The republic., 1850-12-03
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1880
$4,000 90

The placing of the Steam Mail Pack
ct Franklin on the New York and
Havre line, will add the cost Of a
half monthly line for about ten
months. ..-.......... 62 800 00
The service in California and Ore
gon, SO fnr as reported will cost
for the current year. ............. S0,470 90
The placing Of the Steam Packet
Humboldt on the New York and
Havrc line, and the putting in ope-
ration of the routes esta blished
at the last session, far il can
be done within the remainder of
the current year, in accordance
with the requirements of the laws
regulating the DepaI tInent, will
probably add TO the expenses of
the year. ........... ......... 10000 90
The estimates upon this item, and that of the ad-
ditionai service, yet to be ordered, are made upon
very uncertain data. Indeed, the extent and cost
Of the mail service well as the revenues of this
Department, are subject to constant fluctuations,
and the best considered and most careful estma tes
can furnish only reasonable approximation to the
actual results.
The expenditures for the current year are esti-
mated as follows
The annual expenses of transporta-
ton. (ioreign and inland,) as it
stood at the close Of the last fiscal
year ....., .:........... $3,0s5,97 90
Additional cost in Western section
under contracts, which went into
effect July l, 1850. ...... 236,696 90
Cost of improvements in other sec
tions ordered in the first quarter of
the current year. Observation-Disclosures. II, 40 90
Cost of Improvements to be made
under similar orders during resi-
due ofthe year. .....a.., $4,000 90
Expense of steamer Franklin on the
New York and Havre line. .. 62 500 90
Service in California and Oregon al
ready reported. ed................. sO,47O 90
Cost of new routes, and steamer
Humboldt. ................. 10000 90
Expense of publishing a revised list
OF post offices and postmasters, and
new edition Of the laws and reg
ulations, with map to accoInpa-
ny the latter. ..................... l4,5OO OO
Expenses oil last year under the heads
OF compensation To postmasters;
wrapping paper Office furniture;
advertising mail bags; blanks;
mail locks, keys, and stamps;
mail depredations and special
agents; clerks for offices, (ofices
OF postmasters,) and iscellane-
GUS iteme; with eleven per cent.
added, (such expenses necessarily
increasing with the increase of the
revenue and general service. $40. 2,447, ,l99 30
s6,Ol9 ,sos 80
To meet these expenditures the Department
must rely on the receipts of postages, the annual
appropriatio{fof $500 200 under the 10Th section
OF the act of lS47, which has been before referred
TO, and the tritiing appropriation made at the last
session OF Congress as compensation for the trans
portation OF the matter sent free through the mails
under the act for taking the seventh census.
Before giving estimate of the revenue of the cur
rent year, 1t is proper to remark that reliable
estimate OF the receipts from postage be made.
The increase for the year ending June 80, lS47,
was II q 100 per cent; for the year ending June
30 lS4o, only Z 43 100 per cent and for the yenr
ending June 80, iose, IA 90 100 per cent; being
an average, for the three years, of 10 90 100 per
cent; and the increase for the year ending June
80, 1850, excluding the balances in favor OF Great
Britain, was IL o-o per cent.
IL is believed that the postages of the
current year will show an increase
over those OF the last year OF at
least ! per cent, and amount to. S6,O99, ,6I6 2S
Deduct British post
ages, estimated at. .l45.000 90
- 5,s54, ,6l6 2s
Add the appropriations for the frank
ed matter OF the Department and
the appropriation for the postage
of census matter ............,... 2l2,O0O 90
Making estimated revenues. ....... S6,l66, ,6I6 2s
From which deduct estimated cx-
penditurcs s...................... 6.0l9,sO9 80
ais6 SOS 2s