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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2450, 22 December 1870, Page 1

Business Notices 1 1 1APESTRY CARPETS, new and choice patterns, Os 11D per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, *)d per yard FELT CARPETS, li yards wide, from 2s per yard • HERBERT, HAYNES. & CO. Shipping. HARBOR STEAM COMPANY. Regular Steam Trade to Oamaru, Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton, ripHESE Fast Steamers will run JL regularly as under : For OAMARU.—The p.s. WALLACE, every Tuesday and Friday, at 9 a.m., returning on the following days at 11 a.m For TIMARU, AKAROA, and LYTTELTON. -The s.s. MAORI- once a week. Her next dav of sailing is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20th, Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at the Offices. Harbor Chambers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE, The north pacific TRANS PORT ATION COMPANY of San Francisco, having entered into a contract with the Honorable the PostmasterGeneral of New Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers, and vice verm, the dates of sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the Ist and from Auckland on the 7th of every month, to commence from Port Chalmers on the Ist of April next. The Service will be performed by the Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the NEBRASKA, 2143 Tons Register, NEVADA, 2143 Tons Register, and DAKOTA, Of 2163 Tons Register; All built in 1865, under official supervision, and classed extra A 1 at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation, these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect arrangements have been made to connect ■with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent lines of steamers tunning between New York and England. Passengers will be hooked right through. First-class fare, from all ports fin New "Zealand to England, including the use of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent will not exceed LBS. Second and third-class passengers will he taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at A any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice verm in 24 tlays. Passengers who mav desire to proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auckland. Every exertion will he made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will be made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers so that Australasian passengers_ may be conveyed right through at a slight increase upon New Zealand rates.

Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICKSHANK, SMART, & CO. Agents-in-Chief for New Zealand, at Auckland for the United States, New Zealand and Australian Steam Packet Line j DRIVER, STEWART, & CO. Agents for Otago. JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28, 1870. FOR FIJIS VIA AUCKLAND. The s.b. wainuj, is now loading, and will ’have immediate despatch. As a limited number of passengers will be taken, early application is necessary, For freight or passage, apply to M‘UALLUM, NEILL, & (JO., Agents. BOXING DAY. . MONDAY, 20th DECEMBER. Steamers. For MAORI KAIK—- ► The s.s. MAORI will start from the Rattray street Jetty at 8. JO a. m. After landing excursionists at the Knik, she will proceed as far as Waikouaiti Bay and back, re-embarking passengeis at the Kaik at 4 p.m. Return Tickets, 3s (id. For PORTOBELLO and PORT CHALMERS. —The GOLDEN AGE from Dunedin Jetty at 10 sharp, returning at 5 p. m. Tickets, 2s Gd. For VAUXHaLL,—The PENINSULA and GOLDEN AGE from 11 a.m. till midnight. Sixpenny fares. For PORT CHALMERS. Usual hours. Last boat from Dunedin at midnight. Return Tickets, 2s Gd. Offices—Harbor Chambers. CHRISTMAS DAY. THE STEAMER GOLDEN AGE, ® will leave the Old Jetty at 10.30 a.m- and 2.30 p.m. b.n SUNDAY, 25th DECEMBER. For Port Chalmers. Return Tickets, 2s fid.