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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 784, 4 March 1871, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE RATES. I.—Town Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colony or delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Ouepennj. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one o'ince ... Twopence. For every half-ounce over one ounce Onepenny ll.—Country Letters. Poste i at any Post-offico within the colony for d< ivery at or from any other Post-office wit' n the Colony— N exceeding half-an-ounce ... Twopence, receding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ouneo Fourpence. For every half-ounce over one oUllce Twopence lll.—Australian Colonies. Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every half-ounce over one oll,lce Threepence NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, Uuitcd States, y : -x San Fivineisco are chargeable w'.n a rate of one penny. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANK The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th, publishes the following regulations foi the banks as above newly established at Christ" church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akrao* Ilokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westport and Charleston. 1. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, p<§ 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 £l deposited, provided that no interest be allowed on more than £SOO. 2. Depositors ia the Post Office Saving!! Banks have di«\>ct i^^vernmentSecurity f<r 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 by giving notice of his -removal. 4. The strictest secresy is observed with respect to the names of "depositors in Post Office Banks, and the amounts of their deposits. 6. Money may be deposited by or on he halt of minors. Depositors over seven vears of age are treated as persons of full age, but nnnois under seven years of age cannot withdraw their deposits until thoy have reached the age of seven. 7. Applications to the Chief Office in each District on %\c business of Post Office Sav. ings Banks, tnd the replies sent thereto are free fron c.iarge or postage. to the Caledonian, German, Giles, Kochford, Hatters, an Christmas Terraces. W. BISHOP leaves the Times office for the above Terraces every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, at 7 o'clock. All orders carefully attended to. ADVERTISING AGENCY, DUNEDIN. E, T. WHEELEE, 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 Tiines, Wairarapa Mercury, Taranaki Herald. Stafford Street, Dunedin. GOEDON AND GOTCH 121 Holborn Hill, London; and at Sydney and Melbourne. ABVEETIBEMENTS inserted in English, Continental, &. American Newspapers. _ Newspapers Periodicals, Magazines, Books, and Stationery supplied with accuracy and punctuality, and at the lowest prices. _ Proprietors of Newspapers furnished with Paper, Ink, and every requisite connected with the printing business. Indents through the Sydney and Melbourne houses, and Commissions generally, quickly and economically ENGLISH NEWSPAPE.ES BOOKS, MAGAZINES, &o\ V¥TILLIAM DAWSON & SONS 1 V WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Booksellers and Newsvenders, 121 Cannon Street, City, Londoi England. ALT E E ISHOP NEWS AND EXPEESS AGENT, Kennedy Sheet, NOTICE. TIMES AGENCY, CHARLESTON. TtTfi. P. S. DEMPSEY is the authorised Agent for this paper in Charleston and vicinity. Eeb. 21,1871.