D.—No. 7.

Enclosures 1 and 2 in No. 9. Vide infra. Enclosure lin No. 10.

Enclosure 3 in No. 9. Distance Table of the several routes to Australasia, from the Evidence taken before the Commons Committee of 1851: the first referring to the Report, sth June, 1851, the second the computation of Hydrographers' Office, and the third to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.

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Nautical Miles. Royal Mail India Route. Official Computation. Royal Mail Indian Route, via Southampton. Official Computation. Effective Distance. Effective Distance. K.M.S.P. B.M.S.P. B.M.S.P. Miles. Page. Miles. Miles. Miles. Page. Miles. Miles. 519 22 22 Southampton to Malta 517 Malta to Alexandria - 519 Alexandria to Suez - 615 Suez to Melbourne - 519 Melbourne to Sydney - ib. Sydney to Wellington, New Zealand - - 521 2,160 2,160 815 819 238 238 8,340 8,822 602 600 1,246 1,246 2,160 815 238 8,310 602 2,160 819 238 S,822 600 Dover to Calais - - 519 (transhipment, Customs, and passport). Calais to Paris - --.. (transhipment, octroi, transport from railAvay to railway). I ., Paris to Lyons - ■ Lyons to Marseilles (transhipment and passport). ■" Marseilles and Malta - ib. (transhipment and quarantine). Malta and Alexandria - ib. (transhipment and quarantine). Alexandria to Suez - 615 Suez to Aden - - 519 Aden to Point de Galle - ib." Point de Galle to Swan River - - - 518 Swan River to Adelaide ib. Adelaide to Melbourne - ib. Melbourne to Sydney - ib. Sydney to Wellington - 521 ili. 777 777 650 669 815 819 StMMABY. Southampton to Melbourne - Sydney - ,, Wellington - 1,246 11,553 12,039 12,155 12,639 13,401 13,885 1,240 Proposed Royal Mail Pacific Rout te —(see page 586) 238 238 1,310 1,308 2,121 2,134 Southampton to St. Thomas - St. Thomas to Navy Bay Navy Bay to Panama Panama to Huaheinc (Tahiti - Huahcinc to Bay of Islands, New Zealand New Zealand to Sydney Sydney to Melbourne - Page. Miles. 520 3,587 ib. 1,025 ib. 40 ib. 4,561 521 2,200 ib. 1,157 518 602 3,059-) 1,345 . 5,580 50o) 602 600 1,246 1,246 Summaey. Miles. Miles. 10,842 11,237 11,404 11,837 12,690 13,183 Summary. Dover to Melbourne Sydney - „ Wellington Southampton to New Zealand „ Sydney „ Melbourne - Miles. - 11,414 - 12,571 - 13,173 GENERAL COMP. EISOX WITH TIIK EAV BOUTE (XS XAUTTCAL HTLBS). 3y the New Route. 1 COLONY. Australasian -. r .,, , _ , Marseilles and Suez, and Pacific Company. Via Gibraltar and Suez. Royal Mail Panama Route, via Tahiti. ! i Nautical Miles. Melbourne . 11,046 11,237 12,039 13,173 Sydney10,896 11,837 12,639 12,571 New Zealand 9,650 13,183 13,885 11,414