■'*>BS3oQ___-_k«! UNION STEAMBHIP COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. FOR WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON AND DUNEDIN. Booking Passengers for all NEW ZEALAND PORTS, MEL- BOURNE, HOB ART. & SYDNEY, At Thboxtgh Rates, FOR DUNeTdIN DIRECT. S. S. HERALD, Will be despatched from Grevmoutb ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 24. Passengers and Cargo will be conveyed by the Waipara, leaving the Hokitika wharf, on on Saturday, 23rd August. FOR DUNEDIN DIRECT— S. S. BOBAM ON D, EARLY. FOR NELSON WELLINGTON AND WESTPORT. S. S. G E A P T O N. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25. FOR WELLINGTON DIRECT— S. S. M A W H E R A, EARLY. PASSENGERS BOOKED TO AND H.OH liOITDON BY THE ORIENT LINE OF STEAMEBS, Leaving Melbourne and Sydney every fortnight. For particulars, apply at once to JAMES A: BONAJ*. Agent. NOHORJ|^^^ LINE OF STEAM I'^^K PACKETS. i. STEAM to GREYMOUTH, WEST« PORT, NELSON, and WELLING TON, Booking passengers and cargo to Manakau, Taranaki, Lyttelton, and Otago, regular communication. The fine steamships — OH ABLEB EDWARD. T WWtwell Comminder, 21st Augnst, at Noon. KENNEDY. J. Furneauz, Con tn ander 22nd August, at Noon. M ÜBBA Y,T. Vickerman,commande_ Early. AUBEBE, W. Wildman, Commander, Early. WAVERLEY, J. Gibbins, Commander Early; J, OHURCHES Agent, Bevell-street. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S ROYAL MAIL LIKE OF STEAMERS. 'Unaer Uontract with the New Zealand Government). WILL be despatched with Her Ma- jesty's Mails as under, for !i O N D O N, Via Bio de Janeiro and Teneriffe:— o. Tonl Port of Date of Steamer. Re^ Departure. Depart. " """" 1890. Kaikonra ...4474 Lyttelton Sept. 4, Tongariro ...4163 — Oct; 2 Aorangi ... 4165 - Oct. 30 Rimutaua ...4473 — Nov. 27 Euapehu ... 4163 — Dec 25 And thenceforward every fourth Thursday The above are all new steamers, built pecially for the trade, and commanded by men of great experience. The length of the passage by the Com- pany's Bteamers averages under forty days. Passage money— Saloon, from 60 guineas upwards ; second saloon, 35 to 40 guineas; iteerage, from 18 guineas. Paßßengers booked through from Hokitika at above ates, SPECIAL RETURN R4.TES. Saloon available, 9 months ... £105 do 12 „ «. llf Second Saloon 12 „ .•• W For freight or passage, apply to JAS. A. BONAB, Agent, Wharf street. 