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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2456, 30 December 1870, Page 1

Business Notices rjTAPESTRY CARPETS, new and choice patterns, 3s 111* per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, t)S per yard FELT CARPETS, H yards wide, from 2s 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.in., returning ©n ths following days at 11 a.m For TIMARU, AKAROA, and LYTTELTON. The s.s. MAORI once a week. Her next day of sailing is TUESDAY, JANUARY 3rd. 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 TRANSPORTATION COMPANY of Sau Francisco, _ having entered into a contract with the Honorable the PoatmasterGeneral 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 1565, under official supervision, and classed extra A I at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation, these vessels are unsurpassed by any alloat. 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 jin New Zealand to England, including the use of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent will npt 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 piade 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, k CO. Agents for Otago. JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28, 1870. fOR LYTTELTON, PICTON, NELSON, TARANAKI, and MANAKAU, transhipping cargo and passengers for Wanganui, Napier, and West Coast Ports. THE Favourite Steamship PHCEBE, H. K\N>Worsp, Esq., « ommander, will be despatched for the iove Ports on SUNDAY, Ist JANUARY, arrying the European and American Mails id Passengers for the City of Melbourne, j Auckland, for San Francisco. Passengers mveyed on board per Harbour Steamer at I o’clock. Shipping orders issued till 10 m.; cargo received till noon, on Saturday, Ist inst. . DRIVER, STEWART, & CO., Agents NEW YEAR’S EXCURSIONS. ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, THE GOLDEN AGE leaves the Wharf at • 2.30 p.m., taking English mails, and passengers for the s.s. Phoebe, returning at 4.30 p.m. Return Tickets, 2s Gd. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2, The WALLACE leaves the Wharf at 0 a,m. for the Kaik and Waikouaiti, returning to Wharf at 7 p.m. Return Tickets, 3s Gel. The GOLDEN AGE leaves the Wharf at 10.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. for Portobello and Port Chalmers, returning from Port at 4.30 p.m. Return Tickets, 2s Gd. The PENINSULA and GOLDEN AGE to ond from Port Chalmers throughout the day. Return Tickets, 2s 6d. Unices—Harbor Chamber