The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05
n e r O R T
TEE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Pos1 OrYICE DEPARTMENT, Nov. 26, 1890
Subtle revenues Of this Department for the year
ending Juno go 1865 $3.50 $50 and tho expend
lures SIS s62 079 showing OF the latter Of
$9e5 0o3 Anticipating this deficiency, special appro
praton made by act Of Congress approved July 2s
1860.
Tho decrease of revenue compared with the previous
year and nth per cent and the increase OF
expenditures twelve per cent Including the standing
appropriation for free mail matter 800, 900 iegit-
portion Of the yet remaining uncxpended,
the deficiency the past year is only s2e5oo
within $751; III Of amount estimated In the annual report
Of 1894
That portion OF the revenues accumulated in deposi
tory and draft ofices under tho supervision OF tho
"nnanco of1cen OF this Department, was s676i,s55.
collected BY the Auditor s2e41o 74 and retained By
posmasters for salaries and once erpenses g. ESQ
EsrrxArEs 1868.
The estimated expenditures for the year ending June 30
The revenues, estimated .. 5 per CT.
over las, year r, -; oo9So
- Is, 500 335
Excess Of expenditures II6, 6oo
For this deficiency special appropriation win be
required Tho standing appropriations for free matter,
unexpended for several years. arc deemed sufficient.
The following will, however. be required from
viz
For overland mail transportation between Achison and
Folsom, and for marine mail transportation
betwecen New York and California. 5000, 600
For steamship service between Ian Francisco,
Japan and China, for one year from July i,
For 'V steamship sei,c. between tho United
siatss and Brazil for the sano perod..... 10000
Total 300 600
For detailed information TO the finances Of the do
partmsnt reference IL male 10 the full and satisfactory
report Of the Auditor, hereto appended.
POSTAGE sTAxPs AID srAmEp EsvnoPss.
The number Of postage stamps issued dnrDg tho year
vslopss 80 ass 800 representing ss2i 800 So anped
envelopes bearing printed cards aud rcquesn 6ss52s,
r rsps 5000 making IN ali III ess as
decrease Of esSS 100 25 a. compared with tho previous
yeH .. x.,.,.. -. .,...
wrappers Issued durna the year ended June 90 1865
was 80 725 representing 81 o07 2 increase of
2sss, 80 r.pres,nns $500, ~ or nearly ni.y per
vous snce The Introduction OF stamped envelopes
The sale q s,smps, envelopes &C. during the past
the iguss showing the absorption 70 that extsnt Of the
stock remaining unsod In ths hands Of postmasters,
The ssnes Of postage stamps and stamped envelopes
during the current 0sca year from lat OF July 70 lst
November are $3.50 'es ~ excess Of the sstes FOR the
corresponding period Of last year being a the rate OF
more than 81. 900 900 per annum.
The Increased demand since lst July for envelopes
with printed CARDS and requesN
The sender II not promptly delivered 70 the address
very notable being about SIXTY six and twoihrds per
cent The general uss Of such envelopes vii tend
largely 70 reduce The number Of dead letters
ALLOWANCES TO rosrHssrys- poRBsp nv ARMED voRrEx
Daring the year dItysr cases a claims. on account
OF robberes by armed forces involving amount Of
s422o have been acted upon. Tiny seven Of these
claims amounting TO t3,s52 have been allowed under
the provisions Of the ac approved April ~ 1894 and
March g. 1895 and nine amounting to t31s have been
rejected not coming within the provisions Of The law
TRANSFORMATIONS srArsron-cnsrRAcrs
There were IN the service ~ the department on tho
soh Of june 1885, eoss contractors tor the ansporta-
ton OF the malls
OF mail routes in operation thsre were $50 agsrssste
length g7i miles; aggregate annual transportation,
1897 el< niles aggregate annual cost. " go s7t In
GLIDING tho compensation Of route sgcn,s local agent,
tors Ia charge III malls via -s7T9 10 the aggregate
annual cos, was tsslo,iA Tbs service was divided
railroad routss-r-rg,h, 49, op2 miles; annual trans
psrtasion. &c, co., o7 mes annual cost 1881, 5s2
about sleven cents per nile
Steamboat rontes-Tength, II, 40 miles, snneal
transportation, 3Sll es2 mhss annual cost, ttt0sat,
about thirteeen cents per mite, 800,
CELEBRITY, kc.-Routcs' length, lA,fs miles; annual
transportation 81 SO ass miles, ANIMAL cost 81 oSs,
about ten cents per mile.
The length Of routes increased over the preeedns
year ~ esl miles tie annual .snspors.lon ~ $50
miles, and the cost 81 sea 500 tho Increase arising prn
craiy from tbs restoration Of service 10 Tue southern
States.
van Service ~ rHr rIrx rwrgeysT srArE.
A table herewith annexed shows tho rate Of pay per
annum for mail transportation opsrsion " i,e Ials
insurgeut ssics the 3oh Jnna 1893 flso cav com.
pared with tho smount dae for service actually rendered
In those States N the year ending win that date,
500 ais; tho difference. t40i 81, resulting from tbo
fact that much Of the servcs ~as IN operation only par
Of the year Tho net pos,ai receipts from those STATES
for the period hs sop3 sSs, The liabilities vita
out including the compenssfon o. rVu'e agents local
agents and mail messengers) exceed the receipts ~
f7S,3s
table IL annersd showing the mail service In oper,
tim IN these s.tes september 20. 1900, compared Win
the condition Of The service in the same states Novsn
Der J. ls65, the date 10 which the statements on this
subject we're made mp IN the last annual report
From this table will be that their are In operation
In the States enumerated ninety railroad routes Win
an aggregate length Of s,l7ol milce, 81 oost %
fss1 ISL per snnum; twenty steamboat ruutes WITH
aggregate length OF s,ss7 miles cost u ties JOS
per sbnum and l. ls7 star service" routes cesrity,
Nc with a. ssrrersts length o. ss.ta2& miles, 1t .
coet Of tl0e2,AT7 " per annam, making The whole
IN operation In tbe-s States ~ ell grsde~,
a. ssptsa vhA . sgUegsts lepetL VI " 17ek M lse.