10 OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.

No. 47. #0. M. 8.” from San Francisco to Hongkong via Yokohama, thirteen trips
per year for the first two years in vessels of the third class and twenty-six trips per
year for the next eight years in vessels of the second class.
[Under advertisement of May 25, 1892.]
No. 64. “0. M. 8.” from New York to Buenos Aires and intermediate ports once
every forty-five days for five years in vessels of the fourth class.
No. 67. “0. 8. M.” from New York to Rio de Janeiro and intermediate ports once
every twenty-four days for five years in vessels of the fourth class.

[Under advertisement of December 20, 1899.]
No. 75. “OQ. M. 8.” from San Francisco to Sydney, touching at Honolulu, a port in
the Samoan Islands. and Auckland, once every three weeks in vessels of the second.
class.

[Under advertisement of September 26, 1901.]
No. 37. “0. M. 8.” from New York to Maracaibo, touching at La Guaira and
Curacao, once every two weeks in vessels of the fourth class.
[Under advertisement of February 14, 1905.]
No. 76. “0. M. 8.” from San Francisco to Tahiti ten trips per year in vessels of
the third class.

The following service, advertised and contracted for, was abandoned
 by the contractors during the term of contract for the reasons
herein stated:
[Under the advertisement of July 15, 1891.]
No. 44, “0. M. 8.” from San Francisco, California, to Panama and intermediate
ports, average distance 4,134} statute miles, thirty-six trips per year for the first three
years, at a compensation of 66% cents per mile (fourth class) and fifty-two trips per year
for seven years, at a compensation of $1 per mile (third class). Service to commence
February 1, 1892. Contractor, the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Service on the route was discontinued from September 30, 1893,
at the request of the contractors, for the reason that they stated that
they were unable to comply with all the provisions of the contract.
The contract, of course, required sailings on fixed dates, the maintaining
 of a regular schedule, and a certain proportion of the crew to
be American citizens, all of which resulted in additional cost to the
steamship company and perhaps was not as advantageous, so far as
the carrying of freight was concerned, as if the sailing dates and
schedules maintained were made dependent merely on the exigencies
of commerce.
Attention is also called to the fact that the contract on route No.
42,0. M. S.”” from New York to Colon, 2,283 miles, 36 trips per year,
at $1 a mile, in vessels of the third class, which was in operation from
February 1, 1892, to March 31, 1894, was discontinued for the reasons
above zet forth.

No. 47, “0. M. 8.” from San Francisco, California, to Hongkong, via Yokohama, a
distance of 7,342 statute miles, thirteen trips a year for the first two years, at a compensation
 of $1 a mile (third class), and twenty-six trips a year for eight years, at a compensation
 of $2 a mile (second class), service to commence February 1. 1892. Contractor,
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
The service on this route was discontinued from March 31, 1894, at
the request of the contractor, for like reasons to those above given.
{Under advertisement of May 25, 1892.]
No. 64, “0. M. 8.” from New York to Buenos Aires and intermediate ports, distance
7,151 statute miles, once every forty-five days for five years. Compensation $% a mile
(fourth class) traveled on each outward voyage. Service to commence December 10,
1892. Contractors. the United States and Brazil Mail Steamship Company, of New
York Citv.