The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

Excess az receipts over expenditures. ..... s7ls
lhis sum represents the gross amount OF row
onuc dsrl. ed from the Transaction OF tho
money order business for the past year. aud
IL We deduct tharcfrom tho amount OF tho do
hciercy IN the receipts a. compared with the
expenditures during the period OF eigbt
months ending July !, 1865 as stated in the
last annual report, VIZ. Observation-Disclosures. I.olI
There remains tho sum of.......... $40
the proceed n the Eyrtcm from It's commencement
up 70 tho close Of tho last fiscal year
Tho cost Of blanks for pcs,masterr which are fur
nshcd by tho Department of Public PrntinyAs not In
Guided in the foregoing statement OF expenditures
ADDITIONAL LE6miArros RgcoxxESpgD
Tho present charge fee established by Law FOR
ceedng $40 twenty i've cents These rates are defective
In this respect, that applicant who desires 10 remit
any sum under $40 could do II more oheapy by Two
orders than by inasmuch two orders for $40
would cost him but twenty cents, while for singo oior
Of $40 he would have TO pay twenty hse cents. The
manifest tendency Of ths state of thngT 20 angncn
unnecessarily the number OF orders Issued Involving
waste Of time aud OF clerical labor at both tbe ssag
and paying Office well as increasing tho liability
error rho adoption or an additional rate Of f,een
Tor all orders OF hah SO but not exceeding SO
without any change the present fees for orders Of $40
less, for orders exceeding $40, would remedy
the defect in quealion and promote expedition and accu
rscy in the transacton Of tho business.
At poet o1ccs, particularly those located nj cen
tres Of inN" ari commerce, tho number OF orders pad
greatly eds the Number issn.d that the pay
mrnt o. oea constitutes tho cbof business oil thesc
Office, and Le poatnasers compensation Tor paying
orders brna etccghih Of per cent on the amount
thereof Nh 80 than FOR issuing them, for which
he receives f W u tho fees II IA recommended that
The conmnt,. rasing orders be increased from
gtth ,eitb az per cent, 20 To Afford
Dt+traEtcfs ttiuceE compensation yropOTtioLae
Il their serYist.
In case u -. los Of i money ORDER the owner In
order 20 ot,nin paate thereof is required 20 for
niFh slateinHAt under cath or Affirmation, fctiinE
forth the lo-s destruction OF the original, oher
WITH certificate rom the postnasior b. whom u was
DhyRblc that II has rot been and viii not be paid
ncc also b. obtained from tho Ssuing postinas
to- ihat tbs order IN question had not been
a,ne w na' 10 iepMa 70 INC pnFchssrr 70
Ton Nth regard 10 tho iD o tho original order IL lin.
icd 70 the fact ihat 4 mailed AT certain ONCE bot
iaei IRON causes unkno~n 10 lin TO reach tho person
addrcssef lie IA obliged, however 10 Furnish state.
to thnJ cncc, unhcr oath (which Ia to he admins
tered BY tho postmaster without charged and 20 defay
~ cost Of fvs cent stamp afxed 10 suoh
statement Thls additional espcnso IL burdensone 70
NE owner who l. rarely % be blamed for the loss OF Tho
original order for which The regular Zee had already
been paid 70 tho department and tie latter having
rcraken IN consideration ~ that foe 70 transfer
Tho mats the Of money reprcgented by tho order.
should perform that dnty without onacng my further
CONDENSATION Experience moreover, shows that tho
ccrtaaocs Of both postpagteg afford complete security
against we Erroneous lssn" ~ duplicate ~ Ion ~ An
orior that had once been pad. II would seem. there
fore, that the legal requirement from the apph.
cant ~ sworn statement 10 the los
destruction Of tho original u entirely unnecesslry
~ eel ms onorous, aud ah9sid DE Rbol shed
FoNrnlar reasons no charge ehs~yer should b. made
for the Issue Of duplicate orior replace an original
that hag become invalid because not presented within
ono year after s date or became improperly endorcd
penaty for any negligence Of tho holder who appi
cation, should receive payment o. his money By means
of duplicate without second fec
Dunng the lat hfca year hye bsve occurred ~
the payment ~ orders 10 persons who hsd forged tho
oa.iy through lack oi precaa,ion or ipudeioss END
denco Of the remtrr or payco becn put IN possesion
Of all The Information required 10 obtain payment o. tho
order To forge counterfeit money order Il made a
penal offence by the act of Lay H. 1894 hut there
provision Of Law 10 punish tho fofgcr Of thu payse's
signature and the latter crime l. liable 10 be- often
IA a ne.
