E.—Ko. 4.

Enclosure 3 in No. 5.

16

EITETHEE PAPEES RELATIVE TO THE

Name of Colony. Date of Despatch of Mails. Date of Arrival in London. Number of Letters by each. Boute. in reaching London. Via Suez. Via Panama. Via Torres Straits. NEW ZEALAND ... Do. Do VICTORIA Do Do. SOUTH AUSTRALIA Do. Do. WESTERN AUSTRALIA Do. Do. NEW SOUTH WALES Do. Do. QUEENSLAND Do. Do. TASMANIA Do Do From November 17th, 18G6. Wellington December 8th, ,, Do. No Mail ... November 28th, 1866. Melbourne 29th, Do. No Mail ... November 29th, 1886. Adelaide October 31st, 1866. Do. No Mail ... ... ... ' ... December 4th, 1866. Albany . ... No Mail Do. November 24th, 1866. Sydney December 1st, „ „ No Mail ... November 20th, 1866. Brisbane 28th, „ Do. No Mail November 25th, 1866. Hobart Town ... „ 28th, „ Do. No Mail January 11th and 18th, 1867 31st, „ No Mail January 11th and 18th, 1867 31st, „ No Mail January 11th and 18th, 1867 31st, No Mail January 11th and 18th, 1867 No Mail Do. January 11th and 18th, 1867 31st, „ No Mail January 11th and 18th, 1867 31st, „ No Mail January 11th and 18th, 1867 ... » 31st, „ ... No Mail 14,207 45,275 11,598 1,576 (Estimated.) 16,452 "l26 1 No Mail No Mail No Mail NoMail No Mail 55 days, via Suez and Marseilles. 54 „ ,, Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 44 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 63 ,, „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 43 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. 92 ,, „ Panama. No Mail, ,, Torres Straits. 38 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, ,, Panama. Do. „ Torres Straits. 48 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 61 ,, „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 52 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 64 „ ,, Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 47 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. 64 „ „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 17,061 1,912 9,339 No Mail "l37 3,145 No Mail 43 No Mail Totals 102,201 18,671 NEW ZEALAND ... Do Do. - VICTORIA Do. Do SOUTH AUSTRALIA Do Do WESTERN AUSTRALIA Do Do NEW SOUTH WALES Do. Do. QUEENSLAND Do. Do TASMANIA Do. Do December 17fh, 1866. Wellington January 8th, ,, Do. No Mail December 28th, 1866. Melbourne 28th, „ Do. No Mail December 29th, 1866. Adelaide „ 4th, „ Do. No Mail January 3rd, 1867. Albany No Mail ... Do December 24th, 1866. SydneyJanuary 1st, 1867. Do. No Mail ... December 21st, 1866. Brisbane 29th, „ Do. No Mail ... December 25th, 1866. Hobart Town ... 28th, „ Do. No Mail February 11th' and 16th, 1867 ... March 1st, „ No Mail February 11th and 16th, 1867 ... March 1st, „ No Mail February 11th and 16th, 1867 ... March 1st, „ No Mail February 11th and 18th, 1867 ... No Mail Do. February 11th and 16th, 1867 ... March 1st, „ No Mail February 11th and 16th, 1867 ... March 1st, „ No Mail February 11th and 16th, 1867 ... March 1st, „ No Mail 7,630 35,315 9,429 1,433 17,298 90 1 No Mail ... No Mail No Mail NoMail 56 days, via Suez and Marseilles. 52 „ ,, Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 45 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 63 „ ,, Panama. No Mail, ,, Torres Straits. 44 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. 87 „ „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 39 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. No Mail ,, Panama. Do. „ Torres Straits. 49 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 59 „ „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 52 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 62 „ ,, Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 48 days, „ Suez and Marseillei. 63 ,, „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. No Mail 14,209 2,555 8,017 NoMail "424 ... 2,680 NoMail 21 NoMail Totals 78,713 20,389 .