The New York herald., 1851-12-03

single rate; bat these results, when oerefuly cons
results win be stated.
In the year ending January 5, 1899; being tn
year PREVIOUS to the adoption in Great Britsin or
! the 5th Of December, 1889 Of the four penny
rate, followed January 10, 1910, by the pcnoy
rate on prepaid letters, and the two penny rate
on unpaid etters,l the gross revenue from post.
ages in the United Kingdom
And the expenditures. 756,999 U.s. ID
Leaving net revenue Of. EI. .633, ,764 2s 9ad.
In 1850 the gross revenue was
only. e., l65, ,349 It's. 94d.
While the expenditures were. l,324 562 los. l0d.
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Again the gross revenue for the eight years, from
1852 to lS5S, both inclusive, was els, ,JS7 l2s
lid, and for the eight years next succeeding the
reduction. only El3, 500 o. SID, although the
the penny postage, and the government paid post
age at the ordinary rates. The postage paid by the
government in 1917 amounted to El6S. .So5 Is. ID.
Our rateO of postage newspapers, pamphlets,
SO, were not materially changed by the act of
l845; but tho letter postage was reduced about So
per cent Is was then estimated in the Department.
Thsreceipts from letter postage for the year pre-
ceding the reduction were So 660, ,23l and for the
succeeding year only 81 SSl COZ; being reduction
of abeut "a per cent. The letter postage for the
$34, 1886 o. being an average Of 1907, ,s92 80
per year; and for the five years NEXT succeeding
the reductions the letter postage was sl7,6e6 no
1916 to 1850, in the postage of newspapers, pampa-
lets. So, (Which had not been reduced,) was
$426, ,s66 81, or about 70 per cent.
IL is true that the expenditures Of the depart
ment, for the ten years prior to the reduction of
ls45, exceeded its revenues and that its revenues
for the last Eve years have exceeded its expen-
dtures; but before the act Of 1916 the department
received nething for the free matter Of Congress
and the departments Since 1916 tho department
has received 81 Ass, lS7 60 from the Treasury,
which sum has been included in tho state ment Of
its revenues; and also the further of 37e5 O0O
appropriated by Congress to meet the deficiency
in its revenue which followed the act of ls45.
The Saggregate amount Of these sums
ceeds, BY about $7750O0, the available balances to
the credit of the revenues Of the department on
RENE mbered tn at by provision Of the act Of 1885,
the Postmaster General required to accept the low
est bid which in his judgment secured the requisite
tsny security and ceery in the transportation of the
mail and that under ts rule the cost Of transportation
reduced from 50 bo4 in ls45 to S2617 4o7 in
lS49; although the extent Of our mail routes was in
creased during that pesiod from 14a 94O to 7O3 miles
The contracts for mail transportation made for four
years. and Of the four contract ssctons is let each
year The whole service had, oonseq us ntly in July
164s undergone the uraer the Of
and the annual cost of transportation has from that
time been steadily and necessarily increased It will
Therefore be that the reduction Of postage in 1855
was accompanied by great reduction Of the cost of
sct OF 1851 On the contrary that hy the reduction
Of postage on printed matter, and the consequent in
such matter the will add
10 the cost Of transportation.
In copnexon with these facts 1t should also be
red that the receipts the postage IN Great Britain
1889 Of numerous lines OF ocean Steamers yielding large
revenues the expense Of which lines Ia not charged
the Post Ofhce Department Of the URited Kingdom
Great Britain also coects considerable for transit
postage In this country sso the receipts from postages
have been considerably augmented by the establishment
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the Navy DEPARTMENT sni with th depart tho pre-
sent cost Of which, and the poscges appear in
this report.
The expense Of PACKET service foreign and inland,
paid by the Adniray and not by the Post Once Depart
ment in tie United Kingdom, believed to have been
f7ol5so ss. Sd for the ysaI ending January s, ls4s
while the amount pAsdb the post Oace Departm Sor
szpresss, By the Deputy q the Us:sd King
dom wages to NAL guards other coach expsnses, and
tolls on mail coaches was only fal9,iy8 lis. 2Hd.
6pcs the date Of my last annual report, contracts
have been made after due ADVERTISEMENT for furnishing
blanks, wrapping paper twane sealing wax. and marking
Unssd States for furniAingeathsr and canvass mai
bsge and poGch.s, mail locks aad keys paper, blanl
ent and for the printing and binding required tiers
for Under these contracts nearly all these articles vii
5e supplied on more favorable terms than under the for
contract has bes made for the supply Of the postag
stamps authorized by the &C. of March last. Thss,
stamps believed TO be OF superior quality and
furnished st less price than formerly paid Some
Of these furnished soon after the execution of he
tract found 20 be deficient In adhesive qualities
but believed that there VII be ground for future
| complaint.
Directions for the destruction o. the dies and plates
employed in the manufacture Of the postage stamps
formerly used have been given ana for counting and
burning such OF the stamps have not been isu 20
| postmasters, or have been returned
The streets avenues roads and public highways Of the
| cities OF New York Boton Phladelphis AMI New Or.
leans have been established post routes under the
10Th section OF the postage act Of March 1881 and
ter carriers appointed for the service thereon Hi is
the intention of Congress 10 transfer the whole
of the ctes 70 the letter sar-srs Of ths
ment further leaislaton for that prrnose h d.sir.s
soe weeks aimee AGENTS of this Dsnsr, snt vs. Al.
,tcb,d 10 the North snI 10 New Orleans with ths we
ps whether the malls on the great route M,
tve, the States Of Maine and Iouislana mI-k mo. hs
considerably exredited The greater expeiition And
therefore forndsble ~ oc.an s.amers
nIpS between nromnon ponts ON thIs line seemed IA
render this fsvorabls moment for With thp
contractors on be present al route From the infor
nation obtained h. the psrsona thus aent aio,y ths.s
I,ns. n h bslievsd that tbs viii -..at A.
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