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No. 1. STATEMENT of Number of Days occupied in Transit of Mails between London and the several Ports of New Zealand via Marseilles and Southampton, during the Year 1863, being the period of Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co.'s First Contract for Conveying Mails between Port Chalmers and Melbourne.

TIME OCCUEIED IN TRANSIT OE MAILS.

OlTTWAEDS. Average. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. All! ;ust. September. October. November. December. o 3 g o 'to CO 53 3 o 1 a c3 O a o CO Qj ■53 1 1 to o3 "1 a a, 03 3 O ! m I o a o CO "S I o a GO U a o p. a cd 3 o CO o o o c3 3 O "S3 c3 a p a o CO 03 3 p a O GO coCD '53 U cd a' p. a cd a Auckland New Plymouth Napier Wellington ... Picton Nelson Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill ... 65 64 64 61 62 63 59 57 57 73 72 72 69 70 71 67 65 65 64 63 61 59 61 62 58 56 56 69 68 66 64 66 67 63 61 61 68 67 68 65 66 66 61 62 61 73 72 73 70 71 71 69 67 66 64 70 63 69 62 68 60 66 61 67 62 68 59 65 58 66 57 j 65 64 63 63 60 61 62 58 56 56 70 69 69 66 67 68 64 62 62 68 67 66 64 65 66 62 60 60 72 71 70 -68 69 70 64 64 68 67 66 65 66 66 64 63 62 73 72 71 70 71 71 69 68 67 69 68 68 65 66 67 63 61 60 76 75 75 72 73 74 70 68 67 69 68 69 66 67 67 64 62 62 75 74 75 72 73 73 70 - 68 68 eo 59 59 56 57 58 54 52 52 67 66 66 63 64 65 61 59 59 63 62 61 59 60 61 58 56 55 69 68 67 65 66 67 64 62 61 65 64 64 62 63 63 60 58 53 70 69 69 67 68 68 65 63 63 67-08 64-58 6425 6183 62-91 6358 60-66 58-41 58-00 71-41 70-41 7008 67-66 68-75 69-41 66-08 64-41 64-00 Inwaeds. Auckland New Plymouth Napier Wellington ... Picton Nelson Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill ... 60 78 78 75 77 77 74 68 67 67 85 85 82 84 84 81 75 74 65 71 ! 63 69 75 81 I 62 68 74 80 ! 61 67 71 ! 77 58 j 64 72 ; 78 59 : 65 73 79 60 66 70 77 57 | 63 65 71 55 : 61 64 70 54 [ 60 57 74 74 70 72 72 68 64 63 63 58 80 70 80 69 76 67 78 69 78 69 74 65 70 62 69 61 61 76 75 73 75 75 71 68 67 59 71 73 69 71 71 67 62 61 66 78 80 76 78 78 74 69 68 60 66 64 70 65 71 61 67 62 68 63 69 60 66 58 64 57 63 60 I 66 65 j 71 64 70 62 | 68 64 | 70 64 ! 70 61 67 59 65 58 64 55 ! 62 60 I 67 59 I 66 57 64 58 65 59 '■ 66 55 62 52 59 51 58 53 60 CO 57 58 59 56 55 54 62 66 66 63 64 65 62 61 60 57 I 64 63 ! 70 63 . 70 60 : 67 63 ] 70 63 : 70 59 j 66 57 ! 64 56 63 62 65 61 61 62 63 60 58 57 68 71 70 67 68 69 66 64 63 59-33 67-25 67-00 64-00 65-58 6608 62-66 59-58 58-58 64-83 73-58 73-33 70-33 71-91 72-41 69-08 65-91 64-91