6 AUGUST 1965, Page 12

National Savings

Sia,—The wife of your correspondent Mr. C. D. V. Gover (July 30) has, I am afraid, been misinformed in the post office she visited. Anyone may open a Post Office Savings Bank account or buy National Savings Certificates on behalf and in the name of a child under the age of seven years at any post office transacting savings business. Only in the case of Premium Savings Bonds is it necessary for the form of application to be signed by a parent or guardian. Gift tokens for £1, £3 and £5 are also on sale at post offices. These may be deposited in a Post Office Savings Bank account or exchanged for savings certificates, Premium Savings Bonds or National Development Bonds.

Post Office Savings Department, Blythe Road, W14