Shipping. UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. The Steamers of the above Company are appointed to leave Wellington as under (circumstances permitting) for— LYTTELTON AND PORT CHALMERS. I F riday I May II Noon tTaiaroa | Sunday | May 3 | 11 a.m. tCalls Timaru and Akaroa. *Lyttelton only. MELBOURNE, VIA SOOXr. Mauapouri Monday I May 4 1 3.30 p.m. *Waihora Monday | May 11 | 3.30 p.m. *Calls Hobart. FOR PICTON AND NELSON. Penguin | Thurs. | Apl. 30 | 12.30 j*, FOB TARANAKI AND MANUKAU. Penguin Thurs. Apl. 30 12.30 Ringarooma Thura. May 7 12.30 NAPIEH, GISBORNE, AND AUCKLAND. Wairarapa Friday May 1 5 p.m. Suva Tuesday May 5 3 p.m. Rotomahana Friday May 8 5 p.m. BLENHEIM. Waihi three times a week. SYDNEY. tWairarapa | Friday | May 1| 5 p.m.} $ tVia Auckland £Zj& FOR LEVUKA AND SUVA. Arawata, from Auckland, May 3rd, 1885. Offices — Featherston Street, Wellington. JFOR ONEHUNGA, Via NEW PLY- MOUTH. *V>v rriHE s.s. ORETI, Capt. daagjt^V X Robertson, will leave Vj£bfirfi]X^for the above ports (circum- VmUNWifIS BIT ■' ttancea permitting) on FRIDAY, Ist May, at 10.30 p.m. For freight or passage, apply to WALKER & HATRICK, Agents. ' FOR WELLINGTON. ' FriHE s.s. HUIA, .^^Pr-^f-^j. Captain Fraser, w *'* sa^ * or * De aDOVe port (weather permit- ting) on WEDNESDAY, at 9 p.m. For Freight or Passage, apply to FREEMAN R JACKSON. Apont. FOR WELLINGTON. a~- -i ■'« -- nHHE favourite steamer. X STORMBIRD, esifeisplllsiEii. Captain Chambers, Will leave for the above port (circumstances permitting) on THURSDAY, 30th April, at 10 p.m. (after the arrival South train). For freight or passage, apply at The New Zealand Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Company's Offices, Taupo Quay, Wanganui. FOR WESTPORT AND GREYMOUTH. sg£s<*~ HPHE s.s. Wallabi, >^!3&^#&\ ->• X Captain Leys, will ~^JaflSyMm*/fc4 leave f° r tne above port ?^HwS4IV.2Sb»' (weather permitting) THURSDAY, 30th April, at 10 a.m. For freight or passage apply to CAPTAIN LEYS, On board. MESSRS i^LAPHAM & /^O., MERCHANT TAILORS, Ridgway Street, MESSRS CLAPHAM & CO., in again drawing the at- tention of the public to their LARGE SHIPMENT OF TWEEDS, Just arived per Coptic, wi=h to .•isu'-e their many Customeia th t the stock is Specially Selected, and feel certain that for FIT, STYLE, AND FINISH They cannot be surpassed by any House in the {Colonies. Inspection Invited. Olapham & v^o,, MERCHANT TAILORS, Bidgway Street. 