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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 307, 25 July 1868, Page 8

TMPORTANT NOTICE X TO THOSE RESIDING IN THE BUSH BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER Makes Bread light and digestible in a few minutes without standing to rise as with yeast. Pastry and Puddings should never he made without it, as it renders them light and easy/of digestion, and saves butter and eefes. B 0 R W I C K ? S TESTIMONIALS. ' In answer to your request, I am happy to say I have tested Borwick's Baking Powder, and it proves to be very good, when properly used.— Yours, &c, J. E. Guerin, Head Cook. —Government House, Sydney, N. S W., 19th March, 19G7. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANKS. The New Zealand Gazette, of March *sth publishes the following regulations for the banks as above newly established at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akaroa Hokitika, Grey mouth, Waimate, tWestport' and Charleston. -J ' 1. Interest at he rate of 5 per cent, per annum is given on sums less than £2OO -at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on siimf over £500; and in the same proportion for any shorter time 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 foi 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 witl respect to the names of depositors in Pos Office Banks, and the amounts of their dc possits. 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 reached the age of seven. 7. Applications to the Chief Office in each Province on t\ic business of Post Office Savings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are cnargeor postage. THE NEW POSTAGE RATESL 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.—Country 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 ...Fourpence ' lU-—lnterprovincial Letters Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any Post-office in any other province within the c dony— Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. tor every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce SixpenceNEWSPAPERS 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 Panama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilles, threepence each. In consequence of newspapers being frequently posted in packages of more than one number, the same are detained at the Chief fost-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 consistmg of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages. TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS The rate of Subscriptions to the Westfobt l imes and Charleston Argus 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 insertioh 0 6 o Every subsequent insertion... 4 n All Advertisements must state the number of insertions in writing, or they will be conaccordingly. Orders for withdrawal must be sent in, in writing, not later than 10 o'clock a.m., on the day previous to publication. bS fi£ tio £ 8 received nailv. at. t.ho nffl/xi fii„j.,i _.._.. . L NEWS AGENTS Waite's Pakihi, ' Have been appointed Agents for this paper, where copies maybe obtained and advertasements will be received. Orders for Job Werk of all kinds taken. no tTcI MR. A. BRTCE BAIN is our authorised Agent at Charleston to receive Advertisements and collect Accounts on behalf of the "Westpobt Times abd Chabiesxon Aegijs. MTJNSON and TYRRELL.