New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-22

lated accor,iuey This provides rate Of compensation
such sssshps hrs Zines, % 9Ssy d Sabaay
ceived for seven years preyionsy-a COMPENSATORY qsS
adequate the service When the carriage Is perormeo
by vessels sailing In the OF their own business rs
common carriers and upon schedules or arrivals anu uo
partures regulated by their convenience ana wtnou,
other obligation to the Government than so TO- carry ana
deliver with proper and diligence IL VIII nave oeen
propoaon of mails carried during the past year to those
countries to which American vessels SAIL as
the cost was nearly one h Of the higher rates
paid vessels of United States registry .r. ro,
made at intervals Of ten days oneha OF the sa
being of ships OF the Oriental and occdentai nhp
as am Srediby informed yet two OF its three vessels are
not Of United states registry 81, snS psnd the
other being by law limited to sea postage oy @
this hso sSl of s ships
rendered its aid more than usually desiraoe me &
Companies divide the carriage because the quantity Of
mails which the compensation u computed Is ftu.
serves recognition OF its timely fidelity finds not only the
extent its service materially reduced but the ae OF
payment for ships only onethird that allowed 10
whose service was then denied to the Government
would obvious 10 require particular eApress1
Vessels Of he oriental and Occidental line the same rate
Of compensation is paid the other being also OF
ownership as just exception 10 the general ric
The early establishment of direct and regular mail com
munication with the Argentine Republic WITH Uruguay
Paraguay and Brazil is recommended
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE DEPARTMENT.
In discussing the financial exhibit the Postmaster
General says:
wear has improved beyond expectation. Tho previous
year closed with deficiency OF postal revenue 70
exclusive of the cost transportation the Pacific ra
roads Both the reduction in the rate OF postage on sec
ondass and the In the unit OF weight OF
first-cass from half ounce to an ounce came
h 6e Ss for fore the entire restricting by pO
BILE of two millions of dollars the increase OTHER
wise to have been fully anticipated. Counting every
hle n
ing $44000,00O could be Jnstihaby imauged On one
which had been submitted by the Department for the
ton Of the Congress were 1853 Do the approp
tons made by that body amounted to IA and
upon review at the time Of the last report 1t Appeared
necessary to fix tho probable total cost a. ng1 Of Of
100000, exclusive of the service performed ny inc
Pacific railroads. .,, ,, 80
gratifying For although the revenue falls short or the
expected total by $4,000 the expenditures have oee
limited 10 than ISL 100000, and the deficiency Is
Diminished within that of the year before being below
600 exclusive Of Pacific railroad service =, tho
ducton Of postage from 10 cents OF rates OF
of weight Of nrsas the heaviest checks upon It's re-
ceipts which the service ever suffered. III Wou1
naturally he expected that the revenues unless affected
by legislative changes in rates should rise year by year.
from increased employment OF the service correspondent
nary rule It did not obtain however in the year 1ss5
The reduction Of rsclass postage from TO cents ook
reccin in 1894 10 The amonn Of 80 PCS 50 90 notwth
standing the enlarged volume OF mail matter Inc neh'
hment continued by the actual net allowing for the
amount official stamps credited in lSslof 500 800
sion suffered in 1894 and the winter of 1885. whereby
the growth Of patronage was seriously checked ,..
In the last report the evidences of restoration ALREADY
| begun were pointed out The figures or the year are
strongly eonhrnaory The revenue sustained the loss OF
~ 900 yielded Ia newspaper carriage ana prom
ably 100000 Ia 100000 more from the Increase o me
unit Of weight and yet made the ne, increase OF U
Had the rates continued unchanged there can nc n,e
doubt the OF 1888 the highest III our h
| tory. would have been exceeded.
The chief other OF revenue are the rental OF
boxes in postoce of the first, second and third glasses
and the net gains Of the money-orrer business. The
former yielded S2.Ol 0is o. during the year an In
crease of nearly $50 600 or per the preceding
wear The money-order revenue fell off over S5S 900
from the causes previously explained Iaken togethe,
the net of entire was 81 per cent ana
volume of business by which IL was gained doubtless
Upon this exhibit the increase of the revenue for the
and for the year TO come except IN news
paper postage is estimated at per cen-an expectation
which is the reasonable because some cams must
arise from the special delivery service ana some from ex
tension of the limits OF maiable matter.
OF the total appropriations for the year Amounting 20
mated to be made Is but S3Os39 $40 40 leaving pal
ance TO be eventually covered INTO the treasury VI
The estimate for the coming year. BEGINNING July /
1887 becomes much matter OF conjecture as re
spects the and be submitted but with many
Assuming the probable continuance of food tide il
commercial and business prosperity generally OF NOR
than two years duration hitherto the same ratlo on IN
crease in ordinary postal may be fairly expected
the volume of secondclass matter may probably adyang
|
what more Upon this basis the estimate was transmit
ted 10 the Secretary of the Treasury according 10 law
| computed as follows:
The ordinary postal revenue or the current
year. exclusive OF receipts nom second class -o IN
matter above est mated 30 - - .,
W the ad itiou " per cent. 3lo5iIo o.
The current years revenue
from spcOnd-class matter, as
| above mated ...... 81, 200 6s8 4s
Increased by per ceDt.-..-.. 9t.fof of oar o-, =
| Money order revenue 6500U0 On
| Estimated revenue for 1888 ........ s506l2 500 A
afo have hoo
received with popular favor, that 5023,745 pieces
mail passed through the dead letter office that an III
crease of the Inspection force necessary and recon
mends legislation to obvate the unequal operation or eH
listing law upon postnasters OF different classes has RI
Gently occasioned agitation and furnished the basis OF
appeal the for relief and of complaints 10 IN
| department. The request for fourth Assistant Pos
mastercnera Ia renewed and the need urged OF ei
larging the department building In Washington, or
| building a