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

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FROM LONDON BY THE P. AND O. PACKETS. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. iLLINGTON. UCKLAND. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of No. Arrival in of Sydney. Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival in London. Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date Of Despatch from j London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. 1903. >9°3Feb. 2 Feb. 16 March 2 March 16 March 29 April 12 April 28 May 13 May 25 June 8 June 21 July 6 July 19 August 3 August 16 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 12 October 25 Nov. 9 Nov. 23 Dec. 7 Dec. 20 I9°31 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 27 March 13 March 27 April 10 April 24 May 8 May 22 June s June 19 July 3 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 October 9 October 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20 3" 3i 3i 3' 3° 32 33 3' 3' 30 3' 3° 3' 3° 3' 3 1 3i 31 3° 3i 3' 31 3° 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 F'eb. 1 3 Feb. 27 March 13 March 2 7 April 10 April 24 May 8 May 22 June 5 June 19 July 3 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 Sept. [ 1 Sept. 25 October 9 October 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20 Feb. 3 32 Feb. 17 32 March 3 32 March 17 32 March 31 ! 32 April 14 32 April 29 j 33 May 16 36 May 26 j 32 June 9 I 32 June 23 I 32 July 7 j 32 July 21 32 August 4 j 32 August 18 ; 32 Sept. 1 32 Sept. 15 32 Sept. 29 32 October 13 32 October 27 32 Nov. 10 32 Nov. 24 32 Dec. 8 32 Dec. 22 32 1904. '903Jan. 2 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 Feb. 13 Feb. 27 March 13 March 27 April 1 o April 24 May 8 May 22 June 5 June 19 July 3 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 October 9 October 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20 1903. Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 7 April 20 May 4 May 19 June 2 June 15 June 28 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 22 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 17 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 27 38 38 38 38 39 38 38 39 39 38 37 38 38 38 .38 38 39 38 38 38 39 39 39 37 Jan. 2 Feb. 10 Jan. 16 Feb. 25 Jan. 30 March 1 1 Feb. 13 March 24 Feb. 2*7 April 8 March 13 i April 21 March 27 May 5 April 1 o May 20 April 24 June 3 May 8 June 16 May 22 June 30 June 5 July 15 June 19 July 28 July 3 August 1 1 July 17 August 25 July 31 Sept. 8 August 14 Sept. 23 August 28 October 6 Sept. 1 1 October 20 Sept. 25 Nov. 3 October 9 Nov. 18 October 23 Dec. 2 Nov. 6 Dec. 16 Nov. 20 Dec. 28 39 40 4° 39 40 39 39 40 40 39 39 40 39 39 39 3940 39 39 39 40 40 40 38 1903. Jan. 2 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 : Feb. 13 Feb. 27 March 13 March 27 April 1 o April 24 May 8 May 22 June 5 June 19 July 3 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 October 9 October 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20 I9°3Feb. 9 Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 22 May 5 May 20 June 1 June 16 June 29 July 15 July 27 August 1 1 August 26 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 18 Dec. 1 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 38 39 39 39 39 40 39 40 38 39 38 40 38 39 40 39 39 39 39 39 40 39 38 38 I '9°3 Jan. 2 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 Feb. 13 Feb. 27 March 13 March 2 7 April 10 April 24 May 8 May 22 June s June 19 July 3 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 j Sept. 1 1 j Sept. 25 October 9 j October 23 | Nov. 6 j Nov. 20 I >9°3Feb. 8 Feb. 23 March 8 March 23 April s April 19 May 3 May 22 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 13 July 26 August 10 August 23 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 4 October 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 17 Nov. 30 Dec. 13 Dec. 2 7 37 38 37 38 37 37 37 42 37 37 37 38 37 38 37 38 38 37 38 38 39 38 37 37 Dec 4 Dec. 18 1904. Jan. 4 Jan. 18 3. 3 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 18 J an - 5 ; 32 Jan. 19 j 32 Dec. 4 Dec. 18 1904. Jan. 11 Jan. 25 38 38 1904. Dec. 4 Jan. 12 Dec. 18 Jan. 26 39 39 Dec. 4 1 Dec. 18 I 1904. 38 39 Dec. 4 Dec. 18 1904. 37 37 Jan. 11 Jan. 26 Jan. 10 Jan. 24 Maximum Minimum Average 33 3° 30-8 S 36 32 32-19 39 37 38-19 40 38 3935 40 38 3892 42 37