" A Mother " writes with reference to t ! Little Folks' department:- " You can searci j, realise what an important column tbat is whi i ' Dot' presides over. It is literally devoured by t ; little people. Children wlio never looked I the paper or thought of it before now spell tbjrou I those little letters with delight,"



Shipping: .i|jpp||; ALBIOnToMPANY (.JLliuLllxlJj (Under Postal Contract with the Government for the Conveyance of her Majesty's Mails), Will despatch their ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS For LONDON as under. Calling at Bio db Janeiro, Teskbiffb, and Plymouth. Steamer. Tons. Commander. Departure. Da*'e> lonic ... 4753 Kidley Lyttelton May 2 Ooptic ... 4367 Burton Wellington May 30 Tadhjt ... 5200 Barlow — June 27 Doric ... iiii Jennings — July 25 Arawa ... <J2OO Stuart — Aug. 22 I And thenceforward every fourth Thursday. The above Steamers are of the highest class and zs«!ed, with Salon"-. s'.'^iis'aJpo. SeC'iria-ciasß and' • Steerage Acconr.iiodation are very superior.^ ; RETURN TICKETS and SECOND SALOON PASSAGES at Reduced Hates. The Steamerß of this .line are fitted with Cool Chambers for conveyance of Dairy Produce. The Undersigned are empowered to grant passages from London or. Glasgow to New Zealand, payment for which has been guaranteed in the Colony; The above will be supplemented by the following flrst-clas» SA^£IN&VBSBB^^:— Sblp, -• ; Tons. Commander. Hudson .... 797 Kemp April For further particulars apply to the Agent*: NATIONAL MQHTGAGB and AGBNCX COM PANY OF HBW ZEALAND (LIMITED), DALGBTY and COMPANY, LIMITBD, MURRAY, ROBERTS, and CO. ' In ' _^^ mHBP." AND 0. STEAM jSSMzg^ NAVIGATIOH COMPASS (Under Contract with the Imperial, New South Wales, Viotorian, and South Australian Governments) Will despatch the following STBAMBBS for LONDON, Calling at AfcBANT, COLOMBO, ADEN, BHINDISI,. MALTA, GIBBALTAB. and PLYMOUTH:—. Leave ; ■ Bteameri. Tom. -Xeave Mcl- Xeavo Sydney, bourne. Adelaide. Ip.m. : Victoria ■■■■„. 62(58 April 27 May 3 May .6 "Parramatta 4771 May 11 May 17 May 20 Oceana ... 6362 May 25 May 31 June 3 *Massilia ... 4918 June 8 June H June 17 "Carthage ... 5013 June 22 June 28 July 1 *Not calling at Colombo. Bateaof PASSAGE MONEX from DUNEDIN.yia : MBLBOUENK:— To London in First Saloon ... £63 to £70 : „ Second „ ... £37 Return Tickfitss from ... ... 