Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-28
Is IHE PaSIGrIicE NJ
PiRTNENI Report.

giScREpiNuE, n THE PaSr0rTicE NJ
PiBTNENT REPORT.
TtW sage nlmoner Of public affairs, the
New York HcWiHg Post, has brought its
lantern to boar upon the United States Post
Office Department with somewhat startling
results. The annual report Of the depart
Ucnt for the fiscal year ending June Both
having been submitted, 10 The satisfaction
for aughl that could I've sccn-of the cont
missiouers and the public the Post put on its
sprcaclr- and SET itself to the unhcard Of
task Of running over the report and adding
up the figures therein. L had not proceeded
far, when one If the columns appeared 20 he
getting shorter than the OH r, 50 that the re-
port as it were, halted upon one leg. The
Post went back and began over again. with
the same result. Could it hr that the sup
posed nlallblc arithmcticians Of the United
States posIollicc Department had made Il mis-
take ! The Post called into play the united
brains of IT. several heads, aud still there was
discrepancy. 1t appeared that the value Of
the stamps aud stamped envelopes and wrap
pcis in the year mentioned was S34 G25,
1881. The quantity OF mail carried called
for postage TO the amount ur cl3 i0j, Sl4 As,
thus showing an apparent deficiency in re.
ccp,s Of -, 1903 81.
\ deficit indeed What was 10 be done
about itf The POyt, although firmly con.
vinc.d that its arithmetic was not at fault,
was too diillcnt to announce the discrepancy
on lis own authority 10 the commissioners Of
tie department and to the great public, which.
anaconda like, had already halr-digested the
enormous figures of the report An editorial
council was Gale |, and it was determined to
refer the douhl and submit the newly ti,cov-
cred discrepancy to Postmaster Pearson If
NV York. s0n.in.law Of cv.p,stma stcr-
General Jamra, whJ made the report. says
the Past;
lie went over lhc figures carefully, and
acknowledged That they were fairly deduced
irlE the official Statements Cl Ike pOstoilcc
Department lie said tina they made an cX-
tAordiupfy III wing. and at first declared
himself Unable To oiicrGuy explanation of the
iii crpIncits. After reflection and di-cus-
sion, however ne 'nsg'sl"u la"f uses raell
VI , %'.'o In ,io rs ,'cr IL, ih,,,,ht thai
some allowance must be muGc for the Issued
stamps on hand at the beginning OF the year
-,ho"sh' u cohs'''Y' tlu'"U,s ~ s'"lnls
'-"ll. ~ ~, tt,, 81, .in,ii,t nu.ntity may
/ be- ler, over al the end OF theutAt Year. Then
/ h. sid tllii III making counts OF inali matter
/ "a ..fl
1t wa ,' ",'"'H J,u''',' ga, j,.,
/ t0tyofd oycr.v,timntIgn. Thirdly, the first
seven days Of d, cambor, which had been Sc
!tc'ei as the time Tor making INC count Ia
80, ,i' i,,s;s ,r "cs St' ,;
tics Of The mails throughout a twclvcmon,h.
At that time, just before the holiday season,
w, MIN, ",'v rnr,i, ,,s ,,',',' a.
rnr,l In lrny ,l,lt The .,wn-hina" and fraud.
uluat reuse Of stamps might not have some
/ lhlng to 60 win The apparent deficiency in
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