New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-03
REPORT or THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
OsT.OFFIcE DEPARTMEAT,
lA N L - L. .rAA. AAN 90

SIa At the close of the fiscal year end
ing the 30h day Of Juue last, there we're in oper
alton, within the United States. CLIO mail routes
their aggregate length was l96.29O miles AMI a,oA
contractors were employ ed thereon.
The annual transportation of the mails on those
routes 53,2722 1852 miles the annual cost Thereon
ssi2i'7si being about six cents four mills per
mule.
OF these SO 272, $50 miles of annual transportation
s56S,102 mRcs are required TO be performed upon
railroads, at cost OF $685. 0l0 90 being about
eleven cents five mills por mile 5.454 9S2 miles IN
steamboats,, at cost of Si3isas 90 beng atou,
eight cents three mills per mile 1870 oes mics IN
coaches, at cost OF Sl,W7 1872 co being about
i've cents three mills per mile aud l959l,T5 miles
modes not specified, az cost of S9Si,tsJ % peng
about four cents ght mills per mi O.
The mall service IN California and oregon hai
been 50 irregular IN It's performance, and 50 lnper-
iecty reported that II was no, embraced IN the last
annual report from tins Department and Is not there
lore included In the following statement Of the gen.
eIal increase of transportation. The inland service
at the close OF the last fiscal year. excluding that IN
California and Orcgon,l when compared with the
service al the close OF the preceding year as stated
In my last annual report, shows an increase VI ls
3a miles IN the length of mail routes Of 6,62,s55
IN the number of miles OF annual transportation
and Of $5i' Ito In the annual cost OF Transportation
OF suoh increase OF Transportation the railroad
and steamboat service amouRts 10 3,2206S5 miles,
al an increased cost OF $2s6,142 beng an increase
Of about 30 , 10 per cent IN the Transportation ana
about % 40 per cent. IN aggregate cost The coach
service TO 1899 l2i miles. az an increased cost oil
$232,s72 being an increase OF about Is 4-iO per
cent In transportation, ana es 4lOper ceni IN ag5fe
gate cost and the transportation IN modes OF ser,
wee not specified to 6lS096 mites, al an Increased
cost Of $21 400 being All increase OF about s III
per cent IN transportation and 4 30 per cent IN
aggregate cost To this increase has been added
the service IN California and Oregon, which is now
krsi reported with suttclcs, accuracy 10 be carried
into the annual statement
The annual transporlion IN California AZ sae close
Of the fiscal year So ,45o miles, at an annual
cost of $ls021O This service, when compared with
hat ascertaned TO have been IN operation prior 10
the new contracts made under the general lettings
Of April last shows an increase IN the annual trans
portatcn of lO3 40 per ceat and decrease IN an
aual aggfe gate cost of $40 per cent.
The present cost OF transportation IN SteamooalS
IN California is about IL cents mills per nile ia
coaches about ~ cents mills per mile anu IN
nodes not specified about 81 cents mills per mile ;
while the cost of similar service Id the United
States. excluding Oregon and the neWly'acGuusd
Territories, is, IN Steaniooa;s, about > cen'S per
mile ia coaches about cents and mills per mile ,
and al modes not specified about accents and mus
per mile. The psices nov pad IN California are De-
hsved to DC moderate, compared Win the geaefd
prices upon the Pacific coast.
The annual trans pcrtailon m Oregon AZ the close
Of the last fiscal as near AS can De ascer-
,anedl 30 49s mules az an annual cost OF Ss9SS or
about Is cents and four mills per mile The present
annual ranspoYtation IN Oregon was Increased I'M
der the new contracts which went into operation on
and after the LIST day OF July last TO $4,000 miles, al
an annual cost of $404 4l being an increase o ny
SO per cent In transportation and OF los per cent
aggregate cost OF this service o,2iO miles Is 10
be performed in steamboats,, at an annoal cost OF
tl0o0O under contract made July IL, 1850, for the
remainder OF the usual ceairaci term IN tha. sectoa
and OF the residue 500 miles 10 DC performed IN
steamboats, al a cost OF $7,4is. and 69oSo miles IN
modes net specified cost .! $s2 99S, or aooui I'll
eelts mills per mile.
There were on the 30,h day OF June las; SIX 'oi-
agn mail f0uies, of the estimated aggregate ehs'1
OF ls,3i9 nlleS. The number OF miles oi aauuSi
transportation thereon IS esiinateI AZ el9'So
The service on three of these routeS Is uhuor con-
facts with this Department. The anausi transport
'aton thereos estimated a. 100 5gs miles al soss
4 Of 100000. being about 81 % 90 per mile. me
Service on the other foreign routes IS under eohac'
WITH The Navy Department The annual rsnsPor-
'anon thereon Is estimated ~ l3i miles, AZ acos'
Sl,V23 30, being about 81 - 10 per mule
The transportation of he California and Oregon
mails across the lsthmus of Panama has hitherto
& been performed under treaty with NewGralata.
The annual cost OF this transportation deepening
upon the weight OF the mails isuncertain. The cost
Tor the last fiscal year VAS Sis937.
There should be added 10 tue other cost OF trans
poration as above stated, the compensation of mail
messengers and local and route agents. which, If
continued as II stood at the close OF the last hsral
Nyear, Will amount 10 Sl45 s91 per annum.
The extent and annual cost of the entire mail ser
Vice under the direction OF thls Department at the
iose II the fiscal year ending the 30sh day OF June
*ssi as we'll ~ is d,ylsloa among the States and