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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 218, 13 April 1868, Page 3

PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUS TRALIAN ROYAL MAIL COMPANY (Limited). OTEAM TO ENGLAND. CALIFORNIA, AND NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA, n conjunction with tlie steamships of tho Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, of London, and Pacific Mail Steamship Company, of Now York The Screw Steamship M A T A U E A , 2000 tons register, 500 horse power, G. E. Bibd, R.N.R., Commander, Is appointed To leave WELLINGTON for PANAMA, ox FRIDAY, Bth MAY, At Three, p.m., WITH HER MAJESTY'S MAILS. Through Bills of Lading are issued at moderate rates, and shippers may rely on regular delivery, in good order, in schedule time. This Company's Steamers leave Sydney on the Ist, and Wellington on the Bth of each month ; are due at Panama on the sth or 6th of the following month, and will form regular connection there as follows : FOR SOUTHAMPTON: Leave COLON on 6th or 7th ; arriving at SOUTHAMPTON 29th of each month. FOR SAN FRANCISCO: Leave PANAMA on 9th; arriving afc SAN FRANCISCO 22nd of each month. FOR NEW YORK: Leave COLON 12th or 13th ; arriving at NEW YORK 20th or 21st of each month. Passengers booked from all this Company's agencies, at through rates, to Jamaica, St. I nomas, Havanna, Trinidad, Vera Cruz, and Demerara. First-class passengers are allowed 336 lbs., or 20 cubic feet for luggage ; second class 168 lbs., or 15 cubic feet, which must be delivered at the Company's office twenty-four hours before the departure of the steamer, when it will be labelled, manifested, weighed and measured. All excess to be paid for as measurement goods, without primage. Second Class passengers are provided with excellent accommodation, and with bedding and all necessary utensils. The branch steamer Airedale will leave HOKITIKA, ON FRIDAY, Ist MAY, to connect with the Mataura at Wellington.

Intending passengers are hereby informed that the Eoyal Mail Company have determined upon running their steamers direct from Aspinwall to Southampton, and vice versa, thereby entirely avoiding the West India Islands, and the transhipment which calling at them involved. For full particulars, rates of freight, passage &c, apply to John White, Agent, Gibson's Quay, Hokitika. STEAM TO CHARLESTON, BRIGHTON, G-RBTMOUTH, AND HOKITIKA. **}» ~k T'HE twin screw steamer WAIPARA, Captain Bascand, ON TUESDAY NEXT, 14th INST., At noon. For freight or passage apply to ARTHUR BEAUCHAMP, Stanley Wharf. TTfB the undersigned, Bakers of '" Westport, do hereby agree to advance the Price of the 41b Loaf to Is 6d., in consequence of the high price of flour, from this date. 7th April, 1868. (Signed) Daniel Kavanagh A. G. Reid Felix West Hugh Neil. NOTICE. BAKERS of Addison's Flat, the following resolution was agreed to:—"That on and after the 13th day of April, the PRICE of the FOURPOUND LOAF be TWO SHILLINGS, in consequence of a large rise in flour." (Signed) J. Marshall. E. Denvers. P. M'Dermott. J. Buckley. P. Riggings. W. Tim ma. L. Wittin >-ton. E. Burbidgo.