Note 1 — POSTSCRIPT TO THE SECOND EDITION.

Proposed Route from Hong Kong to London, and vice versâ. Course. Distance, Miles. Average Rate per Hour, Miles. Interval under Weigh. Interval at Anchor. Total Interval. Duties at Anchor.

Days. Hours. Days. Hours. Days. Hours.

Hong Kong to Pulo Labuan S. 2°18′E. 1009 7 6 — 1 12 7 12 To receive Coal.1

Pulo Labuan to Singapore S. 69 23 W. 707 — 4 6 — 12 4 18 To receive Coal, land and receive Mails.

Singapore to Malacca S. 64 48 W. 19 N. 51 41 W. 103 122 — — 18 — 6 1 — To land and receive Mails.

Malacca to Pinang N. 30 37 W. 222 — 1 8 — 16 2 — To receive Coal, land and receive Mails.

Pinang to Ceylon2 N. 82 24 W. 303 S. 80 45 W. 916 1219 — 7 6 2 12 8 18 Ditto Ditto

Ceylon to Aden As now performed by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., detention of 2 days included 11 —

Aden to Suez Ditto Ditto 8 —

Suez to Alexandria Ditto all stoppages included 3 —

Alexandria to Malta Ditto Ditto 4 —

Malta to Marseilles As now performed by H.M. Post-Office Packets, ditto — 4

Marseilles to London Ditto by regular course of Post ditto 5 —

Total Interval from Hong Kong to London, and vice versâ, by the proposed Route. Days 59 —

Average interval of transmission of China Correspondence, viâ Calcutta and Bombay, during the last Twenty Overland Mails, viz. from 10th October, 1841, to 6th May, 1843 89 —

Difference of time in favor of proposed Route Days 30 —