Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-12-23

ZEAL According to the report oil lor.
S. ID. Hubbard, Postmaster General, the
number of post officers Ia the United
States, at the close of the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1852, was 20,90l F; post
masters appointed during that year
6,255. There were l,7l9 post Offices
established. and GA discontinued dur
ing the year.
From the end OF the fiscal year to
November /, 1852, 526 post Offices have
been established, and 236 discontinued,
so that the whole number in operation
at the latter date was 2l, ,l9l. At its
close there wac in operation in the
United States GIL mail routes. their
aggregate length being 2l4,2Si miles,
and employing 5,2G6 contractors. An
nual transportation OF the mails on these
routes S. 9S5,72S miles. at an annual
cost S3,939,97l being about 7-l0
cents per mile IL 0S2 76S miles were
performed Oh railroads. alta cost OF ST.
1880, being about / 1-2 cents per
mile, 6,353, 400 miles IN steamboats,, at
a cost OF $505,Sl5, being about cents
per mile 90, 500 030 miles in coaches,
AT cost of l,l2S,9S6, being about
l-2 cents per mile and 20,S50,62l
miles in modes not specified, at cost
81 O29, $50, being about Q 10 cents
per mile.
The inland service shows an increase
of II, ,994 niles in mail routes OF 5,7l3,-'
4T6 miles Of annual transportation and
OF $5lS,2l7 in the annual cost, the rail
road scrvice alone being increased q
5l4 t6l miles at an Increased cost oi
$29o.50l.
There were six foreign mail routes IN
operation on the 3O,h Of June, of the ag-
grrgr,r length Of lS,349 miles-an-
nual transportation G52,iO6 miles
Three OF The routes.
The cost oi ocean steamer service for
the year 1852 was 81 ,S9G $50, for 1851,
81 023 ESQ.
The gross receipts Of the Department,
Cor The year ending June 30th were So
5,G7l %. Eut o. this only Si,22G,
7o2 90 were from letter postagys ard
stamps, and $7s9.2iG 36 from newapo-
pcrs and periodicals. The receipts
from postagcs were less by 81 1874
i3 that those of the preceding year,
being decrease Of 22 per cent. since
the new law took effect Still The Post
master General does not desire a re-
turn TO higher rates.
The expenditures Of the Department, e,
he !at, fiscal year wire 81, II S,459 a.;
those for the present year are estimated
at $S,7i5,777 20 The estimated re-
ceipts, including Sl,20o,OCo approprla-
tons. are $7,4l7,79O SO leaving "A deficit
Of 81 327, $50 SO, to lie provided for by
direct appropriation. A still larger ap-
preparation will be required for next
year.
The increased speed attained on
various great nall routes is noticed by
the p. Nj. General. The following is
given as the receipts Tor poslages on
several lines Of mail steamers during
the las, year:
BY Collins line, New
York and Liverpool, $22S, S67. 81
by New York and Bre-
/ men line touching at
southampton, Eng
land, 77,2l9. 81
By NcwYork and IIavre
line, touching at
Cowes. SO.SO4 OS
BY Charleston and lIa-
. vsna line, II 95s 90
Sc, era topics OF no general interest
are touched upon, and The report then
speaks of the application OF the Havrc
aud Bremen lines OF steamers for in-
creased pay. on the ground that while
The Collins line receives $500 a trir,
they get but Sl2,500 trip for the
IIayrc line and $l6,6G6 for the Bremen
line. They consider that the increased
commerce and immigration from Ger
many since the line was established,
cnti,e them to additional aid.
Several postal conventions with
foreign countries are noticed, and the
report / hen proceeds to consider the
necessity for increased commissions to
pos,nastcrs on account of the increased
Labor under the new law. The following
il recommend, tor an office collecting
postages To the amount OF $4,000:
Allow or. 500, 80 per cent. commission, $50 OO
800, 40 Z" 1900
2,0U0, 33 l-3" 666 66
/, GOO. 22l.2" 15 90
I. 9ll &c
The whole number Of paid and unpaid
letters which have passed throui h the
/ pos, offices oi the United States during
the lasi fiscal year, was 9579O, BRA Oi
4. a-1 80. .... a.