, 1876-12-06

Number Of letter. '''''
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Mali portal cards dc.
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Lueal postal easds
nsgis,s9sd sssssi ieitsfs H. s's'00 '''7'o's
Newspapers teliy'd. 30. S73.SiS i:s;,'s;::o, ;;aH
| Letters cnliecsed.... goo. asU. on l9,1ID. 4;l3
| Postal cards COLLECTED II. D:,O, ,hQJ b,1j1O35
Nsw,paprs colect'd 2s, 453, oso Ling 60
pscecs hnndled.... B3l, 77747a 57,575. 900
| Plccea handled per
o;..r,,ss % 8, os, ,ss 'ss Z e
Average eo:t per
Average cost per car.
Amount of postage at. A0 Isis o0a, il, il,
on local matter. ...$a, oe5, 581.T ORD per cont
local mattcr uycr
the total cost Of
| 6eFFlco....... 484+ 31N..1 ...... .....
In consequences OF the reduction made by Con-
grcs. at is lust sess!onn the appropriations for
thu lrce-drlivery service. I WIS compelled to
| further reduce tho salaries paid to tho hard
worked ard faithful lcttcr-carrters In cities
where the free-lelivcry system has been estab-
| llshed.
At tho close OF the fiscal year ended June 30,
1915, tho number Of domestic moncy-tr1cr
o{lccs was a4ol. The number Of new otilccs
SslA"tsACA NAlluE %AG 1OiIuH3uE }E&r WAS GUI
and the number discontinued Vas d, making !
total of 1907 Offices in operat!on JUNG SO, 1915.
During the last fiscal year 1, ,t99s, 900 domestic
T. ~ wcfe r. issuc.l whose aggregate
orders raid va. 4,047. .Bs5, amounting 10 value
to $7oGs39571.45, To the total amount of
orders paid ts to be added via, ,;67.40, the
amount Of orders rcpald to remitterH, making
scsA OF the payments over the issues Si0YtN,o7.
Tho total amount OF fees received BY Past
astsFs wss 'S9 ts Issue OF domestic m0ucordcrs
The foregoing statement Of the yeur's traus-
ncttons, when compared with that OF the pre-
tedinF year, s11ows decrease of fSa5 ,2T. 50, or
one"half Of per rent, IN tllc amount al ordcrs
Issued; . decrease of s2sa, ne. 30, or three
paid, and aaIf Of sl59 Gs oJ or I'll per cent, III
the amount Of fces received.
TIE past fiscal year Is thu first, since the cs-
which there has been decrease In tic number
oramuunt of domestic moncy-orticrs issued or
paid, This decrease ii believed 10 have been
rauscd, for thp most part, by tho continuance Of
the financial depression which Affected unfayor-
ably to 80 great M extent the use ct the money!
order System, In the direction OF Its employment
Tor business purposes, during the proceeding
year. -. .., ,,
money-orslers we're Issued during the year wus
el6.4t, being cents less than tue average Of
thn previous year.
1u6 lotAl HutlDEC VI uuTFllcAlE 1UUHEy-0f0efb
issued was 17,45l, Of which 81 were afterward
Cancelled, leaving Il, ~ as the number actually
used, being decrease Of Bed, or ID per cent,
during, the year. or this number Il, ia we're
or mhlc1,, by reason of imperfect address Or
from sotnc unknown catlse, had failcu to reach
the paytc In due time.
Tha Auditor has reported the following state
Ment, showing tho revenue which accrued On
domestic n,oney-order transactions for the fiscal
year Guided June 10, 1916:
Ftes received on domestic money
rtrmm. p,uE.a ats rec,,y.I 999 s
comm!.a.on: otst and ci:fi. 's
!nsiisntal expenses. ~. 10. s9o.oa
ioss o s%!emitlaucsa...,.". % 4,0J9S4
nj nj 1e'snus 100. 77o s-,o47 OIL sa
This amount Of revenue is sc. 0.t3a.75 rrrater
than TINT Of the previous your, being gain OF
Tho gross number Of domestic mud interna-
ttonal lnoney-arders Issued during tho year was |
5,l0s, ,U9, amounting 10 SO, iii, aIl tbs
ETS.s n ,'.nhsr u, * pa'd wa' ooo4 amounting to
During tbc last fiscal year the loss and annoy.
anc1 to tic Department oecastoned by tile |
yclous systcn VI " straw.bt.lsn alMust wholly /
disappeared. In all casrs of failurs by bidders
to cIcrute contracts unter tlu law, and by con-
tIart1rs tp perform service In accordance with
aher contracts, suits wcro promptly commenced |
On their bonds, aud pressed to l!ual Judgment
Tue number Ut failurCa WAS lcss than III any |
other year for 3 Long period Of time past, and |
tho loss TO thu Department resulting tarretro!n !
was considerably decreased. III fart, 1t may b. (
stAted that tle failures were no greater fu nuui-
ber 4,ll amount than would naturally Occur un- I
der the most stringent lAw that could ba a1l-
Gytel.
Dy tho aid Of tho law passed At t,s lats ses-
sion OF Congftas requiring the snrettes on the
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