Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the Secretary to the Treasury when war savings certificates were first issued; and if he will give statistics showing, to the latest convenient date, the number and amount of those of £l and of each of the other values that have been purchased with the aggregate totals?
§ Mr. BALDWINWar savings certificates were first issued on the 19th February, 1916, and the figures of sales to the 16th instant, are as follows:
No. of Certificates sold. — Value at Purchase Price. £ s. d. 25,212,700 Single Certificates at 15s. 6d 19,539,842 10 0 604,948 £12 Certificates at £9 6s 5,626,016 8 0 907,657 £25 Certificates at £19 7s. 6d 17,585,854 7 6 54,670 £500 Certificates at £387 10s. 21,184,625 0 0 168,218 Certificates for various amounts between £25 and £500—equivalent to 24,904,173 single 15s. 6d. Certificates 19,300,734 1 6 26,948,188 Equivalent to 107,402,674 single 15s. 6d. Certificates of the total value of £83,237,072 7 0