The New York herald., 1876-12-06

Increased cost Tor railway post ONCE clerks, route,
local and other aeents s2ss io7 the total increase ~
cost was s.5s7s The railroad routes have becn IN
creased IN length 2,265 miles aud IN cost t3266ld
against an increase last year Of 23+9 miles In length
and ss2o,e e55 IN cost
The amornt OF Ones imposed upon contractors, ans
deductions made from their pay Tor failures and othe
dehuquences, for tie year was sl22 5G3. and ths
amount remited during The period was $l3, 0S5
leaving the net amount o fines and deductiona
Slo9,477.
The total number Of mail bags purchased and pus
into los. ,9i OF which SO for the
transmission OF printed and third class matter, and
~ sii chiefly Tor the ransmisslon OF letters
hrs, class matter rnc total cost OF mail bags aud
mail cutcners, including repairs labels kc. amounted
10 t2os SAT- Compared with the preceding year, there
ca,chcrs ana OF SCI 900 ia tho total cos, OF mail bag
and mall ca,chers during the last fiscal year. Tha
total cost OF MAJ. locks and keys was sle,72
NAIL pKpaEpArioSA
During the year ended June 60 1870 pol persons
arrested for violations OF the postal laws and
authorities for trial. with the following results VIZ -
Convicted l27 acquitted IL otherwise disposed OF,
As; awaiting trial. los Total. POI.
The numUcr Of recorded complaints during the year
6ji0 lnyo.vng the loss or rng oil B, I26 letters,
a2gtesatins ~ value, IN money, bonds, drafts, &c.
SO ny, AMI All. unregistered, valued Al $50 le5.
OF tie i537 registered letters reported missing S33
satisfactorily accounted tor, ard 1C4. valued at
$40 79I reported actually lost Of the 76l lost
log at 81 2y5, male good and OF the 558
registered letters reported ried 81 contents valued at
sga7s Of IL agsregans in value 81, ,ssi.
were recovered ana rcs,orci 10 tho owners. Cascs
numbering 5s2 remain IN tho hands OF the special
aseuts under investigation The whole number OF lot
ters registered throughout tho United States during
the year ended June 10 1876 was 40O7 ST. while ths
exhibit shows an actual loss OF only l.049, ABOUT
2dl oco OF per cent, or 35 for every 10000 rcgs'
tered letters mailed
RAILWAY POST oFrIcE LINES.
The number Of railway post oihce lines In operation
the 3Oth OF June 1876 sxty-yhree, cxtcu ding
line and Of 1sl miles compared with tho preceding
year. Tho number OF clerks employed l0s2 at Al
annual cost OF $l.S3a0 an increase OF l4l clerks and
$3.50, 700
The postal union treaty, which went into operation
nj the commencement Of the fiscal year, hns greatly
slmpicd the opcratiens our postal exchanges with
European countries; as. under IT'S provisions, Zach
country retains 10 It's exclusive use all the pustages
winch II collects. Al, postage accounts on tho
direct correspondcpco reciprocaliy exchanged
between postal union countries have been
w r n,or mu nnauso as ~ %
amounts OF postage thereon. The total weights 0f tho
mails despatched from the United States to Postal
Union countries during tho year follows Let
ters, g5 1854 ls6 grams, equal to g. 3S6. .03 ounccs
printed matter and samples. $685. ,4s6 grams, equal
l.. 035 39S ouhces-Dcing an Increased weight over
1875 I5a OGJ OF letters aud 727 507
OF printed matter and samples
The cost OF the United states Transatlantic mail
steamship service for the year 1875 was sl72 343. be-
ing reduction OF $50. 755 from the cost O the
service Tor the year 1876 The payments made 70 the
respective steamship lines carrying mails Europe
were iollows:-Cunard line, Tor 81 trips from Now
York and 81 trips from Boston to Queenstown and
Liverpool s43. .G27; Hamburg American Packet Com.
pany for 80 trips rom New York and IL trips IRON
Philadelphia to Plymouth chcrbourg and Ham.
burg, ssss6a North German Lloyd OF Bremen,
for So ,r,ps IRON New York and Il
trips from Baltimore 10 southampton and Bremen.
