Royal &9tHN& Mail COACH TO LEVIN, ' J. 11. STANBELL . . Proprietor. 'THE ONLY SERVICE that has 1 kept up continuous intercourse with the outer world. Distance from Foxton to Levin Statiou about 14 miles, the road going- through the prettiest scenery in the district. During the nearly four years' service over the Wirokiho FSrry, the mail has been delivared every . day, in spite of floods. As showing thk advataoe of r this route, even during the week of the late heavy flood, the mails and 27 passengers were conveyed by boat and vehicles. The route by boat was both safe and an enjoyable change to the passengers in fact like a picnic, and all who travelled expressed themselves well pleased with the arrangements made. On the breakdown of the railway service on Easter Monday, occa sioued by the heavy flood, this Levin route was the only way opeu to passengers from Palmerston to Foxton. Five Foxton residents weredriven in the Coach from Levin on Tuesday morning, ' 1 Gth April, after having previously endeavoured to get over from Shannon. On Monday, the 15th April, the usual Cc ach was run through the flood to Levin as well as a vehicle in the afternoon to Kert-ru, with the i Manager of the New Zealand Estates Company and the Secretary of tlie "Wellington Freezing Company as passengers, who failed to succeed in crossing at the Shannon Ferry in • the morning. ' SixoLis Fares, 4s ; Return (available 1 month), Gs. The Coach leaves Whyte's Hotel, Foxton, every week day at 5.30 ! a.m., for Levin, catching the train j to Wellington at 8.0 a.m. The Coach leaves Levin Hotel at 10.15 a.m. on the arrival of the train from Wellington, reaching. Foxton at 12.15 y.m. Passengers by this route will reach Wellington by mid-clay, and at a cost, of only 17s return. NO TOUTS OR AGENTS RE* QUIRED. [k CARD.] THOS. BTCRUMP, T)ARRISTER & SOLICITOR, Palmerston North. Visits Foxton and Oiaki Court. JL- JHL JL Jai 53 New Season's Seeds JUST ARRIVED. SEED POTATOES. W. B. RHODES, Grocer, Ironmonger and General Agent. |
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Manawatu Herald, 11 July 1895, Page 2
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344Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Manawatu Herald, 11 July 1895, Page 2
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