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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 385, 24 October 1868, Page 8

POST OFFICE SAVINGS' BANK The New Zealand Gazette, of March 25th, publishes the following regulations foi the banks as above newly established at Christ, churcli, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akraoa Hokitika, Greymouth, Waimate, 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 turns over £500; and in the same proportion for any shorter time on every complete £\ deposited, provided that no interest be allowed on more than £SOO. 2. Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks have direct Government Security for 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 wit} 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 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 the business of Post Office Savings Banks, and the replies sent thereto are free frou. cnarge or postage. THE NEW POSTAGE BATES.

I.—Town Lettes. Posted at any Post-office witliin 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. 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 m.—lnterprovinciai, Letters. Posted at any Post-office within the colon} for delivery at or from any Post-office in acy other province within the colony— Not exceeding half an ounce, Threepence. 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 tho colony shall be 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 Westport Times and Charleston Aegtts is— Per month, in town (in advance) .£0 8 0 Do. by post, 0 10 0 SCALE OF ADVERTISING CHARGES : Twenty words and under £0 3 o One inch, first insertion 0 6 O Every subsequent insertion... 4 0 All Advertisements must state the number oi insertions in writing, or they will be continued until countermanded, and charged 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. NOTICE. ME. DAVID BARRIE, German Terrace, has been appointed appointed Agent for this paper on German and Giles' Terrace. He will receivADVEETisEMENTS,andordersforall kinds of Job Wokk. Copies of the paper can be obtained at Mr Barrie's Store dailv. BAIN & TYRRELL. MESSRS. DIX AND COHEN, NEWSAGENTS, 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. NOTICE. R JAMES L. PHELPS is our . authorised AGENT to receive Advertisements and Collect Accounts on behalf of the Westpobt Times and Ohableston Abgus. BAIN & TYRRELL