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posed will be 45 days as the maximum to either Sydney or Melbourne, and 35 days to Vancouver's Island, converting the monthly into a fortnightly communication, at the option of Her Majesty's Government, on a moderate augmentation of their subsidy. The term applied for will not exceed five years. The monthly service can be commenced in twelve months, and the semi-monthly in eighteen months. For the Promoters, Thomas Day, 3, Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E.C. London, 11th September, 1858. PRO FORMA LIST OF DISTAXCKS AND DATES FOE SATLIN'GS AHD YRBIVALS OF THE AUSTRALASIAN" AM) PACIFIC COMPANY.

Departures from Adelaide and Brisbane, 26th February and 28th of other months. Arrivals, 22nd of February and September, 25th of March and April, and 23rd of other months, so that letters may be always answered by succeeding mails. To Perth, Western Australia, tlie distance from Adelaide being 1,315 miles, the time would be 47 days, should the service be extended to that Colony.

* The Vancouver return and the Australian homeward mails meet at Panama ; and two steamers, with more steam power than those suitable for the Pacific, will suffice, with a lay-by working alternately.

Enclosures 'S and 4, in No. 3. Vide infra. Enclosure 1, in No. 10.

Enclosures 4 and 5, in No. 3. TO THE EIGHT HONORABLE THE I.ORVS 01' HER MAJESTY'S TEEASUBV. 13th September, 1858. My Lobds, — On behalf of the promoters, I have the honor to inform your Lordships that there is m course of formation a Steam Navigation Company for communication with Australasia and British Columbia, which will be legally constituted within the present month. They naturally look to the postal subsidy as an important element of revenue, and as they

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PANAMA MAIL SERVICE.

Miles. Queenstowu to Navy Bay ... 4,282 15 days. Aspinwall to Panama 40 4 hours. Panama to Wellington 5.401 20 days. Wellington to Sydney 1,170 } 5 „ „ Melbourne ... 1.320 „ Launceston ... 1.250 Melbourne to Adelaide ... 533 ) 1 ■ J* Sydney to Brisbane 540

Leave Vancouvei r's Island. Pauania. jWellington Sydney .iners. Sydney and Wellington. Panama. and Melbourne. Arrival. Eeturn. February 26* March 18 March 29 April IS Melbourne 1st. January 1 January 6 January 26 February 9 February 12 March 2,'j 2nd. February 1 February 6 February 26* March 12 March 15 April 23 &c. &c. &c. &c.