THE NEW POSTAGE RATES.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 790, 18 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 lialf-an-ounce ... Onepenny. Exceeding lialf-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... Twopence . For every half-ounce over one ounce ... ... ... ... Onepenny 11. Country Letters. Poste i at any Post-office within the colony for d< ivery at or from any other Post-office wit' n the Colony— N exceeding lialf-an-ounce ... Twopence, iceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourpence. For every lialf-ounco over one ounce ... ... ... Twopence lll.—Australian Colonies. Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding lialf-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every half-ounce over one ounce ... ... ... ... Threepence NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, Uuitcd states, v : a Sai> Francisco are chargeable w'.ii a rati 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 Clrist church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akrarn Ilokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westport and Charleston. 1. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, pn 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 X 1 deposited, provided that no interest be alljwid on more than £SOO. 2. Depositors the Post Office Saving Banks have duvet Government Security f ir 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 re> moval. 4. The strictest secresv 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 fc(. half of minors. Depositors over seven rears of age are treated as persons of full age, but minors under seven years of age cannot with*, draw their deposits until they have reached the age of scpen. 7. Applications to the Chief Office in each District on t'ic business of Post Office S:iv. ings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are free fron c.iarge or postage.