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Table No. 10.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL-SERVICE. 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.

FROM LONDON BY P AND O. PACKETS. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival in Melhourne. 1893. Feb. 12 March 2 March 13 March 27 April 13 April 27 May 5 May 25 June 5 June 16 July 4 July 18 August I August 15 August 31 Sept. 15 Sept. 28 October 10 October 26 Nov. 3 Nov. 20 Dec. 5 Dec. 18 1894. No. of Days. 3° 34 31 31 34 34 28 34 31 28 Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival in j Sydney. 1893. Feb. 14 March 3 March 14 March 28 April 14 April 28 May 6 May 26 June 6 June 17 J ul y 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 Sept. 1 Sept. 16 Sept. 29 October 11 October 27 Nov. 4 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 19 ! 1894. No. of Days. 32 35 32 32 35 35 29 35 32 29 33 33 33 33 35 36 35 33 35 29 32 33 32 Date of Despatch from London. I 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 2^ Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival at Bluff. 1893. Feb. 20 March 1 1 March 24 April 4 April 20 May 8 May 15 June 5 June 12 June 26 July 11 August 1 August 8 August 28 Sept. 8 Sept. 29 October 9 October 18 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Dec. 1 Dec. 16 Dec. 29 1894. No. of Days. 38 43 42 39 41 45 38 x 45 38 38 39 46 39 45 42 49 45 40 42 34 42 43 42 Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 2^ Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of No. Arrival in cf Christchurch. Days. 1893. Feb. 2 1 39 March 14 46 March 25 43 April 5 40 April 2 2 43 May 9 46 May 16 39 June 6 46 June 13 39 June 27 39 July 12 40 July 3' 45 August 9 40 August 29 46 j Sept. 9 43 October 1 5 1 October 10 46 October 19 41 Nov. 4 43 Nov. 1 i 36 Dec. 3 44 Dec. 18 45 Dec. 27 i 40 1894. Date of Despatch from London. 189.3. Jan. 13 Jan. "7 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of No. Arrival in of Wellington. Days. 1893. Feb. 24 42 March 11 : 43 March 21* 39 April 6 I 41 April 19 ! 40 May II 48 May 15 38 June 3 43 June 15 41 June 22 34 July 13 41 July 28 42 August 1 1 42 August 25 42 Sept. 10 44 Sept. 28 48 October 9 45 October 20 42 Nov. 8 47 Nov. 10 35 Dec. 2 j 43 Dec. 14 I 41 Dec. 26 j 39 1894. j Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival in Auckland. 1893. Feb. 25 March 9 March 2 2 April 7 April 22 May 13 May 18 May 31 June 13 June 24 July 11 July 24 August 8 August 23 Sept. 8 Sept. 30 October 7 October 1 7 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 30 Dec. j 3 Dec. 24 1894. No. of Days. 43 41 40 43 4i 40 39 36 39 39 40 42 5° 43 39 43 33 4i 40 37 32 32 32 32 34 35 34 32 34 28 31 32 31 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 6 Jan. 15 Feb. 2 36 31 35 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 8 Jan. 16 Feb. 3 38 32 36 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 12 Jan. 26 Feb. 9 42 i 42 42 I Dec. 1 I Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 15 45 Jan. 26 42 Feb. 10 43 Dec. 1 Dec. i S Dec. 29 Jan. 16 46 Jan. 24 40 Feb. 11 44 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 15 Jan. 2=; Feb. 8 45 4' 41 Maximum Minimum Average 36 28 3 2 'i5 38 29 33" 2 3 49 34 4158 I 51 : 36 i 4269 48 34 41-92 5° 33 41-00