The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
DIVISION OF FRAUDS

In this division 3044 cases have been examined
and the OF $24 0l0 recovered and paid back into
the Treasury on account Of frauds discovered ana
traced.
The total number or accounts on hand from all
the departments, settling with the Second Auditor.
Is 1851, Of which g. 400 were received during the
fiscal year; 1922 1856 have been disposed Of involving
the amount Of $15711a,779, requiring a total OF
22S,953 letters Besides which 363 $50 letters nave
been written relating to miscellaneous subjects.
The grand total of amounts involved and settled
from June &c. 1861, to June 80, 1870 in the Second
Auditors Office is the enormous sum of 81 424 a2s
702, and 1S95l54 letters have been required to be
written.
Report of the Sixth Auditor.
The report Of j. J. Martin, Sixth Auditor for the
Post ONCE Department to the Secretary OF the Trea
sury, shows the following credtable summary for
the past fiscal year:--Thc postal accounts between
the United States and the foreign governments
have been promptly and satisfactorily adjust
ed to the latest period. The number OF
corrected quarterly accounts OF postmasters
examined, copied re-setted and mailed is $685. OF
accounts Of postmasters examined, adjusted and
registered the number Is los, 1874. Two hundred and
five thousand seven hundred and sixty-one letters
were received, endorsed, and properly disposed Of
2s4 Of which contained money to the amount OF
S4,9se, which was duly deposited in the Treasury.
One hundred and twenty-five thousand two hundred
and seventy letters were answered, reached and
mailed and 1878 drafts were issued to mail con-
tractors and others. Five thousand one hundred and
fifty warrants were issued to mail contractors and
1890 certificates OF deposits made by postmasters
amounting to $64s ISL, were examined and regls.
tered. The number Of folios post pages OF cores
pondence recorded was 4, 252
In the money order division $500 money order
accounts have been settled, amounting TO
s62 2Os and 1874 letters relating TO money order
affairs were written, copied and mailed.
In the pay division 24,os1 mail contractors, &C.
counts were adjusted and s7773 collection orders
were transmitted to mail contractors; $40 miscel-
laneous accounts were adjusted and reported for
payment 447 special agents accounts were audited
and reported for payment. and 1886 letter carriers,
accounts were settled; 5000 special mail carriers
and Q, 900 mall messengers accounts were settled:
4732 accounts Of railway postal clerks, route agents.
local mail agents and baggage masters accounts
were settled 10 accounts Of United States attor.
neys marsnals and clerks Of United States courts
from special and mail messenger Offices.
Aggregate amount Of drafts to mall con-
trhcIorS. s., 3S3, 6Q4
Aggregate amount Of warrants to mail
contractors and others. 1851 203
Received by mail contractors from post
masters on collection orders. 1881, 500
Pad 10 letter carriers In cities. l,23L $40
Pald lor advertising. 68,57l
In the collection division 2s,402 accounts OF pre.
sent postmasters and s.o61 accounts OF late post
masters were presented and examined; $2s.es4