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Table No. 12.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL-SERVICE-continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Line— continued.

TO LONDON VIA BRINDISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Auckland. Wellington. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in • London. No. Date of of Despatch from I Days. Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of Despatch from Davs. Svdney. " Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of j Despatch from Days. 1 Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. i8g8. January 3 j January 17 January 24 February 7 February 24 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 14 June 28 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 7 Sept. 19 October 4 October 17 October 31 November 14 1898. February 13 j February 27 March 6 March 20 April 6 ! April 16 i April 30 -May 15 May 29 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 21 ! Sept. 4 ! Sept. 18 j October 2 October 16 October 29 November 12 November 26 December 10 December 24 1899. January 8 January 21 41 41 40 4° . 41 42 42 42 41 41 41 41 41 39 40 39 40 4° 40 1897. 1898. Decfember 31 February 13 i 44 1898. January 15 , February 27 : 43 January 22 March 6 43 February 5 ! March 20 43 February 22 ! April 6 j 43* March 5 April 16 I 42 March 19 ; April 30 '< 42 April 2 j May 15 43 May 5 June 13 39 May 30 Jul}' 11 I 42 June 11 July 25 ; 44 June 25 August 8 ; 44 July 22 Sept. 4 i 44 August 9 Sept. 18 40 August 24 Oct. 2 39 Sept. 3 I Oct. 16 43 Sept. 17 Oct. 29 . 42 October 5 ; November 12 38 October 15 ; November 26 42 November 16 • December 24 38 November 25 j January 8 ; 44 December 14 : January 21 38 December 24 | February 4 I 42 1898. 1898. January 3 February 13 January 19 : February 27 February 9 March 20 February 22 April 6 March 8 Apri 16 March 22 ■ April 30 April 7 May 15 April 19 I May 29 April 30 ! June 13 May 16 June 27 May 31 July 11 June 11 July 25 June 27 ; August 8 July 12 j August 21 July 22 I Sept. 4 August 23 October 2 Sept. 2 October 16 October 4 ] November 12 November 5 December 10 November 15 : December 24 1899. December 13 i January 21 December 27 February 4 4 1 39 39 43* 39 39 38 40 44 42 4 1 44 42 40 44 1 1898. 1898. January 10 February 13 January 24 February 27 February 1 ; March 6 February 15 ! March 20 March 1 April 6 March 15 April 16 March 29 April 30 April 12 ! May 15 April 26 j May 29 May 10 j June 13 May 24 ; June 27 June 7 July 11 June 21 July 25 July 5 ! August 8 July 19 i August 21 August 2 j Sept. 4 August 16 ; Sept. 18 August 30 < October 2 Sept. 13 : October 16 Sept. 27 j October 29 October 11 November 12 October 25 i November 26 November 8 j December 10 November 22 , December 24 1899. December 6 , January 8 December 20 j January 21 1899. January 3 February 4 1898. 34 January 11 34 1 January 25 33 \ February 2 33 February 16 36* March 2 32 March 16 32 i March 30 33 April 13 33 I April 27 34 j May 11 34 May 25 34 June 8 34 June 22 34 Jul}' 6 33 July 20 33 ; August 3 33 August 17 33 August 31 33 Sept. 14 32 Sept. 28 32 : October 12 32 October 26 32 November 9 32 , November 23 1898. February 13 33 February 27 33 March 6 : 32 March 20 32 April 6 35* April 16 31 April 30 31 May 15 32 May 29 32 June 13 33 June 27 33 July 11 33 J ul y 25 33 August 8 33 August 21 32 Sept. 4 32 Sept. 18 32 October 2 ■ 32 October 16 32 October 29 31 November 12 31 November 26 31 December 10 31 December 24 j 31 1899. January S 32 January 21 31 40 44 39 35 39 November 28 December 15 41 37 39 33 December 7 32 : December 21 1899. 32 I January 4 December 26 February 4 | 40 39 February 4 31 Maximum Minimum Average .. 42 37 40-56 I 44 4I-83 44 35 40-45 36 32 3304 35 31 : 32-04 I i * Ss." China " ashore at Perim.