New Zealand Passengers may connect with the s.s. John Elder at Melbourne, bythes.e. Te Anau from Gisborne on Friday, Feb. 19. REDUCTION IN THROUGH FARES. First and Second Class Passengers v/il now be charged same rates as charged from Melbourne or Sydney. Through Fares from £21 to £80. Passengers secure special advantages by booking through from New Zealand. Second- class passengers by Orient steamer are pro- vided with saloon passages to Sydney or Melbourne. PASSAGES FROM LONDON.— Special facilities afforded for bringing out Friends ami Relatives by pre-payment of the passage money here. SPKCIAL RETURN TICKETS, avail- able for 9 months, are issued at the following rat^ s : — First Saloon £105 Available for 12 months — First Saloon £115 Second Saloon 65 Parcels Booked Through to London at Reduced Rates. For Further particulars, apply to — UN TON STEAMSHIP COMPANY of ZEALAND (LIMITED), 699 Agents in New Zealand wHAW. SAVILL, AND ALBION ° COMPANY (Limited). MONTHLY LINE OF FAST PAS- SENGER STEAMERS, BETWEEN ALL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND AND LONDON. r£*^^r rpilE following powerful new steel-built Steamers <%!^§gJ3lSs!§^are appointed to leave for LONDON DIRECT as follows (Hnal port as arranged) : — !~— -— ■ Stea.no, j|| || Commander. Doric. 4744 3000 J. W. Jennings Feb. 13 | Wellington. Arawa ... 15200 3500 J. Stuart March 6 ! Wellington. lonic .. -4753 3000 J. Cameron April 3. Coptic ..'4307 3000 W. 11. Kidloy May 1. Tainui. 6200 3500 G. J. Barlow May 29. Doric. ! 47ii 3000JJ Jennings Juno 26 The Arawa and Tainui are new steamers of the latest designs. The First- class Passenger Accommodation is iv a citadel saloon on the main deck amid- ships, and the sleeping-berths are of extra large size. The Second-class Accommodation ia very superior, and is situated under the poop deck. Steerage Passengers will have most excel- lent aud roomy accommodation in the between decks. The White Star steamers lonic, Doric, and Coptic will be conducted by the managers of that line, who have made their service the most comfortable and popular afloat. Au experieuced Surgeon will accompany each steamer. All the steamers above-nam<*d will be fitted with the Electric Light. The Homeward route will be via Rio De Janeiro, and the time occupied should oofc exceed 40 days. Passage Money : Saloon, from 60 guineas upwards ; Secoud Cabin, 40 guineas ; Steer* age, from 18 to 20 guineas. 