ccss'ty for additional egrston 10 provide adegna,o
ruhshmsni for II, as We. a er sny a,emp, % obtain
pay ment II a money order by fraudulent, tnesnG
A remittance Of surplus monsy order funds, amount
Ing 70 tsi1 sent 10 registered pactaye from hatcher
truc,,on Of tho mail steamer CITY OF Memphis, en- ts
si Of May. but IN Consequence Of delay In obisnng
counted. registered and mailed ard had sIfsequsn,iy
been totally destroyed the claim II the postmaster
hatcher 10 BE- credited herewith not allowed by tbIs
department, uausinitted 70 the Auditor b~
inserted In bis report
rrr pyrARTxEsr.
In addition 70 tho details Of this report submit '.s
sugsesilons condition all branches n th e..
psrtment Ia mott encouraging. Tho general psn pro
posed By my prsd'csssor for e-efsbishng posts ssf
tent carried out and eneisnt s.cs with scouotnicAi
expenditure, has resulted. Just rapidly a. tho
d. on Of tho country aud the necesai.n Of hs peorie
will warrant new post otncss wall be opened @nd mall
service increased
me surplus Of expenditures ~ The f.cal
year ending JaUe 20. 1906 was not anticipated for tho
year spdlng jane 90 1904 Tho srp~nss incident
ESTABLISHING mail s.rviss In thu southern F,sis. vhsrs
ssrvics had interrupted by r.b-lo IL
snorn you'd nerease srssy tho general ogtavs n The
department beyond whA, had bssn required daring ether
Of The preceding four yesrs
There better evidence of rational yrnxysr,y than
the from year year II
rived from domestic aIi foreign pDsisxsa TAsfr u 20
bettsr evidences ~ the in.rcArs general nfr g~Dcs ~
the American people than ,hsa fufHahed w ihs losae
malls
rhs change in rnodes =, conrryanrs non, came.
pigeons aud sp<csl msaseoesr. snd pes, rider. 80
bllets and small packages aba fee letst ~ railroads
and STEAMBOATS,, carrying every dsy hundreds ~ ,op y
AMI brrsdth OF the land srralfd nary otamsntsfy
upon the ner-esng wealth AID prosperity - "a. na,a
thousaas ZOO "a. n rsa rsvsna. ~ vrsnsHns time fo
ain year give rscs now ~ fIb 0o0 90 annually.
sun sessf nan We annnal fefrngse ~ TIE dafal Ear
eminent during the Administrator q John Qslncy
Adams
rss s-rvss. useer ~. l,ersi pa,roras. ~ o. gov
rrnmsnl has dose NOR. " aid Ia developing tho 70.
" the coantSy than snyihng slss srcsta us
cultivation ~ the sol II hAS fgo4 uso,s a. sM 10 90.
80 srests tbs at.ilug bnas ara Rbis ny. p.,y or
ard mail tfsFe With eisiiization and fnsYs ~
prosres - diaiinely % 1s sshooi boass saa mestsg
u has sl~sys s-~n er,n.oas thsosy In ~. kissssy
u he po.sAi ssrsie. X the tnlled ss.ss un ID 80
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fnYas ~ o-n erp~nsss osi u "a owa rstsnsss e. n
othsr words, 90 TIE pfncpis thai Hsggf ~ 81, gp
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rrsa.s eitIsns; sni oil not Do ar thsi ~ rat
ryuD shall 30 se~s~d, ~ Post ora .~sblshss safn
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br~ comparatively sf1sil frisfrs cous tar ~ ne
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re~l ussth sirno~s many mllifer - fAiaw a. Ne
gsrernrnsnt ssp<nea thoassa5s is Us t&sssi1 Esnfe
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