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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 637, 17 February 1870, Page 3

TNTER- PROVINCIAL STEA M : MAIL ■*■ SEMVIUES. TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office, at Wellington, till SATURDAY, the sth March iiekt, for the PERFORMANCE of the undermentioned alternative MONTHLY STEAM MAIL SERVICED, in accordance' with Time Tables annexed, for a period of six mouths, from the eommuicenient of contract, determinable at that date; or any subsequent date by three mouths' notice given on either side. No. 1-rFromthe Bluff to Port Chalmers, and from Port Chalmers to the Bluff No. 2— From Tort Chalmers to Wellington, calling at Lyttelton, and from Wellington to Port Chalmers, calling at Lyttelton No. 3 From Uamarn to Lyttelton, calling at Timaru and Akaroa, and from Lyttelton to Oaniaiu, calling, at Akaroa and Timaru No. 4— From Wellington to Auckland via Napier, and from Auckland to Wellington via Napier No. s—From5 — From Wellington to Napier, and from Napier to Weilington No. G— From Auckland to Napier, and from Napier to Auckland No. 7— l ? ruin Wellington to Manukau, via Wauganui • and Taranaki, and from: M;.nukau to Wellington via Taranaki, and Wanganui No. B—From8 — From Wanganui to Manukau, via Taranaki, and from Manukau to Wanganui via Taranaki No. 9 — From Wellington to Manukau, via Pictou, Nelson, and Taranaki, and from Manukau to Wellington via Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton No. 10— From Hokitika to Nelson via Greymouth and Westport, and from Nelson to Hokitika via Westport and Greymouth No. 11- From Hokitika to Manukau via Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, and Taranaki, and from Manukau to Hokitika via Taranaki, Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth No. 12- From Wellington to Wanganui, and from Wanganui to Wellington. A proper and secure room to be provided for the custody of the mails, and a chief cabin passage, free of cost, for a postal officer, if required. All mails to be Landed, shipped, and transhipped, by and at the expense of the contractor, excepting at Taranaki. The names, tonnage, and horse-power of the vessels proposed to be employ ed in these services to be stated, and the vessels to be approved by the Postmaster-Geueral, and subject to be surveyed by some person appointed by him whenever he may consider it necessary. The Postmaster-General to have the power of detaining the vessel for two days at Auckland, or Manukau, as the case may be, if required, to awaic the arrival of the steamer from San Francisco, without charge; the rate of demurrdge per hour for any further detention to be stated. A penalty of five pounds per hour will be enforced for delay in departure from any port after the time fixed on each voyage, to be remitted at the option of the PostmasterGeneral, if the steamer arrive at its destination at its proper time, Also, in addition, a penalty of one hundred and fifty pounds for failure to deliver the outward mails in time for the homeward steamer in Auckland. Tenders to state the rate per diem, or otherwise, for passages for members of the General Assembly and officers of the General Government, exclusive of wines, spirits, &c. Tenders to be addressed to the PostmasterGeneral, Wellington, and endorsed "Tender for New Zealand Inter-provincial Steam Mail Service, No. — ." JULIUS YOGEL, Postmaster-General. Auckland, N.Z., Feb. 4, 1870. TIME TABLES. Service No. 1. Leave the Bluff at noon. Arrive Port Chalmers following day at 8 a.m. Leave Port Chalmers not more than six hours after arrival of steamej with English Mails. Arrive Bluff not later than fourteen hours thereafter. „.,-. Service No. 2. Leave Port Chalmers at noon, arrive at Wellington fifty hours thereafter, including stay of not less than three hours at Lyttelton. Leave Wellington not later than six, hours after arrival of steamer with English Mails, arrive at Port Chain iers fifty hours thereafter, including stay at Lyttelton of not less than three hours.) Service No. 3. Leave Oamaru at 10 a.m., arrive in Lybtelton at 10 a.m. on the following day. Leave Lyttelton not more than four hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Oamaru not more than twenty-six hours thereafter. Service No. 4. Leave Wellington 5 p.m., arrive Auckland sixty-seven hours thereafter, including stay at Napier of not more than three hours ; leave Auckland not later than six hours after arrival English Mail, arrive Wellington sixty-seven hours thereafter, including stay at Napier of not less than three hours. Service No. 5. Leave Wellington not later than four hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Napier twenty-four hours thereafter ; leave Napier at 11 a.m on the day previous to the outward mail leaving Wellington, and arrive Wellington at 11 a.m. following day. Service No. 6. Leave Auckland not later than fours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Napier fortyeight hours thereafter. Leave Napier at noon two days before the day of departure of steamer for San Francisco, arrive Auckland not later than forty-eight hours from Napier. Service No. 7. Leave Manukau not later than six hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Wellington, including stay at Taranaki and Wanganui, in not more than fifty-four hours thereafter, and vice versa, arriving at Onehunga at 9 a. in. ou the day fixed for the departure of the outward Mail steamer. Service No. 8. , Leave Manukau not later than six hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Wanganui, including stay at Taranaki, not more than thirty-six hours thereafter, and vice versa, arriving at Onehunga at 9 a-.ni. on the • day fixed for the departure of the outward Mail steamer. Service. No. 9. Leave Manukau not later than six hours after arrival of English mail, arrive at Wellington, including stay at Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton, in sixty-five hours thereafter ; and vice va\sa, arriving at Onehunga at nine a. in. on the day fixed for the departure of the outward maiL Service No. 10. Leave Nelson not more than fonr hours after the arrival of the English mail, arrive at Tlokitika, including stay at Wtstpoit and Grcyimuth, in. forty-eight hours thereafter ; and vice, verm, arriving at Nelson on the even-*