SHOULD BE SUBSCRIBED TO .'P.A.' Auckland. Dec. 15. I A disturbing feature regarding sub- ' script, ions to the war loans was menlioned by Mr. John Frater, chairman k Exchange, at ; the annual meeting of the exchange I to-day. 1 Brokers found their lists of subers to the last issue almost iden- . tical with those for the May issue, he I said, and with the Victory Loan list in August last year. Obviously a large I section of the public were not doing their share. The number of subscribj t rs to the last issue, about 25,000. was , iar too small. We had about 150,0(1 men under arms. If we could not serve sure y we could provide funds to equip our splendid fighting men. Mr. Frater added that there was not a section who invested in Stock Exchange securities who had failed to respond, but apparently there was a large body of citizens who did not realise how much wiser they would be to invest in the war loans than leave their funds lying idle. He hoped the next loan subscribers would number upwards of 100.000. I
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 296, 16 December 1942, Page 4
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