New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-05

On the 9oh June 1850 there Las maj css.s.A
On the 18th June 1859, there were''''. %" maa
No Of draIs snd .Ir.u.. .oed in 1859
No ofdrsfts and warrants Issued in 1853 S'oos
Ipor.~,.................. ssos o. - ~ GA
Before making payments all the calculations 81 NJ
Auditors Office are verified and noted each qesscp
tor which purpose summary accounts are reqcarpqo
kept for all of The 500 mail routes, and the vsso
calculations and entries thus amount 10 IL 900 cd
quarter. This large amount OF extra WORK -
been found necessary since 1854,
The branch of business, however, which has -
"a, idly grown ia that connected with tho posengt
stamps and stamped envelopes.
LIST July of that year and 3Oth June, 1851, there wsv
i4ued 80.
8si 900 Of the ten-oeut denomination.
" the fvecent denomination-equG % eTt1O
Under the act OF Sd March, 1881, reducing PosA9ee
and favorng prepayment the Issues were for the ysr
Cent Soee 100 scent 49, sr 200 aOs., ,1rss; ex.ak
For the year ending June 30 last there wore is:seds
lcen 20 400 Scent $50 s3 60 Scent SD $50 leeaA
1885 40 l2oent l6S35Oo 24cent 81 49, equal TO- sh'
Stamped envelopes we're introduced 10 lesa. and
the issues during the last year amounted ts'''.
Total Of postage stamps and stamped envelopes v ,N
Being increase IN eight OF sDs - -
In tie year 1852 the number of orders for stanp.
was 200 In 1860 the orders for stamps and ssaYsd
envelopes were round numbers 80 00c or near ~
yer cent The average number Of orders new
requiring attention each day above rs. haeh ssF-
arte oder compared with she ledger and the dnse
and amount of stamps and envelopes previously fzs>
nished are noted 70 to guard against over supps
Next the revenue of the Post-O Is asoerfaned M
she amount to be sent apportioned and noted sscs
igly In the third place, the several orders are rsG
teftd and then charg ed the ledgsrs TO each once
Receipts corresponding the number of orders fid
are daily received and entered the registers, ad
then fled until the end Of tho quarter when they sv
referred to the Auditor be regularly charged In W.
adustmeDt of the Postmasters accounts.
Tie duties described connected with poseaee
stamps and stamped envelopes, are OF the very IRA
at the foundation OF almost the eusrs
revenues of the Post Office Departmentand roYu1fe
for their performance the closest application, combined
with strict vigilance and all the best QUALIFICATIONS a.
an accountant
In 1852 the number Of clerks on the various dusts
OF the Finance Once, a. above described, was ~
The present number allowed BY law, In % an nerease
which is insufficient for the work connected VITA ~
ceiving and referring the accounts Of posmaster ex
aiming dead letters, and with disbursements o. -
revenue leaving entirely out Of view the distdbasoa
of postage stamps and stamped envelopes, wheb bse
ness has rapidly advanced to its present msgnisoe
since 1852, already shown. AT that period It We
managed by one single clerk now at least nine casa
are required.
In the other branches various improvements hA94
leen introduced which, together with the growth o.
The business makes additional force necessary. AZ
preeent the work is accomplished by the aid Of tsmp
porary clerks who are engaged in tho dE.dbuttsn q
stamps and paid out Of the appropriation for THAI pa.
ose and by using as clerks persons who employed
and paid out Of the appropriation for laborers- II
however submitted that such state Of things shseA
not continue and that Congress should mako preytnoa
for an addition 20 the regular corps Of cerks sua
to meet the absolute demands Of the public ssryino
Accordingly, recommend that the following s1EAs
Iional clerks be authorized, viz:
One of class g. at q, 600 per annum. ,t ~
Five Of class g. at 81, 400 per annun.
Five Of class l, at 81, 200 per snnum- ~
In all eleyen, being however, addition OF only ~
u. H.
into account six temporary clerks and three lAbsrus
employed ~ clerks ... 'r1s
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE. sl
The tables accompanying the report Of tbs Aadiess
for Il department. hereto annexed exhibit tbs follow
ing resu of our foreign mail service for the past 6sl
year:
The aggregate amount Of postage (sea, inland, 81
foreign ON United States and European mails w.
H,56,4o2 %, conveyed as follows WIS ey 9ssssd
ment, S54I, 039 92 BY British mail packets, OF Che
Cunard line, 1886, 4l8 CO., and by the North Gezmzz
Lloyd and Hamburg lines Of mail packets, 30, s<s -
led States, and s5i6,ss6 20 in As United Kingtss,
France, Prussia, Bremen, Hamburg, and Befgisas
Excess of collections in the United States, e2s3 Cos -
Tie number Of letters and newspapers exchanged
with Europe was a. follows; letters sent from he
United States 1893, $50; received from Europe.
3O72,e79; total, 6,l66, 569 Newspapers sent, "
go; newspapers received, l. 1873 2J7j total 37 ~.
The amount Of letter hostages upon mails exchanged
VIII TREAT Dfndlh was x'oo,4Ji ol Win rru90as
S4e5 100 20; with France, $e29 SOC ~ Bremen, tH,-
$40 n; Hamburg s33, 1873 so; and Belgium, IS, 7A1;
being an increase on British mails Of $ls345 81; on
French mails of $ll 1872 49, Hamburg mails Of Si0r
55l 81; and decrease Prussisn mails Of t3fT3 ~
and on Bremen mails Of e., $50 i6 "a compared with
the previous year. Che exchange Of mails with Bed
gium commenced on the Oath Of January, l86uk
Total increased letter hostages on European usils.
S37, 953 ~.
The amount Of portagcs on mails sent 10 Great
Britain sG6,sl4 U3; to Prussia Sl56, rs 09l 70
France, tll04SA IS; to Bremen, sl6 sS5 o.; 70 Han
burg s22,6 go and TO Belgium, $2,2S Is Tossa
cent, s6so,2lS "a. On mails received from 6reee
Britain, $4ll oil So from Prussia $l4b4 III; nom
France, $ll9,3lS 80; from Bremen, 3ls,olo II; froa
Hamburg SlO,26l ~ and from Belgium, 81 ,aS6 70.
Total received, s6SU, ls3 6l. 80 Is.
Tie weight OF closed letter mails received and ssne
during the wear was AZ follows: t.-.s
Prnseian co,ed mails received, TX, 64Si ounces ssne
liz! 646I ounces; total 2s9 ALL ounces. British sna
Canadian closed mails received, 60,6I ounces, ssaA.
Oisi ounces total s,655l ounces. British and O.
ifornia closed ma IL received. "a AZ ounoss sent MtS
ounces; total, 30,72lt ounces. British end Hsvuns
Cd I'D mails received 10 733 ounces; and Br&ish "a
Mexican closed mails received. /, lS3 ounces.
II amount paid Great Britain for and territorial
t,snrit of coeed mails through the United kisSdsn.
vrs 4i8,0is ~ sDd the amount received frsa ueesk