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I Royal sHRk Mail COACH TO LEVIN. J. It. RTANSELL .. PnorßiKTOit. ]-HE ONLY SERVICE that has X kepi uy ooutiuuous intercourse wiili the outer world. Distance from Foxtou to Levin Station about 14 miles, the road going' through the pettiest scenery in the district During the nearly foui* years' service over ihe Wirokino Ferry, j the mail has been delivared everg | day, in spite of floods. As showinn the advataqe of this route, evey during the week of the lute heavy flood, t 1 mails and 27 passengers were c i veyed by boat and vehicles. The route by boat wa* both safe and an enjoyable change to the passengers in fact like a picnic, and all who travelled exprnssed themselves well pleased with the arrangements made. On the breakdown of the railway seivice on Raster Monday, ooca si o ned by the heavy flood, this Levin mute was ih» only way open to passengers from Pnlmerston tn Fox ton. Five Foxton residents were driven in the Coach from i evin on Tuesday morning, 16th April, after having previously endeavoured to get over from Shannon. ' On Monday, the IStb April, the usual C ach was run through the flood to Levin as well as a vehicle in the afternoon to Ker. ru, with the Manager of the New Zealand Es* tatea Cotnpnny and the Secretary of the Wellington Freezing Company as passengers, who failed to succeed in crossing «t the Shannon Ferry in the morni'ig. Single F .res, 4s ; Return (avail able 1 month), 6s. The Coach leaves Whyte's Hotel, Foxton, every week day at 5.30 a.m., for Levin, catching the train to Wellington t 8.0 a.m. The Coach leaves Levin Hotel at 1J 15 a in. on the arrival of <hp train from Wellington, reaching Foxton at 12.15 p. m. Passengers by this route will reach Wellington by mid-day, and at a co*t, of only 17s return. N> TOUT* OR A ENTS REQUIRED. [a card.] EOS. B. CEiUMP. n*RßlSTi':i| & SOLICITOR. Palmbbston 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, 20 August 1895, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1895, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1895, Page 2

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