THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5тп APRIL, 1873.
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ETURN shewing the DATES of ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES of the French Mail Packets during 1872, and the Number of Days occupied in
the Transmission of Mails between Hongkong and London.
Name of Packet.
ARRIVALS.
Date of Arrival at Hongkong.
Date on which Mail left London.
Number of Days occupied in the Voyage.
1872.
Pelbo
January
4
Meikong..
19
1871. November December
24
42
8
43
Alphée
February
2
22
43
31
Provence
17
1872, January 5
44
Hoogly
March
3
19
45
+1
Tigre
15
11
February
2
43
bonnai
28
16
42
33
Ava
April
10
March
1
41
Cambodge
24
15
41
11
"
Pribo
May
9
29
42
Meikong..
19
April
12
38
Alphée Provence
Tigre Hoogly Doonal* Ava
Cambodge
June
8
26
44
11
17
May
10
39
July
3
24
41
"
16
June
7
40
August
7
21
48
11
July
5
38
28
19
41
**
1)
Peiho
Meikoag
Sindh
Provence
September
9
August
2
39
27
16
43
15.
91
October
7
30
39
22
September
13
40
Hoogly
November
8
27
43
Tigre
22
October
11
43
"
Amazone
December
5
25
42
Ava
22
November
8
45
•
TOTAL.......
1,089
Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage......42.
* Mail conveyed from Suez by the British Packet Australia which arrived on the 3rd August.
Ava. Cambodge
Peiho Meikong. Alphée Provence
Hoogly
Tigre
Dounai
Ava
Cambodge Peiho
Meikong.. Alphée
Provence
Tigre
Hoogly
Dounai
Ava..
Cambodge Peiho Meikong. Sindh Provence
Hoogly Tigre
Name of Packet.
DEPARTURES.
Date of Departure Date of Arrival of
from Hongkong.
Mail in London.
TOTAL...
Number of Days
| occupied in the Voyage.
1872. January 4 18
February 1
1872. February
March
8
36
23
37
8
37
15
22
37
17
29
April
8
40
March
14
21
39
13
28
May
15
49
April
11
20
40
25
June
3
40
**
May
4
14
42
18
July
1
45
June
1
12
42
15
25
41
51
29
Angust
19
53
Jaly
13
22
41
**
27
September
11
47
17
August
10
18
40
24
October
8
46
September 7
October
November
17
21
31
41
5
November 13
40
24
29
37
51
7
December
14
38
21
27
37
91
December
5
1873, January11
38
19
27
40
1,064
Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage......41.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General
General Post Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1873.
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