The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-04
The Annual Report OF the
Postmaster General.
Interesting Exhibit Of the Work Accomplished
During the Fiscal Year.
CBSERVAT lONS AND SUGGESTIONS.

The following Is the annual report oil the Postmaster
General for the fiscal year ended June 80, lS77:-
The total expenditures OF this department during the
fiscal year ended June so, 1917. were s33 32 A
The revenues were as fcllows--
Ordinary receipts. $26, 96S, al VI
Receipts from money order
Receipts for oiicial stamps
and stamped envelopes. $40, 100 ~
Excess Of expenditures receipts. $685. 1877 Is
In ADDITION 20 .ne receipts SHOWN ABOVE there was
poses hereinafter detailed the Of ST. 0l3 300 MAX
ing tie total amount received from all sources
$34, 544 1856 "a, over the expenditures OF
$1,05S, 562 81 included in tho above statement OF
pendi.ures is the sum Of sl163, sls 20 paid lab
ties incurred in previous fiscal ycars and properly
chargeabe 10 the expenditures OF the last fiscal
Deducting this sum from the aggregate amount leaves
S32 800 5O4 "a as tho actual expenditures for the
year. In the receipts from money oraer bust
ness is incl .ded the sum OF $6326l "a. received
ended June so, 1875, wh,ch, deducted from the
total receipts IN the above statement, leaves the
sum OF 500 l4S OF as the actual receipts IRON that
source ana reduces tho amount OF revenues for the
year $27 1913 A. The expenditures and receipts
OF the department. therefore. on account Of and APP
pertaining to the business Of the last fiscal year lex
GLIDING expenditures and receipts account OF pre-
vious years. are as follows, VIZ
Receipts, ordinary, from money, order
business and from official stamps. 27 1923 AZ
Leaving an excess Of expenditures over
The expenditures during tho fiscal year
fz,2 8S4 SO more Than those Of the preceding year.
aud So 353, 4S3 55 less than the estimates therefor
The total receipts Tor the year "a Tor
40 plus per cent? less than those Of tho preceding
year, and $l,l266 1S 81 Tor 40 plus per ceLt)
less than the estimates thereon. Tho decrease
Is largely in tho item oil official postage stamps, the
amount derived from which, during the last fiscal
year, $40 1870 Al, while In tho previous year
1t ST. 2S1 $3.50 AZ Excluding Official postage stamps
and money order receipts from both dsca years the
reduction ordinary receipts was only $780, 592 90
about three hiths OF one per cent AS explained
by note appended to tho summary OF receipts
and expenditures In the accompanying report OF the
auditor, the appropriation Ter oncial postage stamps
for the Post Once Department was not avail
able revenue, because oil the terms oil the act
making the appropriation, and accordingly the
ing the last fiscal year ($656095 5O does appear
either in the aggregate receipts or IN the receipts from
official postage stamps.
The expenditures and receipts by fiscal quarters,
and the Increase decrease therein, as compared
with the corresponding quarters OF l874-'7j and
1S7b-76, shown by table No y, which accom- panes
the report Third Assistant Postmaster General
year appropriations the sum Of ST. 0l3 800. The
estimated for the fiscal year ending June
81. 1873, arc $36,427 I'LL and estimated for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879, $29 034 098 2S
The estimated excess OF expenditures TO be appro-
prlated out OF the general Treasury Us deficiency ID
1888, 672 r.
or the appropriations Tor deficiencies there were un-
For fiscal year ended June go 1875. 1880. 1904 1858 Is
For fiscal year ended juno 80, 1875 1852 7U5 70
ATotal.. Az O5S Ii
Amount appropriated Tor tho fiscal year M, ss
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