New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-08

authorized, under he direction Of the Pss,rn,sis,
to credit the account a any postmaster OF d.as,t,
ONCE with such sum or sums may be foand n..'s
to deftey the expenses Of lis Office from tb seesa,y
1859 or from such time thereafter he became Apni
ter r''ns-
While this power should thus be given 20 MAJ,
cies that may arise In particular class Of c.ses
reasons W II appear in this report WHY lar,e, isrt
the postsges cannot be Withdrawn from tie n, ~ q
General Pest Office. Bat great rencf can h. s.a %
the tifces by simplifying heiF operations and L.s.o
the amount of labor they require For ins,asce rs
payment Of postage made absolute how much ~, Pre-
labor would be saved in filing up the post Din -. sac
much more IN the business II collecting postage s5
ing The accounts. eeP-
A development; Of important bearing on The :, -.
this Department has come 10 my notice in ebss vim. N
operations of the act OF 1851 large auaounf ~ ~
correspordeuce passed through the mail chiefly sAst
cities and principal villages. at but cent postage e
whereas cents when pre- paid and cents vhes ~.
was tie pn5forn rate for letters contemrintsAs H. At
great OF reform. The letters referred % nx
sent at two thirds lees than letters generally keea, 20
body Of them is printed Autographed instead - ne
written In every respect they are l,tters ami 49,
purpose of letter correspondence but Advantage 1 go
OF the proNision of law in regard u printed e;r,s
they are mailtd and legally to under tia, nros; NJ
need not point is eject ia reducing the reve,a
Disappointing expectation, in the wor, ING ofthel al
measure; need show how vital the aaer.ss .s
provision makes between our experiment, Ana -. vi,
England The Injustice undersigned indeed In , "
class Of lctterw writers OF gwo thirds OF their r.,.,s
and imposing II on others. wax
hiz
mtn felt il my duty 10 inquire particularly into th -
OF examining and checking the quarterly returns NJ -
masters pursued in the department and became
with the fact that although the returns are
amIod 20 test the accuracy OF the editions AMI IN.
calculations involved In their settlement Their i r
th,ess process in use by which the post bills ar go
pared ard checked with the transcripts Of allsna;.I,
and "ruils sent those transcrnts check "a -,
each other to ascertain whether the receiving nastm,,
charges himself with all the unpaid mstter sent IN Mir ~
well the paid matter placed IN bis Office for
Hence il follows that the postmaster at NAV mail unaa
the postmaster AZ certain amount OF unpaid letters
and the postmaster at may enter the amoan, shor, AZ
the true stated the post b he may suppress Ss
post bin altogether collect the postage on the letters ~
cei,ed and appropriate il 10 his use without v gres.
risk ii detection. | am informed is true that vhsrs
there is reason 10 suspect the integrity of postmaster
rigid scrutiny Is instituted into his accounts bu. saeh
instances are not common. For the purpose Of sach in
vestgaons and for the further plrpOse Of tracing ex
reIoried 10 be lost stolen from the mails. al he post
bills belonging TO the returns OF p0simas,ers rtanei
for the period of year and half and then sold waste
paper but the whole system of accounting to the extent
Just noticed Is tle calculated TO protect aud secure N,
Public revenue that cannot rest under the grave sponi
tity If permitting il continue any longer than the GRO
per remedy can be devised and applied.
The number Of postage stamps Issued 10 Pos,masierbr
sale during the sCal year ending June 30 1852 and Jan
80 1883 il shown by the following statement: