Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-13
The Departments.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE.

The Report of Commissioner Rollins shows
that the receipts of Internal Revenue for
the fiscal year are S265, ,92O, ,474, from which
must be taken $2,67I,2l2 for drawback,
making the total gross receipts about S47,-
| 100000 less than last year. The receipts
from stamps are upwards of Sl,000,000
greater than they were last year incomes.
IS, 100000 less cotton, S., ,400O 600 more
licenses, 100000 more cigars, cheroots,
&c, S2OO,O more chewing and smoking
tobacco, nearly s., 100000 more distilled
liquors, 5000 less. The revenue from
distilled spirits was So, ,29G 264, and the
Commissioners say that 50, ,399 ,62G gallons
were reported TO revenue officers and can be
accounted for by them during the year 4
considerable proportion of this. Of course,
is yet in bond, and therefore has not paid
any tax. The expenses Of the Revenue Bu-
reau this year are S7,7l2,O 900, which is
about $4,000 IN excess of last. The Com
missioner is IN full confidence that receipts
from distilled spirits will be largely aug
mentod, and believes that the receipts for the
present fiscal year will reach the sum of
S225 100000, and for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1869, the sum Of S240O0O 600.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
During the past year, the Postmaster
General has sold over three hundred and .
-eventy-one millions of letter stamps, over .
.1rty millions of plain stamped envelopes,
nd more than sixteen millions Of stamped .
envelopes, on which he had kindly printed
the names and addresses and requests for rc-
t1-n, Of the persons who bought them. He
-lld also nearly two millions Of newspaper
wrappers, stamped. The receipts from
4les were 3,4OI ,O63.
The whole revenue Of bis department was
yer fifteen million dollars. which is less
,han half q dollar head for our whole pop
.htion. Next year, however, Mr.. Randall
means to spend over twenty-five millions,
nd expects 70 receive sixteen millions. lie
Complains that the franking privilege Is
very grossly abu-ed the fac siD.ile franks
Of different members Of Congress are freely
used TO circulate obscene books and papers.
lottery circulars. business cards, &c. and
unless some means are used to cure tbs evil
presently a million a year will be ueeded to
carry the fraukcd letters and packages alone.
Railroad routes have a length Of 3i,Ol5
les. M which oyss - millions Of miles Of
q all transportation is done. at a cost Of
II-75 cents Icr mile. S'c,m m'ost rcutos
have a length of l5,O9S miles and over three
million miles Of transportation, at a. cents
per mile. Other routes cost to run ll.65
cents per mile.
There has been an increase during the
, ar Of % 32i miles of route, and 7,l44,-
80 miles Of transportation during the year.
5,Sl24Ol letters were sent to foreign
untiies during the year, and 1888 ,S33
we're received from abroad 30 that the
r,st of the world owes US a few letters.
During the year 1905 pos;masters have
resigned. and 34i4 have been removed.
Free delivery BY carriers is in operation in
Il cities, and pays its expenses.
Twelve hundred and twenty-four money
order Offices are now in operation ; i5S have
heen established during the year; 81 ,497
1sders were issued during the year, repre-
p uting over nine million of dollars, in sums
raging a little over SO; 1915 orders
acre lost in the mails and replaced
md the profit on the business amounted to :
-.D6 0GO