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rllC. osure — con, mue> Number of Letters by each Route. Name of Colony. Date of Despatch of Mails. Date of Arrival in London. 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 March 18th, 1867. Wellington Date of departure not given, assumed to be April 8th, 1867. NoMail March 28th, 1867. Melbourne NoMail ... Do March 29th, 1867. Adelaide... No Mail Do April 3rd, 1867. Albany ... NoMail Do. March 25th, 1867. Sydney ... April 1st, „ Do. No Mail March 22nd, 1867. Brisbane No Mail Do March 25th. 1867. Hobart Town NoMail ... Do. May 12th and 19th, 1867 „ 26th No Mail May 12th and 19th, 1867 No Mail Do. May 12th and 19th, 1867 No Mail Do. May 12th and 19th, 1867 NoMail Do May 12th and 19th, 1867 „ 26th, NoMail May 12th and 19th, 1867 No'Mail Do May 12th and 19th, 1867 No Mail Do. 7,669 48,555 11,975 1,523 (Estimated.) 19,795 No Mail No'Mail NoMail ... No Mail NoMail NoMail No Mail 55 days, via Suez and Marseilles. 48 „ „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 45 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, „ Panama Do. „ Torres Straits. 44 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, „ Panama. Do. „ Torres Straits. 39 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, ,, Panama. Do. ,, Torres Straits. 48 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. 55 ,, ,, Panama. No Mail, ,, Torres Straits. 51 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, ,, Panama. Do. ,, Torres Straits. 48 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, „ Panama. Do. ,, Torres Straits. 16,862 3,346 ... NoMail 9,369 NoMail No Mail 3,532 No Mail ... No-Mail 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 April 21st, 1867. Marine Post Office ... May 8th, „ Do. NoMail ... April 28th, 1867. Melbourne NoMail ... Do. April 29lh, 1867' Adelaide ... NoMail ... Do. May 4th, 1867. Albany ... NoMail ... Do. ... ... ... . April 24th, 1867. Sydney ... May 2nd, ., Do. ... NoMail ... April 21st, 1867. Brisbane ... No Mail Do. April 25th, 1867. Hobart Town NoMail Do. Totals 99,485 23,141 ... 54 days, via Suez and Marseilles. 49 „ ,, Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 47 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, ,, Panama. Do. ,, Torres Straits. 46 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, ,, Panama. Do. ,, Torres Straits. 41 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, „ Panama. Do. „ Torres Straits. 51 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. 55 „ „ Panama. No Mail, „ Torres Straits. 54 days, ,, Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, ,, Panama. Do. ,, Torres Straits. 50 days, „ Suez and Marseilles. No Mail, „ Panama. Do. „ Torres Straits. June 14th and 19th, 1867 ., 26th, „ NoMail June 14th and 19th, 1867 NoMail Do. June 14th and 19th, 1867 No Mail Do. June 14th and 19th, 1867 NoMail Do. June 14th and 19th, 1867 » 26th, NoMail June 14th and 19th, 1867 NoMail Do June 14th and 19th, 1867 No Mail Do 7,319 44,442 11,881 1,666 22,310 No Mail NoMail NoMail NoMail No Mail No Mail NoMail 16,638 4,039 9,048 NoMail NoMail 3,591 NoMail NoMail No Mail Totals 94,585 26,349