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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 41, 31 March 1863, Page 2

NEWSPAPER FOR THE LAKE DISTRICT. To the Inhabitants of Queen.sfoion, Franktown, the Arrow, &c. TVHLL TSTC PUBLISHED OX AN VT EARLY DATE, THE LAKE WAKATIP MAIL, A 81-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Devoted to the Mining and other interests cf Wakatipu, its Towns and rural country. Full particulars in Prospectuses, which will be issued shortly. PEAIICE, TAYLOR & ANDERSON, Proprietors. 31st March, ISG3. SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT UOUTK TO THE LAKE DIGGINGS. FOR. THE INFORMATION' OF NEW ARRIVALS The nearest route for pedestrians yoinq to the Lake, is the Xorth Road. About &\ ynihs from town, the road turns to the left, and from thence to ]Vinton Hush flB miles) the dray track should be kept, then the. Survey line to the River Oreti ("12 miles); from thcic follow the dray-track to the. Elbow Accommodation House. B>/ this route, 30 miles are saved, a/id if the Oreti is high tlie East Bank can be kept all the tray. There is an accommodation house at Wallace toicn, 7 m:l"s from Invercargill ; aether at the Lime ll ills, 25 miles; another at the Elboic, 54 miles ; another at Rogers. 74 miles ; and another at the foot of the Lake, 92 miles. EXPORT DUTY OX GOLD. The Export Du'y on Gold muit be paid at the Custoiii H-Jiac, I Mercury ill. At present, the Gold Duty cannot be collected at the Bluff, or at Rirerlnn. POSTAL NOTICE. MERCHANTS. BANKERS and others, willins to Subs-ribc for a Daily Notice of the Departure of Mails from the Post Oifico. are requested to coiiirnunicato with the Postmaster without delay. Chief Post' Office. Southland. 23rd Mnrch, 150.3.