Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-02
is A FINE SERVICE
ma FlouRisHING CONDITION
An1snans Possmassas osssssl Tiowes
shows Work Done Ia the Fiscal
Year Just Ended.

WAzsfssros. Dee. 1.-Flrst Acting
Amlaaant Postmaster General - C..
Joulsr hAs made bis annual report IL
doals largely With the sAiar.es paid sne
pne1masters- IL shows that the agxre-
u6e saiasiss Of the postmastsrs 81 alt
presidential postof6ess IN July. lssz.
vns -. 800 900. an increase during the
yoas Of y346, 900; the gross reesipss At
ehoso olAcss were 81. is5. ia; IN IN
e,.ass Tor he year Of ss,s4s, $40, or
las Pc cent
TIE amount allowed - salaries to
loosoh-cIass possmastsrs during The
yer vas tl0. i05. s5s. or An average OF
00.t1 - each postmaster. The total
peVsnus Of the department. Vas w.
60. 476; en- increase for the year OF
q. 9o8 $50, or ia per cent. The aggfe-
enss sllowsncs for clerks in postoffiees
uos ~ ,95l $50.
Tue estimated amount needed for
TIE next fiscal year 10 t26, 26o. 900, an
increase Of Sl,l70,000. The report
oeasss that ct the end Of the fiscal year
1892 there we're 563 free delivery offces
Win carrier force OF l0.737 men, an
incroass Of COZ, and the annual cost OF
NE service was S9. 800 .ss2. or IN aver
age annual cost Of sses.27 per carrier.
Money Order Bunnssa-
Total nnmber OF money order Of
ncss june 80, 1891. - shown as 10, 90;
3.023 additional Offices OF this kind
we're established during the year fol-
loving, while at twenty -four places the
money order business Was discontinued.
On June 30 last there were therefore in
opevatlon i2.069 money order offices.
since the latter date 1850 names
have been added TO the
hst OF othces trausactlng do
mssfic money order business. while
90 ten postoffices THE business has
been discontinued. leaving ~ the pres.
ert time II, $50 authorize6 TO issue and
pay domestic money orders and postsi
notes. The increase OF 1899 made
during the last tscal year IN the num-
bus Of money order Offices WAS by tar
the largest effected in any one year IN
The history OF the postal money order
system. At the close OF the year ended
June 80. 1892. there were IN operation
III ANAL ottices authorized TO issue
p0stat notes. but not 10 pay them.
Moneys 8scstyea.
Tho number Of domestic money or
ders issued durng the year was II, 069,-
80, aggrsgating IN amount $l20, 066,-
COL. The total OF such orders paid
and repaid amounted TO $l20, III .753.
The gross amount of fees received bs
possmasters from the public for the
looue Of domestic money orders was
u ,035, 074. The above compared with
ths preceding year shows IN increase
OF 81. 8l7 or 3. per cent in the gross
amount OF fees received
The number Of possal notes issued
during the year vas 1850 ,040, valued
q Oh, e05, 765; number Of notes paid
and repaid. I'll. S7l .39S; gross fees re-
cslvsd from the public, including fees
foE duplicates Of invalid notes. S2ll.-
So. Compared with the postal note
tRausactions Of the previous year, an
jncyssss Of t7,472 or 3.65 per cent IN
Ne gross amount of fees received.
1'ho total number Of international
uoney orders issued during the year
~ s63, 476. aggregatng SIS, l2o.27l;
NE number paid in the same time was
07,412; amount, s5,ls9.97s; the fees
lBom these orders aggregating Sls7 1913.