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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3977, 13 December 1873, Page 1

' Shipping Notices. _-__ T?OR SYDNEY VIA J^^^^^JD MANUKAU. -*Jgß9^_^BCTr" The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company's fast and commodious «teamor P H GE B E, 613 tons, H. Wobsp, Commander, Will leave Wellington for the above ports on MONDAY, 15th DECEMBER, AT NOON. Passengers booked through to Melbourne, with liberty to atap at Sydney. CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager. ISfeZ" -VTEW ZEALAND .ffly^vp-^ 111 STEAM SBlPjS?fE^^^ PING CO. (Limited) TIME TABLE—DECEMBER. 13th— WELLINGTON, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki and Maqukau 18th— LADYBIRD, for Lyttelton and Otago 20th— TARANAKL for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki and Manukau 26th— WELLINGTON, for Lyttelton and Otago 27lh— LADYBIRD, for Picton, Nelson, Taranaki and Manukau CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager. jesgfe*. "VT E W ZEALAND -Igußg^a--- J-l STEAM SHIP/jßjjgfl&P^l PING CO. (LIMITED). RETURN TICKETS AT SINGLE FARES. 15th DECEMBER, 1873, TO 15th JAN., 1874. Return tickets at single fares will bo issued from the 15th December to the 15th January next, to all such ports in New Zealand at ■which the Company's steamers call regularly. - These tickets will be available until the 31st January, 1874, after which date they will not be recognised. CHAS HARTMANN, Manager. riBAKD EXCUR« __Sri§^A-*«VT SION TRIP ROUND the MIDDLE The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company (Limited) purpose sending their favorite steamship the TARA N AKI on an excursion trip round the Middle Island towards the latter end of January or beginning of February next. It is proposed to start this trip from Nelson, at which port passengers from Auckland and Taranaki would join, and from this to call at Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Port William (Stewart's Island), Preservation Inlet, Milford Sound, and such of the other Sounds of the West Coast of the Middle Island as may be found desirable. The excursion will then return to Nelson, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers, landing passengers at their respective ports of embarkation. The complete tour of round the Middle Inland thus completed will, it is anticipated, occupy about a fortnight. The steamer will be specially prepared and equipped for the occasion. The handsome and capacious fore-cabin will be fitted up in every respect equalling* the Saloon accommodation, while the latter will in preference be Teaerved to ladies. A double staff of stewards tvill be engaged, and neither trouble nor expense will be spared to ensure the comfort of passengers in a style never before attempted in New Zealand. No cargo will be carried, and the ship will be exclusively devoted for the purposes of the' excursion as no other passengers will be taken during the trip. As the number of tickets to be issued will be limited by the number of berths in the ship, it will be necessary to make an early application to the various agencies the company. Ab soon as the required number of cketß is taken up, the precise date at which the excursion will leave will be published. Price of tickets, £15. For all further particulars, apply to CHAS. HARTMANN, Manager N.Z.S.S. Co, Limited. -=g%^^ TTtOR NAPIER |!j|^^^^^^^ POVERTY BAY, <s**K_HieKS»-- - Calling at Castle Point. The N.Z.S.S Co's steamer RANGATIEA, Will leave as above ON SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, At 6 p.m. CHARLES HARTMANN, Manager, IStefeT " 11/r E SSRS M'Meckan jjfwtSfijf?"*"" i Blackwood & Co.'s rfflHWHarjy^'"'^ steamers are appointed to leave Wellington on or about the following dates during the month of DECEMBER : 15tb— ALHAMBRA, for Lyttelton, Otago, Bluff, and Melbourne. 22nd— TARARUA, for Lyttelton, Otago, Bluff, and Melbourne. For freight or passage apply to W. BISHOP, Agent. M'Meckan, Blackwooc 1 , and Co's Steßmers. REDUCED EXCURSION FARES. Return Tickets to Melbourne will be issued, available in Melbourne till end of February, «a under : — Saloon £17 Os Steerage £8 10s Also, Return Tickets at Single Fares be* tween New Zealand Ports are now being ssued. W. BISHOP, ■ . Agent. _gj«|>**>^, TTTANGANUI REjflgfjllgiili*^ CRICKET MA'TOH AND RACES, GBAND EXCURSION TRIPS DURING THE HOLIDAYS. The Bteamer PATERSON, Captain A. Kennedy, Will leave Wellington for Wanganui on MONDAY EVENING, 29fch DECEMBER, At 6 o'clock, Returning from Wanganui on THURSDAY EVENING, Ist JANUARY. Fare from Wellington to Wanganui and back £1 10s Single Fare to Wanganui ... ... £1 Tioketa for the trip to be obtained from members of the Wellington Boating Clubs, or at fche office of JOHN BROGDEN & SONS.