The daily union., 1852-12-12

annual transportation in those States from the first day
Sl4S 705 over the transportation and cost under The
tracts which expired the 30th day of June, 1852, be-
ing increase of about three per cent in service and
II ! per cent IN annual cost
Tbe expenditures for the present fiscal year est-
mated follows
The annual cost OF transportation, foreign and inland.
authorized and under contract at the close ohe last
fiscal year "a 5S4,si6 90
Additional cost in middle section under
new contracts, which went into effect
July /, 1852 l4s,7o5 90
Increased cost of transportation under
order OF the Postmaster General for the
Improvement and extension OF mail ser
vice and the increased expedition of
the mails o3.5S4 es
Probable cost OF putting into operation,
for the residue of the fiscal year. such
new routes, established during the last
session OF Congress, as should be put in
operation before the first OF July next $50 900 90
Expenses under the heads OF compensa-
lion TO posmasiers wrapping paper, Of
fee furniture, advertising, mail bags,
blanks, mail locks and keys, stamps,
mail depredaons, and special agents,
clerks for Offices OF postmaslefs, and
miscellaneous items, being the expenses
of last year, and 12s per cent. added,
such expenses necessarily increasing
with the extension OF mail service and
the increase in the number OF post OFF,
ees and IN the quantity OF mail matter
transported a,24a,54i %
velopes $4,000 90
Total ss.745,777 20
To meet these expenditures of the department for the
present fiscal year, has, under existing laws, resources
when II is estimated Will produce the following sums, 10
isl The available balance at the credit of
the revenues OF the department tue
lst OF July last, stated by the auditor
,obe s5eo.os2 81
I'd. Receipts from postage, foreign and
inland, deduciiDg estimated balances
due 10 foreign governments 5,65l,l5s 26
Sd. Annual APPROXIMATION made by twelfth
section OF the act OF Sd March, ls47 in
compensation for mail service performed
for the various departments OF the gov
eminent 100000 90
4h. Annual appropriation made by eighth
section Of the act OF 80 March, 1851, in
further payment and compensation for
mail service performed for the two
houses OF Congress and the other de-
parments and offices OF government in
the transportation OF free matter 500 900 90
3,h. Contingent appropriations made by
ninth section of act OF Sd March, 1851 100000 90
Total #.#- S7,4l7790 50
The above aggregate, deducted from the estimated
amount OF expenses for the current year, leaves deficit
OF 81 327 49, TO be provided for By direct appopria
tion from the treasury.
further and larger appropriation will probably be
necessary meet the hcency in the OF The fiscal
year commencing on The brs OF July next An estimate
OF this deficiency, and OF that OF the fiscal year. as
here SCI FORTH will be submitted to Congress.
The negotiations for increased expedition on the great
mail line between New York and New Orleans which
were IN progress at the date OF the last annual report
from this department were brought 10 favorable con
olusion in time to the improved the
FIRST o March last BY this arrangement the time re-
CURED for the regular transportation OF the mail from
hours and from New Orleans to New York thirty eight
hours Additional trains arranged on different
parts oil The route as to render failures OF conneSion
less frequent and shorten the delay from twenty -four 10
twelve hours in where the come xion unavod
ably broken. Certainty and celerly this line cannot
be relied on while The service on an important link IN The
cham OF routes composing IS performed in steamers
The stormy and unsbetered coast between Wilmington
and Charleston.
The completion Of the Wilmington and Manchester
railroad during the next year WILL ii is believed, enable
the department to AVOID this uncertain portion OF The
present line.
The service between New York and Washington,
though much improved by the referred TO-
slll detective and unsatisfactory The endeavos OF this
department TO improve this service have been rendered
aborive By want OF unity among the railroad compa-
MES Interested IN the ne and spirit OF accommodation
on the part OF the companies running between Phadel-
pbla and New York. ~te .... r. End,
There being no competing lines modes of convey
ance by which this department can secure connexions
and otherwise facilitate the transportation OF the mails
between Washington ard New York, II ia compelled to
accept such Independent service each company the
line will consent TO render. and s thus made poweress
10 enforce the demands Of the public. would respect
fully suggest that II Congress, IN the exercise OF its
power the establishment Of post roads remedy
this evil the subject Is worthy the early attention OF that
body
compilation Of laws relating to this department.
and OF amended regulations adopted for enforcing Them
for the guidance of iis officers and the conduct Of the
business in Of preparation at the date of the
last annual report from thus department. IL has since
been perfected and published BY predecessor and dis
bued to the several posmasers and copies sent to the
members OF both houses Of Congress.
appears from the report OF the auditor Of this depart
men herelo.annexed that the whole amount OF post
ages, inland, sea- and foreign, letters and other mail
able matter. received and sent by the several lines Of
United States mail steamers during the last fiscal year
as follows, viz
BY Collins line, New York and Liverpool S22s .ss7 81
BY New York and Bremen line. loschne
at Southampton, England 77.oIe 81
Ky New York and Havre line, touching
At Cowes so,s04 0s
BY Charleston and Havana line III o5s 40