New Zealand Gazette – 1867 – No. 24

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✨ Mail Service Statistics



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ion of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand, the estimated Number of Letters received and despatched by the Colonies, respectively,
Outward Voyage by the several Postal Routes, and the Amounts contributed by the United Kingdom and the Colonies towards the
tal Communication between Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Estimated Number of Letters received
and despatched during one Year.
Contract Time-Outward Voyage.
Amount Contributed.
Estimated Cost
of Service
via Batavia.
Total.

Total
Letters.
Via
Batavia,
Via Galle and
Marseilles.
Via Batavia and
Southampton
Via
Panama.
Via
Galle.
Via
Batavia and
Marseilles.
Via
Batavia and
Southampton
Via
Panama.

...
1,016
48
54
56
54
60
69,437 13 2
69,437 13 2
...
51
57
56
52
58
28,774 16 11
28,774 16 11
...
57,300 0 0
71,935 10 6
...
46
52
59
57
63
17,098 1 0
17,098 1 0
...
55
61
49
59
65
62,700 0 0
95,194 9 6
...
53
59
59
50
56
45,000 0 0
54,474 7 4
...
50
56
58
56
62
3,138 13 11
3,138 13 11
...
719 9 2
719 9 2
...
175,773 1 6
120,000 0 0
45,000 0 0
340,773 1 6

ctual number received and despatched during the quarter ended 31st December, 1866.
The number of letters by the Panama route has increased since then; and a
blace in the number of letters sent and received via Suez,

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PROPORTIONS IN WHICH THE COLONIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE
PROPOSED POSTAL SERVICE.

Victoria
New South Wales
New Zealand
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Western Australia

25.00
25.00
25.00
14.20
8.35
2.00
36
100.00

TABLE showing the amount and proportion of Correspondence of each Colony, the contract times of
the services, by way of Suez, and Marseilles, and Southampton, and Panama respectively, the
difference of time by each route from London to each Colony, and the advantage or disadvantage
accruing to each Colony by the routes respectively in proportion to the Correspondence.

Colony.
Amount of
Corre-
spondence
in 1866.
Ratio
Days.
Via
Marseilles
over
Panama.
Panama Southampton Panama
Marseilles. Panama. Southampton.
over
over
over
Marseilles. Southampton Panama Days Value. Days Value. Days Value. Days Value.

  • The values shown in these columns are obtained by
    multiplying the days gained by the ratio of corres-
    pondence of the Colony.

  • Victoria
    New South Wales
    South Australia
    New Zealand
    1,094,668 4 48
    475,302 2
    251,423 1 46
    758,843 3
    55
    Queensland
    Tasmania
    242,124 1
    53
    82,176
    50

Balance

Southampton Correspon-
dence being treble that via
Marseilles net value
Net balance in favor of Panama

Australasian Steam Navigation Company,
Sydney, 23rd February, 1867.

GENTLEMEN,-

I do myself the honor to inform you that this Company will be prepared to tender for the
"Mail Service to and from Galle," at a less rate than is now paid, and will undertake to perform it in
the same time as the present service is limited to; or, if deemed preferable, would unite with owners
of steamers in the sister Colonies for the performance of the service.

54
56
8 32
57
56 5 10
52
59 13 13
7
7
61
49
6 18
2
59
59
6
6
56
58
8
03
2 1
64
18
16
38
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🚂 Continuation of Resolutions for Australian Mail Services via Suez and Panama (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1867
Postal statistics, Mail routes, Suez, Panama, Colony contributions, Correspondence volume, Steam Navigation Company