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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 638, 19 February 1870, Page 3

TNTER-PROVINCIAL STEAM MAIL A SERVICES. ...;' • TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office, "at Wellington, -till SATURDAY, the sth March next, for the PERFORMANCE of the undermentioned alternative MONTHLY STEAM MAIL SERVICES, in accpi-d'ance with Time Tables annexed, for a period of .six months, from the commencement of contract," detenninable atthiitdate, or any subsequent date by three months' notice given on either side. No. I— From the Bluff to Port Chalmers, and from Porb Chalmers to the Bluff iSo. 2— b'rom Port Chalmers to Wellington, calling at Lyttelton, and from Wellington to Port Chalmers, ealiiua at Lyttelfeou i>o. 3 From Uamaru to Ljttelton, calling at Timaru and Akaroa, ami from Lyttelton to Oaoiaru, calling at Akaroa and liiuaru No. 4— From Wellington to Auckland via Napier, and from Auckland to Wellington via Napier No. s— From' Wellington to Napier, and from Napier to Wellington No. o— jf'roni Auckland to iNapier, and from Napier to Auckland No. 7—From Wellington to Manukau, via. Wanganui and Tarauaki, and from Mtnukstu to Wellington via Taranaki and Wanganni- „ . ',.-! No. B— From Wanganui to Manukau, via Taranaki, and from Manukau to Wangauui via Taranaki No. 9 —From Wellington to Manukau, via Pictou, Nelson, and Taranaki, and from Mauukau to Wellington via Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton No. 10— From Hokitika to Nelson via Greymouth and Westport, aud from Nelson to Hokitika via Westport and Greymouth No. n- From Hokitika to Manukau via Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, and Taranaki, and from Manukau to Hokitika via Taranaki, Nelson, Westporfc, and Greymouth No. 12- From Wellington to Wanganui, and from Wanganui to Wellington. A proper and secure room to be provided for me 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 emplojed in these services to be stated, and the vessels to be approved by the Postmaster-General, 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 await) the arrival of the steamer from San Francisco, without charge; the i-ate of demurrage per hour for any further detention to be stated. A penalty of live 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 d*iem, 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 MaU 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 steamer with English Mails. Arrive Bluff not later than fourteen hours thereafter. Sebvice 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 Chalmers fifty hours thereafter, iucluding stay at Lj'ttelton of not less than three hours, j Service No. 3. Leave Oamaru at 10 a.m., arrive in Lyfctelton 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 foxir hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Napier twenty-four hours thereafter ; leave Napier at 11 a.ni 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 verm, arriving at Onehunga at 9 a. in. on 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.m. 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, iucluding stay at Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton, in sixty-five hours thereafter;, and vke vena, arriving at Onehunga at nine a.m. on the day fixed for the departure of . the outward mail. Service No. 10. Leave Nelaon not more tbau four hours after the arrival of the English mail, arrive at bokitika, including stay at Westport and Greymouth, in forty-eight hours thereafter ; and «'q<: versa, arriving at Nelson oa the evea-