CO129-183 - Public Offices & Others - 1878 — Page 114

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