The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-21
THE POSTMASTER GENERALS RE.
PORT

PORT.
We haze taken occasion from time 10
time. 10 publish and Coz ment upon the let.
lrrs and proceedings ofihc Postmaster Gen.
eral. 81 lhr.i oar readers have been kept well
ADVISED Of tho excrlions he has made in the
public behalf, aud the principles which he
HIS adopted in the administration of his de-
parimeut. 1t would afford US pleasure 10
lay before our readers the clear, concise ia.
teres,iag and satisfactory Report just sub
miiei by Mr.. Wick!ilfe 10 the President,
but as space vii. rot permit US TO DO 50, We
must content ourselves BY preparing sy-
noPsis, though well aware that a synopsis
can do bu, imperfect justice to documcn;
distinguished by its freedom from all redun-
dancy.
The Postmaster General gives satisiac-
tory account of the efficiency and finances of
Tie Department. The service requires The
employment of 10, 1873 posimaslcrs and
q er c!reks, 2,343. contractors and their a.
gents, and has covered, during the year SO,
5000! miles CT transportation
Ire whole amount Of mail transportation
for the year ending Jane 30ih, lSIl, was
34.996.525 miles, at n c)it C COS, Of SO,
1887. The whole amount IF iranspor.
a:ion for the year ending June 30Gh. lsil,
was "a 996 525 miles al 4 contract cost Of
So, l59,315. The whole amount Of trans
por,aion fer tic year ending Jane 30lh,
ls42, was SIS 83o, 9al miles, at contract
cost OF S3.Gs7, 796.
The amount Of expenditure by The Dc.
parlment, for lie year ending June, 1872,
was estimated, in nv report of December
last. at S49O. 600. ] he revenue 10 he de-
rived from postage, &c, in The same re
port YVES estimated at S4350.0U0. The n.
mount estimated for tie expenditure, did
moi include the Sums due al The department
prior 10 Inc Bis. March, 1871. Thus en-
hibIing a probable liability Of SllO,OCO.
beyond its estimated current receipts oi
lhat wear
10 tring the expenditures of the Depart
r1cHf. IL possible, within lis income, was Il
task al once imperative and difficult. Use.
less and reproductive routes have, there.
fore, Lecn Discontinued, and others, more
convenient, less expensive, and more pro-
tuclive. have been substituted. The here:
lo!ore heavy expenditure for mail. bags and
locks has been greatly reduced.
The income of the Post Office Depart
ment las been equal to its expenditures
during the year ending in Junr, ls42-Ev- !
~ry demand presented against the Depart |
mont, during The administration of Mr.
Wicklffi. has hcen promi:v discharged.
a modification of the ranking privilege |
IS recommended by NJ W. lie states that
the posiagc oflciiers might be materially re
duccd. if Congress. by some permanent ar
ranssnenI with tic railroad companies.
would relieve the Department from the inn
me Sc. AMI Constantly increasing amount
inhG7l!y paid those companies for trans
porting tho public mail.
Il is proposed that, in lieu OF an annual
lain ircn the Treasury n pay The pHS'asc
upon the public correspondence, the Uu;iel
States now srcurc aud ply for the pcrpri-
nal right 10 transport tie mails over rail-
roads Can this right be HOW secured upon
fair and reasonable terms! is qucs ion
worthy 10 be tested by experiment. MIR.
Wickhlls is Of opinion it can be secured
upon most, if not upon a.. OF the important
roads, upon reasonable Terms. and with ain
pie guarantees.
Reference is made by NJ. w. 10 the fact
that Notwithstanding The reduction Of posi-.
age in England. the revenue of The Eug-
:sh post Office department, has materially in
creased.
He refers to the circumstance that the
French Government is anxious TO maze a
treaty with the United STATES for an inter
change of mil service By the agency Of
9acko, and steam 'saips of the Two coui-
tres Boston Times.