New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-03

ending June 3d. 1851, SO 7e6, 493 %
Derived from the following sources;
Letter postage, including foreign post
age and stamps sold ...-.---.-... S. 1868, 2i2 90
Postages on newspapers pamphlets, &c. l035, 100 50
Fines totheT than those imposed on
cOntTact0rs) 70 w
Receipts Oh account Of dead letters. 1878 l6
Collections OF damages from failing
contractors 5fO W
Other miscellaneous receipts---------- 4,l2O ~
The appropriation maee by the act Of
May %, 1880 for postage on the cen
sus blanks, returns, &c.--.--.-- $4,000 90
The annual appropriation made by the
twelfth section OF the act OF Sd March,
Isi7, in compensation of mail
vices performed for the several De-
partments OF the Goyernmeat----.-- 100000 90
The appropriation made by the eighth
secton OF the act of Sd March, 1851,
IN further pay ment and compensation
for the mail service performed for the
two houses Of Congress, and the
other Departments and officers of the
Government IN the transportation OF
nee matter IoS,ooo on
&C 7s6,493 %
From this sum must be deducted the
amount received for British pDstages,
payabe 10 the British post Office I'M
der the postal convention Of Deoem-
ber ls4s, as now stated by the Auditor 3s02o ~
Leaving the gross revenue for the year S62 500 Is
For the purpose o: comparing the rev
cnucS of the wear with those Of Me
preceding year, there should also be
deducted the sum OF 1903 sss s9-be-
ing the amount of additional appTo-
prlaon uncCr the act OF March,
1851 ard the census appropriation
OF $l2,OtO- Sl'V,0oo %
wear ....................-.-S 655i, 977 50
This shows an increase of $9e9 0O6 al over the
proper revenues of the proceeding year.
The sums received as the excess OF the emoiu
ments OF postmasters beyond the amounts they are
by law allowed TO retain, and the amounts collected
from failing bidders and their guarantorS, are not
ID AtAAn al a.
the accounts of the Auditor. The Auditor states
that the former are deducted from the amount paid
for the " compensation of poStmasters, and clerks
for Offices :" that much OF the latter as was col
ected IN money Is credited under the head OF Other
miscellaneous receipts, and the residue, wnch was
deducted from he amount due TO such ialng DID
deTs for transportation service, was deducted from,
and lessons 10 that extent the expenditures under
the head of Transportation OF the mails. The
Auditor has been requested to change the manner OF
keeping these accounts and future reports will
doubtless show the amount OF revenues derived tom
these sources respectively.
The receipts from hostages, American Hid ioreign,
for the last fiscal year exceeded those OF the prece
ding year $eV922S S. beng an increase OF ABOUT lot
II the balances accruing to the British post-ofi
during both years are excluded, Gas they must De To
show the true increase OF our own postages the IN
crease will be 500 go ~, or more than Is loo'hs
per cent
Excluding these balances the receipts of the hrst
three quarters OF the year exceeded those Oh tne
corresponding quarters of the preceding year aoous
go per cent but the hostages for the iasI quarter
fell of, and exceeded those of the corresponding
quarter Of the preceding year only about IL per
cent so that The increase for the year was only
about is 65- l0Cths per cent as before stated .,
The reduction during the last quarter oil the nsodi
year mostly attributable TO lis near approaca 70
The period when the ateS OF postage presented oy
the &C, of the 81 Of March last were 10 go INTO ope
ration and the consequent delay IN correspondence
until il could be carried on al che 1per rale,
similar reduction was observed upon ue auop ,sS
"a dor
practical extension of the frankirg privilege 70 the
Senators and Representatives elected 10 me present
Congress after The commencement OF 'hsI gusi'ei
also aided slightly IN producing tnlS reuuc'toh'
During the last spring a Senator ana hepresehIitve
elected 10 the present Congress claimed the iIu
privilege Of frankng under me pfoS $40 n "
ment had been adverse 10 the claim, anu having
some doubts IN regard to the construction OF vac
statutes under which the night was Claimed sne
opipon of the law oIfcer OF the GoVetnheh. was
asked Ills opinion IN favor OF the night claineu
and il was therefore acknowledged, ana nouee OF
the decision communicated
BY the previous practice OF the Department the luu
Thanking privilege Of members OF Congress was deem
ed TO commence only thirty days PRIOR 10 tue Soui-
mencement OF the first SESSION OF Congress helu oa-
ing their of office. II IS perhaps worthy Oh re-
mark that during the past summer hTe persons nave
been entitled TO the fraukng privilege as senators
ard ex. Senators IN Congress from a single Stale :
four from another aud three from several OF inc
other Ststes and that REPRESENTING and iase
IN more than half the districts nave
also BE- en- entitled 10 such privilege.
The expenditures during the year were as follows
10. RECOMMENDATION OF the mails. ,S4s 033 81
For shin, Steamboat and way letters 4,Ssi %
For compensation 10 poStmasiefs.-. I,'sl,oso 81
TOT wr ~ tsi,rre - 4e-S "a
Z OF one ~, - 5000 %
1 oI au'S $50 80 - 40 SIS 10
tor n1an,p" - 355SS 42
or oidiI 80, . - tey~ and stamps 1894 81
OF nai, mi snecal agents S,i93 II
For clerks for offices (of posimasseIs)- SSs'esc =.
For miscellaneous payments ----.--s:-- 0" "
For lists OF post offces. aud posi- once -. os
laws and regulations --.--------: 'i's'f "
tor repay h"h9 " 'V.N' y Il