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No. 4. Aebital at Melbourne from London and Sydney, Arrival alternating at Melbourne every fourteen days.

' i I n t i i By taking Table No. 1, by which the arrivals at Sydney would alternate every fourteen dayß, and Table No. 3, by which the departures from Melbourne would alternate every fourteen daya, we hare the following result:— Via Brindisi. Via California. Leave London ... ... ... 24 Jan., 1873. 7 Feb., 1873. Arrive Sydney ... ... ... 14 Mar., „ 27 Mar., ~ „ Melbourne ... ... ... 11 Mar., „ 30 Mar., „ Leave Melbourne ... ... ... 28 Mar., „ 11 April, „ „ Sydney ... ... ... 25 Mar., „ 14 April, „ Arrive London ... ... ... 12 May, „ 1 June, „ Leave London ... ... ... 16 May, „ 30 May, „ Arrive Sydney ... ... ... 4 July, „ 17 July, „ „ Melbourne ... ... ... 1 July, „ 20 July, „ Leave Melbourne ... ... ... 16 July, •„ 1 Aug., „ „ Sydney ... ... ... 13 July, „ 4 Aug., „ Arrive London ... ... ... 1 Sept., „ 21 Sept., „ Leave London ... ... ... 5 Sept., „ 19 Sept., „ The defect in this arrangement is, that the mails via California would leave London about two days before the arrival of the Inward mail via California, thus precluding a reply; whereas by Tables Nos. 1 and 2, London, Sydney, and Melbourne would have a reasonable time allowed for reply, as will be seen from the following, viz.: — Via Brindisi. Via California. Leave London ... ... ... 24 Jan., 1873. 7 Feb., 1873. Arrive Sydney ... ... ... 14 Mar., „ 27 Mar., „ „ Melbourne ... ... ... 11 Mar., „ 30 Mar., „ Leave Melbourne ... ... ... 28 Mar., „ 5 April, „ „ Sydney ... ... ... 25 Mar., „ 8 April, „ Arrive London ... ... ... 12 May, „ 26 May, „ Leave London ... ... ... 16 May, „ 30 May, „ Arrive Sydney ... ... ... 4 July, „ 17 July, „ „ Melbourne ... ... ... 1 July, „ 20 July, „ Leave Melbourne ... ... ... 16 July, „ 26 July, „ Sydney ... ... ... 13 July, „ 29 July, „ Arrive London ... ... ... 1 Sept., „ 15 Sept., „ Leave London ... ... ... 5 Sept., „ 19 Sept., „

The Hon. J. Vogel and the Hon. W. H. Reynolds to the Hon. the Colonial Secbetaey of New South "Wales. Sib,— Sydney, New South "Wales, 30th January, 1873. In order that you may be at liberty to use the information outside the Conference, we"now beg to make proposals respecting the Californian Service, in the form which we have already described to you.

Via Brindisi. Via California. 48 days to Melbourne. 49 dayt to Sydney. iS dayi to Sydney. 51 dayt to Malbourne. Leave. ArriTe. LeaTe. ArriTe. London, Friday, 850 p.m. Melbourne, Tueiday, 9 p.m. Sydney, Friday. London, Sunday. Sydney, Saturday. Melbourne, Tueiday. 24 Jan., 1873 21 Feb., „ 21 Mar., „ 18 April, „ 16 May, „ 13 June, „ 11 July, „ 8 Aug., „ 6 Sept., „ 3 Oct., „ 31 Oct., „ 28 Nov., „ 26 Dec, „ 11 Mar., 1873 8 April, „ 6 May, „ 3 June, „ 1 July, „ 29 July, „ 26 Aug., „ 23 Sept., „ 21 Oct., „ 18 Nov., „ 16 Deo., „ 13 Jan., 1874 10 Feb., „ 14 Mar., 1873 11 April, „ 9 May, „ 6 June, „ 4 July, „ 1 Aug., „ 29 Aug., „ 26 Sept., „ 24 Oct., „ 21 Not., „ 19 Dec, „ 16 Jan., 1874 13 Feb., „ 16 Feb., 1873 16 Mar., „ 13 April, „ 11 May, „ 8 June, „ 6 July „ 3 Aug., „ 31 Aug., „ 28 Sept., „ 26 Oct., „ 23 Not., „ 21 Dec, „ 18 Jan., 1874 5 April, 1873 3 May, „ 31 May, „ 28 June, „ 26 July, „ 23 Aug., „ 20 Sept., „ 18 Oct., „ 15 Not., „ 13 Dec, „ 10 Jan., 1874 7 Feb., „ 1 Mar., „ 8 April, 1873. 6 May, „ 3 Juno, ,, 1 July, „ 29 July, „ 26 Aug., „ 23 Sept., „ 21 Oct., „ 18 Not., „ 16 Dec, „ 13 Jan., 1874. 10 Feb., „ 10 Mar., „