Skipping Notices. " ~ TiyfESSRS M'ME C K AN, Jgljk iVI BLACKWOOD & CO.'S Ik !M»!liyfMy^' B^ eamers are appointed to leave ™ t liiliil»!pM^ Wellington on or about the followjnj? dafces during Vhe month of MAY : — 22d.~ GOTHENBURG, Nelson, Grey, Hokitika and Melbourne. 22na.— HANGITOTO, for Lyttelton, Otago, Eluff, and Melbourne. Feu freight or passage, apply to W. BISHOP, Agent. for napierTtaurTnga, and auckland. ea fTIHE Dowerful steamship ;^^^ i , " TORD ASHLEY, H. J. C. Andhews, Commander, Will leavo for the abovr norts on MOKDAY 2 !nd MAY. W. BISHOP, Agent. FOR NAPIER. a* nnHE screw steamer J|J||J||^ RANGATIRA ON "THURSDAY," 25th MAY, 1871. W. BISHOP, Agent. « mHE NEW ZEALAND yA 1 STEAM SHIPPING GO'S (Limited) Stenmers are appointed to leave Wellington on or about the following dates : — SATURDAY, 20th MAY, TARANAKI, E. Wheeler, Commander, For LYTTELTON and OTAGO. MONDAY, 29th MAY, WELLINGTON, A. Kennedy, Commander, For LYTTELTON and OTAGO. CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager. FOR MANAWATU, WANGANUI, AND TARANAKI. c- . npilE fine twin screwsteamer GO-AHEAD, 'SSallsJessfc^' 1 Will sail as above on or abou THIS DAY (FRIDAY), At 3 pm. In coneequeneo of heavy floods at Manawatu River, tho departure of the s.s. Go-Ahead has been postponed to 3 p.m. This Day. No fur° ther cargo can be taken. For freight or passage, apply to JOHNSTON & CO., Agents. FOR PICTON, NELSON, TARANAKI AND MAKUKAU. g, nnHE fast and favorite screw X steamship P H CE B E , illllisilsfej H. Woesp, Commander, Is appointed to leave for the above ports, ON MONDAY, THE 22nd INST. For freight or passage npply to JOHN MARTIN, Grey street. ~FOR LYTTELTON AND DUNEDIN • WHARF, (Calling at Akaroa, Timaru, and Oamaru, if inducement offers). m F]nHE favorite screw steamer J|||]gk A H U R I R I , "^^^^^^^ M. Cabby, Commander, is appointed to leave for the above ports on SATURDAY, the 27th INST. For freight or passage apply to JOHN MARTIN, Grey street. ' PASSENGERS' LINE OF PACKETS. FOR LONDON DIRECT. ■'"Tibk HPHE fine Clipper Ship raj|P^ ENGLAND, Sfisjsreai&r Al at Lloyd's, 860 tons register. S-eoege Heney Habeingtok, Commander. The above vessel has superior accommodation for passengers, and will sail from Wellington on or about the 30th MAY. For freight or passage, apply to BETHUNE & HUNTER, EDWARD PEARCE, Or to LEVIN & CO, Agents. " SHAW, SAVILL & COS PASSENGER LINE OF PACKETS .BivTmEEN LONDON AND NEW ZEALAND. njIHE ships of this line are all |Mp|||ig\ JL A.I. at Lloyd's, and are I^^^^^r specially solected for their Buperior passenger accomodation and fast sailing qualities, are commanded by gentlemen of experience, and they carry duly qualified surgeons. The Undersigned are authorised to arrange with settlers here who may be desirous of bringing ;ut friends to this Coiony. Full particulars maj bi obtained by applying to LEVIN & CO., Agents. Publications. mHE WATCHTOWER, a Monthly MagaX zinc devoted to the Dissemination and Defence of Bible Truth, edited by the Rev. John Eimslie, M.A., Wanganui. contests : SeEMON. — A Wise Resolution. By iLe lafce James Hamilton, D.D., London. Papers rou the Times.— On tho Efficacy of Prayer. By the Rev. J. Paterson, Wellington. — Bromby's Theory of the Soul, &c. By the Rev. John Moir, Wellington. — Th 1 Bible its own Witness. By the Editor. — Baptism : The subjects, the mode, and its efficacy. Monthly Syllabus for Sabbath Schools Poetry. Now on sale by Mr Wm. Lyon, Mr R. Burrett, and Mr T. Fraser, booksellei'3. Price Sixpence. PER NEVADA? nnHE "Alta California Pacific Coast and X Transatlantic Railroad Guiie" with numerous illustrations. PRICiC, 2s 6d. WILLIAM LYON. May 9, IS7I. __ I\p]W BOOKS just received, and on Sale _L by the" undersigned — Chambers' Journal for 1870, lOsGd Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, v 01.9, 8s 6d Dean Alford's New Tostament, cheap edition, 2s, Latin Classics for English Readers, new vol. Virgil, 3s Gd Good for Nothing, by Wbyto Melville, cheap edition, 2s 6cl The Queen's Maries, by tho same author, 2s 6d Puck, by Onida, 7a WILLIAM LYON.