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Wellington-Sydney Service. —The steamer should leave Wellington on Thursday or Friday to insure connection with the Federal mail leaving Sydney by train the following Tuesday at 7.15 p.m. This would also apply to the Auckland-to-Sydney running. The inward steamers should leave Sydney on Wednesday or Thursday (or Wednesday and Thursday alternate weeks, if a weekly connection should be decided upon), arriving at Wellington on Sunday or Monday. Express train from Melbourne due at 10.40 a.m. These days would also apply to the Auckland-Sydney service. Bluff-Melbourne Service. —The steamer would be required to leave the Bluff on Friday or Saturday to connect with the mail leaving Melbourne for Adelaide by train the following Wednesday at 4.40 p.m. The Bluff running would require the steamer to leave Melbourne on Tuesday or Wednesday, arriving at the Bluff on Saturday or Sunday. Adelaide express due at Melbourne at 9.55 a.m. Table of Distances. Miles. Auckland to San Francisco, vid Pango Pango and Honolulu ... ... 5,895 Wellington to San Francisco, vid Pango Pango and Honolulu ... 6,183 Auckland to Vancouver, vid Fiji and Honolulu ... ... ... 6,290 Wellington to Vancouver,-urn Fiji and Honolulu ... ... ... 6,660 Auckland to Vancouver, via Honolulu 0n1y... ... ... ... 6,210 Wellington to Vancouver, vid Honolulu only ... ... ... 6,510 Auckland to Sydney ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,277 Wellington to Sydney ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,239 Bluff to Melbourne, vid Hobart ... ... ... ... ... 1,381 Bluff to Melbourne direct ... ... ... ... ... 1,200 Sydney to San Francisco, vid Auckland, Pango Pango, and Honolulu ... 7,155 Sydney to San Francisco, vid Pango Pango and Honolulu ... ... 6,477 W. Gray, General Post Office, 12th October, 1901. Secretary.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ol.