The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-05

rs were issued = substitutes Tor originals los, in the
ne or otherwise lsl were 10 lieu Of orders rendered
m one after date aud IL 70 replace orders made
aid In consequence Of bearing contrary 70 Law,
ne receipts and expenditures for ID last dscai year.
adjusted and stated by the Auditor, we're follows.
- rf st $500. t s.
% on money ordeu issued ............... so, 868
;miam received on exchange. ..........-...
s7o.sss
II EXPENDITURES
Inmissions TO postn ssters.. ......... 4l9eS6 NJ
mlt.ances lost 10 the mails ........ asa
sidsntal expenses for stationery and ~ vsa
uAtufeS. l,Ioo
cess Of receipts over expenditures. e26 200
ing the gross amount OF revenue derived from the
n-scon Of the money order business Il is proper to
ne that the csst Of tho blanks used BY postmasterR
icn arr Furnished by she department. ef public print
10 not included In the foregoing statement Of expen
.ares. t4 = iNa r IaarF IN sss 100
The sum Of Sss7s 900 being surplus funds accruiDg
the smaller post oicesin Faneacug the money order
siness was transmitted nrst Offices u.ed
STORIES either BY means OF natonal bank drafts In
is.ered packasss BY NATL The loss BY the latter
de OF transmission amouptcd, NJ above stated, 10
562; but since the adoption the improved system
registration the LIST OF June only registered
ckage, containing small remittance Of money, has
Fne traasrers made By postmastsrs from postage
the money order account for the purpose o. meeting
other hand the transfers from the money order to-
postage amounted &54s. $50. showing that
ansac,ons q the wear iD the sum Of $50 oSs.
In the last ANIMAL report submitted by this De-
rtment I. Was recommen cd that certain modin-
lions, with view to greater efficiency and
Il implicitly, should be made In the law establishing
I'D regulating the money order eyster The
7. opposed changes were embodied In . bill which
the senate al It's last scss but failed nom lack
time and the pressure or legislative business
i've the consderaton Of the House OF Representatives.
lJax
och we're stated 10 detail In thai report together with
10 reasons which would render their adoption sxpe-
eat S F4etAf nAA T@ n-t
MO forge or counterfeit money order 10 made penal
ltace By the OF May H. 1864 But one instance Of
"a kind has happened since the establishment Of the
stem. late postmaster distracted. in June last,
fy-two blank money orders, specially prepared and
dmbered, from the book which he delivered TO his
iccessor, ned them up IN The usual manner 80 that
hey appeared to have been duly issued several
ssers for small sums, AID forged upon each the sigma
40 Of The postmaster. Payment Of twenty-nne OF
as obtained on presentation The fraud vas speedily
eected and Tho guilty person recently convicted Of
crime Of forgery - the United States court at Ceve
eHd 0hi0 and duly sentenced three years i'm
flsonment and nard labor and 10 pay the OF $500.
by existing law postmaster at money order Office
not authorized order payable by himself.
money orcer offices cannot al prssens b. estab.
sned a. The stations or subpost oices IN theslarge
lies, although IN some instances these sat furnish
fdinary postal facilities 70 larger population 10 their
iclnty than that Of msuy considerable towns II Is
1dent thai the convenience OF residents within the
n pTomOte0
nv were allowed 70 purchase and receive payment OF
Nhsy orders NJ these stations Instead OF being
eed a. now. 10 resort for such facilities 20 tne central
osI Office Of the city Tine later would moreover Be
eeyeu - some extent, OF great and constantly In
r-asng pressure Of applicants Tor the purchase and
nenl OF orders. II would also prove useful the
parsely settled States, where tbs county usually
money order Office, through wncn, undcr the pro-
osed Modification, small dsosr could readily DO paid In
Nny part Of the county BY means Of money orders
AID pa, the posi- office Ia tns county town,
Fhi;a haoiuay visited oy residents OF the county
would therefore recommend that tho law oe 30 Tar
permit postmaster Issue orders paya-
lbis a. his own Office e-
his gratifying 10 be able u state that notwthstand-
rs the OF expenses Of the Department. grow
nx OUT u the ipcrease Of compensation OF clerks,
gents employees OF the Department. aud increase IN
|lae extent and expense OF the mail service throughout
hs 4ny and on the sea- rhe disbursements were bot
ny kep within the estimates for 1901 bus there re-
hs.ned appended balance OF over seven hundred
dollars to DO applied towards the expenses for
yhc year. So grea. tie constant demand for
NOV service the people OF the Territories,
Enao supply the necessities OF the older States, and
mpor ans Is IL put Into fuii operation the service IN
rtates aely involved N The re0eiion Inat con-
.derlDe deficiency Is estimated Tor too ysar 1862
aore aeaiged statement OF anticipated revenues and
Expenditures VIII nc found IN another part OF this rs
osL 1t De pa.sd taa the revenues Of the
8 Dartmenl derived IRON The sAle OF stamps and
lSnped envelopes and from otner sources independents
SPECIFIC appropriations, can eqaas the necessary ex-
oi tie Department uie the service IL being
Instantly INCREASED * great Cost to meet The wants OF
peop.o in sparse.y settled te1rilor!es. The
territories pcopseu ehu
8ir material resources developed, the greater
al ns postal revenues coming ba 70
eifnbu the Department for ita OUTLAWS. Unlii the
Enols country well settled BY stable, producing.
