The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-11
TIL; DISPATCH.
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: Annuai R<pera of shs Postmaster
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sa.x Annaai R~per. or ahs Postmaster
s.. Gea~raI.
- Tie f,llewaS ae..rsss Of the postmasie ter
Geusr. : rppor, the hscai 5sar ending the oJfh
Of saae ~, aa,bsr Of Post oaices in the United
- state. on the 5esh Jsae. 1850. The total
nansoer fo.t oiees created during the twenty
W. Yea. from isa' to 1871. Was bat sia& the namher
ffs hall that iengta Of time from isS1
$751; a. is5s. Liza On the 3sth jnss, 1871, tina
g. wa he OF Post oaices IN the United states
wa. s.ssJ; Ia 1887. ns6s; to is{I. ls.iso. and GA
the 3ssa Jaae. is5s 265s6. Daring the last fscsi
,e.r tne been i,s2s efaee. established aud
"a d.coaiias u being Vet Increase OF l,o.i: Inc
utsl aaa,b,r vi oincvs az this tune is 27.iss ef
@aioa So a,e u tue class deaos.saatsd presien.
It'd Foe tn'aber OF Postmaster :. tosas u"i"s
q ms transportation statistics show thai on the
S3ta jane last, there operation !. 800 utai'
r,nt.. Win a length Of als61l miiss Of wh'ca
DIS s - AZ are rAroAd the total aaaua trans
Is ,sst4.sa was a. ajs,Jdi aiiss, costisg soo@<t4n
ess wv "a average o abaut crata aai dse niiis
& - mile oy railroad. AID by steamboat asout txen.
I, iao Goats = ale. ras ilerssse id tae lensth VI
,ss routes tbs previous year 10 aDoat 2sos
ST. ,si.s. wi,h addition Vi about 1-lo per cent To
he annual cost Toe tabeisied results OF the new
d. service to 10Th Of seytsm0er are as ioliows-
Nil sugtb, 81 4os; niles 9. annaai srnasporta-
isn i5ioLotss ss't st,Ossaii o..apaisa WIN
dscrrass Of isl mites Ia the length OF fouts'
aud s3s..Si mses ia the annual transportation,
wu,ie the COST Is iucrsascd Sizo.o4l.
On Both oi June last there were in service
40 route AGENTS at compensation u s3io,9oo -
ioen agents at IS iss, and $50 niaii nessenssfs
at sloJ4-5-a,aki * total OF slssst5 This
anoaet ~hh the increased Cost OF service, com
81 tnsicHg lot of Jay, under Contracts tSl2j,-
"a 0.i, the cost vi service - ia operation on
th. 5 ah Il June .s,t ts6G2Loie,) makes the total
gsts sHnouit fsr year s. 24i sJ3 This Is
i,ar.eudrnt OF Oh. cost Of mall service
s. There should aiso DC add the estimated cost Of
i,,ur ,ys,eu ts a .de spss tsl July isI, ncui.
ss hi ,ea the AntVnia aid san Diego route, SIoi,-
.,.+ 10
iaas ,,viu, isciliIng payments 10 letter ca riers
xyl. DOR isresgn postsses, amounted 70 sii'o'''oo
81 G,rt lie nell dIug
ea3 ,cr PTS from aud fsreigu hostages,
aIaedaisa ssls3s5l 20, being s. 1884, Is ~ ies8
80 ihs estimated expenditures for the year 1858
= ssc 4s.,,hnt ga, %, .E. The means applicable
10 artIay this amount only 10 $lo,5s4,0ti,
s. bas svfsg s&a53to be appropriated from the trea-
Ss' SUR rffay the expenditures VI tbs Year ls5s,
80, y. tiisy have been authorized by ias.
5 m. report brings under the notes OF Con,
zee iHe expectancy OF adopting money order
~ s,stea, ike that OF threat Britain. The amount
iyaA trsa ir this way through the British Post
s7s4 iees year 1850 is stated 10 have been Ell
~ ssa.,d2 furnishing profitable source Of revenue
- To the rngiish Post Office.
'''S The ocean steamships and foreign mail arrange.
81 tire department may bs thus briefly SUM
Sft Is nIarisei:
rec ,lnnenIation made by the report is that hav
Inc reference To the Pacific Nail steamship Com
g. psay. By it's terms the contract with this
- pany for seatniunthy service from, Astoris, by
sau FL auciscu, &c To iauana, expires the Ist
October, 1s3S. wnile, under the decision OF the
Navy Deuar tmsut, the contract Of the connecting
s5 !imes this side runs until lst October 1909
Therefore. 60 keep up the connection with the Pa
ciac lane. az provided by Law, aud originally
conteup lated. il will be necessary to extend til.
contract Vn Pacific year; and As the Pacific
Mali steamship Company have performed their
service generally ia highly creditabie and salts
factory manner, the Postmaster General recon-
p,.uds appropriation for such extension.
