The New York herald., 1870-12-02

and cities, the small 0nc0S go0oraHy l6Suc more
money orders than they pay. ana the larger offices
pay more than they issue. TO enable the latter TO
pay eli orders on presentation. postmasters @ the
delay all surplus funds that accrue from the sale
OF orders to certain larger ofiices designated ~
their depositors. the amount OF SUCH funds re-
mItted 10 and deposited In the larger O1ces during
the last year was S23 These rcmittanccs are
made In registered packages BY mail, wheu the post
is generally the case at email post onlces During the
year to the aggregate amount OF
sent in registered packages, nave Deen reported as
$2,b1l was allowed before the CLOSE OF tho year,
to the credit Of the several postmssters wns had
Ssa sss 1S made o each case Sy n
tue department. ana satisfactory proof oDtaIncd
that the lost remittance for which credit was
claimed had been duly counted noted, securely
put up, properly registered and despatched In
locked pouch, IN presence OF disinterested Wit
ness Iae sum q xsss waS 10 S1ser saS erm ~ c
expenditures ol te carrens yeas, Uialms i9r creoas
t. the amount o. $oSs were aisanowo., ana .ne re-
yet pending. The t0tal smount auowed to post
masters during tne year. LOT IeMIt9nces lost ~ the
mails was $So0 OF WHICH ,be me sum 2, was
on account OF losses durng tno pTeceulng year:
The less OF these Iogiseorcu packages containing
remttances 0l surplus money 0raer Iunds causes
no detriment wnasevsr, 1."cI " .iU IcaIos ~ or 70
the payees oi money oIaers ~ INC uepartmSnt.
and not the public. that suffers the loss resulting
from the iaiure OF suCa asm.anoes @ 70 rcacn tneir
DESTINATION. ~ VIII W OD5cIvcu .nat lossos VI thIs
nature form C0nsucraOio toM IN tu0 anuuni ex-
pen es Of the money 0roor sysCom' Aitn0uSh tue
total Of such iosses-$S, l0s-s very sinai IN com.
pRrs0n with tno Wnoie 6mouns ol money remitteo
Ior deposltS 0ur!n8 Lne ycars VIZ, $zd dz4o,O1I
Postmasters ~ Gcr.an ihoncy orucr VniCes mhero
received from Ordcls lssueo anu from deposts from
oCner olnccs, a.0 O.oas s " uosas naecu
aout ~ w,sn siU acc"r,nc ~ The raniremcnts
drawn Oy lnstsneDIs accoIuins ~ w. sho IoqulIements
OF tneir money OIuo. uusaaess. uno nuoun. VI sno
drafts drawn sucn ~ ssn ss 'ne Sss
year was, ~ saaseu M aooso, 70 aov,ooa;
the year " - Caho1 .naS M Pay.nons y. ~ VI .ic
aggregate am9uns % SoS., was a, aanuou.cnty pro-
cureu tntouSu lorkcry v! cnc PaJcoS nlsAatuIe, VI
Dy Iase prc1cnCcs Aller iuil MscstiHauon
the paying poslmasters. IN Blk u ness
dlrected 70 pay 70 Tue proper owners respectively,
tne amounLS VI tno several oruerS, tne toIal VI
wnicn M N was Sxvs. m svver VASES, aliouuuk atk "
Sl7S, tne paying posImuStcIs were not Consluereu
~ justly Icsponsiuc lor .ne impropeI Pay Monc anu
the department paia tnas amount 70 tne true
payecs. iue ronning slA oases amounuug W
sl5s are held for examination ana report by special
agents. - ooo 90
the sum OF $l'szo. 10Y was ~ translerred by post
masters from tne postage W the money Order &C.
count, 10 enaDe them W meet orders presented Tor
payment at times when their money order funds
were exhausted, Tne transfers on tne other hand.
from the money Ot0er TO the postal account,
amounted to Sl,327, 1853, showing at the close OF
the year balance against tho latter account Of
se,9o2
In my last annual report additional legislation
was recommended to authorize the extension OF the
money order system to the stations or sub-pOst
Oces In the large cities. bill containing provl-
sion to that effect was introduced into the House OF
Representatives during the last session but was not
acted mon The reasons which Induced me 10
make that Recommendation have Already bepn
stated ana il ia not neceasary TO repeat them here
Tne esf0blishment OF the money ortler buslness at
post onice stations would undoubtedly prove sub
stantIaI advantage as well as a great convenence
therefOre renew the suggestion that the law rcat-
ing to the money order system be SO modified as TO
permit the postmaster Of any city which the Post
money orders az the stations or sub-0llices in the
same manner as the NAN ofices
An International money order system for the ey-
change of postal orders between inc United states
and Switzerland was put into operation September
/, 1880 From that date to the close OF the fiscal
wear the number OF orders issued IN this country
DayabIe to benefciaries in Switzerland was S28 OF
the aggregate value OF $22 1S9; and the number OF
orders pald in this country for sums retted from
was 6e5. amounting in value to $40, ,45O
The fees received amounted TO S527, and the ex-
penses to $y4 leaving net revenue to this depart
ment OF s432.
Negotiations are now I'm progress for the estab-
lishnent Of an International exchange OF postal
v, 5 Hrtan states aaa ha e
hoped that q system OF that kind VIII soon be In
augurated land that It VIII prove highly advanta-
geOus 10 the people OF both countries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Under this head Mr. Cresweil refers the wonder
fully rapid expansion OF lhe postal system as strik.
lngy displaying the WONDERFUL growth OF the United
States IN population ana wealth. Among other
illustrations Of this Kind ne refers TO the TACT that
during thc nrst year oi Presiaent Wasningtons ad-
mlnlstratlon the number Oh letters transmitted am In
the mails did not probably exceed 3oo, GOO and the
+hn i ~ ,he es
Durng e rsI y, year " e u t
me @ " e.sSis @ oo o nn 900 ~ ~ ono s Coiu not
nave Dee iess ,n ~ W say noInng m oi une
immense amoun. Oh paih.sa a..ef anu tae aggre. re-
gate u Instances Iravencu ahounteu 10 S!oZ4.p9o
mlcs. Ihess ConparIssVns are sqnoient 10 eXhlDlt
Tue great auvanee WHICH tne uniteu states nave
lnade IN tno snort sPaCo % esnty years. Inc re-
suits are 50 ast0uhaing .nat ~ IL seems impossible
even ., lnis uay. W pIeuaGG tne ueVoiopment 70
winch OUT country VIII attaln " Ine ciose OF tne
current century, oi WiSn on,y Iurty years renlaln
FkANh!NS phlvILEdk
IN my annual repor. ol M Decempes lsos ana 10 my
letter uatcu reuIuaiy 70, lo.o, auoIesseu 10 non.
schuyler ConaX, n Tepiy W twV resoiutonS OF tue
senate asking LOT !niornauon, nao tne nonor 10
prcSenC my views az euge concerning tne !ranklng
prlvllege: IN Doan enose conitnunications argued
agalnst tne longer con.inuanCe Oh that evlI, ana
earnestly recomMenued its nnmeuiate ana aosolute
repeal my experience Ia tae aumlhlStratlon OF Inc
Post Oince Departmelt LOT tue past year mas
strengthened my convicIions, ana mas IN !uced
me again 70 coll Ine attenuon ol congress 10 the
great abuses winch nave grown 10 De part
or tne sysIeM anu 70 tne uhcompensated our
dcns wnicn u imposes upon tnc service. am
thoroughly satisnea Gnat u Ine iIanking prlviiege
were repeaeu, anu ai! Ha,.eI passing Ihrougn tne
mails charged WIN its Iair siare OF postage, the