The Portland daily press., 1871-12-06
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The estimates for 1873 are as follows:
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The APPROPRIATIONS for 1872 are as follows:
Report of the po..m..,er-Ceuerar.;

The ordinary revenues of this department for
the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1871, were $780,
W, O45 A., and the expenditures of all kinds
$24 1870, 104 0S. ..-,..,-.
The increase of revenue for the year 1871 over
the year 1870 was 81, 157, 667.7, or 613 per cent
and the increase of expenditures 81 ,0A1 ,266 a.
or 4.45 per cent, showing net increase in rev.
enue of SIG, 401.32 The increase in revenue
Tor the year 1871 over the year 1869 was 80, 100,
S69.70, OF 1872 per cent, and the number of
packages of postage stamps lost in the mails
during the year was six, representing $25S; and
OF stamped envelopes three, representing SOL. 70;
/ being much less than the losses from similar
dellnquences in 1870 and previous years.
There were in the service of the department
on the 30th of June, 1871, 1856 contractors for
the transportation of the mails. Of mail routes
IN operation there were 1851, aggregating in
length Exclusive of special routes) 23s 359 miles,
in annual transportation 107, 572, 1874 miles, and
in annual cost Sill ,529, 395.
There was an increase over the preceding
year i'll length of routes of 1927 miles, in annual
transportation 10,547,7 9S miles, and in cost
way post Office clerks, route local and other
agents as S4o4 $685. the total increase in cost was
$l,049,37S.
The Postmaster General renews his recon-
mendation for read justment of the rates paid
for carrying the mails, and for a new survey of
the post route maps.
The amount of fines imposed upon contrac-
tors, and deductions made from their pay on
ACCOUNT Oh failures ana OCner ueIlnquencleS, Tor
the last year was $75, 256.71, and the amount
RENTED during the same period was 0,076.94,
leaving the net amount of fines and deductions
500, 1871.
The total number of new mail bags procured
ana lpAt into service was 60, 400, of which "a 600
We're used for the transmission of printed mat
ter and 6400 for letter mails Their cost was
$S6,015. - - = ~
The number of complaints of missing letters
during the year is 1900, of which 2057 were reg
n1ld rrarnrr
drafts and currency to the nominal amount of
94l0, 74S w OF registered letters $50 were ac-
counted for as received at their destination, and
only 2o3 have been reported as actually lost
Ihe remaining cases are in the hands of special
agents for investigation. For violations of the
postal laws 1913 persons have been arrested of
whom OIL have been convicted and sentenced to
dl1ferent degrees of punishment, and the re-
mainder are in the hands of the Department of
Justice to be dealt with according to law.
The total number of letters exchanged, dur
ing the year, with foreign countries was 90 295,-
1913, an increase of ,936,62O over the number
reported for 1870. OF this number 10, 461, 1868
were sent FROM and 1884, 100 were received in,
the United States.
The cost of the transatlantic service was
$174, 138 39-$148 1853 48 less than in 1870.
The total cost of the United States ocean mail
steamship service for the wear 1871 (including
900 paid from special appropriations for
steamship service to japan and China to Bra
I'll, and to the Hawaiian Islands) was 1875. 1885,
Il.
The total appointments in the department
during the year number $3.50, and the total
number of employees is now 1884.
During the last fiscal year the number of
money-order offices in operation was 2O76 On
the 3lst OF July, 1871, 376 additional money
order offices were established, so that the whole
number OF such offices is at present 2452; the
number OF domestic money-orders issued during
the year was 2, 151, 794, the aggregate value of
which was $42, 164, 11S.03; the number of such |
orders paid was 2, IL, 1854, amounting in value |
to SAL, ,667.03 to this sum is to be added the
amount of orders repaid to the purchasers
1921 $3.50 %; total of payments, 81, O27 $780, 81
The adoption of the postal telegraph and post
office savings bank systems is urged. The Post
master-General renews his recommendation for
The repeal of the Thanking privilege, as cutter
y incompatible with an economical and vgor-
-avors the postal-card clause in the new postal !
code, and recommends the increase of the sala- |
'ies of the three Assistant Postmasters- General
md the Superintendent of Foreign Mails and |
System to $4,000.