The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-06
Annual Report OF thc F0stnaSter
General.

Annual Report OF the Postmaster.
General.
The annual report of Hon. Alexander
" Randall shows satisfactory condition
~, affairs in the postal department. The
,..snuc> of this department for the year
,....rz Juno 3oth, 1866, were Sli,3SG,9S6.
a,. arl the expenditures $685., 079.30,
Showing am excess q the latter of 500
-.u9. Tie decrease Of revenue compared
v,.tat'r previous year was l-5 per cent,
a.i ,hc increase of expenditures II per
est. Including the standing approp:ia-
t.a .a. free mail matter, 100000, the
a...d deficiency for the past year is only
-.s,o93.o9.
ESTIMATE FOR 1868.
The estimated expenditures for the year
caijng June 3olh, ls6S, are 9lT,5S3, 600;
;uc revenues estimated at$l5, l06,335 and
appropriation Tor free matter 100000
t..al. SI5,>JG.%35: excess of expenditures,
@.77G,tG1. For this deficiency no special
appropriation will he required.
There viii be required, however, 81 ,5jO,-
poo Tor mail transportation between Atchi-
SON and Folsom, New York and California,
San Francisco, Japan and China, land be-
tween the United States and Brazil.
POSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Postage and stamped envelopes produced
r, all. $ll,g>> ,G6> .2j--a decrease OF $685.
16a.2S rs Compared with the previous year.
Tie aggregate of stamped envelopes and
Stamped wrappers issued during the year
ralrl June 30, 1866, was SO, 1894, 125-an
increase of nearly 80 per cent. The IN
creased demand since Isl oil July Tor
'1'''"i'S VIII" PRIME" 'a,u' anu io!.,S'.
...'.,,. d,.IivrrcJ - th, address Is very
T. ;.', .h,,,, rf2 ,,ar c,.n, Th,.
... ,.~,l u.. 'nf yrrh rnv%lnurs will fond
..r.1,,.,, tl.. rrr1,,r of 6oa1 L.,
.''~. 'r:,,'. 49,, ,.'or 49,. sorcn CLOWN,
e. '','.'.,- =, 30 a. ON 3ccn,,nt ~ r,h
All" '"'',,,T - ,',,,, bow, tnnn alIn,,,.d
~ ~! .,,.t;,,>, 800 Nd h,v,. Lonn
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NAIL S"NNI| ~ VI h"N'''N'
O' .Nl routes in operation, there were
r"@0. aggregate length, I>o,9-l miles !;
aggregate annual transportation, n,H3',-
@ii miles; aggregate ahhUal COST, SN'tlo,-
III. The length oil routes was increased
rs.r The preceding year 3N.3Hi m'lcS the
aMwal transportation, lj,'Zl,lZo miles;
and the cost, ~ ,3@j, j9O-thc increase ariS-
ing principally from The restoration oil ser
wee ~ l@c southern States me ain' mt
Gue for service IN late 'ii'uiHth' STATES Tor
The year ending June 81 io'o, was s'o''-
,'' I'.' I:.,,;,;';i ll,''i;s 40,
r,,..,. rv 81 Az
H.. whole >rryir, now in orcration in
,lr.a states Of all GRADES number ~;
.,.,,. Nm ~, ,,,,,r,.r,,,. Incth of GO 170i
;i.. 81 COST Of - >l5 G23 "a pcr an
nam.
The number of southern railroad routes
not in operation September ~, 1866, was
ia1rt"vn; aggregate length, o96 lZ-lV0
miles. All the routes IN these states were
GitF advertised 10 he let 10 contract, but
on " large number no proposals were re-
''.''"' anu o'i many o'i''S ''' ''"" WIZ
'". ~, ';,>"''S ','H"' c.rc.
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u, ';''e' ,,'., n,,,'r CIV r,Inl
'",>' ,''.'" NV -, ~ p.n,:' ~, I0' 'i
,;-,,,3-,,,a ,,.i,L a.. D,c;t;c
.Ai,wAy from ~. Louis, Mo-, making u con-
t.au.u> railway connection with the cast
CO.; cities.
TIE preparation of poSt-routc maps Tor
Publication has been continued ny the TO-
Yu.H@pacr, and Is well advanced.
The net amount Of fines and deductions
GGgjaG the year was F1G,3O2.O9. The
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