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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 141, 3 September 1864, Page 1

IMPORTANT TO STOREKEEPERS AND OTHERS. Great Reduction in the Rates of Freight. rpHE Proprietors of the Cutter \ "MO A" 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 - - ' - - 110 0 Passengers 0 5 0 Agents at Kingston—--234 KERR & CO. TEA M E R "ALEXANDRA." Pickford and Co. having chartered the above steamer, are runniug 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, our motto is PUNCTUALITY and DESPATCH. P.S.—Agent for Alexandra, BLACK and GORDON, Queenstown. Insurance on goods charged extra. HE ROYAL MAIL SCREW STEAMER "VICTORIA" Plies regularly between Kingston, Queenstown, and Head of the Lake. This fine boat continues to maintain her high prestige as the best and fastest boat on the Lake. She invariably delivers her cargo in good order, and during the eighteen months she has been running, has not had to pay for any damage. On WEDNESDAYS, she will leave Kingston at 9 a.m., and will RUN THROUGH TO THE HEAD OF THE LAKE, calling at Queenstown for Freight and Passengers, returning on the following morning and landing passengers at Queenstown and Kiugston the same day. GREAT REDUCTION IN FREIGHT AND FARES. From Kingstonto Queenstown, per ton, 15s. Horses per Head, 40s. From Kingston to Frankton - - - 15s. Do do Head of the Lake - 40s. Goods to be consigned to R. Howarth, Kingston, where cartage will be paid and every care taken of prompt delivery to consignees. R. HOWORTH, Kingston ) . , A. WEBSTER, Queenstown ] *& n ™' N.B.—Passengers by or for this Boat will receive particular attention at the Royal Hotel, Kingston. 447 Mr. W. W. Wilson, (From Castlemaine, Victoria,) ARRISTER-AT-LAW AND SOLICITOR, ' Office— next the New Bridge, Camp-street, i . i-\ l • •» r •#•11 at Queenstown, Mr. T. L. Shepherd. 597 MR. CAMPBELL, BARRISTER-AT-LAW AND SOLICITOR, DALLARAT- STREET, (Adjoining the Camp Reserve,) QUEENSTOWN and ARROW. J. H. HORN, <IN PLATE, SHEET IRON, AND ZINC WORKER, Beach Street, Queenstown. Pumps, Stoves, &c, Made to Order. Lamps, Glasses, and Kerosene Oil always on hand. BEER WARMERS. 402 POSTPONEMENT OF AUCTION SALE. IffESSRS. BUTTNER & HALLENSTEIN *-*- beg to announce that, in consequence of instructions just received from their Melbourne firm, via Dunedin, they have resolved, owing to the present depressed state of trade in Southland, to Postpone their Clearing Auction Sale. They propose, therefore, from this date, to commence Selling Off at 20 per cent, below cost price, their large stock of Wines and Spirits in bond, Wines and Spirits, duty paid, Groceries, Oilman's Stores, Ironmongery, Crockery, Glassware, Furniture, &c. A liberal discount will be allowed to the trade for Cash. Whittingham Brothers, storekeepers, Wholesale and Retail TINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS Beach Street, QusjfiNsxowN. 236