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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2499, 18 February 1871, Page 1

Business Notices rjpAPESTRY CARPETS, new and choice patterns, 3s H D per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, per yard FELT CARPETS, 1£ yards wide, from % 0D per yard HERBERT, HAYNES, & CO. Shipping. HARBOR STEAM COMPANY. Regular Steam Ttadc to Oamaru, Timaru, Akaroa, and Lyttelton. Fast Steamers will run jL regularly as under ; For OAMARU.—The p.s. WALLACE, every Tuesday and Friday, at 9 a.ra., returning oh 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, FEBRUARY 21. Cargo till 12 o'clock. For further particulars apply at tne Offices. Harbor Chambers. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. mHE NORTH PACIFIC X 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 Cliaimers, and vice versa, tbe 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. Fqr 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 iin 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 {lassengcrs will he taken at proportionately ow rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all porta 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 wade to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers so that Australasian passengers may he 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, MR JOHN MARTIN’S CHEAP MARINE EXCURSIONS.-No. 1. TO LYTTELTON AND WELLINGTON. HE Commodious and Powerful Mail Steamship PHCEBIfi, H. Wohsp, Commander, Will make a Special Trip to the above ports on or about Tuesday, 21st February; returning to Port Chalmers on or about Saturday, 26th February. Intending excursionists will thus have three clear days at Canterbury and one day at Wellington. RETURN TICKETS. From Port Chalmers to Lyttelton— Two Pounds. From Port Chalmers to Wellington— Three Pounds. Refreshments on board at very reasonable rates. Only a moderate number of tickets will he issued. DRIVER, STEWART, and CO., Agents. SS BEAUTIFUL STAR FOR TIMARU, AKAROA, AND LYTTELTON. ~K_a mHE above Steamer sails X on Tuesday next, 21st February. Cargo till 4 o’clock Monday. Passengers by 11 o’clock boat on Tuesday. Offices: Harbor Chambers.