New-York tribune., 1866-12-04
fSse Aprudirl

For detailed information o., to the finances OF the department
reference made TO GIG igl aud satisfactory report Of the
''-'''' r6,-Aaf sr,srs AND STAMPED ENVELOPES.
The number Of postage stamps issued duf4s the year vas
80 ,JiJj representing sO eietoii stamped envelopes y-
3-a 40 representing Sy10 50 stamped envelope bearing
printed cards aud rrluesia 1O3& & npresenrg t00o -
stamped wruppcr luOoo rcpresenung t@0'oO making ~
Oh Ell o 2 decrease OF ses lo3 p as compared with
argrc5s,e Of stamped envelopes and stamped wrappers
lsuol during the year ending June 80 so5 was @Ui 20
iug ii 81. 81 nearly ao per cent being largely ia excess OF
issues during any previous year since tho Introduction Of
Ths sale Of stamps envelopes 60 daring the past year
amounted 20 az 1 10 g. or s-l6O5 - than the issues
showing the absorption 10 That extent OF the stock remaining
un.od e bands ot postmastcr which amounted on the st
The issue. OF postage stamps ana tmpe envelopes during
the current fiscal year from lst OF July to lsi OF November are
S1D56 Of thc issues ior the coespoaung period oi
last year being at the rate Of more than one million OF dollars
per annun.
The increased demand since let ~ July or envelopes with
printed cas ald requests for returning direct 70 the sender n
not promptly delivered TO the address Is very potable pein3
about GG pl Tue general OF such envelopes viii tend
largely to reduce the number OF dead letters
ALLOWANCES TO ro,rhAsTLls EolbkD IN AhhLD FokcEs
Dnnng he year 81 OF claims on account OF obDenes
by armed forces involving nn amount OF to 90 have been
acted upon Fifty of these claims amounting TO s O
have been allowed under the provisions Of the ecs approved
April ~ lsCi aud March O. lrt5 and nine amounting to
@ o. have been rejected as not coming "hh iho PROVISIONS
Of the law
There IN the of the department on the Jth
June 1867 6009 for tho transportation OF the
mails
OF mail routes In operation there were ogDi RgIegeo
length sO2l miles, Aggregate anHna u1n'lol I a'l &
n ,gi miles, aggregate annual cost gov i4i luolunB
Tie compensation oi route agent local agents mail messeh
gers postal railway clerks and baggage masters IN charge Of
mails VIZ: SJ no tho aggregate annual cost Vas foiIN of
This service was divided as folowsi
Railroad routes length 81 O miles annaA
30 69 JG miles annual cost S33l g2, about IL cents per
mile.
Steamboat routes length, oio milo, annual Transports.
mile. ''''
Celebrity 30 routes length i9iiso miles annual trans,
portaon' 37sl6is5 miles annual cost sd1y'1o ABOUT ]"
The length Of routes was increased over tho preceding year
the cost 81 1880 tho increase arising principally om The
restoration Of service In tho Southern States
MAIL SERVICE IN LATR HsURGENr srArFs
table herewith annexed shows the rate OF pay per annun
for mail transportation in operation In late states on
Tor service actually rendered in those States In the year ending
with that date s692l5 the difference tO resulting rom IN
the fact that Of the service In operation only part oi
the year Tho net postal receipts from those States for the
period being tg3 s5 tho liabilities tgthout lneiuunB
the compensation OF agents local agents and mail mes
sengers) exceed the receipts by s733e9 ,,. l.,
table annexed showing the mail service IN operation IN
these Sept 30 1863 compared with e condition OF the
service in the same States Noy 1865 date to which the
statements on this subject we're made up IN the las. enu
ton In the States enumerated 20 railroad routes WIN an asB
gate length Of 670 miles at a cost Of tsI per annum 20
steamboat routes with aggregate length OF 555 miles ~
cost Of sl95565 per annum and l star service routes
(ceerty, &cl with an aggregate length OF io44< mos a
cost Of e. G247 "a per annummaking the whole service
with aggregate length OF 6Ol7Oi miles at cost Oh
q 623 "a per annum Compared with the service IN ope
ton on the Isl November ls6-yz II railroad routes with
an aggregate length Of 62i2 2lO miles at cost OF sJ
per anum II steamboat routes with an aggregate ng oI
3s6gB miles at cost OF so per annum and l94 star
service routes with an aggregate length OF olso niles az
%ate los 556O miles and sl5o 81 annual Of railroad
service IA routes 2gt miles and elO205 annual cost OF
steamboat oryce and $50 routes ~ 6A miles andsa4 - %
annual Of star service making total increase Oi Vlo
rontes Al s72 5lOO miles and g. lJ 36J - annual cost
Another table Is annexed showing the number tchl Mu
length Of southern railroad routes not IN operation sehDs
90 1866 tho number being only fourteen and the aggesAo
length miles Comparing this with ninety routes IN
operation having aggregate length Of s70l miles shows
remarkable progress n the resusoaton Of te rnoau system
of the south There being 225O routes In a the states
enumerated these statements show than halt tho Nh9e
number BE- opeaton comprising nearly M eniis OF tho