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Table No. 13.-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.

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FROM LONDON BY THE ORIENT LINE. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Date of j No. Date of Despatch from Arrival in of Despatch from London. Melbourne, j Days. London. Date of • No. Date of Arrival in i of Despatch from Melbourne. , Days. London. Date of No. Date of Arrival in of Despatch from Sydney. Days. London. 1898. 1898. Feb. 17 34 Jan. 14 March ' 3 34 Jan. 28 March 16 33 Feb. 11 j March 30 Feb. 25 April 13 ! March 1 1 April 27 33 " March 25 May 111 33 : April 8 ' May 25 33 ■ April 22 I June 8 33 May 6 : June - 22 33 May 20 ! July 8 j 35 June 3 July 21 34 June 17 August 3 33 July 1 August 17 33 July 15 ; August 31 33 '■ July 29 Sept. 14 33 ! August 12 Sept. 29 34 August 26 October 11 32 Sept. 9 October 26 33 Sept. 23 Nov. 14 38 October 7 Nov. 22 32 October 21 Dec. 7 I Nov. 4 Dec. 22 i 34 Nov. 18 1899. Jan. 5 34 ! Dec. 2 Jan. 18 ; 33 j Dec. 16 ! Feb. 2 i 34 J Dec. 30 Date of Arrival at Bluff. 1898. Feb. 2 1 March 8 March 2 1 I April 3 I April 21 I May 6 , May 17 I May 31 ; June 16 June 28 July 18 July 29 August 8 August 24 : Sept. 9 ■ Sept. 19 October 11 I October 20 | October 31 I Nov. 21 Nov. 28 ; Dec. 16 i Dec. 27 1899. 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. Date of Date of No. of Despatch from ! Arrival in of Days. London. Auckland. Days. 1898. 1898. 1898. Jan. 14 J Fcb 16 i 33 Jan. 14 Jan. 28 J March 2 : 33 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 March 15 32 Feb. 11 Feb. 25 March 29 I 32 Feb. 25 March 11 ■ April 12 I 32 ! March 11 March 25 April 26 ; 32 : March 25 April 8 ; May 10 32 April 8 April 22 May 24 ; 32 I April 22 May 6 June 7 ] 32 | May 6 May 20 June 21 32 : May 20 June 3 July 7 34 June 3 June 17 I July 20 33 ■ June 17 July 1 , August 2 32 J July 1 July 15 J August 16 32 J July 15 July 29 August 30 J 32 j July 29 August 12 , Sept. 13 J 32 1 August 12 August 26 ; Sept. 28 I 33 August 26 Sept. 9 October 10 31 j Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 25 j 32 Sept. 23 October 7 Nov. 13 j 37 October j October 21 ; Nov. 21 1 31 ' October 21 Nov. 4 Dec. 6 32 Nov. 4 Nov. 18 Dec. 21 33 Nov. 18 1899. Dec. 2 Jan. 4 j 33 ; Dec. 2 Dec. 16 Jan. 17 j 32 | Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Feb. 1 j 33 i Dec. 30 39 37 4' 39 39 39 45 42 4= 42 4' 45 38 42 39 1898. Jan. 14 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 1 Feb. 25 March 11 March 25 April 8 i April 22 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July . July '5 1 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 I October 7 i October 21 j Nov. 4 Nov. 18 1898. Feb. 23 March 9 March 24 April 6 April 22 May 7 Ma, 18 June 2 June 18 June 29 July 15 July 29 August 9 August 23 Sept. 8 Sept. 20 October 8 October 21 Nov. I Nov. 22 Nov. 30 Dec. 15 Dec. 28 1899. 40 1 40 40 j 43 43 40 4' 43 40 42 I 4 2 39 j 39 i 4' 39 43 42 39 46 ; 40 4.1 40 1898. 1898. Jan. 14 Feb. 25 Jan. 28 March g Feb. 11 March 22 Feb. 25 April 9 March 1 1 April 19 March 25 j May 6 April 8 j May 16 April 22 \ June 1 May 6 June- 17 May 20 June 29 June 3 ] July 14 June 17 ; July 28 July 1 I August 9 July 15 August 22 July 29 : Sept. 6 August 13 Sept. 19 August 26 ' October 7 Sept. 9 October 20 Sept. 23 Nov. 2 October 7 , Nov. 20 October 21 ! Nov. 30 Nov. 4 Dec. 13 Nov. 18 Dec. 29 1899. Dec. 2 Jan. 11 Dec. 16 Jan. 23 Dec. 30 Feb. 9 1898. 189S. 42 Jan. 14 March 1 46 40 Jan. 28 March 12 43 39 Feb. 1 t March 2 1 38 43 Feb. 25 ; April 5 39 39 March 11 . April 18 j 38 42 March 25 May 3 j 39 38 April 8 May 17 j 39 40 April 22 i May 30 38 42 May 6 1 June 13 38 40 May 20 ' June 27 I 38 41 June 3 July 18 : 45 41 June 17 July 30 43 39 July 1 i August 8 38 38 July 15 August 22 38 39 July 29 Sept. 5 38 38 August 12 Sept. 19 38 42 August 26 October 8 I 43 41 Sept. 9 October 18 t 39 40 Sept. 23 October 3 1 ! 38 44 October 7 ! Nov. 2 1 45 40 ' October 2 1 Nov. 28 j 38 39 Nov. 4 Dec. 12 41 Nov. 18 Dec. 31 j 43 1899.' 40 Dec. 2 Jan. 13 42 38 Dec. 16 J Jan. 23 38 41 Dec. 30 ; Feb. 7 ! 39 1 Jan. 9 ! Jan. 24 I Feb. 7 38 39 39 Dec. 2 Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. io Jan. 25 Feb. 8 39 40 40 I r~ 1 ' : Maximum Minimum Average ■ ••• i 3< ... 32-46; • 3.V4& 46 37 40" 12 46 4085 44 ••• 46 38 ». 38 4027 ... 39-91 i 46 i 38 ;39'96 1