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Westport Times, Volume IV, Issue 687, 21 July 1870, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES. 1. —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 one onnce _ ... Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce 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 ... Fourpence lll.—Tnterprovincial Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colon} for delivery at or from any Post-office in ar, other province within the c ilony— 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, rfa Suez and Southampton, are chargeable w'.ii 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 Chiel 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 ba readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist ing of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANK The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th, publishes the following regulations foi the banks as above newly established at Ch'ist, church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akraoa Hokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westport and Charleston. 1. Interest at he rate of 4 per cent, per annum is given on £2OO and under ; at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum on funis under £SOO ; and in the same proportion for any shorter time on every complete £1 deposited, provided that no intere* *.l2o\v<.d on more than £SOO. 2. Depositors ia the Post Omee Saving s Banks have duvet Gyyernment 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 will respect to the names of depositors in Post Office Banks, and the amounts of their dcpossits. 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 ou t\ie business of Post Office Sa<. ings Banks, and the replies sent thereto arc free fron. c.iarge or postage. & G. TURNBULL & CO. IMPOETEES AND QENEEAL MERCHANTS D XJ N E D I N. XXTHEELEE'S ADVEETISING AGENCY, DUNEDIN. E. T. WHEELEE, Advertising and General Commission Agent and Collector, Stafford-street, Dunedin. Agent for Westport Times, Hold, 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, Wikouaiti Herald, Wakatip Mail, West Coast Times, Wairarapa Mercury, Taranaki Herald. E. T. Wheeler, Land Agent. Crown Grants Uplifted and Eegis tered. Land bought and sold. Waste Land Sales Attended. Advances on Land, &c, negotiated. Note the address : WHEELEE'S ADVEETISING AGENCY, Stafford Street, Dunedin. I CHAELESTON AGENCY. . Agent at Charleston, for the Westpoet Times. EEID & CO. u WESTPOET TIMES" DAILY EXPEESS TO CALEDONIAN GEEMAN, AND GILES' TEREACES. HMILLEE leaves the "Times' . office for the above every Tues« day, Thursday, and Saturday morning, at 5 a.m., arriving at 8 a.m., conveying letters, parcels, &e. Any letters, messages, or parcels, left at the "Times" office, will be attended to.