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Table No. 8.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Mail Service viâ Colombo and Brindisi. OUTWARD VIA BRINDISI AND COLOMBO.

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Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. DUNEDIN, Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from j London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. I Date of Date of of j Despatch from ; Arrival in Days. ] London. | Wellington. 1884. 1884. 46 Jan. 11 Feb. ' 28 52 Jan. 25 March 17 45 Feb. 8 March 26 45 Feb. 22 April 9 46 March 7 April 26 45 March 21 May 7 45 April 4 May 21 45 - April 18 ! June 4 45 May 2 June 18 45 May 16 July 2 45 May 3° July 16 45 June 13 I July 30 46 June 27 August 13 45 I July 1J August 28 45 July 25 Sept. 10 45 August 8 Sept. 24 45 August 22 October 8 45 Sept. 5 October 22 49 Sept. 19 Nov. 9 45 October 3 Nov. 19 45 October 17 Dec. 4 45 October 31 Dec. 18 45 Nov. 14 Dec. 31 •885. I No. Date of of Despatch from Days. London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. , . ! 1884. Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 October 3 Ocu ber 17 October 3 1 Nov. j 4 1884. Feb. 20 March 8 March 18 March 3 1 April 15 April 2; May 12 May 26 June 8 June 22 July 6 July 2 1 August 3 August 16 Aa^Uit 3 1 Sept. 14 Sept. 29 October 13 October 26 Nov. 1 1 Nov. 23 Dec. 7 Dec. 20 00. 100540 43 39 38 39 37 38 38 37 37 36 37 37 38 37 39 37 37 36 i 1884. 1884. Jan. 11 ; Feb. 2 1 Jan. 25 March 10 Feb. 8 March 19 Feb. 22 April 2 March 7 April 16 March 21 April 28 April 4 j May 13 April 18 : May 27 May 2 June 9 May {6 June 23 May 30 July 8 June 13 : July 22 June 27 August 5 July 1 1 August j8 July 25 Sept. 2 August 8 Sept. 16 August 22 Sept. 30 Sept. 5 October 14 Sept. 19 October 28 October 3 Nov. 12 October 17 ! Nov. 25 October 3 1 i Dec. 9 Nov. 14 Dec. 25 1885. 41 45 40 40 40 38 39 39 38 38 39 39 39 .?8 39 39 39 39 39 40 39 39 39 1884. Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept 5 Sept. 19 October 3 October 17 October 3 1 Nov. 14 1884. Feb. 25 March 16 March 24 April 7 April 22 May S May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 13 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 7 Nov. 16 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 1885. 45 5' 45 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 49 44 45 45 45 1884. Jan. 11 ] Jan. 25 Feb. 8 Feb. 22 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 I July 1 [ I July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Oct >ber 3 October 17 October 3 1 Nov. 14 1884. Feb. 26 March 17 March 24 April 7 April 22 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 J une 30 July 14 July 28 August J 2 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 7 Nov. 17 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 1885. 1884. 48 \ Jan. 1 1 52 Jan. 25 47 Feb. 8 47 Feb. 22 50 March 7 47 I March 21 47 April 4 47 April 18 47 May 2 47 May 16 47 May 30 47 June 13 47 ! June 27 48 ! July 11 47 j July 25 47 August 8 47 August 22 47 Sept. s 51 Sept. 19 47 October 3 48 October 17 48 October 3 1 47 Nov. 14 1884. Feb. 26 March 19 March 25 April 9 April 24 May 8 May 2 0 June 3 June 17 July 2 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 27 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Oct. 7 Oct. 22 Nov. 4 Nov. 19 Dec. 2 Dec. 17 Dec. 3 [ 1885. Jan. 14 Jan. 27 Feb. 11 46 46 47 46 46 4& 47 46 46 46 47 46 47 4" 47 47 Nov. 28 Djc. 12 Dec. 26 I ,|an- 5 Jan. 17 1-eb. 1 38 37 Nov. 28 Jan. 6 Dec. 12 I Jan. 20 Dec. 26 ! Feb. 3 3 fJ 39 39 Nov. 28 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 Jan. 12 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 o 45 44 46 Nov. 28 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 Jan. 12 [an. 26 Feb. 11 45 Nov. 28 Jan. 16 45 Dec. 12 Jan. 28 47 D^c. 26 Feb. 14 49 Nov. 28 47 Dec. 12 50 Dec. 26 47 46 47 Maximum Minimum Average I 43 36 ••■ 37'73 45 38 39'3> 51 44 45'35 52 45 45 62 52 47 47'8i 54 46 4681