The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-06
Leaving deficiency ,l5l

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Leaving deficiency 40
For this deficiency noapecal appropriation viii be re-
qured the standing appropriations for the last tire
years under of March 3, 1871 and .iarch 3 1851
amounting o 81 lO0000, are uncypended u will be'ne
cessary however 10 make special aplroprla tons mon
the treasury for steamship service between San Francisco
japan, and China for sx months, from January 10 jun
Also for steamship service between the United
States aud Brazil for eight months Of the 2
current year commencing November l....... 000t
And the whole VI next yeai-... i6oo0t
Itl 50o00'
The number of postage stamps issued during
the year. was 1857 ilg l15 representing. $l2099,7s7 q
Stamped envelopes y, 00 l25 reprfsenting 7 100 o.
Stamped Wrappers 6ai6o reresenting.....". 23s o.
Making in 12s1 1877 81
An increase OF 81 S13 los over the previous year The
amount sold s2aa95:f So being 81 6S lsS y mors
than the previous year.
The Introduction OF stamped envelopes bearing re.
quest for the return to thu writers OF unclaimed letters a
considerably increased the sale Of envelopes and is be
leyed to have diminished the returns the Dead Letter
Office. If
Business cards are printed envelopes without aidi
tonai cost when ordered in quantities not less than one
Thousand for the same parties.
To encourage the purchase of requsttRpflOps, the law
should be changed 81 as Ia allow the return of such let
tiers 10 The writer's free OF postage.
As stamped enyeoIesara Cancelled by use and there
it ID submitted whether the Postmaster General should
not be authorized ia his discretion 10 furnish them the
sepa,a.e s'ap7 are NO" W" ''''''h'' '" 'f 'ose"
New stamps have been alotcl of the denominations
Of D 10, "a cents for prpayng postage on packages OF
newspapeis ,'Wh"'n y I"'is,"'' Ut neWs n1''s
cured hitherto host To the department.
-, III ~. , IT, - ,,'d $3.50 80 @ i 'i''
pee' h =! '" M - y, @ Nasss
OF S+,lD7 70.
~, ppppn'J raints and ,,"di,',, ~ phio d,
So aa,,..,, ! ttsqI y, M On roe ~, 49,,
non, lama ''''' ''-'""' ~ ~ i"' '''"'9 NV
a, ,' .;n, e.oo Of, ooi ~
Aggrega,e re, is set %
nss''s"e 'NP'""'''''9'''''' 80 %
ne,. =, zoe 49, =,
3. one =, L,
averaging u.s. o'"ws on nFP,s' e'''o ~ 9. Psf an
nun, sApsh'itu'es' e''o'f'oio per "'''""' "e"pi'
s,A'o,V-o Vi P'' "'n"a, ..
m. - :, ...; II, -, i'e', ao4i r, ,eaz ~
,.,aa, n saio ,e ~ th "",aoat ,,L aS IL, IA
prce" ooIs o ~ e., o ", "eS,S "s'' " .-,~o
mites, costs so-ioeof teN,se 81, ~ eonlyhs'i"h "
Ioue ai o "sn ,o MI, "
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s,".i.', q, In, siI ,nilos cnstjn,r ISo'ecT
ee mr. w. ap,oo ~ ,as ni
p AZ. II S'e ~ " f' Wv 81 no. srs
steamb,at 3Il cgG
s,a,ari,,, g. = 49, u tci a n
Th t @ mia @ iroriation v railrood w,
me o"s', per ,e " ~ s','',"" m's
Genus. selHpon "a ce,s, 'eef'y iS a. ipsei,s
,,e,; e1e is7 ,n NJ Ia NJ zoe, sios IL pr
.ia'sppiu,oi, ,,oo,i'' ,us ~" ~, g-,o. '
o'her "c''''s u INC o''''"o' Se''''e ''o Afp'n'N
Until September H. 1861, the service on the Lincoln
and Portland Route was performed by the California
Stage Company at the rate OF s9oooo peranlm Under
proposals Tor continuing the service until lsG9 amt isos
the only bidder was the same company, az S2oV QUO per
annun, which, being regarded as excessive was accepted
only to June 80 1863 for the purpose OF again inviting
competition This was done by advertisenl Mt, dated
October IL. 1851, under which The California Stage tom
pany again the only bidder at sj03,OOo per tnnun,
which was declined The service was. however offered to
Tire contractor for another year at the compensation OI
500 OOo ner ann,n which was refused Arrangements