CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843

It is necessary to acknowledge this

Draft Delivered the writing

W. Brooke, which has made

in Borneo

For Clive 380

Suggestions for accelerating the Communication between Great Britain & China

1845

Proposed route from

and vice-versa.

How my hurry to Southampton.

Course

Distance Rate Miles Days Interval Days Hours Hours Hong Kong to Labuan 52.18 15 Labuan to Singapore 567.23 Singapore - Malacca 564.48 85 Malacca to Pinang Pinang to Ceylon N30. 37 W 1009 Ceylon - Aden 122 Aden to Suez 222 No 82 2.4W 3088 1219 589. 45 W geb 3121 18 b b 16 12 712

Perspective coal.

# 18 Topreuve coal, land 2 " 7 818 Quantity of Mrrow performed, by the linienicler Mental Acer Navy tay, Interation file include 11 # 2. " ta Fredere Mails. zo la ved kexcve Maile Sopravvr cool, land navettails A do b в 12 12 Sury « Flexarsbria all stoppages Nesandrias..Malta tlalta « Marsreites Marseilles London. N. M. Foot Office Ouckets Regular corres F Fort.

Total interval from Hong Kong to London&uris vives, by the proposed route vys 59 Average interval of transmission of China comsporedences, viti bale and Bombay, during the last Twenty Cerchard Mails, vis from 18th Belober 1841, to 6th May 1843, as peritable A.

difference of time in favor of proposed-poutes

89

30

Day!

* Receiving at Ceylon, the outward overland mail from England, and estivering therearth to Chrona, for which duties I allow a total detention at Ceylon of 34 days.

Mem? I have adopted an averages pak of Penen Miles per hour, as a fair estimate of the speed, well a

" the speed, well appointed sham vessels of moderate size and power, will be enabled to accomplish and maintain, throughout the proposed Route af all diadone of the year, for during the whole distance from Arrang course phered, becomes to Aden, and we vrisa, nither Montson from the all any frevod directly adverse wind, en advaretage, which this rock thitherto ober wed does not profeft. Shouming that the Honourable East India Company

The Bombay lines, and the the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, 212 Price curaged to render their operations more compratansive,

sive, by the restablishment of brand Bramers, between Bryleave things bo which lattr = "port Nr. Majesty's Shram Arpels.

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