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West Coast Times, Issue 391, 24 December 1866, Page 1

Shipping Advertisements. PADDLE-STEAMERS "YARRA" AND "PERSEVERE." THE abovo Steamers are prepared to 'cany Passengers and Cargo, and TOW VESSELS in and out of the River at surrent rates. No passengers will be allowed to cross the Bar in these Steamers without a ticket from the office of the undersigned. Royse, Mudie & Co., Agents, 3623* Wharf street. MARINE INSURANCE. FTUI.K Undersigned having been appointed Agents in Hokitika for the SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED), are now prepared to accept Marine Risks coastwise, also to Australian and other Foreign ports. 2501 Royse, Mtjdie & Co. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed and Invested Capital — L 1,600,000. rpHE undersigned, having been apJL pointed Agents of the Imperial Fire Insurance Company, for the West Coast, are now prepared to accept risks. Scale of rates, and'all information may be obtained at our office. Royse, Mudie, '& Co., Agents, 6064 Wharf street. J . NASH, QHIPPTNG AND COMMISSION AGENT, Brighton, Fox's River. .5927 NOTICE TO MASTERS OF VESSELS CLAIMING EXEMPTION FKOM PILOTAGE. TTNTIL further provision be made in that behalf, Certificates of Exemption from Pilotage, under. the 16th Sec-

tiou of the "Marine Act, 1866," will be issued on application to the • Marine Department, Wellington; or, to the Collectors of Customs, at Auckland, Napier, New Plymouth, Nelson, Lyttelton, Hokitika, Dunedin, and the Bluff. Every person making application for any such certificate, must furnish a certificate from the Harbor Master or principal Nautical Officer of the port or ports, in respect of which the exemption is claimed, that such person is qualified to conduct and navigate his vessel into and out of such port or ports, and must also state the name of the vessel commanded by him. The distinguishing flag to be hoisted by vessels exempted from Pilotage is a White Flag. (Signed) J. M. Balpour, Mariue Engineer. Marine Department, Wellington, 17th December, 1866. • Custom House, Hokitika, 22nd December, 1866. True Copy. Edwaed Patten, 6066 Collector of Customs. Merchants and Importers. ALAUIE BROTHERS PEODUCE, COAL, AND GENEKAL COM MISSION MERCHANTS, Gibson's Quay, Hokitika. Free Goods Warehoused. — Coals delivera 767 at lowest Rates. TUTOEISON, LAW AND CO., lirpoETEus, Commission and Shipping Agents, WHARF STREET. 4353 TyrOIR AND STAITE, Wharf street, WINE, SPIRIT, PROVISION, AND PRODUCE MERCHANTS. Licensed dealers in Powder, Shot, & Caps. 3896 MR W. S. LOCKHART, Importer, and Wholesale Merchant Shipping and Commission Agent, Corner of Weld and Sowell streets, HOKITIKA. 2579