Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-19

and its drafts bsing predcaed on es,;u,,. Gold no,
o e exact sum in hand To avoid the danger Of
Pi,"s, IN consequence of drawing for too much the
surer generally drew for little thereby leaving
nnS.a nses IN all the draft Offices also. There were
t quen'iy balances remaining in the hands of more
han eiyht THOUSAND posmasters wbch tbougb General
E small amounted in the aggregate to large sum
ror ,ne purpose of promptly bringing into action the
means o the Department the end Of each quarter The
undersigned divided the Offices into three classes III
ntst class called Collection Offices are upwards of nine
thousand In number The postmasters of this class have
Deen instructed 10 pay demand at the close of each
quaer tne whole amount due to the Department on ac
count oil the hostages of that quarter to the
VINO carry the mails along their respective routes md
.orwara Their receipts to the Department The con.
are instructed TO forward set
'g iorh the whole received from each and all
.ne postmasters, and to report forthwith very postmaster
VINO aiis TO pay, and his therefor if known TO
she contractors they permitted to collect onlp from
o many postinasters may pay them about seventy
% pTa cent OF their quarterly compensation they
an mat the balance will be paid them un-
III they shall have collected from every Office ON ,heir
s, or SHOWN by reporting the delinquent postnasers
mat they have used due diligence to do So and are moi
In fault for the failure - - - w
he second class called Depositiag Offices. about
nos, ,ha anu nifty IN NUMBER Instructed to de-
p 'ie, income IN banks quarterly monthly or week.
~, according TO its amount This class embraces oil H.
,dge ohces and most others which can as convenienv
ps. Us 10 pay contractors, together with the most
u revenue and whose proceeds cannot be used in nav
ing inc contractors who supply them.
Inc third class, called % Draft Offices" obou, ,,
hundred and fifty in number embrace those NOT CONE
' 70 oanks, whose proceeds cannot be paid over 10
uscors at the close of the quarter without dancer Of
& oehg o'erpaid but may generally be drawn for in
W. e or ~ part, to pay the balances due after giving
'1 rt contractors credit for all their collections
interest OF the contractors induces them promntlv
, une quarter ends, to push their collections and re-
pr; an oeilnquents During the same time the De-
PU.ng ohces are placing their funds in the banks :
Ia en ue contractors acknowledgment for moncvs COL
comes IN, his account is examined Ifthe balance
u or any part of it, be paid by drafts ON one or
more OF me Draft Offices il is done; and that which can
not De so discharged paid by check ON some convent
h. me results anticipated from these measures have
n iuiy reahzed On the first July last payments ON
accrning prior to the preceding quai,er were aus
pended and ali the energies OF the Paw Ciet s
voted TO paying the debts of that quarter These nav
ments were completed on the 18th day of August ca;D
considerable amount of funds i'm bank Tho n,,,
meht oil the old debts then resumed From that NO
Hneht me Department dsembarrassed In no in
since has the payment of any claim been refused
Tor the want offunds ~ 'N-"'sN
On the lrst of October last the new svsten, Of col
lection came into action Encouraged by its favorable
oPeration and finding the funds of the Deparment in
psS 10 exceed $l4OOOO, the undersigned ON the 18Th
OIL .he last month, directed the payment of the bank
debts IN Baltimore and Boston amounting In 61 9od a.
Inc eniire debt on the LIST July as above ~
stated was ............. 81 0e1 oSI 90
vi tins debt there has been paid out of -
hostages accruing before the LIST of july
- "oout 'he sum OF 400,99I 81
Out OF postages accruing since
the LIST July, the sum of ls7OS6 IL
-- $597,O77 4s