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Table No. 14 — continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Service.

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IA BRINDI . PACKETS) I I Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunodin. i Melbourne. Sydney. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunodin. Sydney. Auckland. Wellington. Maximum (in days) ... 31 32 38 39 40 40 Minimum „ ... 30 31 37 38 39 38 Average „ ... 30 31 37 38 39 39 32 31 31 38 39 40 40 37 38 39 38 37 38 39 39 38 37 37 39 38 38 '''•'■ Covering despatches from 1st January to 31st July, 1914. is from 1st January to 31st July, 1914. anuary to H 1st July, 1 Maximum (in days) ... 43 44 51 52 53 53 Minimum „ ... 35 37 43 44 45 45 Average „ ... 39 40 45 46 47 47 51 52 53 53 43 44 45 45 45 46 47 47 * Covering despatches from 1st August to 31st December, 1914. igust to 31st December, 1914. TO LONDON VIA BRINDISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Auckland. | Wellington. Christchuroh Dunedin. Sydney. : Melbourne. Maximum (in days) ... 39 38 39 39 34 33 Minimum „ ... 36 35 36 36 31 30 Average |„ ... 37 36 37 37 32 31 Christchuroh (P. AND O. PACKETS). Christchuroh Dunedin. Sydney. ; Melbourne. 39 39 34 33 36 36 31 30 37 37 32 31 39 36 37 * Covering despatches from 1st January to 30th June, 1914. ianuary to 30th June, 1914. i anuary to t Maximum (in days) ... 46 45 16 46 42 41 Minimum „ .... 41 40 41 41 36 35 Average „ ... 44 43 41 14 39 38 * Covering despatches from 1st July to 31st December, 1914. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line. FROM LONDON VIA TARANTO (ORIENT PACKETS). Melbourne, j Sydney. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. I Auckland. Wellington. Maximum (in days) ... 30 31 38 39 40 42 Minimum „ ... 30 31 34 35 36 36 Average „ ... 30 31 36 37 38 38 31 31 31 38 39 34 35 36 37 40 36 38 42 36 38 * Covering despatches from 1st January co 31st July, 1914. Maximum (in days) ... 44 45 51 52 53 53 Minimum „ ... 36 37 44 45 46 46 Average „ ... 38 39 46 47 48 48 :s from 1st anuary co 31st July, 1 H4. 51 52 53 44 45 46 46 47 48 53 46 48 * Covering despatches from 1st August to 31st December, 1914. .gust to 31st December, 1914. TO LONDON VIA TARANTO (ORIENT PACKETS). ) (ORIENT PACKETS). — Auokland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney. ! Melbourne. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney, j Melbourne. Maximum (in days) Minimum „ Average „ 39 37 38 38 39 35 36 37 38 39 36 38 33 32 31 30 32 31 * Coveri: ig despatchi es from 1st January to 10th June, 1 914. Maximum (in days) Minimum „ . ... Average „ 48 40 43 47 48 39 40 42 43 is from 1st July to 31st 48 40 43 S : 42 41 34 33 ■ 37 36 :;; Cove'rir ig despatche December, ] 1914. * Owing to the outbreak of war and the delays in the delivery of the mails occasionei the San Francisco and Suez routes are shown in two portions, one covering the peribd ] and the other covering the subsequent period. 1 thereby the time-tables by irior to the outbreak of war