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Table No. 14. SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER, AND SUEZ SERVICES. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the San Francisco Mail-service.

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FROM LONDON VIA SAN FRANC 3IS00. — Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. i Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 38 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 Average „ ... ... ... 86 37 38 34 38 38 34 34 35 36 38 34 35 * Covering despatches from 1st January to ! 31st July, 1! 14. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 44 43 44 44 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 33 34 34 Average „ ... ... ... 40 39 40 40 ;1: Covering desnatches from 1st Aueust to 31st December. 1914. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 44 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 Average „ ... ... ... 40 43 33 39 43 33 39 44 34 40 * Covering despatches from 1st August to 3 lsl it December, December, 1914. uuttpauuimg iium i*i n.uguBU ou ulsl i-'tjutniiuut, ±vx*±. TO LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ! h- Dunedin. : Christohurcb Wellington. Auckland. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 36 36 35 36 Minimum „ ' ... ... ... j 32 32 31 32 Average „ ... ... ... I 33 33 32 33 , * Covering despatches from 1st January to 31sc July, 1914. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 40 40 39 40 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 34 33 34 Average „ ... ... ... 37 37 36 37 ;c Covering despatches from 1st August to 31st December, 1914. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Vancouver Mail-service. FROM LONDON VIA VANCOUVER. j i Auckland, j Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney. i Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney. I ■ Maximum (in days) ... ... 36 37 38 38 42 Minimum „ ... ... .30 31 32 32 35 Average „ ... ... 33 34 35 35 38 TO LONDON VIA VANCOUVER. Sydney. Dunedin. Christchurch Wellington. Auckland. Sydney. Dunedin. Christchurch Wellington. Auckland. Maximum (in days) ... ... 45 43 43 42 41 Minimum ,, ... ... 35 33 33 31 30 45 35 38 43 33 36 43 33 36 42 31 34 41 30 88 Average „ ... ... 38 36 36 34 33 * Owing to the outbreak of war and the delays in the delivery of the i the San Francisco and Suez routes are shown in two portions, one coveri and the other covering the subsequent period. lails occasioned thereby the time-tables by ig the period prior to the outbreak of war •