THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MARCH, 1874.
C.
127
RETAN shewing the DATES of ARRIVAls and Departures of the French Mail Packets during 1873, and the Number of Days occupied in the Transmission of Mails between Hongkong and London.
ARRIVALS.
Name of Packets.
Date of Arrival at Hongkong.
Date on which Mail left London.
Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.
1873.
Donnai
Peiho
Meikong
Sindh
January
2
16
39
1872. November December
February
1
220
22
6
20
93
13
1873. January
3
Provence
March
2
17
35
Hoogly
Tigre
13
31
"1
>>
27
-59
February
14
Amazone
Ava......
April
9
28
24
March
14
17
Iraouaddy
May
7
28
"
Peiho
18
April
11
Meikong
June
3
25
93
Sindh
16
May
9
Provence†.
July
21
23
19
Hoogly
14
June
6
"
Tigre
30
20
Amazone
August
15
July
4
Ava...
Iraouaddy Donnai*
Peiho
27
18
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42
42
44
42
45
42
42
41
42
41
38
40
39
60
39
41
43
41
September 8 October
August
1
39
3
15
50
31
29
40
""
11
Meikong.
Sindh
23
33
September 12
42
November
6
26
42
17
Provence
21
October 10
43
Hoogly
Tigre
Amazone
December
6
24
44
21
November 7
45
31
21
41
""
•
TOTAL........
1,150
Average Number of days occupied in each Voyage......421.
+ Mails conveyed from Saigon by French Corvette Destree which arrived on the 5th July.
Galle by British Packet Sunda which arrived on the 28th September.
"
19
Amazone Ava.
Donuai
Peiho
Meikong
Sindh
Provence
Hoogly
Tigre Amazone Ava
Iraouaddy Peiho Meikong.
Sindh
Provence
Hoogly
Tigre Amazone
Ava
Iraonaddy
Donnai
Peiho
Meikong
Sindh
Provence..
Name of Packets.
DEPARTURES.
Date of Departure from Hongkong.
Date of Arrival of Mail in London.
Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.
1873. January
2
1873. February
6
36
16
20
36
"1
39
30
March
13
43
77
February 13
19
35
"
27
24
April
5
38
March
13
18
37
17
27
*
May
4
39
April
10
18
39
24
June
1
39
**
May
3
11
40
""
17
27
42
31
19
July
13
44
June
14
23
40
28
August 11
45
July
12
21
41
""
26
September 7
44
August
9
19
42
23
October
2
41
September 6
October
17
42
20
28
39
+
November 19
47
"
25
December 2
39
19
November 6
10
35
20
25
36
""
"
December
4
1874, January 9
37
18
17
February 2
47
TOTAL......
1,043
Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage,......40
General Post Office, Hongkong 19th, March, 1874.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
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