New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-30
OUTLOOK OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF THE THIED ASSISTANT pOsTNA sTl.a-IEN-
EkAL-IWO-CENT PO.IAGE

REPORT OF THE THIED ASSISTANT pOsTMAsIl..-aEN-
EKAL-TwO-CENT PO,rAGE.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. pa. u. IIazen, Third
Assistant Postmaster General, LIT, submitted to tie
Pos;maserG his annual upon the business
Of his Office for the fiscal year ended June 80 1S-j.
From the report appears that The total postal eycue
for The year was $4,000 49, While the expenditures,
actual and estimated, including compensation 10 the
Pacific Railroads for mail carriage, &JO.942ilJ,
leaving the OF estimated total cost of service
gross receipts S3,3sl,57l. The gross receipts
$7Gj,ll4 IL per cent less than those Of the year
ended June 80, 1854. A part Of the decrease be
attributed to the increase or the unit OF weight
ondclass matter from two TO four with
out change in the rate OF postage but potent
factor the stagnation Of business throughout the
country. The amount of money required for cOupensa
tOn of postmasers during the year amount
appropriated by S2i3,5 ls which must be provided
in deficiency appropriation bill. while in other items
there OF appropriation expenditures
amounting to $lO74,3Gl.
treating OF the special delivery system the report
that October the number OF class
received for delivery at ali special delivery Offices
No. SEQ and the income from business during
the month was $14.Os2; while the net revenue was
$2,S2S From information derived from tie separate
reports OF postmasters says Nj Hdzen, the following
deductions. at this early of the special de-
livery business may be made: That AZ the larger post
Offices perhaps OF the otter-carIier Offices the
system has been reasonably successful and with proper
management the business is likely Increase;
the smaller Offices, say at all other than
the letter-carrier Offices, at places having
population Of less than 10000 the system has and
probably Will continue 10 be Of no practical value that
ii the system is TO continue these smaller Offices the
amount Of the local business alone /, not Likely to he
sufficient TO justify the keeping open OF the Offices after
the arrival OF the last before midnight or after the
usual hours Of business. This remark viii pcrhans al.o
apply Of the postal stations all the cities
where postal stations exist
OF Inc loss OF revenue from the increase Of the
weight unit OF frstcass matter, the Third Assistant
POstmasterGenera that . rough estimate only is
obtained AT present and that would indicate q loss OF
about 100000 Tor the first year without allowing
for cOmpensatiOns in the way OF substitution Of
sealed for usealed matter that are expected 10 grow
with time The loss that Will result from the reduction
OF postage on second,cass matter maed by publishers
dnrng the next nscal year, Is estimated al 81 2OOGl
bir Hazen says OF tw0ctnt postage that taking into
account the depression In business the results re-
ductiOn OF the rate domestic letters such AZ
TO afford encouragement TO the advocates OF that meas
IRE The actual ordinary revenue Tor The wear ended
June 80, 1854, only 90 per cent less
than the estimated revenue upon the ba
Postage Consderng he large propoon Of IeSeHe
yielded by domestic letters the loss change
IN Tie rate does not seem large. Specially is this true
when the staguatIon of business is remembered IL is
reasonable to presume that the resumption Of business
prosperity has gaiued a firm basis and unless there
TIE postal receipts may reasonably be expected IN the
entirely conjectura 1t Will probably be entirely safe 10
estimate II a. per cent for The current year and at
per cent LOT the next year At that rate
the estimated gross revenue for tho current
year Is placed NJ $I4O3O.O22. ana for
tnre for the next hscaeycar is placed s5i0sG 1876
leaving an estimated deficiency OF S74l39I4 m the
close OF that year. The actual deficiency however viii
in the opinion Of Mr. Hazeu be much less than the sum
nun.d Inc gross saving under the new contracts for
postage stamps postal cards, ana registered packages
anu oHcal envelopes Will upon the cstimnted
Issues IOr the current fiscal year to SllO23G
of "a Per cent, as compared TO tue cost
OF an equal quantity OF service under
tho ale contracts Inc report IN view OF The succrss
Attending the operations Of the system OF exchanging
through pouches with Canada recommends thai The
system DC extended 10 the mail exchanges with Mcxro
ana Su3a, Concerning the deadettor division the
mail matter were received that division during tbe
year. '-o '-N
Inc estimates OF expenditures for the SUNNY Of most
age stamps stamped envelopes. cards
Items during tne next fiscal show ap increase of
S342OOO or 700 per cent compared with the aIuon
appropriated for the current year -'