The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-31
CRESWELL.
The Annual Report orthe Postu

The Annunl Report Oft POstmastcr-Cte teneral.
The annual report of the Postmaster-Geueral
Tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862 will
show the following interesting facts prepared by
General Terrell, Third Assistant Postma ster-
Gencral-
The number of stamps issued during the year
was 42l, ,041 AGO, the value of which $l2, ,722,-
56S; the number OF stamped envelopes issued
was 1S019S $50 amounting to 81, ,2S3, ,5SS; news
paper wrappers issued 3, 595 25O, amounting to
S1905. Total number of stamps, envelopes,
and wrappers, SOP, 722, $50, the total value OF
which was Sl5,07S,061.
The receipts and expenditures for the year
ending June 80, 1869, as compared with previous
years. were as follows-Receipts, 1862 $1S-
4,5lOI2 lSGS, GIG ZIG %SS, 6O3,9O; increase, ,l219
per cent, S2,051, 9O9'92. Expenditures, 1869,
1928 G9S 131 80; 1868 22, $50, 592 65 increase AZ
per cent, 1907, 53SS5.
The money-order system was established No
vembcr I, 1864, at l41 post offices. During the
period of eight months the issues of these Offices
amounted to 81 800 1889, and the payments to
$l,3l35 511'0S. The gross receipts from fees etc.,
were Sl1 ,5364O, and the expenses, S1S, ,5S437;
showing n deficit of $1041'97 for tIe fiscal year
1866 The issues ut Alb Offices were SO, Al 2502S
and the payments were So, 903, S9022.
Ihereceipts to the department were 49, 5S030G
and the expenses 81, S66, ,427; yielding to the
department a revenue of S7l3S'79 For the
fiscal year 1867, in S32 offices the issues were
1920, 32i'72; payments, $9,07l ,24073; receipts,
$40, 0,SS9'57; expenses, $4,4G2, $685. revenue to
department, S262606l. Fiscal year 1868, at
Leo oHlces, at, lgG Go0o'4G payments, Slb
537'03 receipts 9l24, 5O3'19 expenses, $7O 3lSO4;
revenue to department, $54, 1915. Fiscal year
1869, in l46S offices the issues were 24,S4S-
05S93 payments, S2i654 l2346; receipts,
$17G,241Sl, and the expenses 9l10,G94 gross
revenue, $6,555,3S7. The present number of
money order offices is 1856
The report from the Dead Letter Office will
show the following interesting facts:-The num-
Der of letters sent to the Dead Letter Office
during the year was as follOws:-Ordinary let
ters, 1857, 412 drop letters 450 600; unmaflable
36l, 1884; hotel letters, 20 52S fictitious letters
11,4l7; registered letters, 33, i62; returned from
foreign countries 62 O03 foreign letters, 143 1856;
total, 3,952, ,S62. OF the above number 1927
were found to contain money, amounting to
$94, ilO'95, in sums of 81 and upwards, of which
number l6lS1 containing 3S2, 5000 were de-
Gvered to the writers or persons addressed; and
2O4S containing l2040'05 were filed for recla-
nation by the owners or were outstanding.
Dead letters are retained four years for recla
nation, and the money deposited in the Trea
sury. The number enclosing sums less than 81
was IA, 323 containing 43l7277 of which
amount @2tSS20 was delivered to the writer's,
and $GS44S was filed for reclamation. The
amount taken from dead letters and deposited in
the Treasury was Sl4 44S5G3. The number of
letters containing bank checks, drafts, deeds,
letters OF exchange, etc, received and recorded
was 16,J21; nominal value OF same, $3,0ll ,35i'1,
of which 1856, the nominal value of which was
$2,199, l14'5l were delivered to owners, and
16030 were returned or filed for reclamation.
OF the unavailable letters, $50, 3O7 were de-
tanned for postage, not being prepaid as required
by law. They were either wholly unpaid not
prepaid one full rate, or were stamped with
Illegal or revenue stamps O.429 were misdi-
rected-the Post Office, State, or some necessary
part OF the address being omitted; 26iS had no
address whatever, and 2570 were addressed to
places were there was no mail service.
The amount realized by the sale of waste
paper was $2061'05. This was formerlya per-
Quiste of the Third Assistant Postmaster
rol but has been cut off by Congress.