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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1984

CERTIFICATES WHICH WERE ISSUED BEFORE MAY 18, 1984 WILL CONTINUE TO EARN INTEREST AS FOLLOWS :

13.2 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER JULY 31, 1981 AND BEFORE OCTOBER 16, 1981;

14.4 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 16, 1981 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 4, 1981;

12 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 4, 1981 AND BEFORE JUNE 4, 1982;

10.8 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER JUNE 4, 1982 AND BEFORE AUGUST 27, 1982;

9 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 27, 1982 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 3, 1982;

7.8 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 3, 1982 AND BEFORE MAY 27, 1983;

10.2 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER MAY 27, 1983 AND BEFORE OCTOBER 28, 1983;

12 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 28, 1983 AND BEFORE NOVEMBER 7, 1983;

9.6 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 7, 1983 AND BEFORE FEBRUARY 10, 1984;

7.8 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 10, 1984 AND BEFORE MARCH 23, 1984; AND

5.16 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR CERTIFICATES ISSUED ON OR AFTER MARCH 23, 1994 AND BEFORE MAY 18, 1984.

BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL RULE THAT INTEREST CEASES TO ACCRUE AFTER 36 COMPLETED MONTHS WITHOUT SURRENDER FOR PAYMENT OF TAX.

EXAMPLE 1

$1 000 CERTIFICATES PURCHASED ON MAY 21, 1984, JUNE 21, 1984 AND JULY 21, 1984 RESPECTIVELY, SURRENDERED IN PAYMENT OF TAX DUE ON AUGUST 21, 1984, WILL HAVE INTEREST CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS :-

ON $1 COO, MAY 21, 1984 TO AUGUST 21, 1984,

THREE COMPLETE MONTHS AT $7.00 PER MONTH

$21.00

1984,

$14.00

ON $1 000, JUNE 21, 1984 TO AUGUST 21,

TWO COMPLETE MONTHS AT $7.00 PER MONTH

ON $1 000, JULY 21 1984 TO AUGUST 21, 1984,

ONE COMPLETE MONTH AT $7.00 PER MONTH

$ 7.00

$42.00

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