The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-12
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Engraving for the Trcnsury-The Cost OF the
Foreign Mall Service.

WAsHINCToN. Nov 1.-THE annual report OF
The Bureau OF Engraving and Printing of the Treasury
Department shows that tho aggregate expense m orcrat
I'M tie bureau during tie year s5;l- AL % Ia the
labor and expense account less than huh the
appropriated WAS expended leaving sGi2 sbl u In tho
Treasury Npcndcd the close 1t the la. fiscal year
During the present fiscal year the expenses July
s7.t4143. in August sii.njl25 and IN september.
sitlr2 10 since oct l. 1871 the bureau has executed
all the work upou United states and the national
banking currency. The only amount paid to private
panic. during tho year being about slsp to the Column
man Bank Noc COMPANY Tor work ionc prior 10 October
~ nunrt -, lh ~. igi' %, p',' pil, ,- va
ne number of sheets IT customs and internal rcvcnuc
2'i-S iea,n>, $50 49, last wear The value uf notes
.@r,, and mi'c, ,la..S, ,grir, inr,. gni w.,
year Egli huuircd AND tWemt, two fer.ons are en-:
during HE lat few muutis n,'ut uf the demand Tor
!c tour pr cent luis During tic wear u? counirrei!
~ ne wrau Ihc rer"riis ssncd by the laic >up'rin
~, David rarscr ,.,l ecial ,sen, Of thc ro., Of
n 1 II r ws5 y. Mn ,, } ,a ,s RIM ms
her, iuriar.. ct ro,t nGice- a. amt w,r, prosecuted
~ 'hs state court ~ The iorner 90 wcr con'irt,i,
10 acquitted. 'u othcrvic di.,'d off, AMI "a are await
iarus The Scar wofc it5ii 81 hci the To-, II regis
.1n'o. az. ie i,.dn II ro.t drs. anilne
eass &c s'ha on 1907 r-i',nd hiirrs reported
Tie - actually lot Tho value. ct %, announcing 10
10 n, rshuui owners Tie number 81 REGISTERED letter,
sent during the Year Wa g the number lost fa
the rrnifrrs 1'af loss titan letter every
Wutl ~. very small nullFr in view 81 the nature
uf the service cNt uiin- an over the mon. with fgly
itfupl persons dulA authorized tu handle the mails
lie report OF the Auruinin. NJ ONCE ~ the Post offe
shows That during The past their have heon ~
fu-t ufges established aui ~ discontinued, making an
ufcr, IN operation June 49, ISIS Wa - 2i~ ~ the.e
$50 wrrr nlcd by Presidential appointments AMI
~ 49, rnstnast,rs hei appointments run the rosira.-
ter General The number ~ appointments made on
rrslsuauun- and vibration OF commissions 5it7.
There 74~ removals of Postmaster ant ~, deaths.
There IN tho employ ui the Post ONCE Department.
10y ont the regular force cnruvrd In the general uhce,
% .re al agruts, ltr railway post once clerks IA
route agents .fl mah route messengers, aud iA5 LEGAL
agVuts
MAsHINGroN. Nov 1.-the annual report Of
been -ulWttrd 90 ne fustmasfcr.tcnt Tie total
lost of me United states mall service for the wear
Guided June 81 a. was sir7 -7i. heinz reduction OF
siuAll rom the Of the preceding wear. ~ thls.
tA3tsi 70 was uad Tor transatlantic service slS tor
trau-nHinc service ard sii-2i tr the srNcr 10 am
ada. tiV West lulio. Ne Arn Hni Central and south
America The additional slim m S2tTia wa- pail Co.. the
steamship companies ter carrying British closed mails
from Nsw Nurk "a ENGLAND from April !. $50 o. sept
3d. l-ss ana crrdt claimed therefor 10y the department.
900 IT, quarterly accounts 81 ~ the Bntish of,ite
10" total weight ol mai. despatched tom the tm =
Stncs Co Postal Union torrru countries durn- the n-sal
YEAR was. ~ letter. "7ti ouuce-. and printed
matter ari ,amplc, iIi-~l uuuc,s-bens n,g, a-,'
over thc preceding - ounces BOZ letters. aud
l2lnN5l ounces OF printed matter aud saWplp. the
number OF letters EXCHANGED with countries met ru.
hrHtpd 40 the Hcucrul Postal lmOu-thr nu,u4uuu ui
canada ca 'ci icd-Was t''s, Dol