New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-25

etiers A. % n &c sulars issued through '- -,
= bs-rit.-. Pisa sAoaliAe devise tnsi -
A. account Of them 70 - kep; snd checked but ~nisn
Ei'l not -uh ret them o. b. oFernaulsf -upiF JOY ~
purpose of making olt each dispatch 90 m nf.-
practice of calm plhsher- Tor i-t 90 me amer
- r.~. sert BIZ tn.rn 10 s.ch Post Office. has tfcomt
o. .elete from their neglect snd re4sA. O. iarnlsH i
Deg leave 10 suggest the following rrE4lsii4n Lttf
Postmaster where newspaper 70 published n aii IN
the course ofthc irst month escn quarter, nave
.uecisl and minute mailing NJ al ~ Wsplqcrs -ent f'h
IL made ~ least once tl0agh m the nsfri 90 .nsin-
4 .pstrh - the outgoing mails Of t1e tai 90 W
H. d. il done f1r the purpose 90 taxing fa i-t
~ 49, ra.susr--. cent giving the names Uf t- Post
Ofces Alphabetically arranged and ne tin'.'I on
nra sparers Co each. with ne frequency Nl ia
...ra whether weekly. semi weekly tri ertsF DO ~
,ales Nsek A.. me result of This voucher oi nf -
psuer. sent should be- trsnsmftrf on me tli r ' iac
Daoarneut soon after tre expiration I'D ne nfsi monte
0fs.-h qlsrter Every Office in me litsi 'tar' 'o-
mined ti.iv after ne ration 90 ihe hrsi monih oi
each quarter. send voucher 90 ne num9ef 90 ncN'
uapers rtce we'd showing the uulnuer Ni nrNrFt -if
received thsreaf snt the Post lilcts u'ih N'.' i'
esirsi s'phabeucsily arranged, ~ih an s1illon-
statement nnNug what numbers are fccciFe1 fre pro-
What are refused o. BE- taken out giving ile nts N
those refusing and The names ana orcet gu lA.'' m
cclvng free A. the postage = O. p' issen - '. guy
uerrausrf for the entire quarter, ~ q lff.lt- VIZ
enable etc account b. bel kept upon retu me u
the sending sli Receiving fostfnssifrs clfcAh- lP.r
"a b other 90 the whole neHsFsPfr loss-N "l go
quarter TIE aiiifional statement vii ensle cfeit 81
81 given toe receiving Postmaster for ne NUMBER o
free and refused newspapers hy ms means Nr WV
hauling OF the newspapers before each departure u it
NAL will be- avoided except on one day ~ e'ch 4i1f
ter Carefully prepared blanks should te prov lt Joy
the above returns sri blank notices % be- nAfi ana
snt Ia By each Postmaster that be- has ODD neNffift
return % either kind t0 make. when that y the case
Ia neWsusuer postage iourua. or journals 10 ine AAN
49,. Oee ~ ir the "a letter bureau newspfpor re
turns could be- duly colsed AMI ready i'r comp arson
on the cong In oi the Postmaster nioliny
or quarterly return And with sa.a quarterly frtaIh
should be sent an additional voucher uI ne"rfAPtIr
sent also OF newspapers received. where newspaper
have been sent or received during the quarter IN Hdl
ti1n % those already reported.
Accounts - The first exhibit i the monthly F'4,u'ir
10 be- sent In coon after the end of the month have
already described a. would make tbs addition
column for amount of postage stamped letters u tne
Office IL in correspondence with primary once u r.
turns two months Vouchers Tor posted letters Tor
tho - s.ut 70 and received from such primary ure-
and for those semitic and received from All otncr ROSY
OHces fit De- IN o'tce having 4 sub Office then I.
