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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 297, 22 December 1870, Page 1

I .01 (team SYD. (Transliipi THE i.'S. 850 tons, lo Commander, ex^ will leave four tli. For Freight o_- -a . '* -:?'~)f: £.*£•'.- d'Bd-du.ididy^^ THE UNITED STATES, NEW •AND AUSTRALASIAN rS TE A M PACKET LIN THE NORTH PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY'of San Francisco having entered into a contract villi the Honorable the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, and vice versa] tho dates of sailing vvill be from Port Chalmers on the Ist an i from Auckland on the 7th of every mouth, : commence from Port Chalmers on the Ist of April next. Tho Sewice will bo performe I by the Powerful Side-wheel Steamers the ' N E B R A S X A,' 2143 Tons Register, < N E VAX) a; 2143 Tons Register, < D A X O T A,' of 2153 Tons Register, all built in 1865, under official supervision, and classed extra Al at American Lloyds. For Passenger accommodation these vessels are unsurpassed by any afloat. Perfect arrangements have been made to connect with the Pacific Railway, and with the magnificent Hues of steamers running between New York and England. Passengers will be booked right through. First-class fare, from all ports in Now Zealand to England, including the use of the celebrated Silver Palace Cars over the American Continent, will not exceed £85. Second and third-class passengers will be taken at proportionately low rates. Return tickets at a reduced rate will be issued, and passengers will be allowed to remain over at any and all ports and stations called at. The contract time between San Francisco and Auckland, and vice versa, is 24 days. Passengers who may desire to proceed right through •will reach EnglaM within 40 days from Auckland. Every exertion will be made to make this the popular passenger route. Arrangements will be made to connect in New Zealand with the intercolonial steamers, so that Australasian passengers may be conveyed right through at a slight increase upon New Zealand rates. Fuller particulars will be given in a futuae advertisement. CRUICKSHANK, SMART & Co., Agents-in-Chief for New Zealand at Auckland, for the United States, New Zealand and Australasian Steam- Packet j Line; 1 miIYER, STEWART & CO., | Agents for Otago., '< JOHNSTON & CO., Agents for Wellington ; MILES & CO., ' Agents for Lyttelton. November 26, 1870. .