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Table No. 12.—ORIENT MAIL-SERVICE-continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line— continued.

TO LONDON VIA NAPLES (ORIENT PACKETS). Auckland. Wellington. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. v c Date of n3' « Despatch from • Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. igoi. igoi. igoi. 1901. 1901. January 1 January 15 January 29 February 12 February 26 March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 21 June 4 June 17 July 2 July r 5 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 8 19OI. February 10 February 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 22 May 7 May 19 June 2 June 16 July 1 July 16 July 29 August 12 August 29 Sept. 8 Sept. 23 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 40 40 40 40 40 41 42 40 40 40 41 42 42 41 45 41 42 43 42 41 41 43 41 1901. January 8 January 22 February 5 February 19 : March 5 j March 19 i April 2 April 16 April 30 May 14 May 28 June 11 June 25 July 9 July 23 ' August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 October 1 October 15 October 29 November 12 November 26 1901. February 10 February 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 22 May 7 May 19 June 2 June 16 July 1 July 16 July 29 August 12 August 29 Sept. 8 Sept. 23 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 December 1 December 18 December 29 1902. January 13 January 26 1901. January 9 January 23 February 6 February 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 November 13 November 27 1901. February 10 February 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 22 May 7 May 19 June 2 June 16 July 1 July 16 July 29 August 12 August 29 Sept. 8 Sept. 23 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 December 1 December 18 December 29 1902. January 13 January 26 January 14 February 24 January 28 March 10 February 12 March 24 February 25 April 7 March 11 April 22 March 26 ■ May 7 April 9 May 19 April 22 June 2 May 7 June 16 May 20 July 1 une 3 j July 16 une 18 i July 29 uly 1 ! August 12 uly 15 August 29 uly 30 Sept. 8 August 13 Sept. 23 August 26 October 8 Sept. 11 October 21 Sept. 23 November 3 October 7 November 18 October 22 December 1 November 4 December 18 November 18 December 29 1902. December 3 January 13 December 16 January 26 December 30 February 9 40 41 42 42 40 4 1 40 4 2 43 41 42 45 40 41 43 40 41 42 40 44 41 41 41 41 January 12 January 29 February 9 February 23 March 9 ' March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 19 November 2 November 16 November 30 December 14 December 28 February 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 22 May 7 May 19 June 2 June 16 July 1 July 16 July 29 August 12 August 29 Sept. 8 Sept. 23 October 8 October 21 November 3 43 40 43 43 44 45 43 43 43 44 45 ■14 44 47 43 44 45 44 43 33 33 33 33 33 34 35 33 33 33 34 35 34 34 37 33 34 35 34 33 34 33 36 33 32 32 32 33 34 32 32 33 34 33 33 36 32 33 34 33 32 33 32 35 32 December 1 December 18 December 29 1902. January 13 January 26 43 46 43 November 5 November 18 December 18 December 29 44 43 December 2 December 16 1902. January 13 January 26 42 41 December 10 December 24 34 33 December 11 December 25 1902. January 8 33 32 February 9 43 December 30 February 9 4 1 1902. January 7 February 9 33 February 9 32 Maximum Minimum Average 45 . •• i 4O 47 40 43*68 45 40 41-23 37 33 3378 36 32 3277