The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-09-21
POSTAL WORKINGS.
Tho system in Great Britain and ireland

WASHINGTON, September 9.-The Post
Office Department has just received the
twenty ninth annual report of the Post.
master General Of Great Britain and
Ireland. for the fiscal year ended March
3lst, 1883. From that report have been
obtained the following interesting facts
and statistics with regard to the present
working Of the British postal system
The number of letters delivered in the
United Kingdom during the year was
l,2S0, ,G36, 200, and increase Of AZ per
cent; number of post cards IA 4,Ol6, 200,
an increase of Ga per cent; of book
packets and circulars 2SS, ,206 400, an in.
crease of 63 per cent; aud Of newspa.
pers ii0,6S2 ,GG0, t. slight decrease, at;rit
uted TO the increased facilities for send
ing newspapers on the railways as par
cells. The estimated average number of
letters carried per capita of the popula-
in Scotland, l6 in Ireland and SO in the
United Kingdom. The number Of reg
istered letters sent was ii ,264, ,926, an in.
crease of 33 per cent over the preceding
year. There were l5,406 post offices in
the United Kingdom, employing $4,000
permanent officers who might become
entitled to pensions. This number in.
cluded 2,56l women. of whom 455 were
clerks and 2,lOG telegraphists or counter
women. The retired officers numbered
1885 with pensions aggregating fl76,-
S2G per anIuf1i.
The number of telegraph messages
sent in the United Kingdom during the
years was 81, ,092, ,026, an increase of 746,-
l65 as compared with the previous year.
MIR. Fawcett says it has been decided
that as soon as the necessary increase of
plant can be made the minimum charge
for inland kilograms shall be reduced
from Is. to Cd.
The business of the postal savings
banks is reported to show satisfactory
progress. The total amount duo deposi.
tors including interest, wss f40, 100000,
an increase of -c3,000,000 over the pre-
vious year. This ia the largest annual
increase since the establishment Of the
system. The deposits during the year
were 6 100000 in number and ysl2,0OO,-
600 in amount, and the Withdrawals
100000 number and f10,000,000 in
amount. The amount of interest credit
ed to depositorB war f89l ,629. On
March 3lst, there were i,08l post Office
savings banks and money order offices.
Tho average amount Of the several de-
3D.. There were 787, 1868 accounts opened
during the year anu 537 ,494 closed
leaving 2,s5S,976 accounts open at the
end OF the year Us against 2,607 ,6l2 in
the previous year. The accounts were
apportioned as follows: The savings
bank business in Ireland again showed
q large increase-the number of deposits
during the year having been 278,727,
amounting to i752 ,673, as against 25l,-
LAG amounting to 1862, ITO in 1881. The
total amount, including interest, due to
depositors at the end of the year was
Gl,925,46O against fi,723,395 in 1881.
The gross revenue FROM the whole po8tal
service during the year was over e. 9,4l3,.
Sl2 and the net revenue G3,061 ,748,
decrease of E3S,727 from that of the
previous year. The gross revenues from
telegraphs was Gl,76s,060 and the net
revenue E235, $40, as against E264, $40 in
the previous year. This decrease is &C.
counted for by the heavy additions!
working expense"