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RETURN showing the DATES of ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES of the British Contract Packets during 1879, and the Number of days occupied in transmitting the Mpils via Brindisi, viâ Marseilles, and viâ Southampton, respectively,
RETURN shewing the DATES of ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES of the French Mail Packets during 1870, and the Number of Days occupied in the Transmission of Mails, between Hongkong and London.
ARRIVALS.
Name of Packets.
Date on which Packet should hote
arrived according to Time Table.
Actual Date of Arival.
Number of days
Number of days
occupied
cia Brindisi.
occupied vid Marseilles.
Number of days occupied via Southampton.
1870.
1870.
Ellora,
Salsette,
February Mareh
27
February 13 March
28
Emen,.
24
26
Orissa,
April
7 April
Travancore,
21
20
"
Ellora,
May
5 May
4
Clina,
10
17
Emmen,
June
2
"
Orissa,
16
June
13
"
Travancore,
30
28
Hindustan,
July
14 July
12
Columbian,
28
27
"
Deccan,
August
11 August
Orissa,
25
23
Travancore,
September
* September
5
Ellora,
22
10
Emeu,
October
6 October
Delhi,
20
18
Australia,
November
3
November
2
Travancore,
20
20
Orissa,
December
+ December
Emien,
18
18
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1871.
1871,
Malacca,
January
1 January
1
Behar,
16
Ellora,
20
Orissa,
February
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45
46
52
Hoogly, Imperatrice,
43
49
Tigre,
56*
44
50
Cambodge,.
43
49
Donnai,
40
41
47
Hoogly,
40
41
47
Peiho,..
40
46
Volga,
30
40
46
Imperatrice,
30
45
Cambodge,
4)
46
Donnai,
40
46
Hoogly,
40
41
47
Guienne,
40
46
Ava.
30
40
46
Peilio,
39
45
Tigre,
39
45
Provence,.
89
45
40
46
41
47
45
61
49
45
51
45
51
33
51 51
ARRIVALS.
Name of Packet.
Date of Arrival at Hongkong.
Date on which Mail left London.
Number of Days occupied in the voyage.
1870.
January
6
1869. November
26
February
5
December
24
March
5
1870, January 21
31
February
18
April
20
March
18
May
24
April
June
20
May
July
3
27
18
June
August
16 July
31
September 12
August
30
October
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September
25
November December
13 19
No Mail October
2 Bobalai 10
40
44
13
27
10
5
10
2
16
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42
43
40
30
40
43
40
40
20
45
TOTAL
659
Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage, 41 days 4 hours.
DEPARTURES.
Date of
Name of Packets.
Departure
12 February
45
* These Mulls reached Alexandria after the Departure of the Packet for China.
DEPARTURES.
Date of Arrival in London.
Name of Packet.
Date of Departure from Honghong.
Date of Arrival of Mail in London,
Number of Days occupied
in the voyage.
1870.
1880.
Dounai, Hoogly,
January
4
February
February
1
March
Imperatrice,
March
2
April
Tigre,
29
May
No. of days via days vik
No. of No. of
Cambodge,
April
21
June
Donnai,
May
10
July
from
Hongkong.
Brindisi.
via Brindisi.
via Marseilles."
1870.
Madras,
January
Ellora,.
11 25
1870. February 18 March
1870.
via Southampton.
1870.
Mar- South seilles.ampton.
Hoogly,
June
16
Peilio,.
July
14 August
Dupleix,
28
"
September
February 20 February 25
39
41
46
Imperatrice, Cambodge,.
August
11
25 October
4
Mardh
6 March
12
39
41
47
Donnai,
Orissa,
February 8
20
21
27
41
49
48
Hoogly,
27
4
Travancore,
22 April
1 April
2 April
8
89
40
46
Guienne,
Ellora,
March
10
17
22
40
41
40
ATA,
"
Salsette,
20
"
29 May
1 May
6
39
41
40
Peibo,.
Emeu,
April
6 May
B
14
10
39
40
45
Tigre,
27
Orissa,
19
20
30
June
+
41
42
47
Labourdonnais,
September October
November
December
8
24 11
November
>>
December
January
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13
41
14
42
11
41
40
4
45
46
20
41
29
17
14
49
49
12
40
46
43
4-4
4
41
20
49
43
22
45
>>
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Travancore,
28 Jine
11 June
12
17
45
40
51
Ellora,
May
12
25
China,
20 July
27 July
2
46
47
59
8 July
9
14
44
46
50
"1
Emeu,
June
9
24
26
31
46
48
53
"
Orissa,
23 Angust
Travancore,
July
GAugust
8 August 13
45
47
50
TOTAL,..
Average Number of Days occupied in each yoynge, 4418.
800
20
20
27
45
47
52
Hindostan,
21 September
2 September
3 September
9
44
45
51
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
Columbian,
August
4
ΟΙ
19
23
49
51
Deccan,
18 October
1 October
2 October
9
45
53
General Post Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1871.
Orissa,
September 1
17
18
47
48
52
77
"
Travancore,
15
30
November
6
46
59
"
Ellora,
Emeu,
Malacea,
Delhi,
20 November 13 October
18
26 November I December 10
15
25
10
40
52
December 2
40
40
18
40
48
"
Australia,
29 1871, January 8
1871, January 1
41
48
13
41
51
"
Orissa,
Emen,
December 13 28
22
Recept not yet
acknowledged.
41
Receipt oct yet
15
acknowledget.
Du,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1871,
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,
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