The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-11-12
The Post.Omcc Department.


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In view of the fact that an erroneous
statement Of the financial condition of the
Post Office Department has gained wide
circulation, the Postmaster General has
furnished the following table from his
forthcoming report Total receipts Of the
department from postage stamps, and
special subsidies for steamship line, $2l,.
3 i,i20.6b; disbursements of all kinds,
$23, 09S, S3f. g3. Excess of disbursements
over receipts, representing the actual cost
to the Treasury for postage service, S2,Sl4,-
1858. OF the appropriation to meet the
defalcations In the revenue of the depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1870, there was undrawn at the close of the
year, $4,1f0,000. Estimated amount re.
quired TO meet balance due IN June 80,
1870, but not yet adjusted or reported for
settlement, 4 1905, 2 5,13; balance Of de.
ilciency appropriation unused after paying
all clalms Of the year, $2,416,274Sfi in.
crease Of ordinary receipts ~ compared
with the year ending June 80, 1869, 81.
26S, 2f4,0 Oh, or IT'S per cent, increase Of
expenditures as compared with year ending
June 80, 1869, $500, t0Gt IL, or 1.32 per cent
The report will make various recommends.
tons relative to foreign mails and the
money order system. 1t win take strong
ground against the Thanking system.
The following Is from the summary of
operations Of the Post. Office Department
for the fiscal year ending Both June last
Stamps and stamped envelopes and
wrappers sold during the year by Post
masters amounted TO $l6,5S1 600, being an
increase over the previous year Of $1,4O9,-
900.
There were in the service Of the depart
ment, on the Both Of June, 1926 contract.
ors for the transportation Of mails; Of
mail routes in operation, there are 1851,
aggregating In length, 23l 1893 miles In
annual transportation, 97,024,906 miles;
and In annual cost, $~10,SS4,G53. Adding
the compensation Of railway Post. Office
clerks, route agents, local agents, mail mes.
sengers, mail.route messengers, and bag-
gage masters in charge Of registered
packages, amounting 10 $l,470,S9O, the
annual aggregate cost was S12,355,54 3,
being an increase over the preceding year
in length of routes, 1901 miles on annual
transportation, 6,301 ,b03 and In cost, Of
$41s, f52. Adding the increased cost for
railway Post. Office clerks and agents,
$195,G6 making a total increase of cost Of
$G73,8i5.
Two thousand and seventy-six Money
Order offices are In operation. The orders
issued represented $34,054, 000, being more
than $9,000,000 over the previous year.
The number of orders paid represented
$3f, 100000, being an increase over last
year of 80, 100000 After paying expenses
there was a net profit Of 100000.
The number of Post Offices In the
United States, June 30, 1870, was 2S,492
number of Post Offices established during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, 1853;
number of Post Offices discontinued during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, 963
increase OF Post Offices, 1897.
Number of Postmasters subject 10 APP
pointment by the President, 1903; mum
Der of cases acted upon during the year,
1868; number Of appointments for resig-
nation of Postmasters during the year,
4,105i number Of appointments on re-
movals Of Postmasters during the year,
LAO; number Of appointments on deaths
of Postmasters during the year, 293.
Whole number of domestic letters origi-
Mating in the United States received, $685.
045; Increase over previous year, 4.5S per
cent. Letters originating In foreign coun.
tries and addressed 10 places in the United
States, 220,4l5 increase over previous year,
400 per cent. Letters with Enclosures Of
money, 45,3l5-$g8,8 61 restored to own
ers, 3S, 606-$S2,t 75. Letters with in
closures Of drafts or checks, &c, 1880
$3.075, 545; restored to overs, 16,sGs-S2,
963, 400. Letters and packages inclosing
jewclry, books, &c, 1921 restored to
owners, 4,740. Letters containing photo
graphs, receipts, &c, 1l0,020i restored to
owners, t00,015.