Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-06
gate annual salary amounted TO 81 ,364, IA.
The average annual salary per clerk was

gate annual salary amounted to 81 ,364, IA.
The ayerage annual salary per clerk was
1894 93.
The total annual miles OF railway postal
service by clerks was SO, 401 500. The aver
age annual distance run by each postal
clerk was 10, 167 miles The number of
pieces of mail handled by postal clerks
were 4,9Gi,673, ,577; average daily number
pieces handled by each clerk, 3, 424 Total
number of errors in distribution. $751;
average annual number of errors made by
each postal clerk, 223 The total number
of miles of steamboat mail service was
6,7e1.19. Total annual miles of service,
2,063, 1864.
Total number of casualties, 102. Num-
ber of clerks killed, q; seriously injured,
50; slightly injured, 65.
RATES OF POSTAGE, ETC.
First Class-Letters, and all other written
matter, whether sealed or unsealed and all
other matter sealed, nailed, sewed, tied, or
fastened in any manner, so that II cannot
be easily examined. two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof. Postal cards, one cent
each. Postal cards are unmailable with
anywriting or printing on the address side,
except the direc.io., Ur wl,il anything
pasted upon or attached TO them.
Second Class-Newspapers and periodical
publications when sent by publishers or
news agents. one cent pound or fraction
thereof. Newspapers and periodical pub
lications sent by persons other than the
publishers and news agents, one cent for
every four ounces or fraction thereof.
Third Class-printed matter, in unsealed
wrappers only (all matter inclosed in sealed
envelopes notched on the sides or corners
must pay letter rates., one cent for each
W. or fraction tharanf rlfah
be fully prepaid. This includes books,
circulars, chromos, hand-bills, engravings,
Autographs, magazines, music, newspapers,
pamphlets, proof-sheets and manuscript
accompanying the same, reproductions by
the electric pen, hektograph, meta!lograph,
papy-ograph, and, in short, any reproduc-
ton upon paper by any process, except
handwriting, type-writing and the copy
ing press not in the nature of personal
correspondence. Limit of weight four
pounds, except for single book, which
may weigh more. Third-class matter must
be fully prepaid or ii viii not be forwarded.
Fourth Class-All mailable matter not
included in the three preceding classes
which is so prepared for mailing as TO be
easily withdrawn from the wrapper and
examined. Rate, one cent per ounce or
fraction thereof. Limit of weight four
pounds. Full prepayment compulsory
Rates of Postage to Canada-(The Do
minion of Canada embraces all the British
North American provinces except New
foundland)
Letters and Postal Cards-Same rates and
conditions of prepayment of postage as for
domestic letters and postal cards.
Other Matter-Same rates and conditions
of transmission as for matter for delivery
within the United States except that mer-
chandise is rigidly excluded. Samples of
merchandise are mailable. but they must !
not exceed eight ounces in weight, and are
subject TO postage of 10 cents each. They |
must also be strictly specimens of goods for !
sale.
Rates of Postage to Postal Union Coun- |
tries-Letters, five cents per half ounce or
fraction thereof Fifteen grams being the |
postal equivalent Of half an ounce.) Postal |
cards, two cents each. Registration fee |
ten cents. Printed matter and samples of |
merchandise, one cent for each two ounces |
or fraction thereof
Rates to Other Foreign Countries-For |
rates Of postage, conditions of prepayment |
limit of size and weight, and manner Of /
wrapping matter addressed to other foreign /
countries, ask your postmaster who is fur |
nished with monthly Official Postal |
Guide" containing all necessary informa-
ton on this subject.
Unmailable Matter.-0bscene books, pa
pers, pictures and postal cards; lottery cir !
culars and letters; liquids, gunpowder and !
other explosives; live reptiles, animals |
and insects Except queen bees; poisons; |
any article liable to injure the mails orthe !
persons OF those handling them.
Weighing Packages.-f you have no
scales, have all packages weighed at the |
Postoffice. Postage must be prepaid in full /
or the package Will not be forwarded.
Letters will be re-forwarded from one
Pestofiice TO another upon the written re-
quest of the person addressed, without ad-
ditional postage; but packages of third !
and fourth-class matter cannot be forward /
ed or returned without new payment of
postage.
UNAVAILABLE MATTER.
Liquids, poisons, canned goods contain |
ing liquid, explosive and inhammable arti- |
cles. fatty substances easily iqueiiabe live |
or dead animals mot stuffed, live insects |
and reptiles, fruits or vegetable matter la !
bic 10 decomposition, comb honey pastes !
or confections, guaun and other substances
exhaling bad odoF, ink powders red pep /
per, oils, ointments, soft soap aud articles !
OF similar consistency, will, under no cir /
cumstancas. be admitted TO the mails /
Candy or confectionery, dried fruit, loaded /
pistols or revolyefs cannot be sent in the /
when sent in detached parts, NAV be sent /
in the mails, if put up in accordance with |
Section DOB, Postoffice Laws and Rules So |
may queen bees or dried insects, if put |
up SO as neither to iniure the person of I
any one handling the mails nor soil the !
pouches or their contents.
MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
The money order system was Inaugu-
rated in the United States 20 years ago |
During the first fiscal year ending June 90 |
1866, the money order system was estab- |
lished at 766 postoflices. There are now |
1850, nearly ten times as many.
The number of domestic money orders |
issued during the year ending June 80, |
1885, was 7,725, ,S93, amounting to S11T,- |
S5S,92l 27. The number paid during the I
same period was 7,712,9l3, amounting TO
Sill 1896, POS 06. The total amount of fees :
received from the public was 1928, $50 50. |
The number of postal notes issued was
5,05S, ,2S7, valued at 1896, ,274 81. The |
number paid was 5,012,097, valued at
S9,94S,023 so. The amount of fees received |
from the public was $152,01S IS.
The net proceeds of the money order
business for the year ending June 80.
1885, was $408,9 ,933 30. The total amount
drawn in the United States on foreign
countries, covering the same period of
time, was AIS, ,92l orders, amounting 10
6,Si0,356 AZ. Drawn in foreign countries
and paid in the United States, 202,36 or
ders, amounting to S4036,6le 80. showing
that there was 50 So, al 81 more sent
out of the United States than received.
The following table shows the amount
sent and received from other countries
: