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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2498, 17 February 1871, Page 1

Business Notices TAI’ESTUY CARPETS, new and choice o i \ patterns, 1 ID per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, «/D per yard FELT CARPETS, H yards wide, from 2/S Hd per yard HERBERT, HAYNES, & CO. Kusic. PIANOFORTE. MISS BELL receives Pupils at Mr C. Begg’s Private Musio Saloon, Princes street. Terms At Mr Begg’s, Four Guineas per quarter; at her residence, Forth Place, off George street, Three Guineas ; and at the resience of the pupils, according to distance. Shipping. HARBOR STEAM COMPANY. Regular Steam Trade to Oamaru, Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton. PTAHESE Fast Steamers will run I regularly as under ; ForGAMARU. —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.b. MAORI once a week. Her next dav of sailing is TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14. Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at toe Offices. Harbor Chambers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND. AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. fK 1 rpHE NORTH PACIFIC JL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY of San Francisco, wWiiiliußaM* 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 versa, the dates of sailing will be from Port Chalmers on the Ist and from Auckland on the 7th of every mouth, 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 ISGS, 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 ftassengers will he taken at proportionately ow rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain oyer 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 he niade to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers so that Australasian passengers may be conveyed right through at a alight increase upen New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUICKSHANK, SMART, & CO. Agents-in-Ohief for New Zealand, at Auckland for the United States, New Zealand and Australian Steam Packet Line; DRIVER, STEWART, & CO. Agents for Otago. JOHNSTON ft CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES & CO., Agents for Lyttelton, November 28, 1870. MU JOHN MARTIN’S CHEAP MARINE EXCURSIONS.—No. 1. TO LYTTELTON AND WELLINGTON. THE Commodious and Powerful Mail Steamship PHOEBE, H. Woit&P, Commander, ill make a Special Trip to the above ports or about Tuesday, 21st February; rolling to Port Chalmers on or about Satury, 2t>th February. Intending excuisionists will thus have ■cc clear days at Canterbury and one day Wellington. RETURN TICKETS. From Port Chalmers to Lyttelton— Two Pounds. From Port Chalmers to Wellington— Throe Pounds. Refreshments on board at very reasonable ;fc5S. Only a moderate number of tickets will be issued. DRIVER, STEWART, and CO., Agents.