Royal 3g«§s Mail COACH TO LEVIN. J. B. STANSELL . . Proprietor. THE ONLY SERVICE that has 1 kept up continuous intercourse with the outer world. Distance from Foxton to Levin Station about 14 miles, the road going through the prettiest scenery in the district. During the nearly four years' service over the Wirokino Ferry, the mail has been delivered every day, in spite of floods. As showing THE ADVATAQK OF 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 thepassepgers in fact like a picnic, and all who travelled- expressed themselves welf pleased with the arrangements made. On the breakdown of the railway service on. Easter Monday, occasioned ly the heavy flood, this Levin route' wi s th-3 only ,way open to paseengers/from.;Pfflinerßt6n to Foxton. Five Foxtori^residents wer,e driven, iv the. CQacl^irQm.Levin on Tuesday morning, 16th' April, after having previously endeavoured to get over from Shannon. On Monday, the 15th April, the upual dach was run through the flood to Levin as well as a vehicle in the afternoon to Ker» m, with the Manager of ihe New Zaaland Es-* tatea Company and the Secretary of the Wellington Freezing Company as passengers, who failed to succeed in crossing at the Shannon Ferry in the morning. Single 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 to Wellington at 8.0 a.m. The Coach leaves Levin Hotel at IJ. 15 am. on the arrival of the train from Wellington, reaching Foxton at 12 15 y.vn. Passengers by this route will reach Wellington by mid-dny, and at a cost, of only 17s return, NO TOUTS OR AGENTS BE* QUIRED. ' [a card.] ■ THOS. bTcRUMP, DARRISTEK & SOLICITOR, D ■ ; Palmerston North. Visits Foxton and Otaki Court. YATES' New Season's Seeds JUST ARRIVED. SEED POTATOES. W. B. RHODES, Grocer, Ironmonger and General Agent.
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Manawatu Herald, 27 July 1895, Page 2
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335Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Manawatu Herald, 27 July 1895, Page 2
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