The daily union., 1852-12-31
For the unisn.

For the Unisn-
Annual Report OF the Postmaster General
ITS Defects IN non- Complying with the Reso-
luton OF the senate passed March go, 1852
The Importance Of the Information 10 the Peo-
pie and Congress.
On the 25th of March, 1852. tie following resolutions
were adopted by the Senate of the United States;
Ist Rssopsd That the Postmaster General be requested
l. The whole number of letters which passed through
ended June 80 1851 disiingaishing the paid from The sa
psdthose paid by stamps from those paid by csshaso
Also aggregate number Of drop during the
Also the amount Of printed matter number OF news
papers and periodicals through the post Office dudng
the period, distinguishing the paid from the free
and II this be rot practicable then 10 furnish the estimate
thereof
Also number OF dead letters returned the Gene.
raj Post Office during the period, and the OF
postage due theron the Of properly found in tho
same The amount restored 10 owners and the amount os
which owners have been found. and the disposition
g. Also the cost OF the transportation Of the mails and
the postage collected in each Of the several States during
the same period.
Also the number Of letters conveyed during the
period by the Cunard, Collins Bremen and Hayro lines OF
steamers respectively distinguishing the paid from s
paid Also the number Of newspapers conveyed by the
lines respectively and the postage collected
on the same.
r. Also report the postage collected by each
Of the said lines the United Safes and Great Britain
espectyey and the amount of commissions paid 70 oor
posma the balance due and paid to the British
account
Also, the number OF dead letters returned the Uni
ted States and Great Britain respectively, under the postal
x.o sna hs e w e, 10 que the dssa
turned the United States and Bremen respectively.
TO- Alec. the aaunt received from and paid the Brit
sh government Of closed mails, and the
per ounce of such conveyance.
the continent of Europe and China by the Oriental Re
Of steamers alsc the number Of etss saat 20 Ohina and
l2, Also the number Of letsts conveyed between New
York and California, and New York and Oregon via Cha
thereon, distinguishing the paid from the unpaid and the
number Of free letters and the number Of newspapers and
the postage thereon.
l3 Also newspapers and letters conveyed
by Charleston and Havana slssners, end the amount
ii Also the nambs Of ship e,,es rec eived daring the
same period in the offices OF the United States and the
3D. Rsoiued That the Postmaster General be requested
In his next annual report for the fiscal year ending soh
June 1882 TO imbody answers for that period TO the nqn
res in the preceding resolutions
have numbered the resolutions. and also the items
required os the purpose OF referring to them in the
marks which propose to oher.
The rst resolution replied by The late Postmas-
ter General Hall. in report made the 2lst OF May
1852, which by means IS full and distinct as the
resolution OF the Senate required. But as Congress
then in session. and the department husy employed In
other matters and the call out of the ordinary
course of business, proper allowance made for its
deficiency, in the full expectation that, according 10 the
second resolution the next annual report for the fiscal
year 1852 could mbody for that period to the in
quiries OF the preceding resolution.
In the full expectation that the report now made would
imbody answers to these inquiries" and especially as
the Postmaster General Acknowledges that he had the
aid Of the Hon. X Hall in compiling this report"
amned il with great eagerness ascertain the operations
OF the department under the late law reducing the rates
OF postage But regret TO say that the present report is
meagre and less satisfactory than the made
the 2ls of May last will, in as brief manner pos
sibe, point out your readers Of the particulars in
which this report fails to imbody the inqui
ries" OF the resolution OF the Senate.
No requires "a that the aggregate number of drop
letters should be stated. but mention made OF them
in the report
No. calls for the amount Of postage due on dead
letters !" the amount OF property found in the
the amount restored TO owners and the amount for
which have been found. and the disposition
made of the balance hand The present report gives
no Information on these points
No. asks for "the amount OF postage collected in
each OF The several States We have table containing
the Of transporting the mails for ve years in the
several States, but not syllable respecting the
OF postage collected"
No. requires statement OF "ihe number of news.
papers conveyed by the Cunard, Collins. Bremen. and
Havre lines OF steamers respectively, and the amount
OF postage collected the same" This is not given.
This should have been DONE because il is nmaed that
is kept OF tbe postage collected in Off
As ttre cents required TO be prepaid every
newspaper sent and received the amount must be large
and should be accounted for the Pos; Oce Depart
ment
No asks for report OF "he amount ef commissions
paid to our postmasters the balances due and paid
the British government account OF postage" The
port fails to give us this information.
The commissions paid TO posmasters si0l. .9ss 50,
reported TO be due the British post Office, be up.
wards OF thirty houInd dollars and. in addition this.
we have 10 pay the difference OF exchange, which
amounts to ten thousand dsia,-msking forty thousand
dollars This is aprely round pay for collect
ing Briish postage.
No. 10. We have no information OF "the amount re.
csiyed from and paid 10 the British government on ac-
count Of closed malls and the per OF such
Conveyance For many reasons the knowledge OF this
fact is important but especially lha, We know whether
the arrangement is reciprocal.
No. IL, No answer is given "to the amount paid
for the transmission OF letters the continent OF Europe
and China sc.
No. ~ requires he'amount Of postage letters be.
tween New York and California, and Oregon via Pana.
ma, Distinguishing the paid from the unpaid the number
OF free letters, and the number OF newspapers and the
postage lbereonr The present report takes nolee
OF this, bpt simply gives the number of letters We
want TO know The amount OF postage on letters the
Der OF newspapers. and the amount Of postage collected
them, TO see how cheap letter and newspaper post
ages TO California operas,
No 10. The report does not give either the "nun-
Der OF letters newspapers conveyed by the Charleston
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