The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-01
POSTOFF|CE
MAT TIERS
Money Order Business
In Hawaii.
OFFICIALS ARE SURPR|S SEQ
Carrier System Will be in Opera
ton in a Few Weeks
in Honolulu.
0osT OFFICE INSPECTOR ROBIN

oFrlcE I'm INSPECTOR Pc Ho orssr
business in the Territory since its
inauguration has been one of the sur
prises in the system totally unlocked eor
The result of the big business being done
will put Hawaii high up on the list when
the statistics made up for all the
States and Territories in the Union.
The bulk of the business is done QUE
cashing the orders. The principal users
of the money order system are the Jap
anese laborers on the plantations, who
generally send their money by this means
to the Japanese banks in this city. There
are several advantages in the use of this
system, so the Inspector states. One is
that the money order business is assum-
ing gratifying proportions which will look
well at Washington, and another is that
the money is ready Tor circulation on ac-
count OF the orders being cashed at the
post office.
James Il. Metcalf, superintendent of the
national money order system at Washing
ton, has sent the local postal officials u
comparative statement of transactions OF
the postal money order system of the
United States for the fiscal year 1899 1900.
The report in itself is a flattering recon-
mendation of the improved system. and
of the postal management of the present
political administration.
The number of money orders issued dur
ling the year ending June 80, 1900, was -.
060, 1888. an increase of more than 3,000,00t
over the preceding year. The number does
not include 1,102,067 international orders
ded TO the number of domestic ones would
make an aggregate increase of 3, lS6, 60.
in the number of orders issued.
| The aggregate increase in the amounts
of the orders was $36, I'll SAT- over the
previous year. including both domestic
and international issues. On this basis
the increase in the aggregate number o
orders paid was 2,Sy7,043, and the increas'
in the aggregate amount of the orders
paid was S31 49,, 294.S1.
The fees which the government received
for the issue of orders amounted to 81, 765,
$3.50. Sc. or 1878. 1929 more than in 1899.
The business of the department liz
steadily grown each year of Mckinley
administration.
The increase of the aggregate amount G
orders issued in 1898 in excess of 1897 wa
SIG, 81, 44469; in 1899 in excess of 1898 wa
$50, 1854, 472.31; and in 1900 in excess of 1S9
the increase was $50, III, GAIT.
LAS to the carrier system here, sal,
Mr.. Robinson that is coming along nice
1y. 1t was expected that the street mum
lbering would be completed by the end 0
December and the City would then b.
practically in readiness for the deliver,
of letters by carriers.
THE Post Office Department has a,
ready started the movement by sendin
this office the paraphernalia for com
lplete carriers department, which is nov
EN- route This will consist of carriers
sorting tables, boxes and pigeon holes
bags for carrying letters, keys, stools an
the superintendent outfit. When thes
arrive the civil service examinations Wi
take place and as soon as possible tn
lsystem will be inaugurated.''