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1 w SI Ul M* rf k & «■ *> m m ® 1 S v £ An Overland Triumph in Hill-climbing in the Canterbury Trials The Canterbury Automobile Association's Reliability Trials on March 6th and 7th (Chnstchurch to Akaroa via Rakaia and back) proved another opportunity for the Overland to achieve distinction. On the second day the Overland Touring Car, fully equipped, made a ' wonderful performance in an exhibition of hill climbing, arriving Home One Hour Ahead of all Others This car was a stoek model just unpacked from a shipment at the last moment, and such a performance is the more remarkable in an untested car. The Overland was one of only three cars which had a non-stop run on the second day. Extract from letter received from Mr. George Watson, Pahiatua: Just a line to f that I Mvejmtflnhhed a contract with th Just to show you how the OVERLANDS stand up to their work, I will give you afewpaSarl iZsm the contract a month and four days, domg HO mile, a day over the worst roLsthit you could fitd a««" and I was always loaded having 4)o passengers and myself aho 6 bags of mails and papers and pZcel, Well I never had a stop or a breakaae of ami sort and Tlmd «/.»,<■..»-., ...JtJ.. m.T... 5 . i •. F ~ . . ..'■ I never had a stop or a breakage roads were very greasy and I nhliZ7Ji^,T e T' S J l ri r 'T dfah(i 6 ba! » °f mails a " d P a *>«-» <">* Parcels. Well, a breakage of any sort and I had some very wet trips. The last day I halm the job the a:^rK./74"' ** taking a sWp turn when the wM ifia rnv tii\ /in th* »r> n A „ ~„ „„„ ™ tf . „„-,.„ „.,,„. « *„« w™ ww wnm you can iei me nave one. If you want service, convenience, strength, simplicity and reliability in a moderate-priced car—buy an Overland. Write ior Catalogue and further information to: North Island Agents, A. HATRICK & CO., LTD. Wanganui, Wellington and Waitara £ STEPHEN & BYRN. NEW PXYMOUTH MUDFOED & SON, STEAXFOPD ,y , iiMw KM mmammS ,

MOUNT EGMONTj A3D JfO KA Urn rip g. MOUNT EGMONT HOSTELRY, n i„ e . teen miles from New Plymouth. By Motor Oar, one and a-half hours: by, Gig or Brake, from three and a-half to four and a-half hours. MOTOR AMD VEHICULAR TARIFF: By motor car, return same day, for '„ four passengers, including toll i and driver's lunch i ßg cnc i, Minimum charge for one day . £34, VEHICLES. „• £ s. d. wg and horse, two passengers, for one day; hirer to pay for horse feed and toll (say 2/6 1 0 0 Each extra day's detention.. 7 e Gig for two passengers and driver, for one day—hirer ' _ to pay for toll, horse-feed , and driver's lunch (Bay 4s *... 1 10 0 •Each extra days' detention 17 3 Buggy and pair, with driver and four passengers .. 2 7 6 Return next day ' 3 10 0 Buggy and pair, without driver, five passengers 1 17 (1 Return next day 2 10 0 Waggonette, three horses, with driver, six passengers 3 0 0 Return next clay 4 10 n , Brake, four horses, twelve to twenty passengers, per head 7 5 Return next day ....... 10 p Return third day, per head.. 12 6 (Hirer to pay for horse-feed and toll in every case except for brake). NEW PLYMOUTH EXPRESSMEN'S CHARGES: Sunday trip, returning same day. Gs Pel per head; leaving Saturday night and returning Sunday, 7s'Gd per head; leaving Saturday night and returning Monday, 10s per head. HOSTELRY CHARGES, 9s per day. (This includes all meals and Park fees). Meals' served to boarders in bedrooms, Is extra. OLD HOUSE—Visitors remaining over night and prowling their own fool, Is 6d per day (including Park fee). Blankets can be hired at Is per night. I COTTAGE.—Fot each adult, per day, is. Minimum charge, 10s per day. Turil! for children as per THE MOKAU. Fifty-six miles from New! Plymouth. Time by motor car, about three nnd a-half hours . Tariff: Motor on v. four passengers, return same dav, £fl. MOTOR LAUNCH UP THE RIVER. (about six hours return!. Regular clays—Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; tariff, 10s return. Special days—Arrangements mad* as follows: For six passengers or less, £3 10s per day; from seven to fourten passengers. 10s each; fourteen passengers, Ss each. Mrs. Box's Boarding-house tnrilf—ls fd all round. "POR Sale, cheap. Good Portable Zk.-\. Engine in perfect working order, suitable for driving milking machine, chaffculler, or for sawing wood. Applv Vows Office. !■ -1 f.'u SALE—Dairy Farms, with or without stock, from £3OO deposit. Hartnell, Land Agents, Brougham Street.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 271, 17 April 1914, Page 7

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Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 271, 17 April 1914, Page 7

Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 271, 17 April 1914, Page 7

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