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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2457, 31 December 1870, Page 1

Business Notices rjUPESTRY CARPETS, new and choice patterns, Os 11d per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, £)S per yard FELT CARPETS, 14 yards wide, from Ou per yard HERBERT. HAYNES. & CO. Shipping. HARBOR STEAM COMPANY. Regular Steam Trade to Oamaru, Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton. ** ■ HESE 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.s MAORI —once a week. Her next dav of sailing is TUESDAY, JANUARY 3rd. Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at the Offices, Harbor Chaihhers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. The north pacific TRANS PORTATION COMPANY of San Francisco, having entered into tract with the Honorable the PostmasterGeneral of NeW Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Chalmers, and vice versa, 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 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 loir 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 be given in a future advertisement. ’ pRUICKSHANK, SMART, & CO. Agentf-in-Chief for New Zealand, at Auckland for the United States, New Zealand and Australian Steam Packet Line; PSIVEE, STEWART, & CO. Agents for Otago. JOHNSTON &CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES k CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28. 1870. FOR LYTTELTON, WELLINGTON, PICTON, NELSON, TARANAKI, and MANAKAU, transhipping cargo and passengers for Wanganui, Napier, and West Coast Ports, THE Favourite Steamship PHCEBE, H. Worsp, Esq., (ommander, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, Ist JANUARY, Carrying the European and American Mails and Passengers for the City of Melbourne, at Auckland, for San Francisco. Passengers conveyed on board per Harbour Steamer at II o’dock. Shipping orders issued till 10 a, m,; cargo received till noon, on Saturday, 31st 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 mads, and passengers for the s.s. Phcebe, returning at 4.30 p.m. Return Tickets, 2s Od. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2, The WALLACE leaves the Wharf at 0 a.tn. for fee Kaik and Waikouaiti, returning ;o Wharf at 7 p-d-Return Tickets, 3s od. The GOLDEN AGE leaves the Wharf at 10.30 a.m. and 2 p.m, for Portohello and Port Chalmers, returning from Port at 4.30 Return Tickets, 2s Cd. The PENINSULA and GOLDEN AGE to and from Port Chalmers throughout the day. Return Tickets, 2s 6d. Offices—Harbor Chamber