Show BANKS MUST PAY INTEREST new law provides for payment 0 of I 1 interest on government funds washington under the terms of the new currency law passed by con gress in the closing hours of the last session banks in which funds of mhd th government are deposited must here efte pay interest for use of such funds an exception Is made in the rabe of those banking associations designated as national dep depositories ories a in which funds are placed strictly tor for the use af if the governments own ex gensea there are outstanding about 72 of government funds on u which interest must be paid by banks and by an odd coincidence a siri similar allar amount rests in depositories not sub eject to the tax |