The New York herald., 1864-12-07
OUR POST OFFICE. \
Annual Report of the Post
master General.
INCREASE IN THE REVENUE.
Our Postal Arrangements
With ALI the World.
Nsarly . Millisn Of Dollars Paid to
Foreign Steamship owners fer
Carrying American Mails.
Curiosities Of tho Dead Letter
Office.
Three and a Half Millions Of
Dead Letters Per Year.
--,o~~-,~~~>,~o,o~~,~,
Twenty-six Thousand Photo
graph and Daguerrectype
Likenesses MisseEt. fsV~
af2 an
Over Hundred Thousand Letters lllesibly
Directed Per Annum,
Sse. &c.. 80.
Three and a Half Millions Of
Dead Letters Per Year.
Twenty-six ThOusand Photo
graph and Daguerrectype
Likenesses MisseEt. tla,
Over Hundred Thousand Letters lllesibly
Directed Per Annum,
Ake.. &c.. 80.
posr orrcE DrrAsrxrs

Posr OFrcE DEPARTMENT, Nov. 2. 1884.
STbe postal revenues for the year ending the 30th
June last 1885, the expenditures OF this
department during the period we're sl26i4 1856,
showing an cxcess Of the latter OF S206,532
The average annual receipts OF this department from
1859 to 1884, inclusive were 2ss and the
annual expenditures for the period were
oO showing average annual excess Of expenditures
receipts Of and tho average annual re-
ceipts from 1862 1884 Inclusive $40 81 $780, and
the expenditures $1 1885, showing average annual
excess Of expenditures over receipts Of SS23 .25l.
The Of receipts In 1854 over 1861 the nrs year
or the rebellion was - 0S8.067. s#lH
Although tho proportion OF receipts against the
pendtures has doubtless been increased on account OF
the suspension the postal service the insurrecton
ary Saiss the above exhibit furnishes tho evidence OF
highly credsble 70 the sdmiuisasen Of my immediate
predecessor. eta tstx.
SIS 900 900 In which included the sum OF 81 900 ooo
specially Appropriated for the overland mail service
being sass,als more shaa the amount actually az
On the other hand the revenues OF 1884 were estimated
At an increase of i've per osn.um 90 .nsss Of 1897.
1858 S. moro than the This Increase
equals AZ per cent. - -t@a. lA t
The increase Of expenditures in 1884, compared with
the revenues for the Same year llK per cent. r sss
rhs exhibit promises an increase Of the revenues Tor
1895 the estimate Submitted the report oi last
: :, agl.aog ~ ESTIMATES ron 1865 aioa7Ql
June 50, 1855. estimated s. ..si4 oOs 800
The gross revenue for the year 1885. including
foreign postugs aud miscellaneous receipts, 4sv b
Is estimatsd At increase OF six per centuu - s.
on inc revenue Of 1854, making. 1s.1s4s41
rs,iupatsd deficiency OF revenue compared row s-
: with sst.ma.ea expenditures. sols.0s2
From must be deducted the amount cf ~
OF tue per appropriations 70 compen. ai rra4
safe the department for carrying FREQ mail Sid 1f
matter, under acts d March y, l847, and 5 4,
March 3, ls61................. .......... 700 900
The grants for the ransportaon of fres mai. mater
Assuming that tho q s7oo Tor the last yss1
u still available no appropriation for sny deficiency
toe revenues VIII b required. t -
In akpg tho estimate OF probable expenditures for
1885, the amounts actually expanded under the several
heads during the past fiscal year have been taken
basis Increase several OF the items named mas
become necessary particularly 10 the approprslon
postage stamps and stamped envelopes the estimated
cost Of the latter being Increased $4,000 per annum
according 70 The terms or . new contract.
nuMBgR srAnrs AND STAMPED ENvKLoPns.
