, 1870-10-27
The Fost Office Department..
Washington tot. ~ Despa'eh 10 the .St.r Fork


Uefuld.
The report OF the sixth Auditor OF the
Treasury for the last fecal year shows that
the postal accounts between tho United States
aad foreign governments lavo been promptly
and satisfactorily adjusted 10 the latest Pc
rod. Thirty.one Thousand eight hundfel
and fiftT-tNo. corrected quarterly accounts Of
pcst1nnetern l4vc beeu examined, copied, re-
settled, and mailed; 1O5, ,734 accounts Of Post
mas,ers have been examined, adjusted. and
registered; 2Ga,76l letters were received, Gu
lUrscd, and properly disposed OF, osl OF
which contained the amount Of si.9S2, ,019,
| Which amount Aas been deposited with tho
Treasurer Of the United States to the
same; 102,2To letters were answered,
| recorded, and mailed; 1888 dratta we're
,esued 10 mail contractors and others; s, $50
| warrants were issued TO mail contractors ami
others; 1850 certificates Of deposit made By
Il Poutmasters with other Postmasters were e1-
amiped aud registered, amounting in the ac-
g1egate to s64s, 30; 97,620 money-ordes
accounts have boon ecstle0, involving tie
amount Of &G2. .928, ,2o6. 81; 24.951 mail con.
tractora' accounts were adjusted and reported
for payment; 57.i79 collection orders wose
transmitted to mail contractors; ai7 special
agents accounts were sud-. ii and reported
for payment; 5,365 letter o. 7riere' accounts
we're settled, G,000 special mail carrieza' sc
counts, 5000 mail messengrra' accounts, l, IS.
accounts Of railway postal clerks, route
agents, local mail agents and baggage mas
terra we're settled 53s5, 1885, waa col
Offices; s2,sss,ssa.1o was 81 thc asgresst,
amonnt OF drafts issued to mail contractors
Il, ,S5i, 203.R was the aggregate amount o
warrants issued to mail contractors and 9th
cra: Sa6s1, 60.6G was received from Post
masters By mail contractors on coliec,io,
orders; s:.,2231, $40 6s was paid to letter cal
fiere. and E66, ,57l 80 WAS pnid for advertising
| S.5. .6Si.4i was collected from mail contractor
by tho collection of drafts for over collection
was the amount Of internal revenue receive
br fost1nastefs aud amounts withheld fror
other pesgons and paid to the Treasurer of th
United States LIS bnits were instituted fe
the recovery Of balances due to the Unite
States, amounting to the sum Of S146, 1854!
and Ito Judgments were obtained in favor {
the United States.
. its synopsis Of tho operations OF the free d
: livery syetem in tho cities af tie United State
FOR the fscal gear ending June so. 1870.
: appears that during tltat period there WEI
mail letters delivered. 97,611 .S3l local le
. ters delivered, q. So, ,6i9. Newspapers i
Il liverei, 1885,, ,02A Total cost. 1880, ,079.s
: New York cisy-AIai1 Letters delivered. Il, ,5@i
n parers delivered, 5,o5o,5 Total co:
= ~, OK, ,O07.
In WaEhington-1he following is summs
l. Of the operations Of the free delivery srste
l. thr city: Mail letters delivered. 1.3i1. 81
local letters delivered. t.i,4 Ash: uewspapc
, delivered, SOL Total cost, go, 103.47.
E The Poet Office Department has just co,
:. pletca its summary OF the foreign mail st
d vice. 1t presents the following exhibit Of t
n the countries With whom We have pos
. | treatits.