MANAPOURI Will be despatched for Sydney on SATUR DAY. 24th inst., at 3 t-.m. Ratosof Passage Mo> ■■■ unusually low. Passengers booked ■ -ungU to Australian Ports by steam ov raii Round and Return Tickets arc available for return by any steamer during three months,and journey may be broken at any pot. $ UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY Off NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED). S^^ora. TT^ON STEAMSHIP W <®®Wi{~i COMPANY OF NKW ifSK^^ ZEALAND (LIMITED). _J (Weather and circamttanees ._( uei-miUing.) £011 NKW PIiYMOUTimvILLINGTON ANDLY'i'TJ'iat.K II'KOM OXKIIi NGAI. Steamer. j Date of Sailing. | £.* TraL TAKiPUNA I Monday. 26ti;. 2 p.m. ! 12 noon (Cargo at Railway till ] p.m. Saturday) (No caruo lor New Plymouthi yOK KKW PLYMOUTH, WELLINGTON, AND NKLSON. MAHPfAPiJA 1 Thursday. 29th, 1 p.m. I 12 noan (Cargo at Railway till 9Ab clau.) FOKaiSBORNK.NAPIKB. WBLMNQTON, LY'I'TICLTON. DUNKDIN. (Fr-).m •_^*c_' fl-A^ DdL_ Waiiiora" I Friday, 30th Dec, 2 p.m. FOR MBLBOURNK (Transhippinc: to Mararoa at Dunedin.) WAinoHA ~ I Friday, 3.'-th Vec^ 2 p.m. SOH TUPAROA, TOLOGA, "GISBCJRNE __ WAt>^M»> AyL) WISLLINGTOIw Eo'thersCh'ss I Wednesday, 28th Dec, 5 p.m^ "FOR BAST CO AST PO RTS. GISBOENB WHARF, AND NAPIER. Kanieki ! Wednesday. 4th Jan., 5 p.m. FOR WESTPORT. Fi?kakl |"^ti7dayT24tir__c.. 2p.m. lTOlt TONGA. SAMOA. & FIJI '(■VUKPALOFA. lIAAIIAI, VAVAU. AflA. SUVA). Upolu 1 Tuesday.3rd Jan., £ p.m. (Cargo till noonj " HV)u __]_______ Maxatouri I Saturday, 21th Deo., 3 p.m. Te Anau I Saturday, 31st IJcc, nooii FOR SAMOA." HONOLULU AND SAN tfaA.NC[3OO. JiABIPOSA I Saturday. 31st Dec, 2 p.m. (Cargo till 10 a.jn.) i FOR SUVA. ANUJjI^UJC^ Taviusi i Friday. 30th Dec, 5 p.m. __ j Cargo till noon.) EXCURSION Tickliis'are nov/ beinsj is sued at reduced rates over all the Company's lines, available for throe mouths from date of ' issue. Curco must be booked and alongside TWO HOURS before advertised timo of ilenarture. Auckland Branch: Palinci'ston HuHdings. IT~T rriHE v. & o. s. N. ~ i A*s&ctss. -*- COMPANY (under o«n ---i^'CfiiWSSt-^SN. tract with tLic Imperial, New i i*LLi.yfflS^ South Waleß, Victorian, and ""Sfefe'?^ South Australian Govern ments), will despatch th« following steamers for XOXUON. Killinß at ALIiANY. COLOMKO ADICX. lIRINDISI, MALTA, GIBRALTAR, jßiid PLYMOUTH :- Sloamea Tens. Sydney, molbouraa Rome 5545 Dee. 25 Dec. 31 Balt.ahat '1743 Jon. 9 Jnn. 14 Austrai.u 7COO Jan, 23 Jan. 28 Paruamatta i 771 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Bkitaxxia 6257 Feb. 18 Feb. 