Page 4 Advertisements Column 5

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 308, 27 July 1868, Page 4

IMPORTANT NOTICE 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 eees. BORWI C K* S - TESTIMONIALS. In answer to your request, I am happy to say I have tested Borwick's Baking Powder, and it proves to be very good, when properly used.— Tours, &c, J. E. Guerin, Head Cook. —Government House, Sydney, N S W., 19th March, 1967. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANKS. 'he New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th publishes the following regulations for the banks as above newly established at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akiroa Hokitika Greymouth, Waimate, gWestport' and Charleston. - ~r

1. Interest at he rate of 5 per cent annum is given on sums less than £2OO • at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on sume 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 witl respect to the names of depositors in Pos Office Banks, and the amounts of their dc possits. 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 on t\ic business of Post Office Savings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are free from caarge orjiostage. the nevvlpostage bates" 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 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. 11. Country 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 lII.—IiiTEUIMtOVIXCIAr, I-ETTEUS. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any Post-office in anv other province within the c- jlony— Exceeding half-an-ounce but not exceeding one ounce Sixpence. tor every ounce or fraction of an ounoe over one ounce Sixpence-

NEWSPAPERS. r r.P lac <* within the colony, the Australian Colonies, and the United Kingdom *s« «»«- and Southampton, are chargeable i of one penny. Newspapers for the United Kingdom, via Sre^nc"'eth Z ' onepennys «* Ma <* In consequence of newspapers bein" frequently posted in packages of more than one number, the same are detained at the Chief i'ost-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 consistmg of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages. TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS The rate of Subscriptions to the Westport IIMES AND CHARLESTON ARGUS is—--ler month, in town (in advance).£o 8 0 ■Do. by post, 010 0 SCALE OF ADVERTISING CHABGES • I wenty words and under £0 " 3 o One inch, first insertion o 6 o Every subsequent insertion... 40 .4 U must the number 0.l insertions in writing, or they will be™onacSingT cfc™, Orders for withdrawal must be sent in fa wntmg, not later than 10 o'clock a.m, on the day previous to publication. ' tio ~ S and Advertisements received daily, at the office, Gladstone-street. \W™* NEWS AGENTS Waite's Pakihi, ' Have been appointed Agents for this paper where copies maybe obtained NOTICE. M». A. BRYci~BAIN is our 111 authorised Agent at Charleston to receive Advertisements and collect Accounts on behalf of the Westpoet Time^»Chaele SToN Aegus. MUNSON ait- tvd^tt