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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 331, 22 August 1868, Page 8

TMPOItTANT 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 bo made without it, as it renders them light and easy of di tion, and saves butter and eggs. BOEWI 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 bo very good, when properly used.— Yours, &c., J. E. Guerin, Head Cook. —Government House, Sydney, N. S. %, 19th March, 19G7. POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANKS. The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th, publishes the following regulations for tlio banks as above newly established at Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akaroa, Hokitika, Greymouth, Wuimate, Westport. 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 sums 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 Fost Office Savings Banks have direct Government Security foi the prompt repayment of their money. 3. A depositor in any one of the Fost OfSee 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 Poa (Iffice Banks, and the amounts of their de 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 Fost Office Sav ings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are free fron. ciarge or postage. THE NEW POSTAGE HATES.

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 hut not excoeding 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 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 lll.—lnxerprovinctal Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colony for delivery at or from any Post-office in any other province within the c jlony— 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 heing 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 consisting of more than one number shall be treated as bookpackages.

TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS The rate of Subscriptions to the Westfort Times and Charleston Argus is— Per month, in town (in advance) £0 8 0 Do. by post, 010 0 SCAUE OF ADVERTISING CHARGES : Twenty words and under £0 3 0 One inch, first insertion 0 5 o Every subsequent insertion... 40 All Advertisements must state the number of. insertions in writing, or they will be continued until countermanded, and charo-pd accordingly. 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. Iy.TESSKS. DIX AND COHEN, IVI NEWSAGENTS, "Waite's Pakihi, Have been appointed Agents for this paper, where copies may be obtained and advertisements will be received. Orders for Job AVerk of all kinds taken." NOTICE. TU-K. A. BRYCE BAIN is our 1U authorised Agent at Charleston to receive Advertisements and collect Accounts on behalf of the "Westport Times and Charleston Aegtjs MUNSON and TYEEELL.