New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-08
THE TREASURY.
Confined from Third Page.


In 1875 still en IN tue character Of the hospital-dues
return Oneron amount Of clerical LABOR on masters
and owners men not accustomed 10 such work that
much Of the Information rs useless as Tor example, the
rank and name each employed. the seaman's
name being seldom satisfactory evidence OF his identity
while upon the Western vern the return OF the names
Is impraccable he uemIuers OF often changing
more than on single trip: aud finally. that as
there is every nJuecment to make loose and Inaccurate
returns These defects thought TO be sufficient to
account for the dsraIIy between actually
ceved anu that au,borz retained from the
mems WAGES. and. IN consequence OF which disparity,
either the relief fac must fall short Of the require
ments or The Government make good the deficiency.
MORE EFFICIENT MODE OF COLLECTING MARINE
HOSPITAL DUES
more direct ana efficient moGe OF collection would
be, is conceived by assessing dues according TO a
schedule OF the average number Of men required to
safely navigate OF various Sizes rigs and kinds
OF traffic This could be readily verified by
the ships papers required for other purposes II
Congress shall see fl. 10 mo y the act IL Is believed
the returns may Do much simphhed and the receipts
correspondence Increased The chief points Of interest
IN the admnisra ion OF this service during the past
and OF the in hospital, both fairly attro-
nable To increased e1it ucy the modes OF supervis
on resulting from greater experience To these causes
Is que Also TIE important economic result that larger
plumber OF persons ad nltted under more rigid inspec
ton. have been turuisLej all necessary relief at less
cost per man. ana III tue aggregate 10 the government
Than in previous year. statement OF the opera
tons OF the service during tue year. together with
comparative economic exhibit for number OF years,
will be ia tne accompanying report of the Super
Eising Surgeon
At San Francisco the new pavilion hospital is rapidly
approaching competitions aud Though the change from
the site first selected may mako necessary some sddi-
tODal OUTLAY To proper drainage, sewerage &c,
IL is gratIfyne know that the buildings will be COM
pleed for the SUN originally appropriated-a sum not
exceeding oneseventh the average cost OF the other
hospitals OF eQdal capacity now owned by the Govern
ment Early Sep euDer last the hospital at PittsDurgh
was vacated ana turued over 10 the Supervising arcn
feet in accOrdiuce with the act OF June ~ 1874
The sale has not vet Deeu e1ecteu, the inquest
price offered being consd req Oy t9e naae
will be forth IA detail In the report OF the SUI
peryising Architect; out the afternoon OF congress 10
Respectfully assed in ths connection TO the following
considerations concerning the maintenance OF nOsptas
exclusively tor sedmen; except at some nan uoI: u,
ports there are at lme marine patients enough to
warrant mai ltaniug hospital stan and establishment
As result OF relief III hospitals maintained ny
the service at sucu pns. about 20 per cent hRher
than the genera average cost. It would De manlIes
economy 10 close such hospitals and furnlsn relel
through munic pal or private agencies unuertn super
Of the service IHs alternative, howSVed IS n0
necessary. TIE hospitals owned by inc government
are generally of character. and so eg'by located
for general nO>pslS that they may DO
leased for purposes. IL Is recOminehueu, HlteI
mature consideration the subject, and as measure
~ ne no., ,,tere. OF he service, that authority be
given by statute TO eaSe any United States marine hos.
plta, provided the lessee shal lurDlSh sulnuions
ruarany Tor the proper care the marine patients Of
the port where pIt located under the super
vision Of the Department ana AT ua per GS 1 tT
cost of the entire Tor the year next preceulns
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION
The report Of the Supervising laspector-GeneraI OF
STEAMBOATS, shows that the annual loss of life by
accident vessels during the four years preced-
Willie Tor the year the lOSs was 49,
being decrease OF 81 per cent and the loss OF 10
lives only in 1873 resulted from explosions the receipts
from fees pccOI aud license duIug he aSt n'cal
year OF tGr previous by s539S So
while expend only Sl92 Is IN excess vi
those OF the previous year, the excess O receipts over
expenditures Tor inc Ii cal year was S52JSl To-
REPORT OF TERRITORY OF ALAsKA-THE SEAL
ISLANDS.
Under the provisions o. The act OF April p, 1874 au-
thorizlnc Secretary Of the Treasury TO appoint
person qualified 10y experience and education TO visit
the trading Indian villages In the territory
OF Alaska, Seal Islands. aud the large Islands in BehIing
Sea, to collect authentic Information relating to the
varied Interests OF the Government IN mat territory ana
the adjacent regions, MI III nrN W. Elliott desg-
mated 5 IA special that purpose. The report
presented by uim tie Department the result Oi nj"
labOrs con ans com lrcnensive statement OF the
character If The Cuuu>ri, the condition OF tue natives
the present stale % tac seal ana other fisheries and the
trade OF tDc territory with Minute descriptions OF the
launts and n4bts OI the seal aud other iur-Oearlng
animals, also many Valuable suggestions IL
regard 10 the management of the natives, the
preservation nsIeIies and the economical col
lection revenue. No more satisfactory eXliOt
OF the condition OF tAe territory ana OF It's probable re
has hitherto been presented 70 the Department.
The Government IS d rived Income from the tax
seal skins aut rent OF the urscal Islands,
since tine dCQ - ltlOn If the territory, as FOL Ows
Tax skins $50 PIC Is
Reut 4 ue Island, Observation-Disclosures. lIOioU 70
SAFE s,al-s.l - Government aZr.t,
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