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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 271, 13 June 1868, Page 8

TMPOETANT NOTICE 1 TO THOSE RESIDING- IN THE BUSH. BORWICK'S BAKING- POWDER Makes Bread light and digestiblo in a fow minutos without standing to rise as with yeast. Pastry and Puddings should never he made without it, as it renders thein light and easy of digestion, and saves butter and e<*gs BORVIC K S TESTIMONIALS. In answer to your request, I am happy to say I have tested Borwick's Baking Powder, and it proves to bo very good, when properly used.— Yours, &c., J. E. Guerin, Head Cook. —Government House, Sydney, N S W., 19th March, 1967. PST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS^ The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th publishes the following regulations for" the banks as above newly established at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akaroa, Hokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westport! and Charleston. 1. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum is given on sums less than £2OO ; at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on' sum? over £SOO ; and in the same proportion for any shorter timo on every complete £1 deposited, provided that no interest be allowed on more than £SOO.

2. Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks have direct Government Security fox the prompt repayment of their money. 3. A depositor in any one of the Post Office Banks can continue his deposits at any other of such Banks, and can withdraw his money at that Post Office Bank which is most convenient to him. 4. The strictest secresy is observed with respect to the names of depositors in Post Office Banks, and the amounts of their depossits. 6. Money may be deposited by or on behalf 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 reached the age of seven. 7. Applications to the Chief Office in each I rovince on business of Post Office Savings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are free from cnarge or postage. THE NEW POSTAGE RATES. I.—Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe ounce ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Twopence For every ounce fraction of an sunce over one ounce Twopence. ll.—Countrt Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any other Post-office within the same province Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopeuce. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce ... ... Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Fournonop lIL-INTEKruoVINCIAI. LETTERS ' Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any "Post-office in anv other province within the oalony Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence For every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce Sixpence* NEWSPAPERS. For places within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, are chargeable with a rate of one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via L anama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles, threepence each. In consequence of newspapers bein<* frequently posted in packages of more than ono number, the same are detained aii the Chief Post-office, and attention is called to the following postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within the colony shall bn posted in single numbers, so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consisting of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackagcs. TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS The rate of Subscriptions to the Westport Times and Charleston Argtts is Per month, in town (in advance) £0 8 0 Do. by post, 010 0 SCALE OF ADVERTISING CHARGES : Twenty words and under £0 3 o One inch, first insertion 0 6 0 Every subsequent insertion... 4 o

All Advertisements must state the number ot insertions m writing, or they will be continued until countermanded, and char trod accordingly. h Orders for withdrawal must be sent in in writing, not later than 10 o'clock a.m., 011 the day previous to publication. Subscriptions and Advertisements received daily, at the office, Gladstone-street, Ve.vtpoit. iTcrTTc~R ~ ME. A. BRYCE BAIN is our authorised Agent at Charleston to receive Advertisements and collect Accounts on behalf of the "Westpoet Times anjd Charleston Argus MUNSON and TYRRELL. 1/rESSRS. BIX AND COHEN, I NEWS AG-ENTS, Waite's Pakihi, Have been appointed Agents for this paper, where copies may be obtained and advertisements will be received Orders for Job Work of all kinds taken.