The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07

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Leaving 4 deficiency or............... 1iss7, asY
For this deficiency no special appropriation VIII oe re-
CURED as he standing FOR the last tnree
amounting to So 100 600 arc unexpended Il will DO
necessary however TO make special appropriations from
the Treasury for steamship service between San Fran
cisco, Japan and China for six months from January
Also o for steamship service between the United
States and Brazil for eight months Of the cur
rent year. commencing November L........ LEG, 0OO
And the whole Of next year .............. ltOooo
Total. $500, 600
The number Of postage stamps issued during
the year $751;, 4le 45s representing 0ss -!
Slammed wrapnors' l65 75O. representing. Is, 3l5
Ana increase Of 81 los over the previous year The
amount sold was $2 TIT being 81 lSS more 'nsn
REQUEST srAMpxD ENVELOPES.
The introduction of stamped envelopes bearing re-
quest to the wrers OF unclaimed letters
has considerably increased tho sale OF envelopes ana
believed to have diminished the returns to the Dead
Business cards are printed on envelopes without addi
tona cost when ordered In quantities not less Than one
thousand for the same parties
To encourage the purchase Of request envelopes the
law should be changed as TO allow the return OF sucn
letters to the writers free of postage
AS stamped envelopes cancelled by use and there
fore safer against fraud than those with stamps attached
IL 4 submitted whether the Postmaster General should
be authorized in his discretion TO furnish Thorn as tho
separate stamps are now without reference 70 tho COST
NKw STAMPS rsuyD
New stamps have been adopted Of the denominations
Of 10 and 25 cans for prepaying postage packages
OF newspapers forwarded BY publishers or newsdeaers
under the authority of law whereby revenue will be
secured hitherto lost 70 the department
ALLOWANCES POSrMASTERS ROBBED BY ARMED hN
Under tho act for the relief Of Postmastcrs who have
boon robbed by bodies Of armed men, seventy seven
cases have been decided and allowances made 70 tho
Rror,rrs 40 xxrxsprusn ron 1881 to 1896.
annual reccips and cxpenditures OF this department
from January 4 1891 TO June 90 1896 The results
as follows
Aggregate receipts $500 81. 604
Aggregate expenditures .............. IA ISL
Deficit ..........,.......... $44 436 987
Averae,nc as follows: Receipts S. sO6 per annm;
exnendIiuros ~ Oo4 ITO Der annum: delc O28
nor snnum
ps' "AHuH' oosra,cr
The mail scryice in operation ON Goth June 1896 en-
braccd Ole roatcs of tho aggregate length OF 14
miics cnstinr "a ola 88l fcxcsiye Of Compensation 70
route and other agents, amounting to $3.50 602).
Railroad 23 40l miles costing ......,. 81 7O7 421
CsIcr,tv r. i0s asI rncs COSTING ~ SI7o865.
Tho Aggregate miles Of transportation were
670S3, 4ol
Railroad. 24,0e1, 568
Steamboat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
CELEBRITY 8l4ol4S0
The cost per mile for transportation ny railroad was
cents
transportation, Ie7sis1 miles, and Of cost, Sl2s AIS
FOR other details OF the contract service SEQ Appendix
ii;;s;sS,s,f.s 1xiS I1fgiAHb hocTx
Until September is, 1894 the service the Lincoln
stare Comnarv t Inc r,ta ~ 600 GOO Der snnum Under
proposals. Tor Continuing the service until 1866 and 1868
the ony bidder was the same company ut $3.50 900 per
which benp regarded az excessive was accented
ony to june So 1865 for the purpose Of again inviting
coranetition This was done by advertisement dated
0ciaer no 1894 under which the California stage Com.
osnv WINS again The only bidder a $500 600 per annum
which was Secncd The service was however offered
1900 600 per annum which was refused Arrangements
were then made with responsible parties 70 convey tho
mail AZ x92s Oo nor annum 10 June 40 1893 after which
II hooed lie service will be performed ii more reason
ahle rains
orns y under TWO one from 1cS
% n division Inc has
hesn nerrarmsd with reasonable reunlaritv while ON The
eastern portion II has been more or less irregular owing
and hosties Of the Indians DISAPPOINTING tho expec
tatons or the AZ 10 the value of the ser
RAILWAY POST oyyrcrs
R.,v No, ca,css have hee" cstsh,,s,cd IN seversI
leading railroads. and ARRANGEMENTS are in progress for
their ,S on Other Lines IN; r. M en-
transmssion ~ and csseppa tho mum.
Der Of distributing Offices will beof permanent advan.
'as' % tug postal interests rosss =. s ns country
The work Of preparing pos. route maps under the sp
p pbiy' u ''' '-'' S'As''''' : p''ss
"''' ymxs ASp pxpucr,ora
the net msS. q s s on ira :ns
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MAIL BAos LOCKS AND xxYs
The nunnbcr descrintion and coat of mail bars mail
locks and KEYS purchssed appear in tabular statement
srnoxcd I'M irrroescA rrnenditure fov haas rom,
he av ana he incre.ss NJ FREE and prnted matter
RrsroRxp srRvIos m sorruERr srArxs
The number OF routes ordered into operation in States
compcnsation SRI 90: 4 reduction compared with
former cost Of service In those States OF 1881 100 per
annum This, however, results in part from reduced
service Witch m ncrcascd m The standard of
previous The war on the present rates Of the cost
would no =
For railroad servos Also osa instead OF soss 3oS pcr
annum
For ssar, servicc s966 sxs instead or $500 per
aunum
For steamboat SERVICE which having Dcen increased,