Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-01-19

lS47, making in all 5,!46. In the last
year 1923 were established and 284 discon.
tinued. During the year 3, $50 postmast-
ers were changed. Of this number 2, 1853
in consequence Of death or resignation;
s49 in consequence Of changing the sites
Of the Offices; 829 by the establishment Of
new Offices; PIG removed, and 8 whore
terms had expired were not re-sppointed.
designations have not been 40 frequen:
since the act Of March l, ls47, restoring
TO small postmasterst the frsnxing privilege
and increasing the rates Of compensation.
The number Of letters and papers pas
sing through the mail during the last year
may be stated as follows:
Paid and unpaid, single rate
Of 5 cents. 36,l52,556
do do. 10 cents, 1851 1872
Ship and Steamboat letters, ......
at 6 cents, 427, 500
Ship and Steamboat letters for
warded in the mail from for.
eign countries, 2 cts. added .....
to the regular postage, S50.900
Dropped letters, 1865, POS
Prin' ed circular letters, l.025,8O4
Total, 52,i73,4
The tree letters sent by persons entitled
10 the Thanking privilege, and those sent
free 10 the army, it is believed. would not
fall short Of 5000, 600.
The newspapers passing through the
M lie la, oegso,.taI ~ ~
600. Pamphlets and magazines at 2,OOO,-
600. The number of transient newspa
pers paying 3 cents each. cannot be ascer-
tanned with any accuracy, a. the postage
is usually returned with that on letters.
The dead letters passing through the offic.
es ascertsined, number annually about
! 100000; which, calculsted at an inter-
mediate point, between the two rates OF
postage, would make an annual loss to the
department of $4,000.
Full returns for the quarter ending Sept.
Both, have not been received; SO far the
indications are that the revenue for that
time is increased about II per cent. This,
Together with 100000 appropriated for
government postage, will make the reve.
nue. Of the current year sd .373, l57, which
will exceed the annual average revenue
of the nine years before the reduction II
postage, aud will exceed the expenditures
Of last year 1898 5S7. The expenditures
Of the year ending the Goth of June, 1877,
amounted to 1913, $40 So, making only
1913 GIT more than the revenues.
The expenditures of the present year
will exceed those Of the last BY the follow.
ing sums:
For mail steamer Washington, 100000
For do. Herman, Z months, 5S,933
For cost ofthc mail routes IS.
tablished by the act of the
81 March, ls47. $4,000
And for contingencies, 10000
Total, 1928, 1913
From this sum may be deducted the sa-
wings which were made in the southern
section, at the lettings in the spring, which
amount to $lO8,697.
The means Of the department for the
present year are estimated al S4,3l3, l57
same time, 4,oee. POS
Leaving surplus Of s2l3,95l
The revenue Of the department for the
year ending the Both OF June last, inclu-
ding $65, 555 ,55 due from the United
States Treasry for the hostages Of the
government, appropriated BY the 18TH sec.
tion Of the act Of Bird VI March, 1S47, and
not drawn from the Treasury, amounted
TO So, 945, exceeding those Of the prece-
ding year by the sum Of $45s, 693 ,96, be.
| ing an increase of the last over the pre-.
cedihg year of l3 1900 per cent, and
falling shor. OF the annual revenues Of the
nine years preceding the LIST # July, lS
As, by the sum Of $4ls,3l7,3l.
OF this sum, there was deri, ed from
letter postage, including the sum yet due
from tie Treasury f.r the government
posi- age, the sum .! 1925 5l2,9s, whicb
exceeds the amount Of letter postage OF
the preceding year 1912 1924, making
an increase Of IL SO 100 per cent, while
it falls short Of the annual average reve.
nues from the same source, for the nine
years preceding the lst Of July, lS45, the
sum Of 1893, 1891.
In the sam. time there was derived from
the postage on newspapers, pamphlets,
ETC., $64 !, 80 SO, making an increase
over the preceding year Of sSl ,0ls,l0
and On increase over The annual average
Of the nine preceding years Of s'l4,lSl,
81. -- -...
This statement includes the sum Of
$3.50 sos, 25, paid by the British Govern
ment for the transportation Of her closed
mails from Bo>tonto Canada, part Of hich
properly belongs to the revenues of the
preceding years, but was not paid unit
within the last year. 81, r@'.'r~s :. O.. ..
| During the last .snyears out Of 81, 800