, 1876-12-06

decrease in eost of sl5e, ,22a23. Adding the in
creased cost for ay.post-uisr clerks, route,
epea.s s9e dnd n eos Sts1 gas sfsHs tho total In
Ths railroad routes have been incrcasctl in
length s2.25 mi'es, and IN cost 1926 6.1, against
an increase last Scar Of 2,3l9 ,nslcs in length,
and $ds5, SIS In cost.
During the year enlcd june ~, 1870. 23f per-
| sons Yctt arrested for violations OF the pna al
laws aid regulations, and Eiven In charge To the
United States authorities for trial, With tho fol-
lowing results, viz:
ionsetea a..t....'.s........,.. ...+."..".....1e7
Otherwise disposed oi...... .......... ...... 4s
ibtA'....s".s...,... .......................19l
ln addition 10 the above, 1is persons were ar-
rested ss1s charged with similar ofenscs but as
arrests which made the parties amenab1e to
State laws, Il was deemed letter to hand Then,
oyer to tho State authorities. These, a1!dcd to
the number held for trial In United statcs
SSy es J@as @ t ssSe1 v ,1sisa Is astn s
ployes OF the l'ost-O!lIcc Department.; uud
when 1t Is considered that United malls arc
transported annually owe, 1e9, ,0oo QUO miles Of
nsall.ragtss, s aBa are handled bs 5000 pcrsons
-, The number Of recorded complaints during
the year Is 0e4o, involving the loss or rilIng Gf
G% etteTs, draf, nggrcgat5nE II, II .yalue n MONEY
were registered valued at ~. .SS} i.. nn,i 4b71
Registered Irttcrs rcnorteff misstnT ia ,ysrr
eatlsiactorily accounted for, and 764, valued at
or tile 7i}i lost, 1J6, valued ut $42o5.71, were
made good; and OF the b5s Registered letters
reported rIilcd Of contents, valued al to,ig,W'
the contents Of q, aggrcgatinr in value Ii, ST..
o.. were recovered md Festnrci 10 lin n,vncr.
Cases numbering 81, remain it, The hands Of
the spcclal arents uni]rr invest jratinn. "1' ~
Tht whole nunbcr ' Of Of letiers VA, Registered
throughout the United Etatcs turing ihe year
ended Junr %, lS70, was 4.oV;s1;. willie thIs c1-
hibit shows an actual loss Of only l,)ia. aiont
21-l00O OF ! per cent, Of 3,5 fof every ID. (pfl
registered letters mailed.
RAlLwAY-pos7.orr1cE LINES,
Grafton on the BOth OF June, 13iG, was 81 ex-
Increase of line and Of 7sl mfles comnarcl wili,
the preceding year. ''''9' '~''''''' - '''~@
An annual cost Of Sia7ssD! an nrrcass n III II
clerks an,, Sih5 M iinnn ra1 ,n;ina ~, ~. ~
vice IL performed daily. and upo Bios sDn mI'as Ia.
twice daily, touyaicnt I'm nil IN 81. S35 miica
each way 1ailg. >~ ''''~'
gate seryics is ii ,67l miles duIy '"s -ss'o'
The Postal Union trcaty. ~ which rent tnto
our posta escanres VIII rue oera1,os .!
as, under It's provisions. rar eo,,ntrv r,.nina ~
ts exclusive Use iii thc postaees which its col.
les!s; s.. a., :, ,x.,,.,.,
from tho United S:ates to Postal l,niIa coI,,,.
tries during tile year wero rs fojIaws: i.ett"rs.
O., ,9S4 IS1 grams, cqual Il, 3.;ISS ill, onnrrs:
printed matter aid samples, sd, Isl, ,Is6 Erams,
weight uvcr 1876 OF lT,OW ounres of Letters
and /, 72T ,6B7 ounces OF printed matter and san.
plrs. @A0 'A"'
Tho coet of thc IIn,tcd stotc. tr.,e,t1ar,t,
mil -atrn,ushn scrvi"c fnr tI'a ve"r 1ssN ..as
Sl73,RlSO0 being reduction OF f55 7a5 III from
tic cost uf tic same Seryirc for tha war is;n "
The United States postapcs On mails ronysrcl
to AMI from the West lulles, Parama, Central
NV Gua nsrqa s S1ya ssaa :, H.
reduced rules eHtabiishc.l frnm .Tmiv is.E
amounted to $tlV,GI U.s. and tic cost Of the sen
conveyance tlercpf was k35, ,1A. n. '''e 00'
changed With JnpnI, and Chiiin. by means nY tIc
subsidized juc of direct nul steamers. arnn,,nt
Cd to Fis,G;GM. 'e' ANNA ''s''''''' aH'ooo'-
The total COS. of thu Un!ted stntes occan
inu s5I; O mid frotn s,ecinl anrnn.iot W.
Steamship service to ,Innar iii CEina nnd N
Braxi|) was $755,n7oSs. being n rr,i,,s,inn ~
S23, ,,50 IS from tho cost Of tie samo serya. fur
Tic contrnct with III. por,f,c Mali stcon.b,n
CnnInanv. authnrIzrS hv nrts ~ T;,rTr.'.. ~,
proved Fcb. II. fsis5. ami Fci, In ~ in ,np. ~
vcyanre Of monthly mali frnn, Sar Fr,.ncls,,
10 Jnpn,, md G;,a' %ill cnn,Te ns'' hy iin,ita'
tion un Tia mai ~ i1crcmI,cr 1sfe ''",, ""1
In the absence at snr,j"i lcr;s,sti",,, 1i.,,,
hv Cnn0rrss aut,,o-,,t,,l uEn,at,u! ;i,,,.n.,.
of the mn;j j.servfrn m t!is i,nnortant rn,a =,
higher rata of co,n,,rnsa,Inn ths nrovistons -
tic general Inv. lilniiin~ the ro,hnsrsntinn ~ ~
be allowed for the traus,aItation M ~ II" u,a;ts
bY sea 10 lila nInomnt Il unstnras m tl,c mniis
conveyed. viii beconis nnniirac ~ "nw .t"nn,,
sllip-sCrytce which NAV III performed on this
rolite Or, aud after jul, i, ISL. '"''
The Grnrrnl Iostui.I1n}on treatvconcluf1.d At
i1v hI,'e o. & y lss' .aas neen N gStation s',ee
LILY lSio, VIII tue most satisfactory reautts.
lhe tefritOfy OK tftc Unlon has been greatly eit-
largcd hy the accossIon, from tho lst Of July,
1871, Of British India (onprtu{np Uindostai,.
Isitisl, Burulaf, and A,icnt anI7 thu Frencf,
cnloulcs in America, Africa, asia, unl Occanica,
ti". s;s' ~, mAE sne eu.oas VI
sir,,o sn u. I'n " inc ., nue tseAls
Rie1lea a. hef,e, the :tta January, lsib by dele
ea'rt " ttc several postal administrations in'
turestcsl III their atlmstsiou,a copy OF which ia
n,IuA,rIn,1 11rttAl TnI1tu or,h thn Eru,,,1, .,t