The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-26
OUR FOREIGN SERVICE.

Mr. Ella, Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury, has
submitted his annual report for the last fiscal
year, and it contains some figures OF q good
deal of interest to the people OF this country.
This report exhibits the expense OF those in
sttutions known as foreign missions. The
amount paid for salaries alone, during tho
year, reached a total Of $28l,917 while for
S'rontingencics" the sum Of $50 ,3O8 Was allowed
these diplomatic ic ducks. Add to these amounts
Si813 for "loss by exchange and it makes u
total of 1894 ,O59 which the country paid for
ahe privilege OF maintaining the missions
alone, not including the consu!ates.
During the year Knsson, Minister to Aus
Nria. drew on lis own account $l1, ,804, and was
allowed $lNOS for contingent expenses; Hill
yard Of Brazil drew $SO21, while Washbllrne
fOr the pnrt OF the year he served ut Paris,
received $4232, and got $490 for contngcnts; ;
MT Noycs Sl7,5O0, and has been allowed
Y9l01 for these convenient contingent OK
Denscs. Bayard Taylor has drawn $535o for
bis services since he went TO Germany ana ne
mas taken $G27 for contingent expenses. For
Che time he has been ut the British court,
Minister Welsh has drawn S1l $50 In addition
TO $3O33 for small expenses In addition TO
for extras the Russian diplomats have taken
Sl58J; Lowell, Of Spain, $2175, and Maynard,
In Turkey, 52f4G for the same Indefinite pur--
pose The report shows that tho ornamental
dispatch agents are still employed at grcat
expense for very small service. These
"agcnts are used to dispatch an INVITATION TO
dinner to some aliStocrat occasionally, and
for this service j. L. Stevens was paid $3.50
during the last fiscal year. Under tho indeli-
njte and unsatisfactory head Of "GontingeRv
cics" the American people have been taxed
over $4,000 by their Ministers abroad just
what this term might cover in this case, no
G,ller will ever find out
Last year the total amount paid into the
treasury from consular fees was %G35,ol4 1,
which was $ll0,2iO in excess Of the total sal
aries paid.
Among the more important consulates the
following paid over to the government the
amounts mentioned in fees collected during
the year: Annoy, S2G03; Acapulco SLIPS; Am
SSO44; Bmmon, $T45; CrefelI, $37A; Dusse!-
dorr $1020; BnsIe. $2095; Olton, Sl70d; Bel
last, $9O25; Berlin, $G320; Bermuda, S1643;
Birmingham, $4Gl0; Bordeaux, SGil8; Cog
mac, $1,000; bradford, $1l,G ,G3o; Bremen S3l82
Bristol, $l112; Brunswick, >$l27G; Brussels
cutta $5872; Callao, S3793: Cardiff, $2619,
Chemntz, SlO,247; Cientuegos, $l93G; Cooti-
cook, $5042; Cologne, S14S7; Colon, $4Q52
Guracoa, 1891; Demcrara, $2o38; Dresden
$685.; Dublin, $l514; Dundee, SG411 Dumfern
l1H; Sli55; FRA Frankfort-on-the- MAN, S31o9 May.
ence, $780, Genoa, $18l4;. Geestomunde,
STOOD: Glasgow, $93S9; Stratford, s$1542; Qua
dalupe 1885; Halifax, $1795; Hamburg,
SGOtG; Ha1burg, $l475; Hamilton, $l4ol ;
S13,366o; Kanagawa, $74od; Kin gston, $3l12;
Port Antonio, $1o7l Laguayra, Sl70l; Leeds,
Sll45; Hull, $1776; Huddersiield, $780, Leip-
sic, $5387; Liverpool, $39,271; st. Helena,
S2l52; London, $39, 1893. Lyons, S6677 Man
chester, $10G29; Marseilles, $2864; Matanzas,
treal, $3.50; Nottingham, $500; Nuremberg,
Shanghai, $8178; Vienna, $3.50; Zurich, S4l66;
Teghorn, Sl8S2-I Washington Post.