hrlsy population, is cannot be assumed With certainty
the Posi- Office Iepartnen Can bec0Gs seii-sustAn-
lag New annes OF postal couinu nicAlian are open
ever and expenses grow faster tnan
.itsaate incFsases " ian tbs waste country
mo settled and tie facilities FOR u.a sransp
aIcA ID feasea chapcnea az tacy Will he Ia very
~ years, increase OF revenues asd comparative
ecreass OF csrryns expenses wal snurey cnanxe the
sauon 81 the taxes and sources Of tha Department.
nd ta9 preseA rates Of postage, Will DOT only be
-sustalaing but furnish ipconsderabis revenue 70
is COVER Tiers Is no appropriation Q. public
Snsy ~hih brings buck, directly and indirectly. 20
re return 10 the gyverrmen nj and the people thai
ale Ia and Of The postal ssfsico Only one other De
rtuenl or the government seLs bacg rovsnue any
bore uear IL expenses an retafn Tor tie oIas u pub
ppass Zoe new postal conventions with foreign
snd under the contrscis recently made ios Atlantic
the srso BALANCES against Ias Department. which
0uriened II Tor so many years, VII be entirely
ped oGt AM very handsoras revenue derived u aid
PREVIOUS to the present year woskiy mail only
a, ees sstched this country ana Eurono The
.ss days IRON esch side being Wednesday and sstur-
" Daring this gear t1lrd weekly service has besn
sabisaoc. and next year fourth weekly service Gil
added all by fast stsamsh Pc Of the ART class, and
Uonod not distant when regular daily mssi com.
uuieston wlli be mAiniansa acso@s zoe Ainntc. We
aect International mails, under provisions OF
psss oonvsnuona with the United Kingdom OF Great
liam aad ireisnd France and Algeria, Belgium, ne
,ftn GERMAN Union, brenea. ham0nrgs thc Nsthsr-
nas Italy, So txsriarj, Canada and British Norh
nsrIcsn provinccs rexioo. Gusssmsia venesus's and
colonial yovsfamsnt OF hcns Kong, China: and
|rodsb lie msis OF or more Of ,lo-s counines,
81 a. nterncd.aiica ritt Russia, Poland, Norway,
scea, rsnmark Holland, SPAN, Portugal. Austria.
ryse. Earopess and Aslatic lursey. syra, Egypt
ia fksdilsrr4ncxa and Atlantic coAsts stands " the
ed..cn aaean and Indian octas. Arabia, Tndia,
a. Japan, Csyion. Ssnstfa Java, Borueo, Moluecass
llpne isisudS Aastrsna View zea'snt, Madeira
lsais, Canary IsAnds "a heisua, Asesuson- Azores,
10 dc Nerues B-rmnda-. Bahamas, West lndia
lseas. Falkland Isisnd-, u ssJ Paraguay. Uruguay,
krseaans krpIoic kngnsn. French and Dutch
ID sas, cognsrss vi Ccntfal America New Granada.
ca.ser Psrv, Doiivi2, Coli and many other portions
tAe wcsid n tNfs e.
.,fess rail steamship eommun icstions are also
s,ata.ass between tns Unl,d states and ncigbborins
usuil. including ursxl, countries " Central
..rtc. Bsssaas, Dor madss and wss India IsIapds,
i..s, Columbia and ssneouvsr's isixna. Sandwich
saa. Japsa and cnnA
rns EXHIBITS Of ihs report show q remarkable In
a.. Ia tne importance Of the fcrssgn mat ssrvcs.
a ths Increased care and w&schfalness required OF
"a. he d,rscs chsrss of IL therefore repeal my r.
est ina, authority be given 70 appoint . superin-
sdant OF foresln raaiis aad an additional clerk Gos
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