New Zealand Gazette – 1867 – No. 24

Page 184

✨ Postal Service Statistics and Tender



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PROPORTIONS IN WHICH THE COLONIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE
PROPOSED POSTAL SERVICE.
Victoria ... ... ... ... 25.00
New South Wales ... ... 25.00
New Zealand ... ... ... 25.00
Queensland ... ... ... 14.20
South Australia ... ... 8.35
Tasmania ... ... ... 2.00
Western Australia ... ... .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 Correspondence in 1866. Ratio Via Marseilles. Via Southampton Via Panama Marseilles over Panama. Days Marseilles over Panama. Value. Panama over Marseilles. Days Panama over Marseilles. Value. Southampton over Panama. Days Southampton over Panama. Value. Panama over Southampton. Days Panama over Southampton. Value.
Victoria 1,094,668 4 48 54 56 8 32 * * 2 8 * *
New South Wales 475,302 2 51 57 56 5 10 ... ... 1 2 ... ...
South Australia 251,423 1 46 52 59 13 13 ... ... 7 7 ... ...
New Zealand 758,843 3 55 61 49 6 18 ... 12 36 ... ...
Queensland 242,124 1 53 59 59 6 6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tasmania 82,176 0$ rac{1}{2}$ 50 56 58 8 3 ... ... 2 1 ... ...
Balance 64 18 16 38
  • The values shown in these columns are obtained by
    multiplying the days gained by the ratio of corres-
    pondence of the Colony.

Balance 46 Southampton Correspondence being treble that via
Marseilles—net value 22
Net balance in favor of Panama 66
20

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.

The Representatives of the Australian Governments
assembled in Conference on Ocean Postal Arrangements, Melbourne.

I have, &c.,

FREDK. H. TROWTON,
Manager.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.




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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

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

🚂 Transport & Communications
9 March 1867
Postal service, Contribution proportions, Colony comparison, Mail routes, Statistics, Suez, Panama

🚂 Australasian Steam Navigation Company tender for Galle Mail Service

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 February 1867
Steam Navigation Company, Tender, Galle Mail Service, Reduced rate
  • FREDK. H. TROWTON, Manager
  • The Representatives of the Australian Governments assembled in Conference on Ocean Postal Arrangements, Melbourne