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Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume II, Issue 106, 4 May 1864, Page 1

Queenstown Advertisements.

IMPORTANT TO STOREKEEPERS AND OTHERS. Great Reduction in the Rates of Freight. mHE Proprietors of the Cutter \ «<MOA" having determined to offer increased advantages to Storekeepers and Others resident in the Lake district, beg to state that they have reduced their Freightage Charges as under : From Kingston to Queenstown, ty ton, Dead weight £1 10 0 Horses, per head - - - -3 0 0 Commission on Cartage, 2| ty cent. Agents at Kingston—--234 KERR & CO. WAKATIP LAKE n v T E A M E R "ALEXANDRA." Pickford and Co. having chartered the above steamer, are running her daily at considerably reduced rates. For passengers and merchandise, the steamer Alexandra leaves Queenstown punctually at 9 o'clock a.m., arriving at Kingston early; leaves Kingston for Queenstown, at 3 o'clock p.m. All Merchandise taken—weight as per way bill in quantities. The steamer Alexandra has been fitted up with powerful machinery, that enables her to run in all weathers. This expense has been incurred to meet the requirements of the time, oar motto is PUNCTUALITY and DESPATCH. P.S.—Agent for Alexandra, BLACK and GORDON, Queenstown. Insurance on goods charged extra. The s.s. "EXPERT" "OW LEAVES KINGSTON vX punctually at half-past XX • 8 am., for QUEENSTOWN; Returning at half-past 3 THE SAME DAY. This favorite steamer having now received a thorough overhaul and great improvements able comparison with any steamer on the Lake, for swiftness, safety and comfort. For passengers she offers the best means of transit, combined with the strictest punctuality, and her capacity as a dry cargo boat is second to none. For farther particulars apply to J. GIBSON & Co., Queenstown. D. POWELL'S FAMILY HOTEL, Queenstown. TN acknowledging with pleasure the extensive J- patronage bestowed on him smce his removal tothe Lake District, wishes to assure his friends and the public that it will be his conaecond to none in the town, has just completed extensive alterations and additions, bv which means he is enabled to offer unequalled accommodation, together with those grand desiderata in an hotel—privacy, attention, cleanliness, and civility. the new BILLIARD SALOON Is now open, replete with every necessary and convenience for visitors. The best brands only kept of Wines, Ales, Beers, and Spirits. D. POWELL, «, Proprietor About TWO TONS of good OATEN HAY ALBO— A Lot of STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Apply to ? M'CONOCHIE & CO, 166 Lake View Gardens, Queenstown. James Keay & Co.'s PROVISION STORE, Wholesale & Retail, Bkach-strebt 2