The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-07

Ii appears from the foregoing statements that the gross
revenue OF the year ending June 80, 1885, fell short OF
the expenditures during the year by the of g., ,oi2
03l 50.
The foregoing deficiency should be diminished by the
sum OF S53 50i 4s due the United States 10 the 30th
June. 1883 under the postal convention with Prussia
and INCREASED by the quarterly balances due TO Great
Britain up 70 the same PERIOD amounting 10 i2s55o 70
This would leave the deficiency in the OF the
year to stand at S2ll7,07s 20.
To supply the deficiency last mentioned, the depart
rnent had at its disposal the following means, viz
The available balance 10 the credit OF the
department, on the books OF the auditor
on the 1st OF July, 1882 S55oo32 81
The appropriation TO supply any def
cheney made by the act OF March 3l,
1851 500 900 90
The appropriation made by the ac, OF
March 3D. 1853, 10 supply deficiencies
in the year o050Oo 90
I,57I,632 ST
Leaving the further sum of s5454l5 90 10 be pro-
yided by Congress Tor the service OF the year ending
June 30 1853
Having stated the deficiency in the revenue OF the past
year, II may be OF briefly 10 notice The financial re-
suits Of me two sears which have expired since me pas
sage of the "acl 10 reduce and modify the aies of post
age IN the United States, and tor other purposes ap-
proved March 81 1851, compared with the two years
which immediately followed The reduction of rates effect
ed by the act OF March Sd 1S45 For The purpose Of this
comparison, shall exclude the which accrued TO
the revenue for mail services rendered to the government
in those years, well the balances resulting in favor
OF the London Post Office in the years 1851. 1852 aud
1853, under the postal arrangement with Great Britain.
Under the operation OF the ac of 1915. the gross
enue from letter postage fell OFT in the year 1916, the first
year OF The reduction, s9ss73s o. 81 per cent but
in the second year. ending June 80. 1877 the letter post
age Increased $363959 40 l3 3-5 cent 1915
IN The year ending June 3oh, 1852 the first after the
reduction OF 1851 the gross amount OF revenue from let
ter postage reduced Sl,S5903 73, 22s per
but the following year ending 3oh June, 1852 the in
crease OF revenue from the only $25l,
TAT 6s, or lilo per centan increase very little beyond
what is due to the yearly increase in the population of
the country.
The failure of the from letter postage to
cover, during period OF almost unexamped prosperity
and commercial activity with the rapidlty under
the act OF 1851 did under the ac. Of lS45 may be
counted for upon the supposon that the latter act had
already stimulated the correspondence OF the counry
nearly to the highest point Of which capable and
that, therefore, the act of 1851 afforded but little further
nducemeDt to the mails.
The changes in the rates OF postage on newspapers,
pamphlets and printed matter made by the act of s43
comparatively animporant. and did materially
affect the revenue from this source which, with the
ceplion OF the year lS47 continued steadily TO increase
up 10 the 3Olh june 1851, when il reached the SUN OF
81 .035.l30 So shown by the following statement,
from which the received for government postages
in 1916 and lS47 excluded;