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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3887, 5 February 1870, Page 7

Tenders.

INTER- PROVINCIAL STEAM MAIL SERVICES.

rjHENDERS will be received at the General I Post Office at Wellington till SATURDAY, the 5th March next, for the PERFORMANCE of the undermentioned alternative MONTHLY STEAM MAIL SERVICES, in accordance with Time Tables annexed, for a period of six monthB from the commencement of contract, determinable at } that date, or any subsequent date by three ' months' notice given on either side. • No. 1— From the Bluff to Port Chalmers, and from Port Chalmers to the Bluff. No. 2 — From Port Chalmers to Wellington, calling at Lyttelton, and from Welling ton to Port Chalmers, calling at Lyttelton. No. 3. — From Oamaru to Lyttelton, calling at Timaru and Akaroa, and from Lyttelton to Oamaru, calling at Akaroa and Timaru. No. 4.— From Wellington to Auckland via Napier, and from Auckland to Wellington via Napier. No. 5. — From Wellington to Napier, and from Napier to Wellington. No. 6. — From Auckland to Napier, and from Napier to Auckland. No. 7. — From Wellington to Manukau, via Whanganui and Taranaki, and from Manttkau to Wellington, vi& Taranaki and Whanganui, No. 8.— From Whanganui to Manukau, via Taranaki, and from Manukau to Wha- , nganui viA Taranaki. No. 9. — From Wellington to Manukau, via Picton, Nelson, and Taranaki, and from Manukau to Wellington via Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton. No. 10. — From Hokitika to Nelson via Greymouth and Westport, and from Nelson to Hokitika via Westport and Greymouth. No, 11. — From Hokitika to Manukau via Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, and Taranaki, and from Manukau to Hokitika via Taranaki, Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth. *-- No. 12. — From Wellington to Whanganui, and from Whanganui to Wellington. A proper and secure room to be provided for the custody of the mails, and a chief cabin passage, free of cost, for a postal officer, if required. All mails to be landed, shipped, and transhipped, by and at the expense of the contractor, excepting at Taranaki. The names, tonnage, and horse-power of the vessels proposed to be employed in these services to be stated, and the vessels to be approved by the Postmaster-General, and subject to be surveyed by some person appointed by him whenever lie may consider it necessary. The Postmaster-General to have the power of detaining the vessel for two days at Auckland, or Manukau, as the case may be, if required to await the arrival of the steamer f i om San Krancisco, without charge ; the rate of demurrage per hour for any further detention to be stated. A penalty of five pounds per hour will be enforced for delay in departure from any port after the time fixed on each voyage, to be l emitted at the option of the PostmasterGeneral, if the steamer arrive at its destination at its proper time. Also, in addition, a penalty of one hundred and fifty pounds for failure to deliver the outward Mails in time for the homeward steamer in Auckland. Tenders to state the rate per diem, or otherwise, for passages for members of the General Assembly and officers of the Geneial Government, exclusive of wines, spirits, &c. Tenders to be addressed to the PostmasterG eneral, W elhngton, and endorsed- - ' ' Tenders for 'New Zealand Inter-Piovmcial Steam Mail Service, No. -." JULIUS VOGEL, Postmaster-General. Auckland, N.Z , February 4, 18G0,

TIME TABLES Seuvtct No. 1. Leave the Bluff at noon. Arrive Port Chahneis following day, at 8 a m. Leave Port Chalmers not more than six honis after arrival of Steamer with Mails. Arrive Bluff not later than fourteen hours tliQreaftci Si'.rcwrE No. 2. Lea\e Port Chalmers at noon, arrive at Wellington fifty hourrf thereaftei, including stay of not less than three hours at Lyttelton. Leave Wellington not later than six hours after arrival of steamer with English Mails, anive at Port Chalmers fifty hours thereafter, including stay at Lj ttelton of not less than three hours. Bermce No. 3. Leaye Oamaru at 10 a m., arrive in Lyttelton at 10 a.m. on the following day. Leave Lyttelton not more than four hours after anival of English Mail, arrive at Oamaru not more than twenty-six hours thereafter. Service No. 4. Leave Wellington 5 p.m., arrive Auckland fcixty-seven hour^ thereafter, including stay at Napier of not more than three hours, leave Auckland not later than six hours after arrival of English Mail; arrive at Wellington sixty-seven horns thereafter, including stay at Napier of not lesa than three hours. Skrvice No. 5. Leave Wellington not more than four hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Napier twenty-four hours thereafter, leave Napier at 11 a,m. on the day previous to the outward mail leaving Wellington, and arrive Wellington at 11 a.m. following day. Service No. (5. Leave Auckland not later than four hours after an-ival ' of English Mail, arrive Napier forty-eight hours thereafter. Leave Napier at noon two days before the date of departure of steamer for San Francisco, arrive Auckland not later than forty-eight hours I from Napier. Service No. 7. Leave Manukau not later than six hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive Wellington, including stay at Taranaki and Whanganui, in not more than fifty-four hours thereafter, and vice versa, arriving at Onehunga at 9 a.m. on the day fixed for the departure of the outward mail steamer. Service No. 8. Leave Manukau not later than six hours j after arrival of English Mail, arrive Whanganui, including stay at Taranaki, not more than thirty-six hours thereafter, and vice I versa, arriving at Onehunga at 9 a.m. on the | day fixed for the departure of the outward Mail steamer. ' Skkwce No 9. - Leave Manukau not later than aix. hours after arrival of English Mail, arrive at Wel- ! lington, including stay at Taranaki, Nelson, and Picton, iii^iixty-five hours thereafter, and vice versa, arriving at Onehunga at nine a.m. on the day fixed for the departure of the outward Mail, Service No. 10. Leaye Nelson not more four hoiirs after the arrival, of the English Mail, arrive at Hokitika,.- including stay at Westport and Greyfflouth, in' 5 forty-eight hours, and vie* versa,- arriving at'TSelgon on the" evening previdirs'to'the outward Mail leaving that port, r - v> - •* - ; , Service No. 11. Leaye Manukau not more than six hours after jftrtferafi^iaward. English- Mail, arm' 6 Hoki£ika;riixcludiiig sfay-at T^anajf^-Nel;, aon, Westipart;; and Greymoutu, in ninety, hour«! *svd vice versa, arriving at Oneaunga t fijasf^i*. j>- , - - - - '---~~