The New York herald., 1863-12-10
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Synopsis Of the Postmaster Gene
RAILS Report.

The Postmaster General repors that during ihs "a,
fiscal year the financial condition o hi. dearsment IA,
been one Of unusual prosperity. The resease has reary
equalicd the expenditures, the iAissr ameuutns W
silaii2oS 81! and The former 10 sil lea Ts9 % There
is good to belsvc tha, the dsnar,usnt xsa b.
SELF sustaining in brief period q time
The whole number Of post onces eHst ns On a.. soth
Of June 1s63. 90 0iT being incrcsse On ne r,.
ceding year Of liz $50 Offices have bcen e-tablsfed
and 65s have been discontinued.
The number Of special agents % June So isss wssIs
with an aggregate salary OF $40 500 and 3,7 rore
aggregate salary Of $3.50 200; ss oe agsns al
$27 Baggage masters in charge Of express nah ha
The total cost Of transatlantc mail steamship service
was $332 ,is4. This price covered huDdred kno
thirty two round trips to various Euro, ports.
The Postmaster General regrets TO state that no ~
gress has been made in negotiations for postal con-
venton with Prussia embracing the states eomprsng
the German Austrian Postal Union, a
transit charges.
. He rsnews his recommendation Of March ., 1892 ,c
the postal committees in Congress- that All private sh
departing from the United foreign ports shou
be required, condition OF clearance Convey mails
on such terms as may be allowed by Congress.
During the year the increased length OF routes haa
been 5,5s5 but the annual cost OF mail
decreased SllS,25s or about two per cent
The value Of stamps issued TO postmascrs during
year Is 80 6s36s2, stamped letter envelopes sC34s2l
value Of these sold to The public was GA 52o beng an
excess over the previous year Of $2.7l4,397.
Inc postmaster General renews his last years
mendation TO Congress to to adjust and al
low the claims OF potmasters who have
OF stamps ana stamped envelopes by
paon and robbery OF their Offices by bodies OF armei
men.
These claims thus amount TO about 40 600
lie calls attention also to the TACT that these postmasers
nave suffered greatly in the loss private propcrty
He requests additional legislation in respect TO posi-
office thefts and recommends that stealing Of letters
and stamps be made penal oGesce
THE DEAD OFFICE
There has been increase OF letters contain
ing money and other valuables The number OF dead
letters covering deeds bills OF exchange drafts and other
valuable papers, received registered aud
deivery TO the writers was 1922 with aggregate.
nominal value Of 81 ,544 277-of these $50 were de.
livered to the owners.
Letters registered and mailed containing money num-
Dered 1873 Oi these 10 04S, aiming $63 627
finally delivered -'7-i'
Sixteen Thousand seven hundred and sixty three lettcrp
OF less value RECEIVED nearly thousand which
contained daguerreoy pes and eight thousand two hum
dred and seventy three writers
owners
The Postmaster General that postal order
money system be established facilitate the transmits
Sion OF small sums through the mails which he Is conf
dent would prove not only great convenience soldiers
and citizens but almost entirely obyiate the loss Of hS
class OF remttances
In regard to letters addressed points rebeiouo
states, the Postmaster General says:By OF tho
continued suspension OF regular postal ncaten
with sections OF the country under nsurreconary
troll, considerable number OF letters, amount
ing in the aggregate to twenty four thousand,
three hundred and fourteen, fund their way, by
various channels, to the Dead letter Office
were Of foreign, apd returned to the
where they originated. Those originating the loyal
States were turned over to- the military authorities and
after examination, most or them sent by flag Of
their destination
Tho Postmaster General has instructed Postmasers
forward to the Dead Letter Office except In special
all letters remaining unclaimed month after being ad
vertised instead OF two months as formerly.
In conclusion he asks the consideration Of Congress Of
the revised code OF laws submitted by him the last
session. which is maLly digest Of existing postal laws