Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-12-16

Report Of the Post Master Gener,,
II appears that at the close Of The q.
year--,he 30ih Of June lss,--six ,boe.
one hundred and seventy mail route, ~.
in operation IN The United States, lotr,.
aggregate length Of 1876. $50 miles. MA
seIviag an annual cost Tor the ,ranspo,,.,'
Of mails Of 50. i2l,.5i. The teal go,
transportation amounts 10 90. 2T2 252 ~.
(which 8 56S, T0T miles are performed ~.
railroads, at an average cost Of abou, els,s w.
cents FIVE mills per mile; 5 Isl 9ss mil,
ia steamboats,. at cost of about eight e,0,.
three mills per mile; 10 .7a6. 5Ss a.ile,
cosches, at about FIVE cenis three mil, n.
mile: and 10, 52l Goo. in modes uos see,.
fed, at about four cents eight mills per MI.
As compared With the previous year. III,
statement exhibits an increase Of 1884
milesin the length ofinland mail routes, art
OF S5i1, ITO in the annual COS. Of tran,
pofta,ion but his comparison is irrespera,,
OF sAe routes in California aud Ofegso
In the former State the annual trsaspo,,,
ton amounts to SGT ,496 miles. and The i.
nual cost TO $3.50, 270 in the latter d a.
500 miles. al the annual cost Of so AZ
There are six foreign mail roules--,heee M.
der contrac, with The Navy Deparlmen,
During the year $3.50 posimasters w..
appointed, nearly hall Of them 10 Gil yar,n
cies occasioned By designations; ISL 10 a.
vacancies occssloned BY death, 906 in co0s.
quence OF change Of site 500 on the REM.
val Of prior incumbents, and 1858 on ii.
establishment Of new Offices. The enr.
number Of post Offices in operation il "a
796, neatly LOO we're established and ss
were discontinued during the year.
The gross receipts Of the Department "a
the year described in this report were sc
7S6 500 90, Of which So, 1863 242 76ue,
derived from letter Gncludng foreisn) pos.
age and stamps sold. and 81 035. 1870 50
from postage on newspapers, pamphlets, IL.
To form true idea 81 the revenue, howeg.
er, allowance must be made for the sna
payable to the British post oflice, and for ii.
sum additional appropriations With thee
deductions. the ordinary revenue Of bs
year stand al SO SOL on 50 being On II.
crease Of $500 COG Al over The proper ses.
enue Of the proceeding year.
The expenditures during The sarnesps,t
cd we're So, 21s, tOi SO but this Include,
a payment to Britain ard payment and,r
an award The ordinary expenditure ss
SIS 02d $50 10, showing balaure ofisceys
Of s7O3. 299 SO,
The total estimated expenditures fof u.
current year snouats 10 ~ ls3fs9 81
THE succeeding year willnecessllslp further
sid from the Treasury. AT present nofr
liable estimate Of the revenues Of he cur.
rem, year can be made in consequence Il
the non.settlcmciA Of The poslnas,eis &c.
counts for the e 81 two quarters.
The contract with the Collins line d nal
steamer between New York and Llyefp9O,
requires the performance Of bui twenty irp
on, and back during The year. Al The Eng
Iish government had made new arrange.
ments By which the weekly uips Of Toe En
nerd steamers we're to be continued 'lroggA.
out the year il was deemed highly imion.
AMI TO continue the weekly tips IL the Amt.
rlean steamers also. Under these cirtpa.
stances. Mr.. Colllug was requested by lbr
| Post Office Department 10 continue his lfips
With an assurance of o recommendation u
adequate compensation.
Offers have been made 20 couifscl fa
mail service from New York to Antwerp
| from New York to Genoa, iiom New Yas
10 San Francisco, by the Nicaragua roals,
from New York TO Galway from New YORK
yenezuel. from Philadelphia TO Hsysqa
from Philadelphia TO Antwerp, and from n
York to Nea O,lrons, by s.famers. in con
neclion with contemplated railroad aero"
Florida These applications are 10 be lad
before Congress.
The renewed determination Of Brilslnio
insis, upon an excessive transit rate on ellen
passing through England IS alluded 10 a,
subject OF regret. The liberal spirit man.
tested by The United States in lsiS lasua
been reciprocsled; add as our CONVENTION
hwilh Great Britain can be anpuled BY eilirr
Of The Two governments after one yeafsso-
lice TO the other, i. is suggested that II sails
factory transit rates be not soon agreed 70,
this Government should seriously CONSIDER
whether the notice provided for in Tie lrca'
iy shall not be given.
The increasing abuses OF The ranking
privilege are noticed.