Dave and Anna are partners in GNU Bricks, a partnership business in the manufacturing of clay paving bricks in Bergville. The partnership was established on $13$ May $2021.$

The following information pertains to the business activities as of $29$ February $2024$:

Balances as at $29$ February $2024$:

R

Land and buildings at cost

$1135800$

Machinery at cost

$837800$

Accumulated depreciation: Machinery

$315800$

Vehicles at cost

$637800$

Accumulated depreciation: Vehicles

$315800$

Inventory $(1$ March $2023)$

$190700$

Bank $($Dr$)$

$885300$

Trade receivables control

$487600$

Trade payables control

$383000$

Long$-$term loan $($Burg Bank$)$

$1191100$

Capital: Dave

$321800$

Capital: Anna

$327800$

Drawings: Dave

$85200$

Drawings: Anna

$83800$

Interest on loan

$?$

Depreciation

$115000$

Delivery cost on sales

$54400$

Water and electricity

$91700$

Purchases

$1804000$

Security expenses

$28500$

Salaries and wages

$422300$

Delivery cost on purchases

$24800$

Bank charges

$14900$

Sales

$2782800$

Stationery consumed

$24100$

Settlement discount received

$36700$

Settlement discount granted

$24000$

Additional information:

$1$ Partnership agreement:

$1\mathrm{.}1$ An annual interest rate of $12\%$ is applied to the capital account balances.

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Dave and Anna agreed to share profits and losses equally.

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Each partner has a monthly salary entitlement of R$18,800.$

$2$ Year$-$end adjustments:

$2\mathrm{.}1$ The security expenses billed to the business every month include a R$450$ monthly fee for security at Anna$$s private house. The security bill amounting to R$2150$ for February $2024$ has not yet been accounted for.

$2\mathrm{.}2$ The long$-$term loan with Burg Bank secured by land and buildings, bearing a $13\mathrm{.}5\%$ annual interest rate, was secured on April $1,2023,$ with interest payments due semi$-$annually at the end of September and March.

$2\mathrm{.}3$ During the year, red paver bricks valued at R$18000$ were taken from the inventory and used to pave the additional parking lot for customers. After the completion of the project, $20\%$ of the bricks weren$$t used and Dave took the remaining bricks to build a fireplace at his house. This adjustment is yet to be made.

$2\mathrm{.}4$ The inventory's value was calculated to be R$180000$ as of February $29,2024.$

$2\mathrm{.}5$ Dave withdrew his salary from March to May $2024$ as he had personal financial challenges. The total amount paid was debited to the salaries and wages account.

Which one of the following alternatives represents the correct amount of half$-$yearly interest payment by GNU Bricks on $30$ September $2023?$