New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-02
Hands EsipLoyed.
iines. Male. Female.

Total number ~ hands omployedvmale and female e
The consumption Of paper is nearly one million
sheets per month, and OF ink about four tons per
month. The highest rate of wages paid TO employees
in this Bureau is paid to tho pictorial engravers-
az much a. three thousand dollars pex annum being
paid in some cases. The superintendents OF the
several divisions receive from 500 70 $1,000, and
the females from 81 80 to & per day, according TO
their work and general capacity. The girls en-
ployed in the pla'o-prnting room, Of whom there
are about one hundred and fifty, paid one dollar
per day.
The aggregate monthly disbursements Cor labor
Of all kinds performed in this Bureau amount, on
an average, 10 thiriy-ihree thousand dollars, or
about seventy dollars for each person employed.
Having now traced the manufacture Of our Green
back and Bond, from their starting point TO their
final completion in the Note Bureau We will now
follow them 10 tie other Offices OF the Treasury De-
partmeni through which they must pass before they
enter into circulation among the people The
Notes, fractional Currency, and Certificates OF In
leb,cdncss, as before remarked, are sent 70 the
Treasurer, and Bonds, both registered and coupon,
10 the Register. We will continue in lilo order
here given, aud speak frst of
THE TgEAsUaER's OFFICE.
Under the General Appropriation Act Of the
XXXVIIIth Congress tie Office OF the United
States Treasurer is tcorganizcd as TO embrace
five separate and distinct Divisions. Each OF these
Divisions is under the supervision or charge OF a
Superintendent or Chief of Division, who is ap-
pointed by the Secretary on the nomination OF the
Treasurer and who is directly accountable to that
officer. These Divisions ere severely known as
the Cash Division, Division Of Issues, Redemption
Division, Loan Division, Division r.. Accounts,
and Division OF National Banks. Independent OF
these several Divisions il the Cashiers Office,
which is in charge Of Cashier ard Assistant Cash
ier who occupy the chief Offices of trust under the
Treasurer and Assistant-Treasurer The three first
named Of these Divisions as their names imply, are
Immediately connected with the distribution and
redemption Of the public moneys, and we shall
therefore speak OF them first:
DIVISION OF ISSUES.
This Division is located on the first floor, near
the center Jf the nodh-wes. wing of the building.
A. fas, as the notes and fractional currency are
Gnishcd in the Note Printing Barean. the 81 final
count" is taken OF them. They then put up in
bundles, packed securely IN boxes, and sent 10 the
Division Of Issues. 4 receipt is given for each lot
as il arrives These bundle. are then recounted,
and il the count il found correct, they are turned
over to the Cashier
II, however, any errors are found in the count
rendered by the Chief Of the Printing Bureau, tho
package, whether OF notes or currency, is reetihed
by the Motto Bureau.
In addition TO the counting of the different issues
Of the Department, the trimming of the fractional
currency is also done in this room. About twenty
women are employed on this work, and from SIX to
twelve more in counting andpacking tho notes. One
man is also employed TO tieup andsea the packages
full package contains 1000 notes, independent of
the kind or denomination of notes. Thus, pack
age of Ones contains $1,000 of Twos, 5000; of
Fives, SO, 900; Of Tens, $4,000 and 30 up to
package of one thousand dollar notes, which is
worth 81 600 600. The daily receipts in this Divi-
sion are vouched for 10 the Printing Bureau in the
aggregate, at tho close of each Days work. and the
whole il then turned over TO The Cashier, who de-
posts it in his vault, and becomes responsible for
its safo custody. Not unfrequently as much as
eight millions Of dollars pass through 'hs d.
vision In single day. Mr. II. q. Root has
charge VI this Division.
CASHIERS OFFICE.
Approaching tie Office Of the Treasurer FROM the
main eastern eutraDee 10 The ptpaltelt, the Yisi'