81 80: s'. y:sr I e. S0 po1ss
amounting to $765,5l2, and 574 500 wspeper wrap
pers amounting to $Sl 400 issued The total value
Of these issues $40 o74 ,329. which, compared with
the OF ths previous $40 1885, 1907, shows
increase OF $685.. or about s cent The value
OF the stamps and stamped envelopes sold was 776
$780, and the amount used 10 the prepayment Of postage
was %, ,S7S,l55. Ht re#
Notwithstanding this enormous issse, the losses OF
stamps the mails amounted only to 81 2o6, and OF
envelopes to 3 This result may be 10 part attributed
10 the OF registering each package OF stamps
envelopes mailed ahu TO the fact that route agents and
postmasters at separating Offices are also instructed 10
keep record Of ell such packages passing through their
ohces. During the year 1859 uns year Immediately
preceding the adoption OF this system Of regstration
the vaue Of postage stamps issued amounted 10
SIS 27s 4o6 whist n transmission during the
last nonshs Of that period wero $,373 since that
time the losses have decreased although she Issue has
Increased about oak per cent.
xuxBE. PAcEAam srAnps.
The plumber o. psck.ses OF stamps sent out during the
Nj a m an 4 tha
claims allowed for deficiencies 10 the number of
amounted 20 only $29 and in the stamped envelopes so
with this branch OF the business. = .e-.r
sUPrLr or srAAPs TO TIE ARnrm.
the Polsmsc and CumbsAnd through special agents.
department located the headquarters OF
iss Of July i.sstas agent stationed at CITY Point
nnis, has sold stamps amounting 70 17s, and the
assat Q, the army ai Chattanooga, IS ,2io
+ DonBxRY MONEY AND STAMPS BY ARnxp Mxx, ETC
Under the the relief or postmssters who have
been robbed By confsdeats forces rebel suerihas
one hundred and thirty nine claims have been made,
representing losses Of postage stamps and money amount
Ing In ths Aggregate 70 95s. OF the cianas thus
ported, sixty have been examined ana reported
favoraby, the aggregate the credits allowed bsisg
92,l3o. the balance OF the oians--seveuty seven
furnished being 10 most cases insufficient.
Lossw OF OFFICE rixruRss, YrO
Losses OF somewhat different osarscter frsqusotly
occur relief for which cannot be granted without cd
dionsi legislation refer whsre by Of
the presence OF armed forces, Poet Office destroyed
70 cases whore the loss occasioped By TROOPS.
Tho report OF my predecessor years since recon-
mended that such losses be provided for, and invite
attention 20 the subeot 40 several such claims have been
made where the losses have occurred through fault
Of the postmaster. n tHI
HKw CONTRACT FOR mAurrD gxvnorn.
During the last session Of Congress bill passed
for the relief OF the contractor the depart
ment with stamped envelopes and newspaper Wrappers
uuder the provisions o which the existing contract
pired Seppsmber H. 1904 when conditional contract
was made, 20 expire December 81 1864 s advanced
rate for stamps aud enveopca
ISSUE OF NKwsrApER vRArrERs DISCONTINUED.
After the award OF the referred 10, the
department add the contractor protest from
party 10 New York claiming 10 bs the patentee OF news
paper Wrappers with notice he should assert bis
rights Under these circumstances, and view OF the
enormous advance 10 the contract price cf the article
the department decided 10 discontinue the for the
present
TRANSPORTATION srArr9TfCs
The service as stood the 30th June last In the
States OF Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachu
SETS Rhode Island Connecticut New YORK, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Delaware Narylsnd Ohio West Virginia.
Michigan. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri
Minnesota, Kentucky, California Oregon, Ksnsas and the
Territories OF New Mexico, Utah. Nebraska Washington
Colorado, Dnkota and Nevada, amounts TO 6,e93 mail
routes, The number OF contractors being boa Tho
length OF these routes wasl3s73 miles, and the servcs
40 follows, vizs-
Rairoad, 22,oie miles; steamboat 1878 miies; "cs.
lerity, certainty and secury,n l0s2Ts mtlescostiug
20 SB 400, divided as follows, vzRalroad 23 sol ,943
| miles OF TRANSFORMATION A \