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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 403, 14 November 1868, Page 8

POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANK The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th, publishes the following regulations foi the bunks as above newly established ut Oli'ist, ■church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akntoa llokitika, Greymouth, YVaimate, Westport, and Charleston. 1. Interest at he fate of 5 per cent, per annum is given on sums less than £2OO ; at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on turns ' over £SOO ; and in the same proportion for any shorter time on every complete £1 deposited, provided that no interest be allowed on mere than £SOO. 2. Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks have direct Government Security for the prompt repayment of their money. 3. A depositor in any one of the Post Office Ranks can continue his deposits at any other of such Ranks, and can withdraw his money at that Post Office Bank which is most convenient to him. 4. The strictest secrecy is observed witl respect to the names of depositors in Post < >ffice Banks, and the amounts of their depossits. 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 Pic business of Post Office Savings Ranks, ind the replies sent thereto are free fron. c.iarge or postage. THE NEVyIpOSTAGE RATEs!

1. —Town Lkttes. Posted at any Post-office within the colonfrom delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepenny Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe onnce ... Twopence< For every ounce or traction of an ounce over one ounce Twopence. lI.—COUNTKY LETTEItS. 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 ... Twopeuee. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence 111-—lntekprovincial Letters. tor delivery at or from any Post-office in ar/ other province within the c >lony— Not exceeding half an ounce, Tlu-eepenco. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every ounce or fraction of an' ounae over one ounce Hixponce 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 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 Post-office, and attention is called to the following postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within the colony shall be 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 bookpackages.

TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS The rate of Subscriptions to the Westport Times 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 One inch, first insertion 0 5 Every subsequent insertion... 4 £0 3 0 0 5 0 4 0 All Advertisements must state the number oi insertions in writing, or they will be continued until countermanded, and charged accordingly. Orders for withdrawal must be sent in, in writing, not later than 10 o'clock a.m., on the day previous to publication. Subscriptions and Advertisements received daily, at the office, Molesworth-st, Vestpoit. TT7ALTER BISHOP AND CO. VV News Agents, Princes Street, Charleston, have been appointed agents for this paper at Charleston. Adverreceived. Copies of the paper can he obtained at Bishop and Co.'s, News Agency. EEID & CO. pHAELBS COHEN U NEWSAGENT Waite's Pakihi, Has heen appointed Agent for this paper, where copies may be obtained and advertisements will be received Orders for Job Work of all kinds taken.' EEID & CO. N O T I C eT~ JAMES L. PHELPS is our authorised AG-ENT to receive Advertisements and Collect Accounts on behalf of the Westpoet Times and Chaeleston Aegtjs. BEID & CO.