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Table No. 9.-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 Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Line.

-FROM LONDON" VIA BBL DISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. I of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from I London. Date of Arrival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from ; Arrival in London. < Wellington. 1892. 1892. Jan. I j Feb. 12 Jan. 15 : Feb. 24 Jan. 29 ' March 17 Feb. 12 j March 22 Feb. 26 April 7 March 11 April 29 March 25 May 2 April 8 May 27 April 22 June 1 May 6 June 13 May 20 June 28 June 3 July 17 June 17 July 25 July 1 August 10 July 15 August 31 July 29 Sept. 14 August 12 Sept. 30 August 26 October 6 Sept. 9 ' October 2 1 Sept. 23 October 3 1 October 7 Nov. 14 October 2 1 Dec. 4 Nov. 4 Dec. 15 1893. No. of Days. i Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. I 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 1 1 March 25 ! April 8 Apri! 22 May 6 May 2 o June 3 June 17 July I July '5 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 1 Feb. 16 March 3 March 14 March 3 1 April 15 April 23 May 12 May 24 June 6 June 20 '[uly 8 July 18 August 2 August i8 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 26 October 14 October 25 Nov. 6 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 7 34 34 29 34 31 3 ! 35 32 34 34 34 3i 35 3 2 3° 33 J 1892. Jan. 1 J an - '5 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 2 2 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August [2 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 ! October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 2 Feb. 17 March 4 March 15 April 1 April 16 April 25 May .3 May 25 June 7 J une 2 1 J uly 9 July 19 August 3 August 19 Sept 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 27 October 15 October 26 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Dec, 8 32 33 35 32 35 36 3i 35 33 36 32 33 35 3 s 35 32 36 33 32 32 34 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 1 s Jan. 29 F'eb. 12 Feb. 26 March 1 1 March 25 April 8 April 2 2 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October. 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 9 Feb. 2; March 14 March 2 1 April 1 1 April 26 May 2 May 23 May 3 1 June 13 June 28 July 18 July 24 August 9 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 28 October 3 October 24 October 3 r Nov. 13 Nov. 28 Dec. 16 39 4' 45 38 45 4 6 38 45 39 38 39 45 37 39 45 45 47 38 45 38 37 38 42 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July [ July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 10 1 Feb. 25 March 1 5 March 22 April 13 April 27 May 3 May ,24 June i June [4 June 29 July 19 July 26 August 10 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 30 October 4 October 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Dec. 17 4° 41 46 39 47 47 39 46 40 39 40 46 39 40 46 46 49 39 46 39 39 39 43 42 40 48 39 4i 49 38 49 4° 38 39 44 38 40 47 47 49 41 42 38 38 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 1 1 ; March 25 April 8 April 22 May 6 I May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 10 Feb. 23 March 14 March 2 2 April 7 April 22 May 4 May 20 June 5 June 15 July 2 July 15 July 27 August 13 August 3 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 28 October 7 October 21 Nov. 5 Nov. 16 Dec. 2 Dec. 13 40 39 45 39 41 42 40 42 44 40 43 42 40 43 47 43 47 42 42 43 40 42 39 Nov. 18 Dec. 22 34 Nov. 18 Dec. 23 1893. 35 Nov. 1 8 Dec. 29 1893. 4' Nov. 18 Dec. 3 1 1893. 43 Nov. 18 Jan. 1 44 Nov. 18 Dec. 29 1893. 4' Dec. 2 Dec. 51 .893.' 29 Dec. 2 Jan. 2 j 3' Dec. 2 Jan. 10 39 Dec. 2 Jan. 11 40 Dec. 2 Jan. 13 42 I Dec. 2 Jan. 12 4' Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 20 Jan. 29 35 3° Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 2i Jan. 31 36 32 Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 26 Feb. 9 4' 4" Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 [ 42 43 Dec. 16 Jan. 29 Dec. 30 I Feb. 9 44 Dec. j 6 Dec. 30 Jan. 26 Feb. 8 4' 40 Maximum Minimum Average 35 29 36 3' 3.V52 47 37 49 39 4233 49 38 42-33 47 39 41-78