The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-09
Report Of the .iaior for the Post Office Department
Aupfroa's Orv1cG, p. q. D.,
November "a ls4e.

Report Of the iai4or for the Post Office Department
Auprroa's OrvIcG P. o. D.,
November II, lS4s.
SiR In submitting to you, as have now the honor to
do, and mpance with your request my secnud annual
report of the operations of thus o-e for the past fiscal
for the proceeding yearsI happy be able
that whilst there has been dmnuon nj the business
Jut rsther corresponding with the continual
of prece ting years there has been abatement of
Application and exeron the part Of the clerks 70 the bust
ness IN IT'S VA lnua branches, failure despatch IN the
due and regular time.
In the year ending 30h Of June, ISIS sxtywo thou
sand and ortyegh quarterly of nave
been examined and the Of arising there
from ascsraiuet Nine thousand hundred and eighty
eight quarterly accounts OF contractors have been adjusted
and the balances due thereon reported you for payment
In the former accounts eight thousand hundred and
ninety have been discovered and corrected
The corrections have been made known the pnstnasers
and such other explanations have been given they have
therrupon required In the latter, the adjustments have
been preceded by obtaining evidence ,m Offices which
the of the routes Of the due performance If
the service and have Involved c1er;on applicable
IN part to the payment of the contractors of the balances Of
hostages than twelve thousand of The offices situated
upon their mail routes.
The minor branches Of accounts for the supply of blanks
mail bags lock-. keys and stamps for Advertising for
senger service and for special agents. well the
dental duties arising of the iransacons of the depart
msnt With individuals and agents OF every kind the regis
erng Of the accounts and posting of the entries into the
books; the preparation exhibition and correction of the
balances due by direct demand the of
and the prosecution of and the correspondence gr
Of the whoe,hese settlements and these duties
their several spheres and hare all kept with
the leading branches of business first have
expanded IN due proportion with them and have been
formed and despatched with equal prJmputude and punc-
tuallty
Under the of l7h May last which authorized the ex-
sting scale of commissions allowed posuna5ters be
the hostages COLLECTED quarter instead the
amount collected IN year, directed by the of Sd
March, 1877 the OF five thousand three hundr
and rtysx persons hive been rcaGse for the respert
periods they severy office, between the 81
March, l-4T and the 3st March, IS4S-say five quarters
rhe amount which has thus accrued, SlI22i3 A. has
been credited 70 them and charged the
compensation of posmaster the quarter year
But two OF the clerks employed this adjustment will
DC retained for time to make the
of these credits the general those
postunsters who remained in Office only for part Of the
me and will leave portion Of the appropriation of 81 900
Tor tins employment pended
The correspondence of Office the year has ncr-
ded the receipt of eghtyour Thousand eight hundred and
twenty i've letters and packets covering certificates
ceips rstrns and ackno and the transmission
hence Of sIxtyeight thous and and
OF all kinds, W neither written printed.
The vital business OF collection continues to be
IN the manner stated last report, and policy of
making immediate demand before there for Inc
of responsibility to abiie for temptation msappIy the
public funds to intervene, has been more abundantv
vlndiced Three thousand hundred ty-iye post
masters went OUT Of office the year. indebted the ac-
counts have been adjusted in the sum of s67, 6sI O6
OF this there has been al
ready collected $40 gO4 %
The items trivial in amount
for colsctIou, otherwise bad,