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Enclosure 1 in No. 39. STATEMENT showing "the Hour of Commencement, and the Hour of Completion, and the Duration of each Inward and Outward Trip," of the San Francisco Mail Steamers from the Ist January, 1877, to the 12th March, 1878.

Port of Departure, and Date and our of Leaving. Port of Arrival, and Date and Hour of Arrival. Nominal Duration of Voyage. Adjustment of Time. Name of Steamer. Actual Say. Port. Date. Hour. Port. Date. Hour. D. H. M. In Hours. Add. Deduct. Eotorua and City of Sydney Botorua and Australia Zealandia and Taranaki Rotorua and City of New York ... City of Sydney Australia and Taranaki Eotorua and Zealandia City of New York City of Sydney Zealandia Australia City of Sydney City of New York Australia Zealandia City of New York City of Sydney Australia Zealandia City of Sydney Australia City of New York Zealandia City of New York Port Chalmers... n San Francisco ... Port Chalmers... San Francisco ... Port Chalmers... San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland 1877. Jan. 10 ... Feb. 8 ... 3 ... Mar. 8 ... „ 4 ... „ 29 ... April 5 ... „ 25 ... Hay 9 ... „ 23 ... June 6 ... „ 20 ... July 4 ... „ 18 ... Aug. 1 ... „ 15 ... „ 29 ... Sept. 26 ... „ 12 .., Oct. 10 ... Not. 1 ... Oct. 24 ... Not. 21 ... Dec. 5 ... 5.0 p.m. 5.10 „ 11.30 „ 5.0 „ 0.25 a.m. 1.30 „ 5.0 p.m. 1.26 „ 7.30 ., 2.0 „ 2.0 3.45 „ 5.55 „ 1.30 „ 3.5 „ 2.29 „ 2.30 „ 3.35 „ 3.25 „ 3.30 „ 2.55 „ 1.35 „ 1.40 „ 4.20 „ San Francisco ... Port Chalmers... San Francisco ... Auckland Port Chalmers... San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... Auckland San Franeiaco ... Feb. 10 ... Mar. 9 ... „ 2 ... April 6 ... „ 2 ... „ 25 ... May 5 ... „ 19 ... ,. 31 ... June 16 ... „ 28 ... July 15 ... „ 26 ... Aug. 12 ... „ 22 ... Sept. 7 ... » 20 ... Oct. 17 ... » 6 ... Not. 2 ... „ 29 ... „ 14 ... Dec. 12 ... „ 28 ... 1878. Jan. 10 ... 8.45 p.m. 11.55 „ 7.15 a.m. 2.44 „ 8.30 „ 9.0 „ 8.30 „ 12.38 p.m. 12.30 „ 5.14 a.m. 10.20 „ 6.0 „ 5.40 „ 6.30 „ 9.10 „ 5.30 p.m 8.40 a.m 8.30 „ 6.15 „ 8.30 p.m. 4.30 a.m. 1.10 p.m. 11.27 „ 1.35 „ 31 3 45 28 6 45 26 7 45 j 28 9 44 29 8 5 27 7 30 29 15 30 23 23 12 21 17 0 23 15 14 21 20 20 24 14 15 21 11 45 24 17 0 20 18 5 23 3 1 | 21 18 10 20 16 55 ! 23 14 50 23 5 0 21 13 35 20 23 35 21 9 47 22 21 15 747 45 678 45 631 45 681 44 704 5 655 30 711 30 575 12 521 0 567 14 524 20 590 15 515 45 593 0 498 5 555 1 522 10 496 55 566 50 557 0 517 35 503 35 513 47 549 15 H. M. 19 34 19 34 19 34 19 34 19 44 19 44 j H. M. ... j 19 34 19" *44 19 34 ! 19 44 19 44 ' 19 ' 44 H. It. 767 19 698 19 612 11 701 18 684 21 635 56 731 4 555 28 540 44 547 30 544 4 570 31 535 29 573 16 517 49 535 17 541 54 516 39 547 6 537 16 497 51 523 19 533 31 529 31 H. 767 698 612 701 684 636 731 555 541 547 544 571 535 573 518 535 542 517 547 537 498 523 534 530 19 44 19 "44 19" 44 19" '44 19 44 19 44 San Francisco ... Auckland 19 44 19 44 19 44 I - „ Auckland San Francisco ... 19"*44 19 44 San Francisco ... Auckland I 19" 44 City of Sydney Auckland „ 19 ... | 1878. Jan. 1 ... „ 21 ... „ 8 ... Feb. 18 ... 1.25 „ San Francisco ... 6.5 a.m. 21 15 10 519 10 19 44 538 54 539 Zealandia City of Sydney Australia Australia San Francisco ... Auckland San Francisco ... 0.20 a.m. 11.30 p.m. 8.5 „ 4.15 „ Auckland San Francisco ,.. Auckland „ 22 ... Feb. 14 ... Jan. 29 ... Mch. 12 ... 1.0 p.m. 5.8 „ 5.18 „ 4.45 „ 21 12 40 23 17 38 20 21 13 22 30 0 516 40 569 38 501 13 528 30 19" 4A 19 44 19 44 496 56 549 54 520 57 508 46 497 550 521 509 19 44 I G-eneral Post Office, ■Wellington, 30th March, 1878. W. Gbat, Secretary.