The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-08


letter portage which be preps,d letter. seut
fr, m end collected lettors received in the United
etates will be cents where the distance f(om tie
mailing flee is under two thou and five hundred miles,
AID twenty cen,s When The distance exceeds two
tboussbd FIVE hundred miles, 10 the West Iudss-not
Britt h Mexico ard South tmerioa, by tbis channel.
the British possge Of twenty four cents the single rate
also required 70 he prepaid must he added TO the ten
twenty orns United states ate riding distance
shove This srrsne cement IL 10 expected will so into
eject without delay
In with the wishes of the Hawaiian govern
the sandwich lsapos despatched in sealed packets by
each steamer from New York and conveyed through
to Honolulu without beirg opened
On all letters aud sspapers for these Islands howe
well o. to China. by this route IL Is required
that the United States postage to San Francisco be pre-
paid
The act OF March 1851 Ito reduce and notify the
rates Of postage in the United States and for other pur
poses" authorised the postmssssr deneis TO SLOW in
creased commissions to Postnsstfrs whose labors had
been increased aud their COMMISSIONS reduced OF the
operation az that act
The m ximu allie vance thus authorized 20 per
cert t. the amount Of commissions received for the
bsosl ear erded June 30 1851
In ID. exerce the authority thus granted the late
General fsusd m order On the 18th ~ Oco
Der 1851 allowing increased comi SLOT TO all Postmas
ttrs entitled thereto varying from 10 70 20 per cent ac
cordbg to the gross receipts OF their offices This order
applied to the settt of the its for the ca
year 1857 and reserved the rate Of allowance to be made
thereafter for future considr ration after the accounts
Of the fret three quarters OF that year should have been
adjuf ted by the audi or. =
when the ret ult Of this adjustment reported to
him the late PoStmar Gencrnl neced the folio wing or
der which IL now in force
IncsEAsED oosisilsstosG PosrMAsTvRs
Posr 0rficE DrpAKrmEsr. I
August 1859. I
The Postmaster General being satisfied the
of Posasters Rave been increased with the
ing bunees Of the county snc by the operations OF the
act reduce and modify the rates OF postage in the
United Ststes and for 9th purposes approved March
3D. 1861 that the higbest additional alow II com
missions by The sixth section that will
not sord them than ressona Bile ation
for tuch increased isbors 1t is
Ordered. that with the restrictions and limitations
bereipney msp,ioped) the Auditor OF the Treasury for
the Post Office Department in settling the accounts of
Pos the fiscal year .nang 10th JoDs 1853
and for each eucceeoog unn otherwise ordered,
shall upon ss,i'fsotory pr Of bspg furnished him by
ssavit OF Wise that ID. sbors Of any
pro, for by ,nd at ao- aud credit such poslmatr
The amount Of commit rilowed bis office tor
the ftca year ended the both June 1851 with twenty
O. mt ID, recn added THERETO Provided however that
the OF mmiseiops to ba sosed a. Post ON (other
than Distributing oce) shah not exceed The postages
,ctsd such office during be period for which
allowance n made; sbd provided fnrtner that there
fbaI not be allowed Mt .ny once where he conosnsa
ton Of the mater IL bt ls~ nited dxed uai
sslsry or compensation any greater than sha be
required to ray such sslary or comp nsstion and the
actual ard ne oersary expenses OF his ofBca
N HALL Postmaster General,
II will BE- perceived that this order makes ~ necessary
IN the settlement OF escb Postnasre quarterly account