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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 337, 12 March 1868, Page 3

PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL COMPANY (Limited). HTEAM TO. ENGLAND, CALIFORNIA. AND NEW. YORK, VIA PANAMA, In conjunction with the steamships of the Roy.il Mail Steam Packet Company of London, and Pacific Mail Steamship Company New York. The Screw Steamship — R A K A I A, 2000 tons register, 500 horse power, T S Beal, Commander, Is appointed To leave WELLINGTON for PANAMA, ON WEDNESDAY, Bth APRIL, 1868, At Three p.m., WITH HER MAJESTY'S MAILS. Through Bills of Lading are issued at moderate rates, and shippers may rely on regular delivery, in good order, in schedule time. The Company's Steamers leave Sydney on the Ist, and Wellington on the Bth of each month ; are due at Panama on the sth or 6th of the following month, and will form regular connection there as follows : — FOR SOUTHAMPTON : Leave COLON on 6th or 7th ; arriving at SOUTHAMPTON 29th of each month. FOR SAN FRANCISCO : Leave PANAMA on 9th ; arriving at SAN FRANCISCO 22nd of each month. FOR NEW YORK : Loave COLON 12th or 13th; arriving at NEW YORK 20th or 21st of each month. Passengers booked from all this Company's agencies, at through rates, to Jamaica, St. 1 Thomas, Havana, Trinidad, Vera Cruz, and Demerara. First-class passengers are allowed 3361b5., or 20 cubic feet for luggage ; second class, 1681 bs M or 15 cubic feet, which must be delivered at the Company's office twenty -four hours before the departure of the steamer, when it will be labelled, manifested, weighed or measured. All excess to be paid for as measurement goods, without primage, The branch steamer AIREDALE will leave Greymouth on Wednesday, Ist April, to connect with the Rakaia, at Wellington ; but to prevent the chance of disappointment consequent upon the uncertainty of being able to cross the bar at any specified time, passengers for the Panama Mail Ship have the option of proceeding to Wellington by any of the Company's branch steamers. Intending passengers are hereby informed that the Royal Mail Company have determined upon running their steamers direct from Aspinwall to Southampton, and vice versa, thereby entirely avoiding the West India Islands, and the transkipment which calling at them involved. For full particulars, rates of freight, passage, &c, apply to G. W. MOSS, Agent, Albert street. Greymouth, March 10, 1868.