Note 45 — XIX.
Reading edition
The most important American, Indian, and Australian markets may be reached by screw steamer from Auckland as follows:—
MilesDays
New Caledonia12505
Tahiti23809
Sandwich Islands406014
Valparaiso542020
San Francisco595022
Batavia475017
Manila465017
Singapore505018
Calcutta682026
Sydney12605
Melbourne14206
Adelaide17807
Hobart Town12505
Panama532020
If the contemplated route viâ Panama be made available (with a coaling station at Gambier Islands), some 3500 miles or 14 days' sail would be saved, so that New Zealand would be reached in from 41 to 48 days, and Sydney and Melbourne in about 53 and 54 days respectively.