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Table No. 12.-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 THE P. AND O. PACKETS. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchorch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. j Date of of I Despatch from Days. London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from i Arrival at London. Bluff. - Date of Date of Despatch from i Arrival at London. Bluff. No. Date of Date of No. of Despatch from Arrival in of Days. London. Christchurch. Days. 1898. 1898. 40 Jan. 7 Feb. 17 41 39 Jan. 2 1 March 2 40 39 ! Feb. 4 J March 16 40 38 i Feb. 18 March 30 40 40 . March 4 April 14 41 38 March 18 April 26 39 41 i April 1 I May 11 j 40 43 April 15 May 27 42 38 April 29 June 8 j 40 40 May 13 June 21 1 39 42 May 27 July 7 41 38 June 10 July 18 38 45 June 24 1 August 5 : 42 42 July 8 j August 17 , 40 38 July 22 : August 30 39 42 August 5 Sept. 14 40 42 August 19 Sept. 29 , 41 39 Sept. 2 October 12 40 43 Sept. 16 October 27 41 42 : Sept. 30 Nov. 8 39 38 : October 14 Nov. 22 39 42 October 28 Dec. 8 41 38 Nov. 11 D . 2o| 39 1899. 38 ■ Nov. 25 Jan. 3 ' 39 39 Dec. 9 Jan. 19 I 41 39 Dec. 23 Feb. 1 I 40 j Date of Date of ' No. Date of Despatch from Arrival in of Despatch from London. Wellington. Days. London. 1898. 1898. 1898. Jan. 7 Feb. 12 36 ! Jan. 7 Jan. 21 March 2 40 ! Jan. 21 Feb. 4 March 16 40 j Feb. 4 Feb. 18 March 30 40 Feb. 18 March 4 April 13 40 I March 4 March 18 April 27 40 j March 18 April 1 May 10 39 ' April 1 ; April 15 May 25 40 ' April 15 ; April 29 June 7 39 I April 29 May 13 I June 20 ' 38 i May 13 May 27 July 5 39 ' May 27 j June 10 July 17 37 June 10 June 24 1 August 4 J 41 June 24 July 8 August 16 I 39 July 8 July 22 [ August 28 37 July 22 i August 5 Sept. r3 39 August 5 i August 19 Sept. 27 39 August 19 Sept. 2 October 11 39 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 ; October 25 39 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 ; Nov. 9 ! 40 Sept. 30 , October 14 Nov. 20 37 October 14 October 28 Dec. 6 39 October 28 Nov. 1 r Dec. 20 39 Nov. 11 1899. Nov. 25 Jan. 4 j 40 Not. 25 Dec. 9 j Jan. 17 39 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 I Jan. 31 | 39 Dec. 23 Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival in London. Auckland. No. of Days. 1898. Jan. 7 Jan. 21 Feb. 4 Feb. 18 March 4 March 18 April 1 April ; j April 29 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 Nov. 1 1 1898. 1898. Feb. 5 I 29 I Jan. 7 Feb. 22 ! 32 i Jan. 21 March 6 30 Feb. 4 March 21 31 Feb. 18 April 5 32 March 4 April 19 32 March 18 May 1 30 April ! May 18 ' April 15 May 31 32 April 29 June 14 32 May 13 June 27 ' 31 May 27 July 10 30 June 10 July 24 30 : June 24 August 8 3' J u 'y 8 August 21 30 July 22 Sept. 4 30 ! August 5 Sept 19 31 . August 19 October 4 32 Sept. 2 October 17, 31 Sept. 16 Oct. 31 31 i Sept. 30' Nov. 13 30 October 14 Nov. 27 30 ' October 28 Dec. ] 2 31 Nov. 11 1898. Feb. , 7 Feb. 23 March 8 March 22 April 6 April 20 May 3 May 19 June 1 June 15 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 5 October 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 Dec. 13 3' 33 32 32 I 32 ; 34 I 33 ; 33 I 32 j 32 ! 32 32 32 i 32 32 33 32 32 3' 32 33 32 32 1898. 1898. Jan. 7 j Feb. 16 Jan. 21 I March 1 Feb. 4 J March 15 Feb. 18 March 28 ] March 4 ; April 13 I March 18 Aprii 25 I April 1 j May 12 April 15 May 28 J April 29 June 6 j May 13 June 22 I May 27 July 8 j June 10 July 18 June 24 August 8 July 8 I August 1 g i July 22 I August 29 August 5 Sept. 16 August 19 Sept. 30 Sept. 2 1 October 11 Sept. 16 October 29 Sept 30 Nov. 1 1 October 14 ! Nov. 2 1 October 28 ; Dec. 9 Nov. 1 1 Dec. 19 1899. Nov. 25 Jan. 2 Dec. 9 Jan. 17 Dec. 23 i Jan. 31 1898. Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 12 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 7 June 20 July 4 July 18 August 2 August J5 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 10 October 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 1899. 38 39 38 38 38 39 08 38 38 38 38 38 38 Nov. 25 Dec. 27 32 ■ Nov. 25 i 1899. Jan. 9 31 Dec. 9 Jan. 23 31 Dec. 23 Dec. 28 1899. Jan. 3 39 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 Jan. 10 Jan. 24 Jan. 16 Jan. 30 38 38 Maximum Minimum Average .33 29 30-96 34 3' 3"3 45 38 40-12 ; 42 38 4008 4' 36 3900 39 38