Royal a&&9s Mail COACH TO LEVIN. J.R STANSELL, ... Proprietor. THE ONLY SERVICE that has 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 delivared every day, in spite of floods. As showing THE ADVATAGE OF THIS BOUTE, 6VGn 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 thepassevgers 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 hy the heavy flood, this Levin route whs the Only way open to passengers from Palmerston to Foxton. Five Foxton residents were driven in the Ooacb from Levin on Tuesday morning, 16th April, after having previously endeavoured to getovei from Shannon. On Monday, the 15th April, the usual & ach was run through the flood to Levin as well as a vehicle in the afternoon to Kereru, with the Manager of the New Zealand Es> tates 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 (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.m. on the arrival of the train from Wellington, reaching Foxton at 12.15 p.m. Passengers by this route will reach Wellington by mid-day, and at a cost, of only 17s return, NO TOUTS OR AGENTS REQUIRED. PIANOFORTE AND ORGAN TUNER. I MR. ARTHUR SILK has decided to visit Foxton and die tnofc twiofo a y?ar on hia professional bnsineee as Tuner of Pianos and Or j gaos. Notice will be given a fortnight prior to his coming to the district. Orders may be left with Mr A. Fraaer, Kcokedler, Main-street. ' I shall be in Foxton this week. A. BILK. W. B. RHODES; General Storekeeper. AGENT FOR— 1 Anchor B.S. Company Standard Insurance Co. (risks taken at lowest rates) ' N.Z. Mail, N.Z. Times Evening Post Canterbury Press and Referee Sporting Review Auckland Weekly News Booth, Maodonald & Co., And for Anything Else You Want. FOXTON STATE SCHOOL. Week ending Oct. 2nd, 1896. Average Attendance ... 199 7 Absentees . ... 49 8 i Number on Roll ... 249W, 8, Bxkwm t, tf«i4 Afrits '
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Manawatu Herald, 3 October 1896, Page 2
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436Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Manawatu Herald, 3 October 1896, Page 2
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