M'MECKAN, BLACKWOOD, & Co.'s LINE OF STEAMERS. Steamers will be despatched from Port Chalmers on or about the following dates : — Ringarooma, for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Nelson, on or about Monday, the 25th Sep tember. Arawata, for Melbourne, calling at Bluff, on Wednesday, the 27th September. Ringarooma, for Melbourne, calling at. Bluff, on or about Wednesday, the 4th October. Albion, for Sydney, calling at Lyttelton, Wel lington, Nelson, Greymouth, and Hokitika, on or about Wednesday, the 4th October. DALGETY, NICHOLS, & CO., Agents.
DUNEDIN AND SOUTHLAND.
H. Houghton & Co.'a Steamers WANGANUI and EXPRESS, sail from Port Chalmers every alternate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon for Bluff Harbour. Offioe: Manse Street.
HARBOUR STEAMER.
The Steamer PORTOBELLO leaves Port Chalmers for Dunedin, via Portobello, Broad Bay, and North-east Harbour, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 7-30 a.m., returning from Dunedin at 2.30 p.m. Offioe : Jetty Street.
LAKE WAKATIP.
The Antrim, p.s., leaves Queenstown every Tuesday, for Kingston, returning same day. Every Wednesday and Friday for head of the Lake, and intermediate stations, returning following days. The Jane Williams, s.s., leaves Queenstown every Friday for Kingston, returning same day, and leaves same place every Saturday for head of the Lake, and returns on Monday. The screw-yacht Venus, leaves Queonstown every Monday and Thursday for Kingston, and returns the same evening with the railway and coach passengers from Invercargill. She makes a trip to the head of the Lake every Tueßday, returning following day.
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Otago Time Tables.
For ths convenience of those of our Readers who travel, we have carefully compiled the fol lowing Railway, Coach, and Steamer Time Tables. They will be amended as occasion may require. ■ ■ FROM IST SEPT., 1876, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
