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Table No. 11.-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 Lines.

FROM LONDON via BRINDISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. ILLINGTON. UCKLAND. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. I No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from I London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. i Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. . : ! ! i ■8951895. Feb. 13 Feb. 28 March 12 March 26 April 11 April 23 May 9 May 2 1 June 4 June 19 July s July 16 July 3° August ..5 Sept. 2 Sept. 11 Sept. 24 October 10 October 22 Nov. 8 Nov. 18 Dec. 3 Dec. 20 Dec. 30 1896. 33 34 32 32 34 32 34 32 32 33 35 32 32 34 38 33 32 34 32 35 31 32 35 31 1895. 1895. Feb. 14 March 1 March 13 March 2 7 April 1 2 April 24 May 10 May 22 June 5 June 20 July 6 July 17 J ul y 3' August 16 Sept. 3 Sept. 12 Sept. 25 October 1 1 October 23 Nov. 9 Nov. 19 Dec. 4 Dec. 2 1 Dec. 3 ( 1896. ■ 895. .895. Feb. 19 March 5 March 19 April 1 April 16 April 30 May 17 May 31 June 14 July 5 J uly 12 July 27 August 5 August 22 Sept. 16 Sept. 26 October 4 October 21 Nov. 5 Nov. 16 Nov. 26 Dec. 9 Dec. 27 1896. 1895. .895. Feb. 20 March 7 March 20 April 2 April 18 May 1 May 16 May 30 June 12 July 5 July 13 July 29 August 6 August 24 Sept. 17 Sept. 27 October 5 October 19 Nov. 6 Nov. 18 Nov. 27 Dec. 1 o Dec. 26 1896. Jan. 7 Jan. 24 Feb. 6 1895. l8 95 . Feb. 21 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 19 May 3 May 15 May 29 June 1 1 July 4 July 14 July 24 August 7 August 23 Sept. 10 Sept. 20 Sept. 30 October 18 Nov. 4 Nov. 20 Nov. 26 Dec. 12 Dec. 25 1896. .895. 1895. Feb. 23 March 9 March 18 April 1 April 19 April 30 May 17 May 27 June 10 July 1 July 12 July 22 August 5 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 18 Sept. 30 October 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 1 Nov. 25 Dec. 1 1 Dec. 2 7 1896. Jan. 7 Jan. 25 Feb. 3 Jan. ti Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 8 March 22 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 3 1 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 11 fan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 2 2 March 8 March 22 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 1 "7 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 Nov. 1 I Nov. 15 i Nov. 29 34 35 33 33 35 33 35 33 33 34 36 33 33 35 39 34 33 35 33 36 32 33 36 32 Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 8 March 2 2 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 3 1 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 39 39 39 38 39 39 42 42 42 49 42 43 38 41 52 48 42 45 46 43 39 38 42 Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 8 March 22 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 40 41 40 39 4' 40 41 41 40 49 43 45 39 43 53 49 43 43 47 45 40 39 41 Jan. 1 1 Jan. 2; Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 8 March 22 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 41 40 40 40 42 42 40 40 39 48 44 40 40 42 46 42 38 42 45 47 39 4' 40 Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 8 March 22 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 43 43 38 38 42 39 42 38 38 45 42 38 ?,8 45 45 40 38 43 43 48 38 40 42 Dec. 13 Dec. 27 Jan. 16 Jan. 28 34 32 Dec. 13 Dec. 2 7 Jan. 17 Jan. 29 35 33 Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 27 Jan. 6 Jan. 25 Feb. 5 38 43 40 Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 27 39 42 4i Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 27 Jan. 9 Jan. 22 Feb. 5 4i 40 40 Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 27 39 43 38 Maximum Minimum Average 38 3i 39 32 34-08 52 38 4>-85 53 39 42-46 48 38 4 1 50 48 38 41*00