New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-29
POSTAL LAWS AND REVENUES.
AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW BY MR.. HAzEN.
CANADA AT A DIsADvAYTAGE-TnE RESULT OF Rk-
CENT CHANGES
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WASHINGTON, April 28.-Ihe natural inter-
es felt by Canadian legislators and postal officials ID
the postal legislation Of the United States Is considerably
stimulated az this time by the fact that the ne"
law doubling the weight OF matter that mug
be sent COR two cents VIII operate 10 'u'
dlsadvantage Of the Canadian POst-Omce Depar'inen
FOR example letter weighing three ounces ana 10 WYNN
0cent stamp is Affixed may he mailed at New forE LOT
person In Montreal. ard the receiver VIII We required
nav cent due postage. letter OF the same weigh"
bearing 3eent stamp mailed at Montreal 70 perso" "
New.York. however entails upon the receiver tue pay
men of 5 cents account OF due pos'age-oceh'sV
each halfounce not prepaid IL response ~ requ'''
from the Canadian POstma ster-feneral ana se'cI"
members OF the Dominion Parliament THIRD Assistant
pos.master.C General Hazep ha prepared statement
allowing the effect upon postal reyenue' OF the TO-
ductiop Of letter postage from three WV
cent, per hall ounce In HE letter OF woven"
scr l9 1892 recommending thf reduction Mr h"on
estimated that loss OF revenue In the rst year "ouu
amount to about OOO and that the deficiency or
the first year 10 be me; by appropriations from the
Treasury would amount to $3.OO0,O00 In his opinion
the reduction OF onethrd IN the revenues from letter
hostage would be Offset 70 q great extent oy
az increase IN the number OF letters sc"'
owing to the reduced rate. TO an ihcro"se
in the number Of circulars sent in sealed envelopes ana
hr The snbstnou OF sealed correspondence Tor 'osta
cards Experience has justified this opinion, " nA,nI
peyrnDe ~ nearly 50 100000 realized, white the
substitution sealed letter. for postal 'ardS y'e'e" II"
additional revenue nf about S|BOOOO
Mr Hazeu'- statement shows that the actual reauc
ton of revenue amounted 20 T6.5|3,"D9 on thc uree
years business at he -educcd rate. ana the ucueucy
re1nred 10 We met by appropriations rom tue IreaSS
for the period was 1bont IirI 'S ihs u
ficency, however, was increased 9tnot 'i.ner
linn Than that which reduced the rat. OF Itier
hostage For example the act Of March s. 1855 Wnicn
provided foI a rcadu-tment OF p"HmaAtcis sa'Arlos
tool 81 6s7 OOc from the postal revenues which win
other items of expenditure account or other cLate
H. the al laws reduced the actual deficiency on hc
count of the reduction ~ letter postage 10 a
sum 90 s bon 600 equal TaS remarks hat
this showing Is less favorable than 1t wOnld nav"
been had not for the general depression OF o7l
ness during the year under reVle"--lhe year uniHI
moi an assumed normal increase Of 10 per cent, Dht
owing TO commercial depression the increase an0htcu
10 only X PEI cent From 1879 u 1888 the average
yearly increase WIS almost II per cent - -,
From al Investigation of the Facts rrhg 10 inc ecO
uno tie posta revenues the reduction of the rate o
letter postage ls45 aud 1854, Mr. llaz"n derVr lir
conclusion that the ending september 50 in9''"u
marked H. the revenues from lcltft pN
tnpe In 1916 the revenues fell of IL f-lO per
cent and IN 1882 they declined lH Ito per cent
while IN 1894 they were diminished only t2 prt crht
H. lSiS the revenues were Il per "e EIchteI v.
lS47 whici showed an increase Of ii per ceht over
ls4R anC IN 1888 revenues were neHry ~ per-
greater than H. 1852. which showed az hrreae 0i ully
per cent 1851. In The first year hfet me rruc
cent of the entire rev' nue.. and ~ 1901 u MS
% per cent whereas IN tic year ended september -"
lSS4 10 al cent, despite DINER le-lsla
tiu hesid, the act reducing letter prhgr 10 Whleh
should be Chargeo nearly tw0-nuhs or the 'rhclHncy
Mr. Hazel estimates that he act reducing 20 cent
ID prun, postage second class u"tr VIII cause
. loss OF revenue Amounting /" about Sl""O0 ~ Tue
next nscai veal aud he eNpresses the opOb mat ih
a.. making the raie of letter postage two rons all ounce
instead cents half ounce viii result IN gain
rather than loss in the from letter postage