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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 652, 30 April 1870, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES. I.—Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colo from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepen. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... Twopen For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Twopeni ll.—Country Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colo for delivery at or from any other Post-ofl within the same province— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopeu Exceeding lialf-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpenc For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... Fourpenc lll.—lnterprovincial Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colo" for delivery at or from any Post-office in a other province within the colony Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepenc Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ..'. ... Sixpenc For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce Sixpenc NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australia Colonies, and the United Kingdom, v'a Su and Southampton, are chargeable w'ch a ra of one penny. Newspapers foi the United Kingdom, y Panama or Suez, one penny; and Marseilli threepence each. In consequence of newspapers being fi quently posted in packages of more than o: number, the same are detained at the Chi Post-office, and attention is called to the fo lowing postal regulation : " Newspapers for transmission within 1 colony shall be posted in single numbers, put up that the date of publication may readily seen. Packages of newspapers consi ing of more than one number shall be treat as bookpaekages. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANK The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25 1 publishes the following regulations foi i banks as above newly established at Chrj church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akra Hokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westpo and Charleston. 1. Interest at he rate of 4 per cent, r annum is given on £2OO and under ; at t rate of 3 per cent, per annum on sui under £SOO ; and in the same proportion i any shorter time on every complete £1 c posited, provided that no interest be allow, on more than £SOO. 2. Depositors in the Post Office Saving Banks have direct Government Security fi the prompt repayment of their money. ■■i. A depositor in any one of the Post Offii Banks can continue his deposits at any otß of such Banks, and can withdraw his mom at that Post Office Bank which is most co venient to him. 4. The strictest secresy is observed wi respect to the names of "depositors in Pc Office Banks, and the amounts of their d possits. G. .Money may be deposited by or on h half of minors. Depositors over seven yea of age are treated as persons of full age bi minors under seven years of age cannot wit] draw their deposits until they have reach the age of seven. 7. Applications to the Chief Office in em 1 rovince on t\c business of Post Office Sai ings Banks, and the replies sent thereto 3 tree troir c.iarge or postage. & G. TTTRNBULL & CO IMPORTERS AND GENERA! MERCHANTS D TJ N E D I N. "HEELER'S ADVERTISED AGENCY, DUNEDIN. R. T. WHEELER, Advertising and General Commissi Agent and Collector, Stafford-street, Dunedin. Agent for Westport Times, Ho: tika Leader, Dunstan Times, Hawke' Bay Daily Times, Lyttelton Time Nelson Mail, Nelson Examiner, Oamai Times, Southland Times, Tuapel Press, Tuapeka Times, Timaru Hera! Panama Star and Herald, Wikouai Herald, Wakatip Mail, West Coa Times, Wairarapa Mercury, Tarana Herald. R. T. Wheeler, Land Agent. Crown Grants L"plifted and Regi tered. Land bought and sold. Waste Land Sales Attended. A vances on Laud, &c, negotiated. Note the address : WHEELER'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, Stafford Street, Dunedin. "WESTPORT TIMES" DAIL EXPRESS TO CALEDONIA GERMAN, AND GILES' TE RACES. H MILLER leaves the "Time • office for the above every Tut day, Thursday, and Saturday mor ing, at 5 a.m., arriving at 8 a.m., cd veying letters, parcels, Ac. Any letters, messages, or parce! left at the " Times" office, will 1 attended to. NOTICE. THOMAS DOLLMAN, NET AGENT, PmifCES StUI Charleston, has been appointed agi for this paper at Charleston. Adv tisements and all kinds of job w( received. Copies of the paper can obtained at Thomas Dollman's Ne Agency. REID & CO. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF j'OB "QRINTIN DONE AT THE WESTPORT TIMES OFFICE*