The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-04

der the present system Of collecting postage on news
paper and periodical publications mailed TO regular
subscribers from tho offices OF publication (Which
system originated IN the act Of Congress approved
June g. 1874 there has been collected during the
derived from 40 500 146 pounds coIrts per pound
aud 69l3,s0S pounds ut cents per pound. The
Grease In the whole amount collected that for
she preceding year was $l0,564 &c. 104 per cent.
RAILROAD SERVICE.
There were In the Service OF the department the
b0tn Of June 1877, 60lS contractors tho trans
Dortation oi the mails on public routes.
There were at the close Of The year 1858 special
offices, each with mail carrier, whose pay from the
department is not allowed 10 exceed tho postal
yield OF tho office. VI pubic mail routes in
operation there were. 9,234 (oI which COS were
this class over thc previous year, aggreguting
Ia length 49, $50 miles; IN annual transportation,
the compensation OF railway post Office clerks, route
agents. mail route messengers, local agents aud m All
nual cost will be SIS, $40 23s The OF railroad
pervice 70 June &c. 1877 was S0,o539s6. Tho appro-
prtation Tor the current fiscal year is 50, $50 900.
me increase in lhe cost OF the service TO
Juno 80, 1877, A. 81 per cent? this rate
81 increase applied 10 the ss o5s $685. would make the
cost tor the current year $9,45675I ST. THIS sam
nsed as the basis upon whch TO cast the estimate Tor
1879, and anticipating marked revival OF business,
Tue rate OF Increase y placed at seven per cent,
ing tho estimate Tor 1879 $40 l40 100 the $500 IA
gwen in the last annual report the reduction user
the thirteenth or land grant the act OF July
~ 1876 lz7i has been decided by the law officer
have been improperly deducted and mas therefore been
refunded.
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.
The total weights OF the mails despatched from the
United states TO postal unlon countries during the
equal TO 224, 427 ounces prni cd matter samples,
3I7 800 3J4 grams, equal to l330ssS7 ounces, beng
OF letters and i,sso 2o5 OUNCES OF Of printed
matter and samples statement is APP
pended Of the weight Of mails despatched
States transatlantic mail steamship service for tho
year 1877 Si59,742 49, being reduction OF
$1,000 u from the cost OF the Same service for the
year 1870
The United States hostages mails conveyed to
aud from the West Indies, Panama, Ccnira! America.
brazll. Mexico, Bermuda. Nova Scotia, New Gransaa.
Venezuela Honolulu, the Australian colonies, Japan
ana China amounted TO $lo7 1913 80 ana the cost Of
tho sea conveyance thereof was $4i, $40 40.
tho total cost OF the United States mall steam
ship service Tor the year 1877 nncudng s25oo0o paid
from special appropriation for steamship service TO
Japan and CHINA was $s57, 5so 53 In addition to
th:s the sum OF $ll,36o 80 paid on account Of
Europe ami reimbursed 10 this department In the set
bement OF the quarterly accounts with the British and
French post departments.
THE GENERAL POSTAL UNION
Tho territory OF tho Genera. Postal Union formed
by the treaty OF Bcrne has been enlarged by the
scssion OF the following countries coonies, under
The provisions OF the special ngement signed at
Berne the 27lh OF January. 1876. VIZ The British
colonies OF Hong Kong, Ceyou, the OF
ietro,t iSlraits sctlemcnisl Lapuan. Maurliug ana
It's dependencies, British Guiana, TRINIDAD,
Jamaica and the bermuda Islands. admitted
from April l, 1877. Tho Spanish colonies III Africa,
America and Occanics ana the Nclhcriaud coouies ~
thc East Indies, Netheraad Guiana, Cnracoa aud de-
pendencies, aumVteu from MAY !, 1866 Inc empires
al Japan and Brazil and tho Portuguese COLONIES, ad
mittcd from Juno !, 1871. Persia Greenland ana tue
Danish colonies oi 81. Thomas 81. Croix ana
Bt Jean, admitted IRON september l. 1917.
Copics Of the several diplomatic aclc confirming
the admission into the General Postal Union
OF these several countries ana colonies are
appended 10 This report Application has leen ynude
Ly the British Post Department Tor the admission OF
ehc colonies Of Gold Coast, SonegamDa a, Lagos anu
Sierra Leone, In Western Africa, and tue Falkland
Islands ana British Honduras from January !, 1873.
zinc principal countries aad colonies OF the world
or0 eu ' Of
embrsced IN thu postal union. are the British
Nortn Amor,can Provinces, Mexico, all Central and
South American countries except Brazil aud Br,tisb,
Ireuch ana Dusch Guiana tho sandwich Islands and
tho Brl;isb Australian colonies. When these shall
have been admitted 10 the union tho International