laird monthly voucher oi letters VII ne reqirei mere
.hogi5 be- ss1 fourth monthly voucher Tor local lct
ters Finhy. suewspsper vouche received Tor ine
frst month of each Quarer and followed mp IN t'' tnd
with an additional uewspsper voucher ana ,iNluf
monthly voucher of missent and ~ directed ttci-
ovcrrhsrged covers aud receipt and dead letters ih-
voucher requires more particular description
The accounts thus tar described ok toe lsnl'y 10
the Postmaster not only for the postage prepaid 90 un
boz money but .o for toe unpaid letters coming io ms
orce some ~ these may have been missed-sonf
m ..diroc ted-somc overchsrged, and some remtn 90
hand uncsied for How il he % get credit for tnfn
charged and dead letters The process IL as YAoNs
on n..ent or m.drected letters received ~ an Office
tna; iac, entered n red their sce-they are tfn
mailed forwarded n their true direction. Win an ~
oropr. te post bill and the examination of the same rJ
and signature cd the returning Postmaster VII c1nst
tl,e the cheek Overchsrged letters the itlt ana
smOuHt of the Overcnarge d. % D. entered IN iD'
.rs and they retained receipts taken from ihe parties
for the amount refunded and allowance for oyefchaf-e
will be msie only a. the extent shown By the covers
aud rec, .s such Ovcrcharges and the amount oi ~
directed letters will he entered on the monthly voucher
should be- aso that OF the dead letters returned and
the present very OBJ ectOuaole provisions OF law fc
speeding dead letters should be 80 modified As to ao"
%, the following arrangements
Dtcf Ltffrs-k letter uucalled Tor remains in fne
Office until the end of the quarter. and Is then adFrr
used and TIL the expiration of three months from
the time advertisement commences eau Il oe sent % e
General Post Office aa dead letter ana tnen JUS pur'
BILE for il 10 remain hand three months longer before
reached la its turn and opened - that letter 40
value may be Ia the Post Office and dead letter ONCE
nine months before 10 j. returned 10 the writer lhisis
wrong would advise the following. Primary oMcf-
and such other Post Offices of the larger class As may
90 instructed should make return OF dead letters CA
the ct and 18th of each mo ih all other Post crs
on the st each month. Where letters refused.
or the persons addressed dead or " gone away
not known where they 20 be sent 90 the dead let
ter office on the rst return day, without being adfer
tiled But In each the cause should Do written n
red ink across the face Of the letter IN an other
the letters hand AZ the expiration OF the fortnight of
month except those received by the sst mails are ~
immediately advertised AMI tio-t SUI ffilahih- -
the next return day are 10 be transmitted 90 the drai
etier office Letters left in office % BE- sent but
which cannot be mailed from the egbility OF tie ad
dress " having address, being addressed o. for
elgn country without postage being prepaid should be-
Immediately enclosed u the dead letter office, having
written upon thsm in red ink . cannot be mailed
A blank should be- provided. called the Account oi
M.ssent. Redrected aud Dead Letters Overchsrg-d
Covers and Receipts for the month OF - and 10 ~
columns opposite the proper dates and under tne
OF the Post Office TO which the redireeted le-r-
are sent should be entered the amounts. The dead
letters entered by their number and amounts op
DO-ite the dates In which they sent % the dead
letter office The post bills that accompany the redi
rected should be sent by the receiving Postnas
the deadletter office. will here remark, that
10 view Of the Increase of duties these arrangements
suud impose on that Office the force should be con.
dersbly increased The principal officer. VINO might
be called the Inspector Of Dead Letters will be- the
anner OF All claims credit for redireced and dead
letters ana overchages he should have charge OF the
spOndence 10 missing lOst and returned letters
and might with grest proprety. have charge Of the
newspaper Journal and the examination OF the ne~sps
per postage will here state that In my examinations
in the desd letter Office in London, found that not
outstanding their chezp rates and prepayment Of
postage there returned. LjI91ol dead letters
aud newspapers for the year nfing SIN jahuary, l-l
The postage the letters or BOZ Ia numDer amount
"a 10 1903 of which sjil IS lOd was padsnd there
we're ia letters jO7 j1f ~ "a IN bills, and $3.50
los % In cash The number Of dead letters In France
Is nearly 90 OOO per snuum
Qsarfsriy RsfUHs-These should BE- made up and
Ina with the ast monthly vouchers OF the quarter,
Immediately after its expiration 10 should contain
debit
l. For the primary office letters stated in three
amounts BY months.
. For Post Once letters generally stated In the
way.
3 For local letters, also stated 10 the same way.
For newspapers ss per hrst return.
Do DO as per additional return.
s. For ship letters
6 For postage stamps.
The return will take credit
T. By return letters aud oyerchsrges
2 By refused and free newspapers.
3. By commission ca letter snd Newspaper postage
collected AZ the Office
Z. By commission on amount Of postage.stamped let
tiers seut
3. By gratutes for ship letters.
Is By Incidental allowance
Tie LedSsrs should be drawn 8p % CORE
spond and - 20 exhibit on one page the accounts
OF each Post Office for the year and they might rs
no me British Post Ofce be made upo printed blanks,
having nothing entern manuscript but the amounts,
thus saving ihe time Of the Clerk 1r more important
duties and insurlng greater accuracy.
more general use Of printed blanks would much
improve the service and Ia view Of the great multph
czon Of letters and increase Of duties that low post
age Will produce Wi have - be resorted 20 labor
saving facility 10 England they are provided u an
uniform kind for every species Of notice return, or
voucher. The account books are made up OF printed
blank sheets aud even euveiops for accounts dead
etisrs sc, with printed addresses are furnished .