The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-03


| vded for in the late contracts.
The increased cost in the other sections Of the Unon
under the orders the improvement and extension oil he
service existing mailroutes made by the Postmaster
General during the first quarter OF the current fiscal year.
will amount, tafter deducting the curtaments ordered
| to $l2470 90
And similar orders, to be made during
| the residue OF the year, may increase oo -
| the expenses -' 10000 W
The placing of the steam mail packet
| Franklin on the New York and Havre
| line will add the cost OF half monthly
line for about 10 months $4,000 w
The service in California and Oregon,
rent wear so47o 90
The placing of the steam packet Hum
boldt on the New York and Havre line,
and the putting in operation OF the new
| routes established at the last session, so
far as it can be done within the remain
| der OF the current year, in accordance
with the requirements OF the laws regu-
lating the department, will probably add
| 10 the expenses Of the year 10000 90
The estimate upon this item and that OF the additional
service yet be ordered made upon very uncertain
data Indeed the extent and cost OF The mail service as
well the of this department, are subject 10
constant fluctuations and the st-consldered and most
careful estimates furnish only reasonable approx
nation 10 The actual results.
The expenditures Tor The current year are estimated as
lfoows
The annual expenses of transportation,
lforeign and inland as il stood at The
close Of The last fiscal year $3,O95,974 00
Additional cost in western section, under
| contracts which went ino effect July
4 i,
Cost of improvements in other sections,
| year ~ - l247o 90
Cost Of improvements to be male under
! similar orders during residue OF the
Expense @ Of steamer franklin on the New
/ York and Hayre line 62500 90
reported so.47o 90
boIlt 10000 90
Expense OF publishing a revised list OF
| post offices and posimasers, and new
i edition OF the laws and regulations, with
/ a map 10 accompany the latter l45oo 90
Expenses OF las, year, under the heads OF
| compensation to postmasters wrapping
4 paper Office furniture; advertising; mail
| bags; blanks; mail locks keys, and
| stamps; mail depredaiions aud special
| agents clerks for offices, (ofices OF post
| masters.) and miscellaneo items; with
| eleven per cent added, (such expenses
! necessarily increasing with the increase
4 OF the revenue and general service) 2,447i99 90
i 5000 500 90
To NEE, these expenditures the department must rely
The receipts Of posages, the annual appropriation OF
100000 under the 2h section of the act of 1877 which
has been before referred TO- and the tflng appropriation
made the last session of Congress compensation
for the transportation OF the matter sent free through the
mails under the act for taking the seventh census
Before giving estimate oil the revenue OF the current
year. il is proper REMARK that reliable estimate OF the
receipts from postage can be made The increase Tor the
year ending June 30 lsi7, II 81 100 per cent for
The year ending June 30 1913, only 1900 per cent
and for the year ending June 30 lss 2OlO0 per cent
being an average for the three years OF 10 96ioo per
cent and the increase for The year ending June 30 1850,
excluding The balances in favor OF Great Britain,
1 ID 5,6 per cent.
| Ii is believed that the postages of the cur.
| rent year will show increase over
those OF the last year OF al least III per
cent and amount TO S6,090, ,616 2s
Dedus British postages, estimated at $4,000 90
Il
Sb,954,6l6 %
Add the appropriations for the franked
matter of The department and the appro
! priaiioa for the postage OF census mat
! Ter 2l20O0 90
/
Making estimated revenues $6,i60,6i6 2s
From which deduct estimated expend.
/ lures 6,0i9,s09 30
4
Si46,s00 3s
The conveyance OF correspondence between this and
foreign countries and between the Atlantic and Pacific
portions OF the United States has become large and i'm.
portan branch OF our mail service. The means provided
for this conveyance consist of sixteen steamships now
in actual service. with four 10 be added under the