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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2452, 24 December 1870, Page 1

Business Notices rjIAFKSTRY CARPETS, new and choice patterns, Hd per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, 5s 9d 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. VHESE Fast Steamers will run 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.a MAORI once a week. Her next day of sailing is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27th. Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at the Offices. Harbor Cl ambers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. The north pacific TRANSPORTATION 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 term, 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 I at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation, these vessels are unsurpassed by auy aHoat. Perfect arrangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent lines of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports iin New Zealand to England, including the use of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent will not exceed LSS. Second and third-class passengers will be taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa in 24 days. _ Passengers who may desire to proceed right through will reach England within 40 days from Auckland. Every exertion will be 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 he 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 ; DRIVER, STEWART, k CO. Agents for Otago. JOHNSTON k CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28, 1870. FOR FIJIS VIA AUCKLAND. The s.s. w.ainui, is now loading, and will have immediate despatch. As a limited number of passen;ers will ho taken, early application is necesary. For freight or passage, apply to M'CALLUM, NEILL, & CO., Agents, BOXING DAY. MONDAY, 26th DECEMBER. ], 'INCURSION Steamers. li For MAORI KAIKTho s.s. MAORI xvill start from the Rattray street Jetty at 8.30 a.m. After landing excursionists at the Kaik, she will proceed as far as Waikouaiti Bay and back, rc-cmbarking passengers at the Kaik at 4 p.m. Visitors to the Mission Tea Meeting, go up by this steamer. Return Tickets, 3s 6d. For PORTOBELLO and PORT CHALMERS. —The GOLDEN AGE from Dunedin Jetty at 10 sharp, returning at 5 p.m. 'Pickets, 2s 6d. 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 Od. Offices—Harbor Chambers. __ CHRISTMAS DAY. fpITE STEAMER X GOLDEN AGE, . will leave the Old Jetty at 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on SUNDAY, 25th DECEMBER. For Port Chalmers. Return Tickets, 2s (id. v, (