The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-12-23

PosT OFFICE DEPARrMENr.-The Washington
Globe OF the llth, contains the Report Of III. Ken
dali, Post Master General, in relation to the affair,
of his Department. 1t fills six columns of that pa
per. We give few of the most important items
Total amount Of receipts for the year ending 30ih
June, 1884, s., S23, ,749-total expenditure, 1910
6Oj-baance against the Department. Se6,o
Gross revenue for the year ending Both June, 1885,
s2,903, ,516-'otal expenditure, 2,7j7 3J0-balaicc
III favor of the Department. t.236 206
III The lrst part of The year 1885, additional al
Iowances were authorized. as is alleged, amounting,
on the first of May last, about S 81, 900 which
have since been suspended, and do not enter intu
the foregoing statement, If finally admitted, they
Will reduce the balance in favor of the Department
that year TO about $4,000.
On the LIST Of July last the whole debt of the De-
partmcnt was 81 ,06A iSI, viz: due to Contractors
S792,3 ,3Si do to Danks 272,0O0 Amount due
Tie Department, esteemed to be good, and cash on
hand, SiOi0,6Si. Balance of debt S23, 100 If
the suspended allowances be added the debt will be
SlS5,7O0.
The accounts of The Posmasters for the quarter
ending Both September last, (says Mr. KendaN
have been so far examined show, satisfactorily
mat the increase of gross that of the
corresponding quarter of last year, about twelve
per cent The annual saving in the recent letting
of contracts was about 100000. Predicted on AN
average increase of revenue throughout the current
hscal year ot ten per cent and n saving of %
ooo when the contracts recently let sha be exrcu-
ted with necessary alterations, estimate of the
gross revenue aud accrung responsibilities for the
year ending 3Oh June, 1886, indicates the follow
ing results, viz :GrOsS revenue S3,292 692 total
expenditures, So rs ,46j-eavug - balance in IA
vor of the Department of 3i76, ,227-sutflcient to
pay off the debts of the Department, and have
considerable amount applicable to extension of
mail accommodations.
The amount of the old debt remaining unpaid on
the LIST of this month was S467 ,304; 205, 900 of
which is due to Banks, and the rest to contractors
and others. The Bank debts due in Baltimore and
Boston, amounting TO S67 ,304 were paid in Octo- |
Der. The old debts 10 contractors are now paid as
fast presented, and Mr. Kendall thinks that the
Bank debt all be pald by April next.
MIR. Il. states that his experience has confirmed
his prior impressions, that the Post Office Depart
ment requires reorganization, and he makes many
suggestions the subject It is worthy of cousid- (
Grafton, he says, whether it would not be expcdent
to change the Rates of letter postage, making them I
conform to the national currency, graduations of
), 10, Is, %, 25, aud 80 cents. Such provision
would save almost half the hbor now required in .
the examination of accounts in the Department. and
prevent numberlcss errors.
About n column uf the Report is taken IN with
remarks IN relation to the distribution uf ahol-
l,ion publications IN the Slave States bv Northern
fanatics, through the agency of the Post Office.
Boston GoS.