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Table No. 12.-ORIENT 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 Orient Line.

FROM LONDON VIA NAPLES (ORIENT PACKETS). Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington'. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. 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 London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. ! ! 1 ; I 1895. Jan. 4 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 11 October 25 Nov. 8 i8 95 . Feb. 7 Feb. 20 March 5 March 20 April 1 1 April 16 May 1 May 15 May 28 June 12 June 26 July 13 July 25 August 8 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 17 October 30 Nov. 13 Nov. 28 Dec. 11 34 33 3 2 33 4' 32 33 33 32 33 33 34 34 33 33 33 33 34 33 33 34 33 1895. Jan. 4 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 11 October 25 Nov. 8 1895. Feb. 8 Feb. 2 1 March 7 March 2 1 April 12 April 17 May 2 May 16 May 29 June 13 June 27 July 15 July 26 August 9 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 October 3 October 18 October 3 1 Nov. 14 Nov. 29 Dec. 12 35 34 34 34 42 33 34 34 33 34 34 38 35 35 34 34 34 34 35 34 34 35 34 .895. Jan. 4 Jan. ( 8 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 1 1 October 25 Nov. 8 ■ 895. Feb. 14 Feb. 25 March 12 March 26 April 16 April 23 May 14 May 24 June 4 June 26 July 5 July 27 August 3 August 19 August 30 Sept. 16 Sept. 26 October 15 October 25 Nov. 5 Nov. 20 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 1896. 41 38 39 39 46 39 46 42 39 47 42 5° 43 45 42 45 4' 46 42 39 40 45 38 1895. Jan. 4 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 11 October 25 Nov. 8 1895. Feb. 13 Feb. 26 March 13 March 27 April 18 April 24 May 15 May 25 June 5 June 21 July 5 July 25 August 2 August 16 August 31 Sept. ' 7 Sept. 27 October 16 October 26 Nov. 6 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 18 1896. 40 39 40 40 48 40 47 43 4° 42 42 48 42 42 43 36 42 47 43 40 4 1 42 40 ,8 95 . Jan. 4 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 1 1 October 25 Nov. 8 1895. Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 12 March 2 7 April 19 April 23 May 10 May 23 June 7 June 20 July 4 July 24 August 1 August 15 August 30 Sept. 10 Sept. 26 October 18 October 25 Nov. 5 Nov. 20 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 41 4' 39 40 49 39 42 4' 42 4' 41 47 4> 41 42 39 4i 49 42 39 40 41 4' 1895. Jan. 4 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Feb. 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 11 October 25 Nov. 8 1895. Feb. 17 March 2 March 13 March 30 April 19 April 22 May 9 May 22 J une 3 June 22 July 8 July 22 August 1 August 17 Sept. 2 Sept. 1 1 Sept. 28 October 15 October 23 Nov. 9 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 20 1896. 44 43 40 43 49 38 41 40 38 43 45 45 4i 43 45 40 43 46 40 43 4' 43 42 Nov. 22 Dec. 26 1896. 34 I I Nov. 22 Dec. 27 1896. 35 Nov. 22 Jan. 3 42 j Nov. 22 Jan. 2 4' Nov. 22 Dec. 3 1 1896. i 39 i Nov. 22 Jan. 4 43 Dec. 6 Dec. 20 Jan. 8 Jan. 23 33 34 j I Dec. 6 j Dec. 20 Jan. 9 Jan. 24 34 35 Dec. 6 Dec. 20 Jan. 13 Jan. 3 1 38 42 Dec. 6 Dec. 20 Jan. 14 Jan. 30 39 4i Dec. 6 Dec. 20 Jan. 14 Jan. 29 39 40 Dec. 6 Dec. 20 Jan. 16 Feb. 3 41 45 Maximum Minimum Average 4' 32 33-58 42 33 34'65 5° 38 48 36 41-85 49 39 41-42 49 38 42-5°