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PROPOSED ROUTE FROM QUEENSTOWN VIA PANAMA AND COOK'S STRAITS.

* Tlie Vancouver and Australian Homeward Mails meet at Panama, and two Steamers with more steam power than those suitable for the Pacific will suffice; working two alternately and one lay-by.

Enclosure i, in No. 9. austbalian mails. Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E.C, London, sth October, 185 S. Sib,— Referring to the supplemental terms of the conditions of tender, and in the event of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral not receiving to-day, in pursuance

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PANAMA MAIL SERVICE.

Page. kliles. Queenstown to Navy Bay .......... 520 4,282 Southampton to Navy Bay, as preceding table, less 330 miles allowed for the advantage of offing from Southampton to Queenstown. (The offing ami open Bailing from Queenstown, as compared with the start from Southampton, is said to be really equivalent to an advantage of 500 miles . 40 Navy Bay to Panama Panama (via Gambier Islands and "Wellington, Xew Zealand) to Sydney (260) \\ and £ C27OJ 6,574

SUMUAItV. Miles. QueenatowD to New Zealand 9,(550 Sydney 10,896 Melbourne . . . . . . . 11,046 Assuming the last route to be properly dcsci-ibed, the following would be the pro fonnd synopsis of Distances and Dates For Sailings and Arrivals by the New Mail Packets. USTHALASTAX HUE. Queenstown to Navy Bay .... 4.2S2 miles . . .15 days Aspinwall to Panama .... 40 „ ... 4 hours Panama to WeUington .... 5,401 „ 20 days Wellington to Sydney .... 1,170 „ . . . ~) Melbourne .... 1,320 „ . . . > 5 days „ Launceston .... 1,250 ,' . . .) Melbourne to Adelaide . . . . 533 „ . . . \ 2 davs Sydney to Brisbane .... 540 „ . . . J ' Departures from Adelaide and Brisbane, 2(!th February and 2Slh of other months. Arrivals 22nd February and September, 25th March and April, and 23rd of other months. To Perth, Western Australia, the distance from Adelaide being 1,345 miles, the time would be 47 days, if the service be extended to that Colony. NEW COLUMBIAN LINE. Navy Bay to Queenstown .... 4,282 miles ... 14 days Panama to Navy Bay .... 40 „ ... 4 hours Vancouver's Island to Panama direct . . 4,100 „ . . .14 days

LINERS. Leave Sydney and Melbourne. Wellington Panama. \ 7aneonvei •'s Island. Panama. Wellington Sydney and Melbourne. Arrival. Return. ., 1st Liner . I 1 Jan. 6 Jan, 26 Jan. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 Feb.* 18 March 23 Mar. i, 2nd Liner . | 1 Feb. 6 Feb. 26 Feb.* 12 Mar. 15 March 29 March 18 April 23 April kc. fee. &c. &.C. kc.