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Western Star, Issue 51, 31 October 1874, Page 1

. REGULAR STEAM CATION BETWEEN COMMUNIRIYERTON, BLUFF AND DUNEDIN. Ths well-known and favourite p, 9 . COMER AN G, { 152 Tons. Captain ECuaaas, Will sail from Riverton Jettj Weekly For Danelin via Bluff. spacious saloon ajco.n'iio latioa for, pas--B,engera. Gh»t improvements, have bpen effected in re* J siring the p.s, Comerang an I she has in conse-, nonce Wean turned out a strong boa*". Messrs. I array ard Co were the contractors for the repairs’, which have been to the extent of a new pmia keel, new bilge keel, the whole, of her copper stripped off, and her. entire hull caulked re-copporeJ. T.iia work vrdl give her. bottom *' vast amount of strength, as it lias, boea dons'in a most thorough manner from stem. %q stern. B ; eyon I tills, slie has had four kingposts erected, which are braced together witli strong iron braeas ; and, again, bra es arc carried aft, ami fixed in the. vessel, as, well as forwar 1, lor. the purpose of screwing her together and keeping kcr sc iff an ; strong. Her engines Jmve also had a very thorough overhaul by Messrs. Morgan and M‘Gregor, of Port Onalm crs. For this purpose the boilers have been raised from tlieir bed, so men could get to work underneath them, by which means they have been cleaned, and the hsil'ir Taii-Ui.is u? pcrlr sheathed. A number, of .-r n sateen out an I replaced, by new ones, op.several stays have been replaced. A .Jarg-a- amount of hya«s- work nas. been. in, aja, l; tU* wheels are to a great extent renewe i, ap tha T _ iu all ways she is a greatly superior vessel to, what she was when last put in dvek. For freight or passage, supply BSOS. & IySTONH, River: on and Bluff: Or R. BhciiA-VAy^ Tay-street, Invercargill. STEAM CUM MUNI Between DDNEDJN AND RIYERTON. - Tha full-poworcd screw steamer >. . W -A L L A B h Sails for Dunedin fortnightly. Wool and produce forwarded to Londpp, Melbourne,'and Northern Forte of New Zealand; :3?_r .... JOHN WILSON & CO., r- Agents. t AND FORWARDING AGENCY. £ A Y ft CAMPBELL, S Hxvsiva f Fobwabding, Custom House, AND Ojwsbal Commission Agents, : AND q 3 A L MERCHANTS. Offices: ’Corner Dee and Tay streets, Invercargill, (opposite the Post-office). Good* received at Bluff and Invercargill wharves carefully forwarded; to.co>jsigiioe3. ZBJa* D E. N -S II A SUBGBON,' ACOOUCHEUE, B ,1 V E R T o. N. M. —ap—- ■ a JL*.~ E T N MERCHANT TAILOR, f ***»•» ies sc i i.D i v a s, •'Plineeo-Btreet Dunedin. O. . J,.”TBoottna4er, . I^AjfcSBS3TON*STBB ET, LIVBBTON. * Wearibaaiishipguaranteed. Moderuia-