New Zealand Gazette – 1867 – No. 24

Page 183

✨ Postal Schedule Tables



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 183

SKETCH TIME TABLE.--No. I.

DESIGNED to afford as nearly as possible regular Fortnightly Communication between London and the
various Australian Colonies and New Zealand, by the amalgamation of three routes, viz:---via
Mauritius and Suez, via Singapore and Suez, and via Panama.

OUTWARDS.

London (Southampton) ... departure April 12 April 20 April 2
via Marseilles ... " 18 " 26
Suez ... " 28 May
Mauritius ... May
Singapore ... " 29
St. Thomas ... " 18
Panama ... " 24
Adelaide ... arrival June 4 June 23 June 2
Melbourne ... " 6 " 20 " May 29
Sydney ... " 9 " 18 * " 11
Brisbane ... " 11 " 25 " June 1
New Zealand ... " 13 " June 1
Launceston ... " 8 " 22

HOMEWARDS.

New Zealand ... departure April 13 April 8 April 8
Brisbane ... " 13 " 19 March 28
Sydney ... " 16 " 16 April 1
Launceston ... " 18 " 11 March 29
Melbourne ... " 20 " 13 April 1
Adelaide ... " 22 " 10 March 28
Colon ... May 7
St. Thomas ... " 15
Singapore ... May
Mauritius ... " 29
Alexandria ... June 7 June 4
London, via Marseilles ... arrival June 13 " 14
" (Southampton) ... " 20

  • This mark denotes a port of call on the trunk line. The others are served by branches.
    NOTE.---The above Table is constructed for calendar months of thirty days. A simple modification would adapt it
    to the weekly system, should such be adopted on all three lines. But the Table would not be applicable should weekly
    intervals of departure be arranged for some portions of the amalgamated service and not for the whole.

SKETCH TIME TABLE.--No. II.
SHEWING the way in which the proposed POSTAL SERVICES via Panama, via Singapore and Torres
Straits, and via Point de Galle and King George's Sound would work under existing arrangements
for the Panama and Indian and China services.

OUTWARDS.

Route. | London. | Arrive. | Arrive. | Arrive. | Arrive. | Arrive. | Arrive.
| Depart. | Adelaide. | Melbourne. | Sydney. | Launceston. | Wellington. | Brisbane.
Panama ... June 2 August 1 July 29 July 29 July 31 July 22 July 31
Singapore ... June 10 August 4 August 2 July 31 August 4 August 7 July 29
Point de Galle and King George's } June 26 August 11 August 13 August 16 August 15 August 20 August 18
Sound ...

HOMEWARDS.

Route. | Depart. | Depart. | Depart. | Depart. | Depart. | Depart. | Arrive.
| Adelaide. | Melbourne. | Sydney. | Launceston. | Wellington. | Brisbane. | London.
Panama ... July 29 August 1 August 1 July 30 August 8 July 29 Sept. 29
Singapore ... August 14 August 16 August 19 August 14 August 12 August 21 October 13
Point de Galle and King George's } August 31 August 28 August 24 August 26 August 21 August 22 October 14
Sound ...



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Sketch Time Table No. I for Australian and New Zealand Mail Services (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1867
Mail services, Time table, Fortnightly communication, Suez route, Panama route, Outwards, Homewards

🚂 Sketch Time Table No. II for Proposed Panama and Indian/China Mail Services (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1867
Postal services, Time table, Panama route, Singapore route, Point de Galle route, Existing arrangements