Passengers and Csr^o thII be conveyed Dy the b.b.Wiipasa leaving the Hokitiko Wharf, on Tuesday, 25th iast. S. S. OMAP ER E, B A R L Y. FOB NELSON AND WELLINGTON i S. S. G v E AFT ON, ON MONDAY, MARCH 24. S. 8. M A W H B R A, ON THURSDAY, MAECH 27. PASSENGERS BOOKED TO AND TEOM tOWDON BY THE OBIEffT LINE OP STEAMERS, Leaving Melbourne and Sydney every i fortnight. ' Wot particular], apply At once io JAMES Ai BON&B, Agsut. J ANCHOEfe, LINE OF STEAM r :^^f PACKETS. STEAM to GREYMOUTB, WEST* PORT, NELSCN, and WELLING- ( TON, Bookine passengers and cargo { to Manakau, Tarsnaki, 'Lyttelton, and j Otago, regular conomunication. The fine steamships — MURRAY, T.yjskernian,Conam»nder 27th March, at 1 p.m. KENNEDY, J. Furneaux, Com- mander Early. CHARLES ED WAKD> T. WHiUrelJ < OommtQder, Early. AORERE, W. Wildman, Commander, Early. WAVEELEY, J. Gibbins, Commanded l Early. J, OHU3GESS &mat, B«v^ll.3treefco THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPAHfY'S ROYAL MAIL 1 LINE OF STEAMERS. ■*Unaer Contract with the New Zealand Governxnent). WILL be despatched with Her Ma- ' jeety's Mails a? 'jinder, for LONDON, Via Rio de Janeiro and Ttnerifle:-» c* «,«• Ton P° rt of Date of bteamer. fiej?.. Depsxtnrt, Depart. "**" 1 1890. Kaikoura ... 4474 WeUiDgcoii Apl. 17 Tongariro ... 4163 — May 15 Aorangi ... 4165 «*» June 12 Rimutaka ... 4473 — July 3 0 Uuapehu__j« 4163 1 — And thenceforwnrd evciy fourth Thursday The above ere all nev? oteamera, built pecially for the tiade, and commanded by men of great experience. The length of the passage the Com- pany's steamers averages uuder forty days. Passage money— Saloon, from 60 guineas upwards; second saloon, 35 to 4o guineas; jteerage, from 18 guineas. Passengers booked through from Hokitika at above ates, SPECIAL RETURN R TES. Saloon available, 9 months ... £105 do 12 „ .» US Second Saloon 12  ... 65 For freJcht or pa^age, apply to .JAR A. BONAR, A:;cnt, Whrrf street. AUSTRALIAN WINER AUSTRA- LIAN WITTER ! i THIS cnCerKgn-'l « M)hV, AGENT io? WEBTLiV^D, for the sale of HARDY'S ADELAIDE WINES These fine and well rnaty-l wines have obtained GOLD MEDALS at London. Bordeaux; Calcutta, Adohide, Perth, nnd Ghriatchurch, and since U570 vasdy 200 medals and awards. Tbe sioci. on band now reaches 300,000 gallons, being the argest in the Australian Colonies. 