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Table No. 9.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL SERVICE-continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Line— continued.

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TO LONDON VIA P. AND O. PACKETS. Auckland. Wellington. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne.. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Ariival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of i Despatch from Days. ! Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1 -J 1890. January 28 February 1 1 March 1 March 12 March 30 April 15 1890. March 17 March 30 April 12 April 28 May 10 May 24 48 47 -17 39 1890. January 4 1890. February 15 42 47 1890. 1890. January 4 February 15 January 17 March 3 January 31 j March 17 February 14 | March 30 February 28 i April 12 March 14 ; April 28 March 28 i May 10 April 12 I May 24 May 2 I June 18 May 17 I July 1 May 31 I July 16 June 13 I July 29 June 27 j August 13 July 11 i August 25 July 25 ; Sept. 10 August 8 1 Sept. 24 August 22 i October S 42 45 45 44 43 45 43 42 47 45 46 46 47 45 47 47 47 1890. January 9 January 23 February 6 February 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 21 May 12 May 26 June 19 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 November 10 November 24 1890. February 15 March March 17 March 30 April 12 April 28 May 10 May 24 June 18 July July 16 July 29 August 13 August 25 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 December 2 December 15 December 29 1891. January 11 January 27 37 39 39 38 37 39 37 33 37 36 37 36 37 35 37 37 37 36 35 36 35 35 1890. January 11 January 24 February 8 February 21 March 8 March 21 April 4 April 22 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 November 11 November 25 1891. February 15 March 3 March 17 March 30 April 12 April 28 May 10 May 24 June 18 July 16 July 29 August 13 August 25 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 December 2 December 15 December 29 1891. January 11 January 27 35 38 37 37 35 38 36 32 36 35 35 34 36 36 36 35 34 35 35 34 34 42 43 May 2 June 18 May 20 June 3 July 1 July 16 May 30 July 16 47 July 1 July 16 July 30 August 6 August 26 Sept. 3 Sept. 20 August 13 August 25 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 21 November 3 43 40 42 49 43 48 •14 July 25 Sept. 10 47 August 21 October 8 48 Sept. 22 November 3 42 .. October 29 November 13 December 15 December 29 1891. January 11 January 27 47 46 November 1 December 15 November 17 December 29 1891. November 28 January 11 December 13 January 27 44 42 1891. November 26 December 13 46 45 December 13 January 27 45 44 45 December 8 December 22 1891. January 5 34 36 December 9 December 23 1891, January 6 33 35 December 24 February 8 46 December 27 j February 8 43 February 8 34 February 8 33 Maximum Minimum Average 49 39 44-40 48 42 4600 47 42 44-61 39 33 36'35 38 32 35'23