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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
Table II. 
LINES OF STEAMERS OCEAN GOING WHICH MAKE PLYMOUTH 
A PORT OF CALL. 
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Commence 
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Name of Company. 
From 
For 
Call Outwa 
Plymou 
Once in W 
Weeks. 
Weeks. 
1 
1867 
Royal Mail Co. 
London. 
Panama. 
2 
2 
1869 
Hamburg American 
Hamburg. 
New York. 
1 
3 
1873 
Union Co. 
London. 
Natal. 
2 
2 
4 
1875 
Donald Currie and Co. 
London. 
Natal. 
2 
5 
1878 
British and African Steam 
Hamburg. 
West Coast. 
2 
6 
1879 
Orient Co. 
London. 
Sydney. 
2 . 
2 
7 
1881 
Dlltloll Ullllclll O. IX. KjU. . 
London. 
4 
4 
8 
1881 
Money Wigram 
London. 
Australia & N. Z. 
Occl. 
Occl. 
9 
1882 
South African Line . 
London. 
S. African Ports. 
4 
India, \ 
Australia, \ 
China. J 
10 
1883 
Peninsular & Oriental Co. 
London. 
2 
11 
1883 
New Zealand Shippg. Co. 
London. 
1 
Australia, ) 
New Zealand, j 
4 
4 
12 
1884 
Shaw, Savill, & Albion Co. 
London. 
1 
Australia, j 
New Zealand, j 
4 
4 
13 
1884 
National Line 
London. 
New York. 
2 
2 
14 
1885 
British Indian S. N. Co. . 
London. 
India. 
2 
These ocean-going lines of steamers have not up to now come 
alongside any quay, but are attended on by the Great Western 
Railway Company's tenders, which land the passengers and mails 
at Millbay. 
This list is one of the greatest importance to us, and, in my 
opinion in the future it is much more likely to increase than it has 
even in the last few years. There is no suppressing the fact that 
the two great rival ports on the south coast for this trade are 
Plymouth and Southampton. Each has advantages peculiar to 
to itself, a fact which shows us how necessary it is, if we wish 
Plymouth to progress, to keep an exceedingly strict watch, as I 
am glad to say our Chamber of Commerce here does, on the 
interests of the port, especially as regards the land carriage. 
Plymouth has great maritime advantages over Southampton, while 
Southampton has the substantial privilege of being about three 
hours nearer London. In connection with the Plymouth Harbour, 
it is interesting to know that the predictions and remarks in Sir 
