D.
Retorn alewing the Date of Arrivals and Departures of the United States' Mail Packets during 1873, and the Number of Days occupied in the transmission of the Mails between Hongkong and San Francisco.
ARRIVALS.
China Colorado
Japan
China
Colorado..............
Japan
Quangsi, (chartered).. Great Republic.
McGregor (chartered)
Chioa
Quangsi
Japan
Great Republic
McGregor
Alaska
China
Colorado..................
Japan
Great Republic
*ALLO
Name of Packets,
Date of Arrival at Hongkong.
Date of Departure from San Francisco.
Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.
1873.
1873.
February
17
January
0
43
March
7
February
1
35
April
March
1
37
May
0
April
1
36
22
10
37
**
Juno
May
}
34
20
20
32
H
91
----------
July
0
June
5
35
18
16
33
+1
Angust
7
July
38
10
16
35
11
September
4 August
1
35
16
16
32
11
October
3 September
1
35
17
16
32
[11
41
11
19
20
30
"
ANAKA------------- bu
November
October
1
35
10
16
36
19
December
Noveinber
1
38
22
17
9C
4+
1874, January
December
1
38
Total...........
739
Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage,
.35).
Name of Packets,
DEPARTURES.
Date of Departure from Hongkong.
Dute of Arrinal at San Francisco.
Number of Daya occupied in the Voyage.
**-*-**-PAD----------------------------------*AJ
AMANANADA----- REMARKA
March April
Japan Alaska China
Coloratio.......
Japan Quangsi
Alaska
McGregor
China
Japan
Colorado..................
Quangsi
Great Republic
McGregor
China
Colorado QuLogoi
Japan
Great Republic Alaska Chipa Colorado
KANTARIOT-CA.........OKUTAKA -------------- Akkukkakakkaraka
1873.
1873,
January February
11
February
15
36
12
March
21
38
27
"
April
*
36
12
10
36
་་
12
May
+(
33
30
31
32
"
May
12
Jano
13
33
25
25
32
77
M
27
27
32
១
June
12
July
13
32
27
28
32
L
July
12
August
12
32
26
26
32
+
August
13 September
10
29
27
30
35
"
September
12
October
15
34
1
27
27
31
**
October
11 23
November
12
33
23
32
++
November
December
16
39
27
H
1874, January 15
80
December
12
18
38
1
Total,.
757
Average Number of Days occupied in each voyage,......341
General Post Office Ilongkoug, 19th March, 1874.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
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