New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-05
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT DEADLETTER
OFFICE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The whole number OF
dead letters all classes received during the year which
ended 3Oth June last by actual count 4l62 show
ing adecrease 1A364 letters from the number est
mated TO have received during the previous year
OF these letters, 3995OG6 domestic letters Gi,05
were foreign and returned unopened to countries
where they originated. The domestic letters received
may be stated follows Ordinary dead letter.
drop and hotel letters, 522G7; unmaablb 363sqs c-
titious addresses, $780, registered letters 32S2 re-
turned from foreign countries 6655s In the examna-
ton of domestic dead letters for disposition 17s6sC7
were found to be either not susceptible OF being returned
CT of no Importance circulars &C. aud were destroyed
about 33,9W more were destroyed after effort to
turn hem-ilkng about 81 per cent destroyed The re-
iainder classified and returned TO the owners as
far as practicable The whole number sent from the office
was @ 1872 OF which about 81 per cent delivered TO
owners per cent returned to the Department.
1880 letters contained j69 81 in sums Of 81 and upward
OF which 1901 letters containing sG6j5 &C. were dely
cred TO oweers, and ABA containing 1892 SO, were filed
held for deposition Os2 contained $3.50 90 in sums
Of less than ST. OF which 1858, cogtanUg S2O70 we're
delivered TO 1850 contained drafts, deeds and
these lGS09 restored the owners, and sol
returned and fled 1306i contained books jewolry
$500 Of these forwarded for delivery, and
99l delivered TO their owners; l2522l contained
OF which 1866 delivered to 20GSSi2 with
Enclosures Thus, Of the ordinary dead letters for
Of the valuable dead letters lcassed money and
minor about per cent delivered. The decrease
OF money letters received about 5000 is probably owing
TO the growing use OF money orders for the transmission
Of small Prominent among the causes Of the non.
delivery OF letters the unavailable character Of many OF
them, ascertained during the past year to he
$S'S Letters showing qbosC decrease 5so , oro 'ioS
tanned for nOn-paymeut Of postage, 5S,Js7 returned
addressed to places for which mail service had been
established, and 1923 had no address whatever There
stopping temporarily hotels departures non.arri
walls preventing delivery, and 300 letters found Ia be
addressed 10 fictitious names These are mostly cases
VIII q
hcm The number of dead letters returned during the
year 10 forcg IN countries 1sls3 and the number
ceyed from foreign countries was c6S IL further ap
States trough British French. and German mails 2d $50
g3OO per ceut-werc returned to Europe as dead
letters; and OF 54O $50 letters forwarded from this
country through those mails 30gi0-Or 81 per cen-wcro
reurucd dead letters showing extraordinary dis
crcpancy between the proportion OF dead letters received
from Etrope ana the proportion returned the United
states European countries This difference Is doubt
less largely owing 10 causes existing In tins country
which do operate in the proportion In Europe.
The geographical extent Of the United states and Terri.
tories as yet largely unsettled the constant arrival OF
cmgrants in search OF homes in remote regions.
aud the continual changing OF places or abode
in sparsey settled country. all operate TO ia.
There received ~ this office during the fiscal year.
5l5g applications letters which ljl answered
satisfactorily the letters applied for being found About
third OF these applications were Tor ordinary letters
without Enclosures record OF them being kept, ana
search for them being useless. The amount Of money
taken all dead letters undeyered since last report
and deposited in the United states Treasury was s25.-
H. The amount realized from sales OF waste paper
and deposited was 81 $50 -
Statement OF letters received and disposed OF during the
fiscal year ending June so. 1tts: Domestic letters re-
ceved 3O2q i6l; domestic dropeters received, '252
unavailable letters received j6s3 hotel letters received,
d o5 fictitious letters received $780, registered letters
received 37s2 domestic letters returned from foreign
countries, Total domestic letters received 3g'5b
foreign letters received 67O7a Whole number Of letters
received, 4l62.li4 domestic letters ior disposition
2lO62 letters out by money letter division, lsJi0
letters sent out by minor letter division, lg islor
sent ont by property letter division LIS NumDcI OF
original letters destroyed, l66: number OF return let
teTs destroyed, l51D-Nhoit hummer u''IIoy CO. -UVl'
OF domestic letters Tor disposition 81 per o destroy o
Whole number OF letters sent out Ass ~ Return letters
received and destroyed $685. articles Of small value.
&C. fled l2iVG money letters n'd' ~"
minor letters filed. s2l property Letters Med .s lotd
90 per cent or letters sent out
per cent delivered Of letters sent out 10 per cent
Request Letfers.- Number returned TO writer's by post
masters, AZ reported by 80 oiico5' @cE NUMBER 10
Return Letter Drision.-Letters returned 10 writer's
2?lO62o return" letters received ana qesiloyed $3.50
49, e1iyrrd In writers ~ 5J Enclosing SIIlO 20 number
tprrd and tIcd 500 incosing s3i5 o. letters contain
ing articles OF small value, PHOTOGRAPHIC &c, sent out
1921; number returned aud hcd lO5jj number DEW
Money Letter Drision-Eeccyed for disposition, li.'s9
letters containing SsG4i3 % registered Tor disposition
~ letters containing s. 3 total received 1870 let
fers containing sGC}s d. filed and held for disposition
22 letters, containing s714 at lost 81 letters con'"
money letters 81 per cent were delivered 10 o"nGIs
Minor Letter DirtsiOy-Receiyed aud sent out 1850 lot
tcr nominal value s. GOy27I delivered 10 owners 10
zoo letters filed and FOR disposition sal letters outsand
100 letters. or minor letters 20 per cent "eIc uc'
cred To owners .-.
pr0pcrty Dirision-Rcccved 1894 letters and pack
ont II tsg letters and packages delivered 9al letters
and unclaimed 1885 letters and packages hcd
cstroTed 2{15 number OF packages Of jcwcry. 1885,
articles books. &c 5.i3y number Of un-
letters received and disposed o. 52j held Tor
postage. 2yOliH misdirccled 3oJ'' 10 man heI'ce 49,
as blank, 1880 hotel, $3.50.
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