E.—No. 9.
RETURN: SAN FRANCISCO MAIL TIME TABLE; ALSO THE NUMBERS OF LETTERS, ETC., CONVEYED.
(Eeturn to an Order of the House of Ecpresentatives of 7tk July, 1870.) That there be laid on the Table of this House, " A Eeturn showing the time allowed under the existing Mail Contract with Mr. H. Hezekiah Hall, for the conveyance of Mails from New Zealand to San Francisco, and vice versa, and the time actually employed in such conveyance during the voyages already completed ; " also, " A Eeturn of the Number of Letters and Newspapers from New Zealand to America and the United Kingdom respectively, and vice versa, sent and received on each of such voyages." (Hon. Mr. Hall.) WELLINGTON. 1870.
E.—No. 9.
A EETUEN showing the time allowed under the existing Contract with Mr. H. Hezekiah Hall for conveyance of Mails between New Zealand and San Francisco and the time actually occupied in such conveyance during each of the voyages already completed ; also, the Number of Letters, Books, and Newspapers sent to and received from the United Kingdom and America respectively, on each of such voyages.
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SAN ERANCISCO MAIL TIME TABLE, ETC.
Contents or Mails. Despatched eeom Auckland. Aeeived at Time occupied BETWEEN Time Allowed. For London. For America, &c. San Feancisco. On Per S.S. Honolulu. San Francisco. Letters, Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books Newspapers. ! j 2 April ... " Wonga Wonga " 18 April 5 May 33 | days 25 days 25,107 226 13,556 1,307 18 718 4 May ... " City of Melbourne " 22 May ... 6 June 33| days Ditto 23,769 253 14,841 1,035 0 542 6 June ... " Wonga Wonga " 22 June ... # # Ditto 19,673 260 15,003 994 17 800 7 July ... | ; " City of Melbourne " • # # Ditto 23,849 246 14,466 1,112 14 686 Totals 57,866 4,448 55 2,746 92,398 985 Contents of Mails. Received at Auckland. Despatched peom Time occupied BETWEEN San Feancisco and Auckland. Time Allowed. From London. From America, &c. On Per S.S. San Francisco. Honolulu. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. 9 May ... " Wonga Wonga " ... 10 April 22 April 28| days 25 days 64 74 11 June ... "City of Melbourne" 10 May 24 May 31* „ Ditto 189 11 394 15 July " Wonga Wonga " 10 June 24 June 34 3-°*-t 33 Ditto 21,732 1,340 39,800 983 41 3,261 Totals 21,732 1,236 52 3,729 1,340 39,800 * Not yet known. G. Eliott Eliott, Secretary, General Post Office.
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RETURN: SAN FRANCISCO MAIL TIME TABLE; ALSO THE NUMBERS OF LETTERS, ETC., CONVEYED., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1870 Session I, E-09
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