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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3972, 8 December 1873, Page 1

Shipping Notices. *^S^*^ / VVifiKLANOKOUTE TO EUROPE 'jgpEgKp*^ VIA SAN FRANCISCO *»&^SSBmg*tie*~ a nd NEW YOBK. CALIFORFIAN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, (Undkb Contract with thb Nbw Botjth Walks aui> Nbw Zbaland Govern mfwts sob thb convbtanob ot hbb Majbsto'b Mails.) The screw steamer MAOGRECrOR, 2.500 tons, H. Gbainoeb, Commander, The first of the chartered vessels for the ternporarv services, will leave the port of SYDNEY for BAN -FRANCISCO (calling at KAN DAVAU »nd HONOLULU) on BATURDAY, -the 20th DECEMBER next, at 12 o'clock, Upon. For freight or passage apply to JOHNSTON & Co, Agents. """T" XHOR SYDNEY VIA J§Eg^j»~ -E MANUKAU. Under engagement with the Colonial Government, to connect at. Sydney with the steamship Macgregor, leaving Sydney to: San Francisco on 20th December. The New .Zealand Steam Shipping Compant's fast and commodious steamer P H 03 BE, " 613 tons, H. Wobsp, Commander, Will leave Wellington for the above ports on or about FRIDAY, 12tb DECEMBER NEXT. Passengers hooked through to Melbourne, With liberty to st»D at Sydnef . CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager. Sjiii"" "Stew Zealand mSß^a^J..^ bTEAM BHlPTKHwafia^^PlNg- CO. (Limithp ) TIME TABLE— DECEMBER, lIth— TARANAKI, for Lyttelton and Otago 18th— WKLLING-lOV, for Picton, Nelson, V ' TaTanaki and Manukau 18th— LADYBIRD, for Lyttelton and Otaeo 20th— TARANAKI, for Picton, Nelson, Taranafei and Manukau 26th— W ELLINGTON, for Lyttelton and Otago 87th— LaDYBTRD, for Pioton, Nelson, Taranaki and Manukau CHAS. HARTMANN, ~ Msnager. j^J^*. ~VT ® w ZEALAND ■ : mjer^<ab fe 1M steam shipCO. (LIMITED). EEI'URN TICKETS AT SINGLE FARES'. 16th DECEMBER, 1873, TO 15th JAN., 1874. Return tickets at single fares will be issued from the 15th December to the 15th January next, to ail such ports in New Zealand at which the Compnm'e steumerß call regularly. These tioVets wili be available until ihi- 31st January, 1874, after which date they will not be recognised. CHAS HARTMANN, Manager. ]^ f^i RAND I^XCURm^^a^. It sign trip I ROUN]D thb . middle The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company (Limited) purpose sending their favorite steamship the ,"^. f : ;^.'T A-.B_ A; N AvK^l v v oo'an piciiraioii trip round the Middle Island towurds ihe latter end Of January or begin* sing of February next. It is proposed io start this trip from 'Nelson, at which port passengers from Auckland and Turanaki would join, and from this to call •t Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Port Willitim (Stewart's Island), Preservation Inlet, Milford Sound, and such of the other Mounds of the West Coa*t of the . Middle Island as may be found desirable. The excursion will then return to Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers, landing passengers at their respective ports of embarkation. 'Ihe complete tour of round the Middle Inland thus completed will, it is anticipated, Occupy about a fortnight. Tue steamer will be specially prepared and equipped (or the occasion. The handsome and capacious fore-cabin will be fitted up in every respect equalling the saloon accommo dation, while the latter will in preference be reserved to ladies A double etaff of stewards will be em-aged, and neither trouble nor ex> peDfee will be spared to ensure the comfort of passengers in a style never before attempted in, New Zealand. No r-argo will be carried, and the ship will be exclusively devoted for the purposes of tho excursion as no other paßßengers will be taken during the trip. As the number of tickets to be issued will be limited by the number of berths in the ship, it will be necessary to make an ear y application to the various agencies o the company. As soon as the required number of ckets IB taken up; the precise date at which the excursion will leave will be published. Price of tickets, £15. For all further particulars, apply to CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager N.Z.S S. Co, Limited. _ J^m'\MMJv * * • ani * COd BteameiG will leave as under— . 3Por WANGANUI— The STORM BIRD, on MONDAY, at 7 p.m. Star FOX I ON— lhe NAPIER, on TUESDAY, at 7 p.m. Bet urn tickeis at single fares will be ieoued by the above ste»mers jrora 15th December to 16th January, Ib74r. -^■ISSL iV! ■* tl3 ' JjK ' a JW'Aieokan ySpeKjaii^l^ •"-*- JBlackwood & Co.'b i JmfiwiiflSriF^^ steamers are appointed to teav« «v eum^ton on or about the ollowing dates during the month of DECEMBER: 10th — "MEO, for Nelaon, Grey, Hokitika, Nelson, <nd Melbourne. 15th— AlHAMBKA, for Lyttelton, Otago, B.uff, and Melbourne. 22nd— lARARUA, for Lyttelton, Otugo, Buff, and Me, bourne. For lreigLt or piosage apply to W. BIaHOP, Agent. .ilW%y^i^^* MJI *■' M'Meckan, Btackwood • ; and Co's Steamers. REDUCED EXCURSION FAREB. Return Tickets to Melbourne will he i^ued avails (>lp in Melbourne till end of February ac under : — haloon £17 0s Stremge £8 10s Also, Return Ti'ciets at Single Fwreo be< 4ween New Zetikud Ports are now being •sued. W. BISHOP, •■ Agent.