The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-08
THE POST OFFICE.
REPORT OF ALEXANDER W. RANDALL
posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Dec. ), 1868.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Dec. 3, 1868.
SrR-The ordinary postal revenue for the year
ended the 30th day OF June last $le 6OO and
the expenditures during the same PERIOD including
service for which special appropriations made,
ST. $780, 500, showing an excess OF expenditures OF
s6,437,991.
The receipts from hostages, a. compared with the
previous year, show an increase OF six per centum
and the expenditures an increase OF eighteen per
centum.
The ordinary expenses not including mail trans
p0rtati0n for which special appropriations were
made, were $2l sos 602 and the receipts, including
the amount drawn under the acts making appr0pria-
tons for carrying free mail matter" were
$40, o92 $780, showing an excess OF expenditures Of
s1,46299i.
The receipts or the department were:-From
pOstages $40, 600; the amounts drawn from the
Treasury under acts making appropriations for
carrying free matter" SO, 800 Oo6 and under the
acts making special appropriations for "overland
mail and marine service between New York and
California" $l,126OOO; steamship service between
san Francisco, Japan and Chinan Sl25, 900; be-
tween the UNITED States ana Brazil,n Sl5O0O0; for
carrying the mail on routes established by acts
passed during the first session OF the Thrty-nnh
Congress" s4S6525, and .for preparing and publish
ing post Route mapAn $4,000, making the receipts
kinds were as above stated, s22, 30592, showing an
excess OF expenditures oyer receipts OF S74 for
| which special appropriation will be required.
| The revenue account stated by the Auditor lsee
appendx differs from the foregoing because of his
adding to the receipts OF the department. from all
| sources balance of 81. 494 469 standing to the
credit OF the revenue account July 1867, but which
| is not Immediately available.
The estimates for the current fiscal year IA SUBJ
| mitted to Congress with the last annual report
| showed an anticipated deficiency OF So 300 600 10
| meet which there was then IN the Treasury
100000 being the uneXpended balances OF former
appropriations standing TO the credit OF the DEPART
priation from the general Treasury sl,296 900. or
| this sum Congress appropriated 100000.
The expenses during the fiscal year Just closed
exceeded the estimated amount especially in the
item OF transportation, and thus absorbed the
50 200, coo relied TO assist in meeting the antici-
pated deficiency for the current year. The ordinary
expenditures for the current year also estimated
too low, from the fact that the department could
not at the time the estimates were made, anticipate
the extraordinary increase OF service established by
acts OF Congress. Taking those Of the last fiscal
year basis II Is anticipated that In the current
year there will be deficiency OF go, 500. There
from Fort AbercrOmbie to Helena Montana, au-
thorzed by the act OF July ~ 1868, from January l.
1862 June So 1867 and to the increased liza.
biities OF the department for service the Over-
land route" $751; O00 making $3.50 500 which Will
be required to meet deficiencies In the receipts for
the current fiscal year.
The accompanying report OF the Auditor fully sets
forth the details Of the financial operations Of the
department.
The ordinary expenditures for the year ending June
30, 1870 Including $645, $50 for overland and sea
mails to California;, estimated at $24, SAC, 4l3
The ordinary ,revcnue Is estimated at an
increase OF five per centum on that OF the
year Just closed, or........... 81, 100, 900
Add the standing appr0pria-
tons for carrying free mail
mater. 100000