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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 494, 22 April 1869, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE BATES. 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. ll.—Country Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any other Post-offict within the same province— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopeuca. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpence lll.—lnterprovinciai. Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colonj for delivery at or from any Post-office in ar/ other province within the olony— Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Sixpence NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Sue* 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 folj lowing postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within the ! colony shall be posted in Bingle numbers, so 1 put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist" j ing of more than one number shall be treated as bookpaekages. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANK The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th mblishes the following regulations foi the I Danks as above newly established at Christ ; church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akraoa Hokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westport. and Charleston. 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 lums 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 Saving» Banks have direct Government Security for 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 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 Province on t\ie business of Post Office Say. ings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are free iron, cjarge or postage. "HEELEB'S ADYEETISING AGENCY, DUNEDIN. E. T. WHEELEE, Advertising and General Commission Agent and Collector, Stafford-street, Dunedin. Agent for Westport Times, Hoki. tika Leader, Dunstan Times, Hawke's Bay Daily Times, Lyttelton Times, Nelson Mail, Nelson Examiner,Oamaru Times, Southland Times, Tuapeka Press, Tuapeka Times, Timaru Herald, Panama Star and Herald, Wikouain* Herald, Wakatip Mail, West Coast Times, Wairarapa Mercury, Taranaki Herald. E. T. Wheeler, Land Agent. Crown Grants Uplifted and Eegistered. Land bought and sold. Waste Land Sales Attended. Advances on Land, &c, negotiated. Note the address : WHEELEE'S ADVEBTISING AGENCY, Stafford Street, Dunedin. "WESTPOET TIMES" DAILY EXPEESS TO CALEDONIAN GEEMAN, AND GILES' TEEEACES. TT MILLEE leaves the "Times" -*--*-• office for the above every Tu6fr day, Thursday, and Saturday morning, at 5 a.m., arriving at 8 a.m., con* veying letters, parcels, &c. Any letters, messages, or parcel!, left at the " Times" office, will b« attended to. 1 NOTICE. WALTEE BISHOP AND CO, News Agents, Princes Street, Charleston, have been appointed agents for this paper at Charleston. Advertisements and all kinds of job work received. Copies of the paper can be obtained at Bishop and Co.'s, New Agency. EEID & CO. AEEY SMABT, News Agent, WAITE'S PAEIHI, Has been appointed Agent for thii paper, at Addison's Flat. EEID & CO. NOTICE. E E. H. BULLEN ia our authorised AGENT to recede Advertisements and Collect Accounts on behalf of the Westpobt Times EEID & CO.