The aggregate amount OF postage (sea, inland
by the steamers of the New York and Liverpool
lIollns) line S.l0.463 u3, which Is heavy
es. piI vi previous fiscal year. &c should be OBJ
served. however, that the additional allowance IL
.tSttAaI "a ~ A.
1858 having Deen Terminated ON the 18th of February,
looI. aud sx yearly trips dispensed with from ami
after date, twenty round trips only, iusteai
OF twenty-six, a' formerly We're performed dur
- lug the year
York and Bremen line Si31,75i Is, and by
the new York aud Iayre liue 50. .s5J 05; being u
deere OF IS, iJt lazy the bremen, owing TO the
- fact much OF the time there have been scve-
s- frs,1a ,tet hers running aud carrying ship
let this line, and increase OF z,i25 w
l,y The iiavre ue, compared with tbs fiscal year
.z-. enollx 31tu June. 1906
ILe aliouut of letter POSTAGE upon mails
changed dariug Tie year irear Britain va.
s,.4 isi russia $50 ST25I bremen. So, Us2 20;
fFl..Ie from ist Aprt 10 3jth June, 1919 81! :
't lss IL; Hamburg sl.U53 70, being u decrease
British OF SIS, 453 95 On BREMEN mails of
' SJJ6 so; aud Increase Prussian closed mails
81 LIS 81 cbnp treI with the preceding year
VI the u! Uunt of hostages ON mails exchanged
win Brtain S5I4 Lars Collected The
United states. aud S3tJl3S 81 threat Britaa-tne
81 United states and Br tish postages thus
ti'ctrd IN tue tnitei states being 81 ool 10
excess vf S55,3J5 ~ oil the hostages
up1 mails exchanged with Prussia and VI S52-
- exchanged With bremeu, was COL
l-ctea ia this country.
iur gro,s asu, unit of United States postsge-sea
= a''h ,uand-on mats transported durug tue year,
-
.aa u. o in .(twuIy round trips ..sls9,a,6 81
II lii lnen ae, uwevs ,o-nd Tips ,siiss u
By IN nav.eids, (s"eve road iii.o)-.. s1tiZ a
III ocean ro.,,se Upon ma Is 'on''sed D. Tie
10y he breinen nt - 81 -
rts pasta, coay.ni,o... conciu I'D aud put IN
ope. alton during The year VITA Franc :,
Ia the Isl Of April, aud an taer with
ts IL aug which, Went into elf &C On tue LIST at
Ju,y. fhe report States that negotiations ar
pen tiux Tor radical change OF our postal arrange
s net, Great Britain but Ms tue proposition "i
3rltirh office It's present shape csunot be
sv acev.iei I :, aud as It involves Also pFeminar,
e a&teeulent requiring the sanction OF the treaty
making powers, dehnite action upon it has b=eh
necessarily pustpuuel for the present.
The suiJct OF city posts, the report after
r-capitu .atius The Efforts made facilitate
CO pt AMI delivery oi letters ia Ne" YORK Boston
aud Phlad-p hia recommends Modification Of
the present laws relating Carriers tu give
i the General authority to have the de-
livery made cent letter, whether the
rier receipts sufficient To meet the expenses
or not. II the improved system Is tonnd Ia work
we'll In the trec cities aboss mentioned, the fost-
Master General states it to be his Intention to ex
tend it to all the other principal cities OF tlie u
etares
IN regard to the delays of mails railroads. OF
which such frequent com plants made, the
prt state. thai additional agents have been EN-
sa play ed by the department ON the principal lines to
.b accsap ,uy mails long distances without chaus
ing si.i guard against delays that can possible be
~ advantage the mails, bnt that both
equally expedited under all circumstances
= fine consideration uf the measures necessary 10
be ad pte.t to greater speed aud regularity
ts" la the Transmission Of the mails between New
York and New 0reaus occupies large space iii
the report. Under the Present arrangement. six
Es different parties employees In the service
with sep schedules each OF whch must b.
$50 actiy com, ,ed with 20 the performance of
the rhr,u Ga trips in Contract time. The Postna,
ter de"erai, in ,ling attsn ton ~ the proposals
s tn, fi,rtis Railroad Company, and to the alvsn-
tage III h sving ths whvie vi the line uader
tract nxie party with a schedule hxing the
p,rio within which the entire trip should be per-
formed observes
"upon the au sstou Of accepting the pr posals for
this s-ivre. CONSIDERING the uncertaiut! eft the
which the raiirlss portion Of the proposed line
vii, b. uipietei, have been unable thus Tar,
the bidders any denntye determine liol
Bat the suuiect il referred to here beca .esi IL !.
d-enlssi b- Of public Interest, view
III prons. which the ntsmplatsd NV arrange
ment all ris material facilitating the
-9f munIeA ion between the two sections and the
grss. im n-rcitl capitals Of the country"
go FROM detailed statement accompanying this
report Of the fines and deductions which
imposed upon the contractors for imperfect matt
service during tn. fiscal year, appears these