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Table No. 10.-ORIENT MAIL SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line.

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FROM LONDON VI. ORIENT PACKETS. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. 1891. Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 1 s May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 1 3 Date of Arrival in Melbourne. 1891. Feb. 11 Feb. 26 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 8 May 21 June 3 June 17 July 3 Ju'y '5 July 29 August 13 August 26 Sept. 10 Sept. 26 October 8 October 2 1 Nov. 6 Nov. 18 Dec. 2 Dec. 18 No. of Days. 33 34 33 33 33 35 34 33 33 35 33 33 34 33 34 36 34 33 35 33 33 35 Date of Despatch from London. t 1891. Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 13 Date of Arrival in Sydney. 1891. Feb. 12 Feb. 27 March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 9 May 2 2 June 4 June 18 July 4 July 16 July 3° August 14 August 27 Sept. 11 Sept. 28 October 9 October 22 j Nov. 7 I Nov. 19 j Dec. 3 J Dec. 19 No. of Days. 34 35 I- 34 I 34 1 34 34 36 35 i 34 I 34 34 ! 34 35 34 i 35 38 35 36 34 34 36 Date of Despatch from London. ■ 1 1891. Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 1 5 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 13 Date of Arrival at Bluff. 189 1. Feb. 24 March 9 March 23 April 1 April 13 April 27 May 18 J une * 1 Junel" 15 June 23 July 13 July 2 1 August 10 August 20 Sept. 7 Sept. 2 1 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 17 Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 1892. Jan. 10 No. oi Days. 46 45 45 40 38 38 45 45 45 39 : 45 : 39 45 4' 45 45 45 45 j 45 46 45 45 i 45 : Date of Despatch from London. 189 I - Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 13 Date of Arrival at Christchurch. 1 189I. Feb. 26 March 11 March 24 April 2 April 14 April 28 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 24 July 14 July 22 August 11 August 21 Sept. 2 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 18 Dec. 1 Dec. 13 Dec. 29 1892. No. of Days. 48 47 46 4i 39 39 46 46 46 40 46 40 46 42 40 46 46 46 46 47 46 46 46 1891. Jan. 9 I Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 ! August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 13 Date of Despatch from London. 1891. Feb. 26 March 13 March 25 April 4 April 15 April 29 May 18 June 3 June 10 June 26 July 20 July 24 August 4 August 23 Sept. 3 Sept. 18 October 7 October 14 October 31 Nov. 20 Nov. 28 Dec. 11 Dec. 28 1892. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. 48 49 47 43 40 40 45 47 40 42 52 42 39 44 ; 4. 42 I 47 40 43 i 49 43 42 45 Date of Despatch from London. 1891. Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 7 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 13 Date of ! No. Arrival in ; ot Auckland. | Days 1891. Feb. 17 ! 39 March 12 48 March 18 40 March 31 39 April 14 ! 39 April 29 40 May 20 ! 47 May 27 40 June 9 J 39 June 25 41 July 13 45 July 22 i 40 August 4 J 39 August 22 ] 43 Sept. 1 : s<) Sept. 16 40 October 9 49 October 19 45 October 27 39 Nov. 24 $3 Nov. 24 39 Dec. 9 40 Dec. 30 1 47 1892. Nov. 27 Dec. 30 1892. 33 Nov. 27 Dec. 31 1892. 34 Nov. 27 44 Nov. 27 Jan. 12 46 Nov. 27 Jan. 9 43 Nov. 27 J a "- 5 I 39 Dec. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 28 34 34 Dec. 11 Dec. 25 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 35 35 Dec. 1 1 Dec. 25 Jan. 25 Feb. 9 45 1 46 I Dec. 1 1 Dec. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 10 46 47 Dec. 11 Dec. 25 Jan. 25 Feb. 8 45 45 Dec. 1 1 Dec. 25 1 Jan. 21 J 41 Feb. 10 J 47 Dec. 25 1 I 4 Maximum Minimum Average 36 33 33-69 ) 38 34 3473 46 38 4373 48 39 4462 39 439 6 53 39 42"n