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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 807, 29 April 1871, Page 4

THE NEW POSTAGE A I.—Town Letters Posted at any Post-office witfun the colony or delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ounce ... Onepennj. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce ... Twopence For every half-ounce over one ounce Onepenny ll.—Country Letters. Poste i at any Post-offico within the colony for dc 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 ounce Fourpence. For every half-ounce over one ounce Twopence lll.—Australian Colonies. Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every half-ounce over one ounce ... ... Threeponce NEWSPAPERS. Forplaces within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, United States, x : -i San Francisco are charge.able w'.u 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 Clnist church, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akran* Hokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, Westport and Charleston. 1. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent. p f i annum is given on £2OO and under ; at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum on cuius under £SOO ; and in the same proportion for any shorter time on every complete £1 deposited, provided that no interest bo allosvid on more than £OOO. 2. Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks have direct Government Security 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 hihalf of minors. Depositors over seven years of age are treated as persons of full age, hut 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 District on business of Post Office Savings Banks, wd the replies sent thereto are free iron c.iaige or postage. to the Caledonian, German, Giles, Roehford, 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. R. T. WIIEELER, Agent for "Westport Times, Hokitika Leader, Dunstan Times, Hawke' Bay Daily Times, Lyttelton Times Nelson Mail, Nelson Examiner, Oamarii Times, Southland Times, Tuapeka Press, Tuapeka Times, Timaru Herald Panama Star and Herald, Wikouaiti Herald, Wakatip Mail, West Coasi Times, AVairarapa Mercury, Taranaki Herald. Stafford Street, Dunedin. GORDON AND GOTCH 121 Holborn Hill, London ; and at Sydney and Melbourne. AD\ ERTISEMENTS 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 executed. ENGLISH NEWSPAPEES BOOKS, MAGAZINES, &c. WILLIAM DAWSON & SONS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Booksellers and Newsvenders, 121 Cannon Street, City, Londs: England. ALTER jg ISH Of NEWS AND EXPRESS AGENT, Kennedy Street, westport.' NOTICE. TIMES AGENCY, CHARLESTON P - s - DEMPSEY is the authorised Agent for this pap# in Charleston and vicinity. Feb. 21, IS7I.