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Grey River Argus, Volume IV, Issue 271, 8 October 1867, Page 2

POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CLOSE. For Hokitika and Paroa, daily. For llutherglen, every Friday. For Cobden and Twelve-Mile Landing, ' every Monday and Thursday, at 9.30 a. in. For Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Auckland, Dunedin, and Invercargill, every Wednesday and ■Saturday, at 4.30 p.m. For Ahaura, every Wednesday, at 4.30p.m , Lettern for sea boriie mails will be for warded if posted within forty minutes after the advertised time for closing the mails, such letters to bear a latef cc of"Gd for places w'.thiu New Zealand, and Is for places beyond New Zealand, in addition to the postage, the whole to be affixed in postage stamps. MAILS AKRIVE. From Hokitika anel Paroa, daily. From llutherglen, every Wednesday. From Ahaura, every Thursday, at 4 p.ir. From Brighton, St. Kilda, Charleston, anel Westport, ever/ Friday, at 5 p.m. From Christchurch, every Monday anel Thursday, at 4 p.m. From (Jubelen anet Twe'lvc-Mile Landing, every Tuesday and Friday, at 4 p.m. J. M'BETH, Postmaster. Post Office, Greymouth October 1, 18G7. POST OFFICE SAVINGSj. BANKS. The New Zealand Gazette of March 25th publishes the following regulations for the banks as 'above -newly established at Christchnrch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akaroa, Hokitika, Greymouth, aud Waimate :• 1. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum is given on sums less than L2OO ; at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on sums over L.') 0 0; and in tht same proportion for auy shorter time on every complete LI deposited, provided that no interest be allowed on more than LSCO. "2. Depositors in the Post Office Savings' Banks have direct Government security for the prompt repayment of their money. 3. A depositor in auy one of the Post Office Banks can continue his deposits at any other of such Banks, and can withdraw his money at that PostOfiice Bank which is most convenient to him. 4. The strictest secrecj r is observed with : respect to the names of depositors in Post Office Banks, and the amounts of their deposits. ' _ t 5. Married women may deposit money in the Post Office Savings' Bank, and money so deposited will be repaid to the depositor unless her husband gives notice, in writing, of marriage, arid claims payment of the deposits. 6. Money may be deposited by. or on be- . half of minors. Depositors over seven years of age are treated as persons of full age, but minors under seven years of age cannot withdraw their deposits until they have reacheel the age of seven. . 7. Applications to the Chief Office in each Province on the business of Post Office Savings' Banks, anel the replies sent thereto, are free from jharge w-nostage. THE NEW POSTAL RATES. I — TOWN LETTERS. Posted at'any post-office within the «Jolony for delivery at or from such post-office — Not exceeding half an ounce - -''111 Exceeding half an ounce, but not exceeeling one ounce - - - 2d ' For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce - - - 2d II — COUNTRY LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the Colony for elelivery at or from any other post-office within the same Province — Not exceeding half an ounce - - 2d | Exceeding half an ouiice, but not exceeding one ounce - - -4d For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce - - • - 4d III— INTER-PROVINCIAL LETTERS. Posted at any post-office within the Colony for delivery at or. from any post-office in any other Province within the Colony-— Npt exceeding half- an ounce - - 3d Exceeding naif an ounce, but not exceeding one ounce - •■ ■ - 6d; For every ounce, or fraction of an ounce over one i ouncejr 6cl i