E.—No. 4a,

6

EURTHER BABEBS RELATIVE TO THE

Oceanic Distances on Great Circles. Sydney to Three Kings ... ... ... ... ... ... 1039J Miles. Sydney to Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 1200 „ Sydney to Manukau ... ... ... ... ... ~. 1151$ ~ Wilson's Promontory to Cape Farewell ... ... ... ... ... 1211 „ Wilson's Promontory to Cape Eeinga ... ... ... ... ... 1290 „ Wilson's Promontory to Manukau ... ... ... ... ... 1345 „ Capo Palliser to Honolulu ... ... ... ... ... ... 4049J „ Auckland to Honolulu ... ... ... ... ... ... 3814 i „ Honolulu to San Francisco ... ... ... ... ... ... 2083 „ Levuka, Fijis, to Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... 1167 „ Levuka, Fijis, to East Capo ... ... ... ... ... ... 1197 „ Levuka, Fijis, to Honolulu ... ... ... ... ... ... 2708 „

Locaji Distances. Cape Palliser to Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 „ Wellington to Cape Farewell ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 „ Wilson's Promontory to Melbourne ... ... ... ... ... 130 „ Auckland to Three Kings ... ... ... ... ... ... 237 „ Auckland to Manukau Heads ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 „ Auckland to Cape Eeinga ... ... ... ... ... ... 210 „ Auckland to Wellington via Manukau ... ... ... ... ... 314 „ Auckland to Wellington via Nelson and Manukau ... ... ... 404 „ East Cape to Cape Palliser ... ... ... ... ... ... 286 „

Summary. Miles. Sydney" to San Francisco via Three Kings, Auckland, and Honolulu ... ... ... 7,174 Sydney to San Francisco via Manukau, Auckland, and Honolulu ... ... .. 7,073J Sydney to San Francisco via Wellington and Honolulu ... ... ... ... 7,363 Melbourne to San Francisco via Cape B'einga, Auckland, and Honolulu ... ... .... 7,527 Melbourne to San Francisco via Auckland and Manukau ... ... ... ... 7,397 i Melbourne to San Francisco via Wellington and Honolulu ... ... ... ... 7,6-34 Sydney to Auckland via Manukau ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,176 a Sydney to Auckland via North Cape ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,276 JSydney to Wellington direct ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,200 Melbourne to Auckland via Manukau ..". ... ... ... ... ... 1,500 Melbourne to Auckland was North Capo ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,630 San Francisco to Auckland via Honolulu ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,8971 San Francisco to Wellington via Honolulu ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,163 i San Francisco to Auckland via Honolulu and Fiji's ... ... ... ... ... 5,958 San Francisco to Wellington via Honolulu and Fijis ... ... ... ... ... 6,805 Melbourne to Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,471

DEDUCGTIONS. SAN FRANCISCO TO AUSTRALIA.

SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW ZEALAND.

* This distance is by the East Capo; it would be shortened thirty-three miles by sending the mails through by Auckland and the Manukau, but no time would be saved, on account of the delay in trans-shipment. G-. A. "Woods, Lieut. Commander in charge of Coast Survey.

Miles. Increase. Decrease. San Francisco to Sydney via Honolulu, Auckland, and Three Kings Sail Francisco to Sydney via Honolulu, Auckland, and Manukau San Francisco to Sydney via Honolulu and Wellington San Francisco to Melbourne via Honolulu, Auckland, and Cape Iteinga San Francisco to Melbourne via Honolulu, Auckland, and Manukau ... San Francisco to Melbourne via Wellington 7174 7O73| 7363| 7527 7397 7634 1894 353 223 460 100i

9an Franciseo to Auckland via Honolulu ... San Francisco to Wellington via Honolulu San Francisco to Wellington via Honolulu, Auckland, Manukau, and Nelson San Francisco to Auckland via Honolulu and Levuka (Fiji) ... San Francisco to Wellington via Honolulu and Lovuka (Fiji) 589716163i 6301 266 403 5958 *6305 61 408