The New York herald., 1864-12-07

sSs ssr and 20 arranged shat hsy can be dsspschsa
wisnoat Delay on connectng Thus II Is found
tnat the nsmsson OF letters s expedited from eye
70 ,~en.your hours Similar sxperiments have been
made on the roues from Chicago H., 10 Clinton, Da-
venpors and Dubuque, Iowa, With equally satisfactory
Attepton hes been given to the putting in operation
the railway distribution 10 other prominent points
the companies which have been asked u furnish the
necessary facilities have generally responded avora
bly, on me great Eastern ana Western routes 10 Ieve
land, well as between Washington and New York
and importance OF the mails and tie
trbution TO be- done such To require accommoda
tions 10 the extent OF entire car. West OF Cleveland
only portion OF a will be used on each route.
In order make the work OF railway offices eaec
tus change the mode OF mailiog letters is
ry Ali Offices cannot mail direct neither can all mail TO
railway office The work viii; theref re- be divided
betw bead Offices and route Offices the former being
those which the initial or terminal points OF routes
and the latter those offices stations tho direct line
road from which there are no post roads diverging
Additional clerks well sueriptendonts and travs
ling smasters wi be required, for whom recommend
provision DO made by law.
the introduction OF the proposed scheme will neces-
seriy De attendedswth difficulties and must be accom-
will require time and labor and the present opera
tons viii bs limited 70 . lew principal railroad lines
Ua, tne necsssary ciassidcntion completed and ths
ditionhl expenses will be Involved but It is hoped that
the final effect will be TO reducs the expenses connected
with the presept Plan Qf distrlbuop Under the pew
law Also which took effect the lst OF July last all &C
counting for paid letters has been dispensed WITH thus
saving much labor neIo'oore required IN mailing letter:
and received under the old system i've Of the prnc
pal offices, amounted 10 ffty thousand foos. The
counts from the same Offices for the quarter ended 30th
septembsr ast. during which changes were only par
italy introduced, show saving this respect nearly
penses post ocss are expected 70 be diminished 20 Is
TO ooompensats Tor the cost OF railway distribution But
whether this resu. be fully attained or not the exped-
STATISTICS OF FOREIGN SERVICE. 81 .EN
Tho aggregate POSTAGE (sea, inland and foregp)
the correspondenoe exchanged with Great Britain,
Prussia. France, Hamburg, Bremen and Belgium
amounted to 81 800 sos, being increase OF STA 93o
as compared with the last year. and s2 ass n excess OF
the largest amount realized any previous fiscal year.
The collections 10 this country Sssl 730 and
in Europe t s57S76 excess Of collections in the United
States S363855 This result significant and gratifying.
showing largely Increased correspondence with Europe
notwithstanding the civil troubles agtatsg the country
and the interruption OF postal communications with tho
TRANSATLANTIC 1xAssroRrAuos
The Transatlantic mail transportation was performed
BY foreign steamships OF the New York and Liver
pool, Canadian, Bremen, and Hamburg lines $770, 1856.
~ Brisa coatracs mail packets OF the Cunard and Gal
The paid by this department. for mail steamship
from Europe Ss71 740-the
employed recev ing the postage convey
compensation Tor the service O this amount the Liver.
POOL and New York and Philadelphia Steamship Company
received $202 9f4 for ffytwo outward aud Atty three
ward trips between New York, Queenstown Liver
pool; the Canadian mail packets, $77l75 for ityhres
and Liverpool; tho North German Lloyd steamship Com
pany, SASHA for sixteen outward and fifteen inward
trips. snd the New York and Hamburg Steamship Com
pany, ,s0 for thirteen outward and twelve inward
trips between New York and Southampton te1 fo
BRlTIsH NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES. ~
with British North American Provinces during tho year
amounted 70 being an Increase Of sS gas
me s amoon. repossea ana over that
this country amounted to 1856 In the Provinces
TO $3s sls ia favor Of the United States $50 4o
Ayfen UtrCRA
bly, partly owing the fact that large OF rebel
agents. sympthizer, and refugees have taken up their
temporary abode IN Canada and the other Provinces.
1en WEST INDIA NAILS ASD COST TRANsPoRrAuoN. T
Tho total p0stAges on the mails conveyed 10 and from
the west Indies amounted to SsoooO and the cost Of
transporting tbe 70 and from Havana and other
West India ports s1 being $40 e53 less than the
Cnited states postages the mails conveyed Bereto-
compensaton the gross or United States
upon The oorrespondence transported without allowing
were re- executed Win the dsp.rsmsu, caus FOR sns
performance of specified number trips according TO
fixed scnedule o. sailing days. and as the mails they
conveyed received greater attention while in
transit than s ordinarily given to first class freight
was considered BY my predecessor proper that the
adjusted a. TO prevent loss 70 the postal revenues and
arrangements were accordingly concluded by him with
New York and hav.na M Ssed co
pcusaton BY the trip OF $l25 each way, $3.50 per
round Trip not exceeding the United STATE. postage.
steamship lines 10 question declined TO aocsds to
thus ras: .. q compensation, pens claiming that they
under the provisions OF the fourth section the act
Of June IS $780, which the Postmaster 0sn.
United States and any foreign pors Or pors by steam
shps allowing therefor the inland postage by an
The provisions OF sectou have nos been
strued by this department requiring the Postmaster
General % allow the sea and inland postases the malls
conveyed 70 all American vessels but simply q limiting
The payment or $3.50 per round trip. limited to the
tors ample remuneration for the steamship soryics
between New YORK and Havana no reasn occurs 20 me
tion for All tho sseamshps employed that route.
~ doubts have arisen relative the proper consruc.
tion Of the fourth and fth sections OF the Of tho
18th OF June 1885, and the fourth section or the act OF
the 18th Of june 1850, which 10 effect superseded the
last mentioned section, additional egisa.
mails 70 be transported between the United States and
foreign port or pors between ports Of tho United
States touching a. foreign port. BY s.eamsnip allowing
not exceeding the sea and United States inland postage
and BY foreign vessel, any sum not exceeding the
sea postage on tho mails 20 conveyed,
PRIVATE smps.
To protect the postal losses incident 10
vessels departing from United States for foreign
countries, recommend the passage aw recurring a
OF any steamsh or otner vessel departing for
pert or ports, snail mako oath affirmation that he hss
not roeeived on board his ship or vessel has not
under hts care or within his control any letters addressed
70 foreign country which mot received direct
from the post ooo at the port OF departure except
such arc directed 70 theconsgnee OF snip vessel
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS.
The United states hostages upon correspondeuce ex
changed with Central and south America via Aspu wall
and Panama. amounted {, Sl& 20S all OF which was paid
to Cornelius Vanderbilt for the 18th mus transpor
tatfon.
The provisions OF article three OF the United States and
Canada postal convention nave been % modified, By
agreement between the respective post a.
abolish the international letter postage OF fifteen cents
single rate heretofore levied upon letters passing be
tween Canada and California, Oregon and Washington
Territory, thus establishing Uniform Internal onal post
age for letters OF ten the single rate
optional, between Canada and all parts OF the United
States without regard TO distance or route OF convey
ance and the boneht OF the uniform
rate OF cents has also extended TO the
pondence exchanged With tho province Of New Bruins.
wick.
uMrxD STATES AND CANADA PosYAl coyvryr,ox
Our arrangement wish Canada adopts the principle OF
optional prepayment In both countree of the combiued
rate OF International postage each country Ali