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West Coast Times, Issue 378, 8 December 1866, Page 1

Shipping Advertisements. PANAMA MAIL SERVICE. The Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company's steamship M A T A U R A, 1767 tons register, 550-horse power, Geobge Edwabd Bibd, R.N.E., Commander, Is appointed to leave Wellington for Panama, on TUESDAY, Bth JANUARY, with Her Majesty's mails for PANAMA, SOUTHAMPTON, and INTEEMEDIATE PORTS. Passengers, specie, and goods from Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand Ports, booked through to Southampton, Panama, and Colon, for the East and West Coasts of North and South America, and West Indies. First-class passengers are allowed to carry luggage, free of charge, to the extent of 3361b5. weight ; second-class, 1681bs. All luggage 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. For further particulars, apply at the company's offices. John White, agent, Gibson's Quay. 5713 SPECIAL NOTICE TO PASSENGERS For PANAMA and SOUTHAMPTON. To prevent the disappointment consequent upon adverse weather, rendering it impossible to embark by the branch steamer leaving Hokitika on the 3rd to meet the outgoing Panama steamer, which leaves Wellington on the Bth monthly, Passengers for Panama and Southampton are respectfully informed, that they have the option (without any additional charge) of proceeding to Wellington, via Northern or Southern ports, by any of the Company's branch steamers leaving Hokitika for that port. John White, Agent, Gibson's Quay. 5715 QTEAM TO SYDNEY DIRECT. - Forwarding Passengers to Melbourne. The Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company's steamship CLAUD HAMILTON,

• Gobdon Ponsonby, Commander, Having arrived, will be despatched (Weather permitting) THIS DAY, SATURDAY, Bth INST., At 10 o'clock a.m. Passengers conveyed on board free oi charge. Return Tickets are now being issued at reduced rates. For freight or passage apply to John White, Agent, 5585 Gibson's Quay. STEAM TO BLUFF HARBOR, DUNEDIN, & LYTTELTON ; Also to MELBOURNE. The Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company's Steamship EGMONT, John Vine Hall, junr., Commander, Will be despatched on MONDAY, 10th INSTANT. Passengers for Melbourne will be transferred at Bluff Harbor to the splendid steamship Tararua. The Yarra will convey passengers on board free of charge. For freight or passage apply to John White, Agent, 5690 Gibson's Quay. TjIIRST STEAMER FOR MELBOURNE. THE EGMONT, With passengers for transhipment to the TARARUA, At Bluff Harbor, for Melbourne, will leave for THE BLUFF DIRECT, ON MONDAY, 10th INST. Return tickets, available by any of the Company's steamers, and admitting of one month's sojourn in Melbourne, are * now being issued at reduced rates. For further particulars apply to John White, Agent, 5691 Gibson's Quay. STEAM TUG CHALLENGEGeobge Wilson Master. fPHE above powerful double-engine Tug L is prepared to tow vessels in and out of the River, as per agreement to be arrangod on application to the Captain, on board, or to Spbnce Bbos. and Co., Revell street. 4831