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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2453, 27 December 1870, Page 1

Business Notices fJIAPESTRY CARPETS, new and choice patterns, 8s Hd per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, t)S per yard FELT CARPETS, 14 yards wide, from 2s 9d per yard HERBERT, HAYNES, & CO. Shipping. HARBOR STEAM COMPANY. Regular Steam Trade to Oamaru, Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton. THESE Fast Steamers will run regularly as under : For OAMARU.—The p.s. WALLACE, every Tuesday and Friday, at 9 a.m., returning on tho following days at 11 a.m For TIMARU, AKAROA, and LYTTELTON. -The s.s. MAORI —once a week. Her next day of sailing is WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER ‘2Bth. Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at the Offices. Harbor Chambers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. .nvA. HTHE NORTH PACIFIC X TRANSPORTATION COMPANY of San Francisco, mffiiWFi* 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 Isiof 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 running between New York and England, Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports {in 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 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 dec 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 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; DRIVER, STEWART, & CO. Agents for Otago. JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington ; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28, 1870. S.S. MAORI FOR TIMARU, AKAROA, AND LYTTELTON. ON account of the Holidays the above St earner will not sail till WEDNESDAY, 28th Dec. Cargo till 12 o’clock. Passengers at 4. Offices; Harbour Chambers. FOR MOLYNEUX, BLUFF, AND RIVERTON. THE s.s. TAIROA will receive Cargo for the ■ above ports at Rattray street Jetty until Wednesday next. 28th instant. For freight or passage apply to R. M. ROBERTSON, Princes street, Or JOHN HAMANN, Jetty street. FOR BLUFF. FJIHE S.S, PH(EB E, TT. Worsp, Esq., Commander, Will be despatched for Bluff on or about 28th inst. DRIVER, STEWART, & CO., Agents. PHEAP COAST TRIPS. Return tickets will be issued by WALLACE and -MAORI, available till 'end of January, at the following rates : Gamam, Saloon 20s Timaru do ... 40s Akaroa do 55a Lyttelton do ... Cds Offices; Harbor Chambcia.