The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-28
the total number or an mall bags Of all kinds pro-
cured during preceding year. 20

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The total number Of an Aail bags II all kinds pro-
AsSS p'eesa'0g Ssas. .'..'..'...."..'.SD ''os
Increased number during the last Sscal year s,ss7
chased during the ysar ended June 50, 1855 's' -
This increase 70 be accounted for chiefly te
usual demands for supplies created by the reduced
Der u mail bags furnished during The precedin year
which was much below the average OF former yea s.
,ss than half Of the number procured dur ny the
year ended june 80, 1867, for which the total lmber
The Of expenditure for mail bags during the last
hscai year THAI OF The year preceding was
catoned only by the cxgencies arising nom the ia
dtqnate supply Of that year. besre stated but b,
me substitution Of large proportion OF costly bag
,of sScn as naa been q less price, but dseOn
During the last fiscal year proposals. were invited
by pubic advertisement, according to law, furnish
ing mal bags for four years from aud after tue ist
July, 1859; and the lowest and best bids were
accepted, upon which two contracts were made These
contracts which are now in course of satisfactory fu!h
meDt, were made n prices somewhat higher than those
o. The contracts last EXPIRED but confidently expsetd
they will prove be highly advantageous 70 the interests
81 the department. The bags for are greatly
superior IN every respect 10 any heretofore used ia the
service. E' - NN9 3E51D WnI I.
The supplies Of mail locks purchased for the service
during the last sca year. amounted 70 ly per less
number, and sixty per cent less coat than hose
Of the next preceding year. $3.50
and depredsoDs alleged to have occurred In connection
with the POSTAL service during the past year, may sa
hce 70 state that s moral aspects still Unsatisfactory
Every possible effort has oeen made for improvements
that direction, and these efforts will be continued without
einxation for the future. The public have given
heir complete condolences 70 this department. and nave
ibunsted, not merely their Treasures but their
and sacred reyahtions 70 the keeping Of lss honor.
They have right demand that shall prove itse worthy
Of this confidence and that tpis high trust sh al neither
be accepted administered BY uucean hauds. But Of
al the branches OF tho government there where
Of crime are Of such eSuen recurrence Is IL sns
while The known dficuy Of Furnishing this class Of Of
fences anoras an ever active incentive to the depreda
tor well directed vigilance has already accomplished
much and may accomplish much hereafter FOR the
suppression OF these abuses; but thoroughly per
suaded that tho chief reliance for the sacty or tho aa
must be ouDd ia the personal probty OF
those charged with their transportation and delivery
Henoe is believed that there b- faithful or honor
dscardng from its employment all whose course OF hfc
brings In question either their private their Official
tegriy.
FOREIGN NAL SERVICE.
The tables prepared BY tho Auditor or this department.
and annexed 70 this report exh bit tho result Of the TO-
reign ma service for the past fiscal year, and may be
The aggregate amount Of postage (sca, inland and
foreien Oh mails conveyed to and from europe by The
several Ines u mail steamer employed by this depart
ment was $4S4 Cos 81 and by the British packets Of ,hs
CnnaId line, psrior an equal number Of trips $685.
62S a. The North German Lloyd and Hamburg lines Of
mail packets also conveyed malls To and nom Bremen and
Hamburg respectively, the hostages which amounted
70 H. making the total postages United States
ana Ere ss mss conveyed W all lines during the
The COS. Of tho transatlantic service performed by
se mD 81 re s q A e. qH
(Which limits the compensation to the United States
POSTAGE sea and inland, whom tho conveyance by Anne
steamers vas 1924 $40 co. twenty six round trips being
performed by American steamships for the sum Of $780,
2Sl o. averaging 81 ee3 SO per round trip ann twenty
g. averaging $3.50 II per round trip Of the later
trips, four and half by the Canadian line Of
steamers between Portland and Liverpool This line is
hereafter to weekly Portland beng tho terminus on
this side during the winter, and Quebec during the sum-
mer Aseason; and In connection with the Grand Trunk
pleted, it viii afford the means Of the most direct and
probably the most expeditions communication between
Chicago and liverpool Arrangements have been made
with the Canadian Post Office department to trans port
Tor the sea postage, any mails II may be desirable
TO send by this line; and, in order TO give them
to have Chicago land Detroit, as we'll IS Port
land constituted offices exchange for United States
and British mails Bags will then be made up at each OF
these Offices, and viii not be opened until they reach
liverpool The running time from Chicago to Portland,
via Detroit, Toronto, &C. s not to exceed forty eight
hours and either from Portland or from the ooutemplaed
terminus Of the ravny near the mouth Of the river st.
