It hours less between Brindisi and Bombay
100
(
well
give a complete service
Ceylon the Straits and
China
at o
from Suez
dered to
rate of spied
Under Mr Holt's tender the time which would
30 between Brindisi and Ceylon and 48 between-
Brindisi and Shanghai whilst the costs with
&
102 knots an
hour.
absolute penalties would be £50,000
a year more.
be recupied
a.
subsidy of
A compariem between M. Helt's tender to-
p form the services in question for
$336,500 and
that of the Penirionular and Oriental
6. Company above referred to, shews marked differences
1
favour of the tender of the Company. As regards
in the Conveyance of the mails between
Brindici and Ceylon would be 475 hours whilst
ar and Oriental Company's under the peninsular
Sender the time required would be only 433 hours
a
-saving of time of 45 hours almost equal to 2
the services between Brindisi and Alexandria and
days. Again M. Holt requires 673 hours
for
the
-Sewz and Bombay there
is
220
difference between the
two tenders with respect to the time to be occe
enfried
carrying out such services. But with respect
to the Colonial and China Mails Mr Holt proposes
k
convey
them by way of Bombay at
OL
rate
of speed of only 10 knots an
hour from
Bombay, whilst the Penisisilar and Oriental
Carriage of the Mails between Brindici and Singapore whilst the peninsular and Corenital
Company only require 621 hours
to 2 days 4 hours - and lastly
-
a s
saving equal
regards
the
Mails to and from Shanghai agamet Mr. Holts
952 hours the peninsular and Ouvirket Company only require 889 hours for the Service or hoodays fifteen
Company
Fours