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Table No. 11.-ORIENT MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line.

FROM LONDON VlA N. •LES (ORIENT PACKETS). Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Melbourne. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. -of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. I8 94 . Jan. s Jan. 19 Feb. 2 Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 6 J uly 20 August 3 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 26 Nov. 9 1894. Feb. 8 Feb. 20 March 8 March 22 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 15 May 31 June 14 June 27 July 10 July 24 August 8 August 22 Sept. s Sept. 18 October 4 October 18 October 3 1 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 Dec. 13 34 34 34 33 33 33 32 34 34 33 32 32 33 33 33 32 34 34 33 33 33 34 1894. Jan. 5 Jan. 19 Feb. 2 Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 6 July 20 August 3 August 17 August 3 1 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 26 Nov. 9 1894. Feb. 9 Feb. 2 1 March 9 March 23 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 16 June 1 June 15 June 28 July 11 July 25 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 19 October 5 October 19 Nov. 1 Nov. 16 Nov. 29 Dec. 14 35 33 35 35 34 34 34 33 35 35 34 33 33 34 34 34 33 35 35 34 35 34 35 1894. Jan. 5 Jan. 19 I Feb. 2 ! Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 6 July 20 August 3 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 26 | Nov. 9 I 1894. Feb. 16 Feb. 27 March 14 April 4 April 16 April 30 May 7 May 2 1 June 11 June 25 July 2 July 23 August 3 August 24 August 30 Sept. 14 Sept. 24 October 13 October 26 Nov. 5 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 22 1895. 42 39 40 47 45 45 38 38 45 45 38 45 42 49 4' 42 38 43 42 38 40 39 43 1894. Jan. 5 Jan. 19 Feb. 2 Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 6 July 20 August 3 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 26 Nov. 9 1894. Feb. 16 Feb. 28 March 15 April 5 April 17 April 28 May 8 May 22 June 11 June 26 July 4 July 24 August 4 August 25 August 31 Sept. 15 Sept. 25 October 12 October 27 Nov. 6 Nov. 22 Dec. 5 Dec. 2 1 1895. 42 40 41 48 46 43 39 39 46 40 46 43 5° 42 43 39 42 43 39 4i 40 42 1894. Jan. 5 Jan. 19 Feb. 2 Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 6 July 20 August 3 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 26 Nov. 9 1894. Feb. 14 March 1 March 14 April 4 April 13 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 8 June 29 July 6 July 18 August 2 August 19 August 30 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 11 October 28 Nov. 7 Nov. 22 Dec. 6 Dec. 19 1895. 40 4' 40 47 42 40 40 40 42 49 42 4° 4' 44 41 40 40 41 44 40 41 4 r 40 1894. Jan. 5 Jan. 19 Feb. 2 Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 8 June 22 July 6 July 20 August 3 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 26 Nov. 9 1894. Feb. 15 Feb. 26 March 15 April 3 April 12 April 25 May 8 May 21 June 11 June 26 July 8 July 21 August 4 August 22 Sept. 3 Sept. 13 Sept. 29 October 13 October 29 Nov. 1 o Nov. 24 Dec. 8 Dec. 22 1895. 4 1 4> 46 41 40 39 38 45 46 44 43 43 47 45 41 43 43 45 43 43 43 43 Nov. 23 Dec. 27 1895. 34 Nov. 23 Dec. 28 1895. 35 Nov. 23 I Jan. 1 39 Nov. 23 Jan. 2 40 Nov. 23 Jan. 4 42 Nov. 23 Jan. s 43 Dec. 7 Dec. 2 1 Jan. 9 Jan. 23 33 33 Dec. 7 Dec. 2 1 Jan. 10 Jan. 24 34 34 Dec. 7 I Dec. 21 Jan. 14 Jan. 29 38 39 Dec. 7 Dec. 2 1 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 40 40 Dec. 7 Dec. 2 1 Jan. 17 Jan. 30 4' 40 Dec. 7 Dec. 2 1 Jan. 19 Jan. 29 43 39 Maximum Minimum Average 34 32 33''S 35 33 34">9 49 38 4''54 5° 39 42-27 49 40 4''5° 47 38 42'54