Lawrence, where the mails be transferred to and
from the steamships the distance 70 Liverpool several
hundred miles less than from New York
Temporary arrangements have also been made, on the
terms Of the act Of 1885, for the continuance OF weekly
service by American or foreign steamships between New
York and Liverpool or Southampton, embracing semi
monthly trips 70 Havro, and trips month TO Bre-
and back This 10 connection with the Cunard line
Great Britain. and with the Bremen and Hamburg steam
ers direct ms. e least as frequently IS threo times
In Oils connection feel my duty to recommend the
repeal of that clause Of the approved June Ia 1883
tries the preference shan always be given TO an Ams
can, over foreign steamship, when departing from the
port for the same destination, within three days OF
each oher' Could we maintain even daily postal oomu-
ncaon with Transatlantic naona, would be subject Of
congratulaion the part Of tho whole country and
would be grateful social relations as it would be
Of te
The highest element in the mission Of this department
and hence that legislation which provides for retardngA
at least extraordinary In It's character Tho law under
consideration requires that though the malls be ready for
transmission, and foreign vessel n Offering TO trans
port them, yet they shall DO retained for
order to place them in charge Of an Ameri-
rests Of the American shipbulder and ship.
derive from the conveyance of the mails Is but an
incident TO the service, and to it. the efficiency and repu
be sacrificed. is desirable that this department shall
have the power to send forward the foreign mails as often
and that the obligation prefer the American to the
foreign steamship shall only exist when they sail the
same day.
The amount Of letter hostages upon mails exchanged
during the year with Great Britain S770OS8 with
Prussia, s2ss e42 6s; Fance, s2ls,!7o 0s; Bremen,
mails ho o g. s sss ss Sc
s37 l20 e2 and increase French mails Of Sl2943
6s; on Bremen mails Of $lo,462 As, and on Hamburg
ulaSa Va 2p,V4 CUmldIcu Will precclnE year.
43.
: The amount Of hostages on mails sent to Great
Britain was sss5, o22 l3 70 PRUSSIA, sl67ss4 SO;
to Franc, $lO6,C60 OIL; to Bremen, SlS 229 so;
aud to Hamburg $r65st 5stotal sent $s7s $40 S. on
mails received from Great Britain, slos 4e4 IL from
u'sia, sl:o,s5S IS; from France, sl272o o. from
Bremen s2olas % and from Hamburg, s6,as7 81 total
received s665079 o. Total hostages collected in the
United States, $780, $50 49, in Great Britain, Prussia
France, Bremen, and Hamburg s52s $50 10 excess Of
Balance due Great Britain adjustment of account for
the year ended June 3d. 1852 5000 598 81
l,aJ"DCc une ~ ~ 15,JB 10
Balance due TO Hamburg. 5000 81
Total. 1885,, 2S6 90
Total hostages for the year on malls transported the
New York, New Orleans, Aspinwa and California lines
lincluding mails for Panama and Acapulco Nexico)
s2eg,972 6e. On the New Orleans and San Francisco
route, via lsthmus Of TehuaDtcpec, $5,276 es.
On the Charleston and Havana route, &l0,067 Co. on
he New Orleans and Vera Cruz route 27S 49, ana on
The various lines TO the West ndies &c. $52 1901 A. Az
yregatc total hostages mails conveyed by above named
bone lines Of steamers, 1871 40 IL
The weights OF coeed letter mails received and sent
during The follows n