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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7179, 3 June 1885, Page 1

Skipping «*.v _,' "OAOIFIC MAIL JL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TO PASSENGERS DESIROUS OF AVOIDING THE HEAT AND DISCOMFORT OF THE RED SEA. OVEKLAND ROUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN THROUGH AMERICA, Under contract with New South Wales and New Zealand Governments. The magnificent steamships of this line leave Auckland for San Francisco, calling at Honolulu, every fourth TUESDAY, as J under : — „. ~ Date of . Steamer. Tons. Departure . ClT* OP SyDNST ... 3400 May 26 At/stbama ... 3200 June 23 ZBAT/AiuiiA ... 3200 J July 21 Passengers are booked to San Francisco, or through to European destination with special advantages, and have at San Francisco choice of the unrivalled Atlantic Steamship Lines of the Ounard, Inman, White Star, or other companies. Passengers destined to any part of the United States or the provinces procure their railroad tickets at San Francisco. All first-class passengers are allowed 350 pounds of baggßge to San Francisco, and 250 pound " Overland," free of charge. Tickets are good until used, and allow passengers to stop o_ as long as they choose, to visit all places of interest in America and Canada. Stop-over privilege is also allowed on steamers' tickets for Auckland and Honolulu. THROUGH FARE TO LONDON. FIRST-OLABS £66 And upwardß, according to the selection to be made at San Francisco. Time cards, railway maps, and guide books, showing all routes to any point in tbe United States, may be had on application. Passengers proceeding eastward can connect with the steamers of the Pacific S.S. Company leaving ports in China and Japan for San Francisco. For rates of passage and freight and all other information apply to the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited. D. BALHARRY, 497 Local Agent. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY fewrrj^ OF NEW ZEALAND Iwjwl . (LIMITED). P^fiS^ii TIME-TABLE-JUNE. FOR GISBORNE AND AUOKLAND, gROM WHARF. Steamer. J Date of Sailing;. | leaves. Suva I Thnr. 4th June | 11 a.m. FOR WELLINGTON, L~TIBLTON, AND PORT CHALMERS. Tabaweea 1 Sat. 6th June I 2 p.m. Waihoha. I Sat. 13th June | 2 p.m. ~~FOR MELBOURNE VIA BLUFF. Takawera | fiat. 6th. June | 2 p.m. Waihora | Sat. 13th June I 2 p.m. FOB GISBORNE, AUOKLAND, AND BUSSELL "Waihora I Sat. 6fch Jtme I 5 p.m. Eotomahana | Sat. 13th June I 5 p.m. "iTOBSYDMttY VIA AUCKLAND. RoroKAHitMA I Sat. 13th June | 5 p.m. FOR GTSBORNE, TAURANGA, AND AUCKLAND, FROM WHARF. Tatjpo | Tues. 9bh'Jmie | — FOR SYDNEY FROM WELLINGTON. ■Wakatipu | Thur. 4th June I — "FOR iIVUKA'AND' SUVA FROM AUOKLAND. Abawata 1 Mon. 29bh June 1 — Cargo for ahipment must bo onboard th* Lighters at 4 o'clook the aftornoon previouu to departure nt steamers. Outward passengers holding return tickets are requested to present same at the office, and obtain passes for the launoh convoying them to the steamer. NOTE.— In future no luggage will be delivered fco carriers without the production of a written order from owner of same. Offices : Browning-street, Napier, and at Port Ahuriri. SOUTH SiTA ISLAND EXCURSION. — For the second season's exeuraionthe s.s. Wairarapa will start from Auckland on Thursday, 16th July, and will be absent from New Zealand four weeks ; arriviug back in Auckland on 12th August. During this time she will visit the Fiji group, also the principal islands of the Samoan and Tongan groups ; in this way abouthalf the time will be occupied in voyaging and half in visiting the avrious islands. Return fare from Napier ... £45 Should sufficient inducement offera second trip will be made on the return of the steamer, when Fiji will be omitted, and the * excursion extended to embrace Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, and other beautiful groups of the South Sea This excursion will probably occupy six weeks, and passengers must pay a deposit of one-half the passage money on or before Monday, 27th July, on which date it will be decided whether or not the excursion will take place. Fare from Auckland ... £60 Further particulars can ba obtained at the w Company's offioes. A. D. FRASER Manager. 8 |~| EIBNT LINE 1 Under contraot with the New Soutl " Wales Government for the oonveyanoo oi a mails. The following Steamships belonging t( ? the ORIENT CO. and the PACIFIC OO P will leave SYDNEY and MELBOURNI on thb undermentioned dates for LOND ON L- via ADELAIDE, DIEGO GARCIA (a '" steamer's option) and SUEZ. From From ~ Sydney. Melbourne >f Cr/zco ..• ... June 20 June 26 ie And fortnightly thereafter. y New Zealand passengers may eonnec with the s.s. Ouzco at Melbourne, per s.i ,0 Waihora from Napier, on Saturday, 13t . June, ot Th _fS a fure9 lo London, £22 t0 £75. PaeMngers secure special advantages b booking through from New Zealanc a * Second- olaes passengers by Orient steam .< *" are provided with saloon passages to Bydne , or Melbourne. be PASSAGES FROM LONDON. - Speoial facilities afforded for bringing oi Friends and Relatives by pre-payment < the passage-money here. "" SPEOIAL RUTURN TICKETS, aval ablo for 12 months, are issued at the f olloi \ ing ratea :-— Firet Saloon ... ... £117 y" Second Saloon ... ... £77 bei PARCELS BOOKED THROUGH ber LONDON at Reduced Rates. ?y Fox further particulars, apply to _ UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY C int ZEALAND (LIMITED), ay . 8 Agents in New Zealand. "^^lAfiMß -g^-BNNED TBAViSiMSG- AGBNT TOR THB NEW ZEALAND GOVBRNMEN 1? LI! 4 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. -- Napier, May 19 1883 v rjy. Bl v T°H l s > I> \ LAND AND COMMISSION AGEN - » WOODVILLE, 77 888 D S MA N, Ac.