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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 301, 18 July 1868, Page 8

IMPORTANT NOTICE 1 TO THOSE RESIDING- IN THE BUSH, BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER Makes Bread light and digestible in a few minutes without standing to rise as with yeast, Pastry and Puddings should never be made without .it, as it renders them light and easy of digestion, and saves butter and co-s. B O R W I C K'°S TESTIMONIALS. In answer to your request, I am happy to say I have tested Berwick's Baking Powder, and it proves to be very good, when properly used.— Yours, &c., J. E. Guerin, Head Cook —Government House, Sydney N S W.rl9th March, 1967. POST OFFICE SAVINGS'~BANKs7~ The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th publishes the following regulations for tha banks as above newly established at Christclvuvch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akitroa Hokitika, Greyniouth, Waimate, gWestpbrt! and Charleston. 1. Interest at he rate of 5 per cent, per annum is given on sums less than £2OO ; at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on suing over £SOO ; and in the same proportion for any shorter time on every complete £1 deposited, provided that no interest be allowed on more than £SOO. 2. Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks have direct Government Security foi 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 with respect to the names of depositors in Post Office Banks, and the amounts of their depossits. 6. Money may be deposited by or on behalf of minors. Depositors over seven years of age are treated as persons of lull 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 on the business of Post Office Savings Banks, ind the replies sent thereto are free iron, caarge or postage. THE NEWPOSTAGE RATES! I.—Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-office within the colony from delivery at or from such Post-office— Not exceeding half-an-ouuce ... Onepenny. Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding ohe ounce ...Twopence For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ... ... Twopence. For every ounce fraction of an sunce over one ounce Twopence. ll.—Country Letteus. 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 ... Twopeuee. Exceeding half-an-ounee but not exceeding one ounce Fourp'eneo. For every ounce or fraction of an ounce over one ounce ..; Fourpence HI-—lnterprovincial Letteus. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any l 3 ost-office in anv other province within the c rtony— Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. For every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce Sixpence' NEWSPAPERS. For places within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton, are chargeable with 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 Chief Post-office, and attention is called to the following postal regulation:— " Newspapers for transmission within the colony shall bn posted in single numbers, so put up that the date of publication may be readily seen. Packages of newspapers consist* mg of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages. 10 SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS The rate of Subscriptions to the Westport Times and Charleston Argus is— Per month, in town (in advance) £0 8 0 Do. by post, 010 0 BCALE OE ADVERTISING CHARGES : Twenty words and under £0 3 o One inch, first insertioh 0 6 o Every subsequent insertion... 4 0 All Advertisements must state the number of insertions in writing, or they will be contin aed until countermanded, and charsroci accordingly. v n Orders for withdrawal must be sent in, in writing, not later than 10 o'clock a.m., on the day previous to publication. Subscriptions and Advertisements received daily, at the office, Gladstone-street, Westpoit. MESSRS. DIX AND COHEN, NEWS AGENTS, Waite's Pakihi, Have been appointed Agents for this paper, where copies may be obtained and advertisements will be received Orders for Job Work of all kinds taken.' NOT ICE~ 1/TR. A. BRYCE BAIN is our IVJL authorised Agent at Charleston to receive Advertisements and collect Accounts on behalf of the "Westpobt Times and Chaeleston Abgus MUNSON and TYRRELL.