Liverpool and wa c,sa. Y wa'srn T. Wa%s ,s
Liverpool, s2 s74 White Star limo, Tor SO trips from
New York to Queenstown and Liverpool, $l7,Osa; In
line, for ~ trips from New York to Queenstown
and Liverpool, $a,2Sl Canadian line, tor t3 trips
Liverpool, s36o3; Anchor line, for 81 trips from Now
York Glasgow 81 24b General Transatlantic Steam
ship Company, ior conveying mails from New York 10
Havrc, s2,o7o; American Steamship Company, Tor 80
trips from Philaucipba to Queenstown 1896;
Netherlands steam Navigation Company ior trips
from New York 10 Rotterdam, 81 making total Of
sl7.,343.
The payments made TO the respective transatlantic
lines oil transportation OF the British and
French closed mails irom New York 10 Europe, were
Sl2316
the United States postagcs mails conveyed to
and from the West Indies, Panama, Central America,
Brazil Mexico Bermuda Nova Scotia, New Granada.
Venezuela and Honouiu, at the reduced rates cstab.
lishcd from July !, lsso amunhtcd 10 Sll9,Gl7 and
The cost o The conveyance thereof was S45 A30.
The United States postagcs mails exchanged with
japan aud China, ny means OF the subsidized line ot
direct mail steamers, amounted 20 Sls,G'a The total
cost vi the Cnitcd States ocean mail steamship service
Tor tho year 1876 ncuding $685. 800 paid from SPECIAL
appropriation Tor steamship service 10 Japan and
China and to Brazil Was S15o279, beng reduction
1891 3j6 ifom the cost OF the service Tor ths
year 1915.
The report Of the appointments Office shows tho fol
lowing:-NumOer post Offices established during
the year, oes; number discontinued llo! Increase,
bcr III operation juno 30 1876, 3tjs3; number niiet
By appointments OF the Prcs.aent. 1,56s; number
nlcd uy appointments OF the Postmaster General
"a Sl5 Appoin tments we're mado during the year =
On rcsgnatons and commissions expired 5.l40; on
removals. 1O45 on changes ot names and sites. Isl;
on deaths Of postinastcrs 1913; on establishment o
Offices, y9a Total appointments 8, 1G2 Mum.
Der OF cases acted on daring the year, 1u,ll4
The nu,ubcr aggregate compensation Of special
agents route agents, mail route messengers railway
post oce clerks and local agents IN service during the
year ended juno 30 1876, werc:-Forty three special
sfeas A Si asens sSs ss' sls ssa mai
a am 0Inln
Total =, ass. Total amount, 81, ,646, ,20L
The number OF employ es in the Post Oincc Depart
route agents railway post ohco clerks ana other oln
IN June 30, 1875, aud June 3d. 1876,
The general results OF the tree delivery service dur.
ing tho year are satisfactory. Tho postage loca
matter exceeded .he ent'ro expenses ny $s4,a7s
POSTAL MONEY oRDKR
At tho cosc OF the fiscal ended June 3 1875 ths
number OF domestic money order offices was 3,40L
Tho number OF Offices established during the FOL.
loving year 305 aud the number discontinued was
nine, making total OF 3697 Offices in operation June
80 1915 During tho last fiscal year 406s 600 domes-
tic money orders issued, whose aggregate value
was 1905 072 IS. he number of such orders paid
was 4,g47, ,os5 amounting in value 10 s70,632 5l As
be added si7s,7o7 40, tho amount OF orders
repaid TO rcmitters. making the total payments
issues $40 3dG Tho total amount u fees received by
pUsimaste,s Tor the Issue OF domestic money orders
The foregoing statement OF tho years transactions
when compared with that OF the preceding year,
shows a decrease OF $395,277 or onc-haf OF per
cent, In the amount oi orders issued; decrease Of
$233, 1872, or three-tenths OF per cent, In the
nmount OF orders paid. and gain OF $152. 6S7 OF
thirly ono per cent, tho ot fees received
PosTMAsTxRa
renew the recommendation Of my predecessor IN
his annual report tor change tho basis of ad.
justng the salaries OF postmastors at fourth class
o1ccs Prior July !. 1874, tho salaries based
manly upon the amount Of stamps cancelled; bur
thcn by acts Of June % 1874 and July H. lS76.
commissions have been allowed tho revenues.
which arc derived mostly from the sale OF stampx
.~i.r in nj
apparent upon reflection. ana that II has not been
advantageous TO the department. 10 demonstrated
ny experience the OLD plan was the more
equitable QUO, Tor the that the stmmps
cancelled IN a Post Ofnco represent the amount
oi labor performed In handling matter fos
mailing, whe The sale oil stamps is no test OF the
work required oi tho postmaster Under that plau
postmasters required render sworn statements
Of the amount Of Stamps cancelled Tor liked perodi
- salcs OF slnnux shown In the atariaelY a.