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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2536, 3 April 1871, Page 1

Business Notices CARPETS, new and choice patterns, ?3s 11D per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS, new and choice patterns, |)S 9d per yard FELT CARPETS, U yards wide, from 2s per yard HERBERT. HAYNES. & CO. Shipping. THE UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALASIAN STEAM PACKET LINE. The north pacific 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 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, find DAKOTA, Of 2163 Tons Register; All built in 1865, under official supervision, and classed extra A I at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation, those vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect arrangements, haye 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, frond all ports in J£ew_.Zealand to England, including the USe of the celcfo’ated Silver Palace Cars over, tbf'American Continent will not exceed LBS/ Second ’and third-class passengers will be taken at proportionately low fates. Return tickets at 1 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 Francispo and Auckland, and vice verm in 24 days. .Passengers who may dpsife 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. _ v Fuller particulars will be given in a future advertisement. CRUIOKSH vNK, SMALT, & 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 A CO., Agents for Wellington; MILES k CO., Agents for Lyttelton. November 28. 187 G. STEAM TO OAMARU, REDUCTION OF FARES I ! ! In future the ordinary fares by THE p.s. WALLACE will include the charge for landing in the surf boats! 3 from Dunedin Wharf to Oamaru Beach: CABIN, 20s; STEERAGE, 15s. irfing from Dunedin every Tuesday and Friday, at 9 a.m. Offices : Harbor Chambers S. MAORI jFor Timaru, Akaroa, and Lvttelton, sails Ott TUESDAY, 4th April. 1 o till 12 a.m. Passengers at 4 o’clock. Offices : Harbor Chambers. Sales by Auction. MONDAY, 10th APRIL, 1871. SALK OF STEAM ERS AND LIGHTERS. IN consequence of the winding-up of the estate of the late John Jones, the- fol lowing steamers and lighters, trading as the Harbor Steam Company, will be offered for sale by public, auction at Dunedin on the above date, unless previously disposed of by private bargain : P.S. Golden Age, 78 tons register, 60 b.p, P.S, Geelong, 108 tons register, 90 h.p. " P.S, Lady of the Lake, 56 tons,'2s h.p. P.S. Wallace, 56 tons register, 50 h.p. P.S, Peninsula, 32 tons register, 20h.p. S.'S, 4tesult, 20 tors register, 15 h.p. Iron lighter Trusty, 59 tons. Do do Faithful, 59 tons; and Two wooden lighters. Until the 10th April private offers will be received and treated with for the whole «r for any single vessel, or for 48-64ths of the whole or of any single vessel. Full information can be had on application to JAMES MILLS, Managing Trustee in the Estate of the late John Jones; Tenders. TENDERS wanted for putting a new roof on a dwelling-housb. Hy. F. Hardy, Architect. " • ’ 11