OEIENT LINE OF STEAMERS Under Contraot with the Imperial Govern- ment for the Conveyance Mails. The followingSteamshlps belonging to the ORIENT and TACIFIO. COMPANIES will leave SYDNEY and MELBOURNE. on tho undermentioned dates-for LONDON via ADELAIDE; ALBANY, Colombo, Suez. Ismalia, Port Said, Naples, Gibraltar, and. Plymouth. From From Tons. Sydney. Melbourne, Ormuz _ 6031 .. Dec 30 Jan 6 Orotava .. 5552 .. Jan 15 Jan 20 Oruba .. 6652 .. Jan 29 Feb3 Austral .. 5521 .. Fob 12 Fob 17 And fortnightly thereafter. REDUCTION IN THROUGH FARES. First and Second-class Passengers secure apecial advantage by booking through from New Zealand, Doing provided with saloon Bassage to Australia, which are included in le above fares. Passengers. booked to Calcutta and Bom- ' bay, transhipping at Colombo. Bedding and all requisites provided for saloon and steerage passengers. Through Favoß from £21 to £73, Canal dne3 Included. Second Saloon Fares Reduced to £37 and £42. Liboral Arrangements made with Families. REDUCTIONS OF THIRD-CLASS AND ; STEERAGE FARES FROM LONDON Special facilities afforded for bringing out Friends and Relatives by prepaymont,of the passage money here at the following Reduced Rates:— Oponßorths £17 175. Four-Berth Cabin .. .. £20 Two-Berth Cabin .. .. £22 (Bedding provided.) BPECIAL RETURN TICKETS are issued at tho following rates :— Available for 9 months, First Saloon .. ..■ .. £105 Available for 12 months- First Saloon £115 Second Saloon £65 Homeward via Suez and Return • via San Francisco lavailable for 12 months). First Saloon £130 PARCELS BOOKED THROUGH TO LON DON AT REDUCED RATES. For further particulars apply to UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED, Agonts in New Zealaad



Wring PENINSULAR AND i^'^V * ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. (Undor oontraot with the Imperial, Now South Wales, Victorian, and South Aus tnlian Govornmonts) will despatch the ■ following Bteamers for LONDON, call- ing at Albany, Colombo, Aden, Brindisi, Malta Gibraltar, and Plymouth : Dato Date Name Date leaving letving of Ton- leaving Mcl- Ade- Steainor. nage Sydney bourne lalde ' Parramatta 1771 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Britannia .. 6257 Oot, 30 Nov. i Nov. 8 Massilia .. 4818 Nov. 13 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Australia .. 7000 Nov. 27 Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Occana .. 6362 Dec. 11 Dee. 16 Deo. 20 Victoria .. 6268 Dec. 25D00. 30 Jan. 3 1891. Arcadia .. 6362 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Valetta .. 