MONDAY, December 9th. I I a.m. Wbixington .. I Mawhera 1 \ 10 Wellington and j I Greymouth ..(Herald | 1.2S | 10 TUESDAY. December 10th. Wellington, Pic- l ton, and Nelson Rotorna 9.5 | 10 *Pobt Chalmers, I Blutt} Hobart, Ip.m. and Melbourne.. Ringaro'ma 12.10 ] 4 I Mon, SmNET.via Wei- | a-m. lington .. ..I Wakatipu 2.40 I 10 TxH-Ktr, Oamaru, I ] and Dunedin .. j Brunner £30 | 10 WEDNESDAY, DecemberTlth. We-TJNOTon ..(Takapuna | 4 | 10 THU±tSDAY. December 12th. ■ I I-pan. Dcnkmn.. Penguin } 1240 ( 4 Wellington, Na- | Wed. pier. Gisborne, & | Am. Auckland ..(TeAnau | 4 10 * Tranships to Tekapo at Dunedin. SPECIAL NOTICES. Fiji, from Auckland—Arawata, about Sunday, December Bth. Tonga and Samoa, from Auckland—Wainui, about Wednesday. December 18'h. Tahiti, from Auckland—Richmond, about Tuesday, December 17th. On and after this date passages will be Issued over all the Company's line* at excur sion rates Available for (3) three months from date of issue. , _ Daring the currency of the Dunedin and South Sea Islands Exhibition RETURN TICKETS will be issued between Lyttelton and Dunedin. available for return tor One Month from date of Issue. FARKS-Saloon. 3Qs ; Steerage. gQj. B-flineaa Notices. GREATEST DEMAND IN NEW ZEALAND 3000 TONS SOLD WEEKLY. Grey Valley Coal Ha been proved beyond doubt to be the MOST ECONOMICAL. CLEAN, STRONG HEAT, AND LASTING. Can be obtained from any Coal Merchant. Same price as Newcastle, or WHOLESALE AND RETAIL From our own BATLWAY SLDING ana DEPOT, PALS GRAVE STREET; and at LYTIELTON, Hulk Luna or ex Steamers. Christchurch Offices, Corner of Manchester and High streets. GREY YALLKY COAL CO., LTD, THOS. BROWN. Local Manager. TAI TAPU FACTORY BUTTER. I»TIHE Undersigned havingmade AJUEIANGE IYMENTS with the Directors of U-teTAI TAPU DAIRY FACTORY COMPANY to take their output of Batter Is prepared to make Sati'factory Arrangements with re tailers and the trade in general for supplies. Tne appliances at the command of the Tv Tapu Factory ensure an article of first quality being turned out. G. A. LINDEMAN, 6053 Tai Tapu Store. " FACTORY BUTTER. RGAINSFORD and SON, Christchurch • Dairy, Cashel street, beg to state that uey have successfully tendered for tbe Whole of the Output of BUTTER of the SEFTON DAIRY FACTORY, the First Consignment to Arrive on FRIDAY, 18th inst. 