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West Coast Times, Issue 840, 2 June 1868, Page 1

Tramways. rrOKITIKA AND KANIERI TRAMWAY. PASSENGER CARRIAGE LEAVES— HOKITIKA. KANIEEI. 9.30 ' 11 8.30 10 11.30 1 10.30 12 2 2.30 1 2 4 3.30 3 3 5.30 4.30 5 4 5.30 5 Firewood supplied at the following prices : — Teems. — Cash on Deliveey. ' Four feet lengths ... 24s per cord. Two „ „ ... 30s „ " One foot „ ... 40s „ W. Smith, 2 Manager. ( Shipping Advertisement's. PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL COMPANY (LIMITED.) STEAM TO ENGLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND NEW YORK VIA PANAMA, la conjunction with the Steamships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company of London, and Pacific Mail Steamship Company of New York. The Screw steamship KAIKOURA, 1501 tons register, 500-horse power, J. B. Daeke, R.N.R., Commander, Is appointed to leave Wellington for Panama on MONDAY, Bth JUNE, 1868, At 3 p.m. WITH HER MAJESTY'S MAILS. Goods, specie, - and passengers booked at through rates to each of the above ports. Passengers booked at through rates to Jamaica, St. Thomas, Havana, Trinidad) Vera Cruz, and Demerara. Return tickets, available twelve months, are issued to saloon passngers at a fare and a haif, Second C'ass passengers are provided with excellent accommodation, and with bedding and all necessary utensils ; they are also furnished with a saloon passage to Wellington. The Kaikouba's last trip from Panama to Sydney via Wellington was made in three days under contract time. The branch steamer AI RED ALE leaves Hokitika on the Ist June, to connect with the Kaikouba, at Wellington. Intending passengers for England are informed that the Royal Mail Company have determined upon running their steamers direct from Colon to Southampton, thereby avoiding the West India Islands. For hand-books of information, dates of arrival and departure, and full particulars as to rates of freight and passage money, &c, &c, apply to John White, Agent, 1963 Gibson's Quay. STEAM TO MELBOURNE, DIRECT. The Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company's fast and powerful steamships will be despatched for Melbourne Direct, as under : — CLAUD HAMILTON, 3rd June. OTAGO, 23rd June. John White, Agent, 1994 Gibson's Quay. GTEAI TO MELBOURNE ' DIRECT, FORWARDING PASSENGERS TO SYDNEY. The Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company's swift and powerful contract steamship CLAUD HAMILTON Jno. Vine Hall, Commander, Will be despatched direct to Melbourne TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY, the 3ed JUNE. Passengers conveyed on board free of charge by p.s. Favorite. For freight or passage apply to John White, Agent, 2176 Gibson's Quay. PADDLE-STEAMERS "^AKRA AND PERSEVERE. JL — — j The above Steamers are prepared to sarry Passengers and Cargo, and TOW VESSELS in and out of 1 the River at surrent rates. No passengers will be allowed to cross Jie Bar in these Steamers without a ticket from the office of the undersigned. Royse, Mudib & Co., Agents, 3 Wharf street.