The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-30

THE PACIFIC
Commercial A0bertlser .
SATURDAY ~ 1ss2

The tenth report of the Postmaster-Gen-
eral Of Japan, has kindly been forwarded
us by ]. o.. Carter, Esq, Commercial Agent
for Japan. 1t opens with the revenues and
expenditures for the fiscal year ended June
Both, 1881, for which period the former ex-
coed the latter by Yen 1921. 81, 81 per cent.
The estimated revenues for the past year
were Yen 1,41O,OOO.OO, while the actual re-
ceipts were Yen 1,424, $50. 46, an increase of
Yen 14,350.46 over the estimates. The estimat-
ed expenditures were Yen 300, 900. 90, while
the actual disbursements were Yen 1,347.-
1926, or Yen 81. 722. So, more han the es-
Inmates. The increase of the revenues over
those of the preceding year was Yen ESQ.,
65S.49, or about ola per cent, and Yen
474, 993.46, or a little over so per cent. over
those of the year ended the Both day of June,
1880. A comparison of the expenditures
with those of the preceding year shows an
increase of Yen 255 ,822.6O or a little over
23.4 per cent, and Yen 521 ,343. 49,, or about
63.1 per cent. compared with the eXpendi-
lures of the year ended June Both, 1879.
The aggregate number of letters, news
papers, books, samples, ETC., transmitted in
the mails during the year was So, 294, 010, an
increase of POS per cent over the preceding
year. The aggregate length of all the mail
routes in operation at the close of the year
was 4S,475 English miles. During the year
there ave been established 442 post-offices,
10 receiving agencies, and 2,S78 stamp
agencies; and 9, 1855 street letter boxes have
been erected. The total number of post
offices now ia operation is 4 1919, number of
receiving agencies 217, number of stamp
agencies 1924, and number of street letter
boxes 1862 making the total number of
receptacles of mail Il, 1882. The number of
ordinary letters and postal cards dispatched
to foreign countries during the past fiscal
year was 332, 664. The letters and postal
cards received was 1904; newspapers, etc,
90. G63.
The subject of the establishment of an
exchange of money orders with the Postal
administration of Great Britain and France
has been mooted, but no agreement has yet
been reached. The hoped to re-
port the conclusion of this convention be-
fore the close of the next fiscal year. The
services of foreign employees have been dis
at the Postal Agency in Shanghai,
and also one of the foreign employees at the
office. This reduction effects an
saving of $4,000. III letters con-
money to the amount Yen 1,214.75
were lost, of which, Yen 1900. 10 were re-
funded by the company that had charge of
the letters when they were lost. The report
gives details of the Domestic Postal Money
Order System, and Post-office Saving
Banks. The revenue derived from the lat
ter was, Yen Is, 982.84. There are only five
foreign employees in the service. The ag-
gregate salaries paid was Yen 329, S17.59.
The Savings Bank pay interest at the rate
Of 10 per cent. per anuum. Several re-
wards nave been given to employees for the
Industrious performance of their duties, and
also to the families of four who were killed
in the performance of their duties.