The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-02

Ordinary letters despatched 10 foreign COIN
Registered letters despatched to foreign coun
rs sis card. as.s.,cl. 10 ior,,n .aan,s. ma
countries. -. .'.,- 1854
Registered prints despatched 10 foreign coun.
Total. 471J2 2a
The number Of domestic newspapers trans
mitted In the mails show an Increase OF 2248,.
sol over the number transmitted during thu
preceding year and 1866 500 over tho number
transmitted during the year 1876.
As for the mail routes. their aggregate length
ut the close OF the year WAS 1888 ri t94.545
English mllesl. and the increase over those in
operation Mt the close OF the preceding yenr wAa
73 ri uS2.5 English miles, and over those oths
year before that 6425 miles The total annual
transportation was n .597 1913 miles witch
shows an increase Of 201 1918 miles over that
Of the precedne year. and an increase Of
s.i9l .4S2.5 miles over that OF the year 1876.
There we're also established during the year as
new post Offices. 3 receiving agencies and 9i7
stamp agencies. and $50 street letter boxes have
been erected. The total number OF post Oilicea
now In operation Is 1892 and the total number
Of receptacles Of mail is G ASS.
In regard to foreign mails the number Of let
ters ordinary and registered and postal cards
despatched to foreign countries during the year
was l5s.699. and the number OF newspapers.
q.
total OF 257 .911 articles. The number ~ letters
received from foreign countries was ss SOC. and
the number Of newspapers. books &r.. was
1877 LAG. making n total Of 81 G52 articles. Ths
shows an increase over the number despatched
during the preceding year OF 2i.23l. and an in
crease over the number received OF 80 S44.
Compared with the wear ending June 80. 1876.
tho increase IN the number OF articles des-
patched is 75037 and in the number received
53,OOl. Japan became n member OF the General
Postal Union on June /. 1871 and the benefits
which have accrued 20 her in consequence OF
her entrance have been important
The number Of dead letters at the end II tho
year 1873 amounted 10 9G $50. being less than
one-teuth Of one per cent. ~ tho whole number
transmitted in the mails. and the number Of
such letters kept over from the preceding year
was 1907. making the whole number s.g47.
| The addresses OF 2G205 Of these were de-
| ciphered. and they were delivered in nrcord-
| ance herewith; l79 were returned 10 the Dead
| Letter ONCE Of the United States or b. other
| inro'gn countries, Ms provided 10y tho treaty IT
| B"rna: 40 were SO deiaced and torn NJ TO bee
utterly illeebe both as To the addresses end
contents 10 1888 were transferred to the Dead
There seem TO have been but few dcprela-
| lions and logs OF mails. Tor we s-e that only CO
| letters were lost by robbery or theft during tho
| year. OF which three were regained g. nd eiiv-
cred intact and 62 were actually LOST. 90 this
| number. 10 contained money TO the amount
| Of tl3256. which was repaid by the kakoku
| Isu-un Gneha, inSsmuch rs the letters we're in
| charge 81 mat company when they were lost
aud one letter contained n draft for $500 which
! was iraudulen,ly collected. but was repaid by
| the offender after his arrest The number u
| letters missing in the course Of transmits
sion or delivery was lO3. OF these - wors
| traced and delivered and 81. 90 which l6 con-
| tain III money amounting 20 s54 10 were actu-
| ally lost This money was, however. found and
| returned 10 the sendcfs. The number Of uar-
| sons charged during the year with stealing let
| ters or with Otherwise violating the postal laws.
| or the regulations governing the conduct of OIL
| g. u -
| at the close Of the preceding year, nlHking
total OF 20. Of whom 7G were post office em.
| ployees, and % were not connected with that
| service Otthcsc. Ga II the former and u tina
| latter have received and l3 were awaiting son.
| fines imposed by the Judicial Department Tor
| infringement Of postal laws was s2s295.
nnleScr issued last ycor WINS 99s AZ tG" ,e
| gate value OF which was f27403G3j2. and this
shows decrease Of 43.l35, ms eomIrrd Tt1
| ~" uuinner issued the year before, and II
| 81 A9s 5s2. GO In the value represented. but CONE
pared with the business transaret during tha
yenr 1876, M increase of 1916 though "a t"-
crease 90 t92l 057.2s. The number OF orders
paid Also shows "A decrease, ns also the amount
now in opetauon. including the General Pot
| Oncc 1888 in number sixteen have tren o.
The Post Oni'o SAVINGS Banks also show IN
ineteasc ia the number of deposits over ihi
preceding wear to the amount Of 1892 i14.46 or
go per collt.. mud ine number oi such banks "s-
"A total of 300 M tho clos, II the yrar TLrt,,iui
number Of officers and employees Including
foreign employees NJ the close of the year Wa
6.9u4. ana the aggregate salnrlcs paid to th"n
alnuuntri 60 t23Shf33l. which lis an lurrcN~t
o. fl,372ti or O.6 per cent over tho-" pa.i
during the preceding yo1r
| M. Mdy'sima VINO. ~ addition 10 u" amt IS
| Of lostmuater- General fuhs the office of A.
s'swut Minister for tho Home Department,
| gives som" very Interesting statistics. Misc, rnn.
cerntug the Marine Board. The number Z
masters, mates, and engineers examined dur.
INK the past ycnr was 37G. or those. 2iS. 4
whom ~ were lapanrse and 30 foreigners "l-
tWned e'rtt 'Wes ull"r passing he necessary
examination; and IFS. Of whom 9S wrrc lar
Hnose and 20 Foreigners. failed to 10 So. Ih'fi
WINS one license ~ pilot ships 90 foreign form
| and construction granted. and the licenses of l
japanese and IA foreigners Wore renewed ~
provided 10y the rGgu9nons. Inere was R'S'
permission granted 20 II persons 10 manu!ar.
ture signal lights, The International Code <
Signals was issuel tn u ships ~ foreign form.
aui returned hy steam ships and 2snllinG Vcs-
sels on account OF show-eck and other causes.
Tho number Of students Ndmit'"O - wa
Marine school ~ Mitsu B'shi Mail S,esnsu. 70
Company during the yrNs was p. mo INC tnH
Whole number ~ stud 'us 80. O, rl's number
Ia were sent abroad. ana ara s'l absent. ?l ara
o ara in me- Vi .eu sri ion Worls no \ ko-
hqltq. Atl Al tT' IN A.. .riaLrn a, the school.
IT.. ;aG waoie nr9oerG, 9ea,h5 RI .Rt'ln nc
class and - Ina the (. i CARS ui the rrLu =
course Of navigation; - We in tl' first cil~s Z
In tho Third, and in the fourth ,'S-- 3D.; cn,i-
h"ering. besides the 81 students tlcro wrr' IA
attendance who had passed. tho examination
of all lle classes in navigation. Dt:'ng ,ha
| year 1871 slI SIM wer" wr''k od and M eS.i9'
and the numhrroi persons drowned Injured
II is impossible while roaling this worry inter-
| estng report, not 10 consider tho on ru'us
strides IN western civilization made, by Japan
, | during the past twenty years. She srcr'S
| not only willing hut anxious T. he on IN equal
| footing with the Christian nations o, thn world
| and the mere fact that her Post OCAee Depart
| ment's business is Increasing ovory year shows
that nor people can appreciate the advantages
thereof