Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-18
POSTAL STATISTICS.
Arrangements of the Various
Countries.

The following statement showing the de-
velOpment Of the postal arrangements of
the various civilized nations is obtained at
the Post Office Department from statistics
of 1880 of the postal service in countries be-
longing to the Universal Postal Union. The
number of letters and postal cards dis
patched and received in the domestic and
International services per capita of popu
lation in the various countries is stated
as follows: Great Britain, 81; United States,
p; Switzerland, %; Netherlands, II;
Belgium, 16; Germany, Is; France,
IA, etc. Estimating population of the
whole globe at l, 400, 600, 900 individuals, the
number OF letters and postal cards per indl-'
vidual averages about three and half.
The larger countries, according to the num-
Der of newspapers dispatched by them, sre
ranged as follows: United States, Is, 37S,-
S37 /; Great Britain, l6, 397, ,753; France, 15,-
S94, ,252; Germany, s. 900; Italy, 5, ,030,-
500; Belgium, 4,00l 900; Spain, 3, III, ,52l;
and the Netherlands, Psi sos. In a COM
parisOn between the length of railway lines,
high roads and water routes used in 1880
for the conveyance OF mails In the Va
riOus countries, it is shown that this
country occupies the first place, the length
of such routes in the United States being
$50 22l kilometres; France follows with
227, ,591 kilometres; Russia with III ,26S and
Germany with 10l, ,609. No information
relative to Great Britain and British India
is furnished on this point. Another item
given is the number of kilometres trsversed
by the travelling post oftlces or railway
malls in 1880. In this respect the United
of America rank first, with 154. 399 941
kilometres of railway mail transpOrta-
ton; then follow Germany, with
lO2 799, ,339, France with &C. $50. 755, Austria
with %, 167, ,664, Russia with %, ,203 .6SS, Hun
gary with 1854 957, Spain with 5,942, 754,
Sweden with 5 CSC, ,S97, Switz rlaud with
4, az, ,740 kilometres, etc. With regard TO
Great Britain and British India there are no
statements under this head. 10 mail trans
pOrtation effected by means of pOst-routes
the United States again ranks first, with 49,,
7l3, ,5g2 kilometres. Next comes Germany
with 62, ,745, 103, then France with As, 500, 100,
Russia with 33, AIS, 955, Austria with 81, 743,-
S25. etc. No particulars are given on this
point with reference to Great Britain and
British India. Under the heading Of annual
mail transportation by ship in 1880, the
United States is first, 9,O69, ,94l kilometres
having been traversed by the ship malls.
Then follow France with {, 5,240, ,2l4, Sweden
with 3,5l2, ,726, Argentine with 1882
9O1, Russia with 2,S56,000, Hong
Kong with $500, 900, Austria withs1 ,S34 $40,
Italy with 1, I'll ,3O4, belgium with Sl,67l,
$40. Norway with 1,665, $50, Japan with
]. .249, ,675, Hungary with l, oct, ,99S, Germany
with 1909 $50 kilometres, etc. Great
Britain and British India are not given.
According to the statistics for 1880, Ger
many and all other countries obtained the
largest gross revenue, viz: 100, ,229, ,319
francs, next comes the United States OF
America with 176, Ass. .627 francs, Great
BRIAN with l6S. SS5, $50, France with 112.-
6S7 512. Russia with sc, ,694, $40,
Austria with 4l,519,703, Italy with
2S. .TS9 6IS, British India with
D, ,324, ,4O7, Spain with 1S,723, ,4S5, Switzer-
land with Il, ,5S9, ,9O1, Hungary with Is. $780,
O22. Belgium with II, ,599, co., the Ne'her-
lands with S.S2S SIS, Sweden with 7,133 ,273,
Japan with {, ,439, ,S47, Denmark with ). $780,
sos francs, etc. In conclusion, It is shown
that the largest net revenue in 1880 was OBJ
tanned by Great Britain. viz: o., ,944, 200
francs. Subsidies out Of State. funds were
IN 1850 required by sixteen postal adminls-
trations In the aggregate. This subsidy
amounted in the United States to 16. .536, SO
francs, in Russia to 4 $50, 176, In Dutch East
India to 2,5S9. 800, in Japan to ,344 .S14, In
Roumania to 60, ,2SO, in CeYlon to 26S, ,ls4
francs, etc.