The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-03-09
Postmaster. Generals Report.


the biennial report of the Postmaster
General of Hawaii, just from the
presses of the Hawaiian Gazette Com
pany In an introduction Mr.. Dat
sums UP his report in few terse par
agraphs, which are as follows:
The revenue from all sources has
been sos, 013.5S, and the total expend-
lures from appropriations S157 ,359.S9,
leaving net gain to the postoffice of
$50,65419.
A great increase in the work of all
branches of the bureau is to be report
ed not only in the general postoffice,
but all through the Islands, and with
the increased number of steamers that
are expected to be put in service in the
near future, still greater increase is
looked for. In this connection l might
add that the general postoffice is en-
tirely too small for handling the work
that is now required.
Also, with the increase of population,
more lock boxes are required. Appli-
cants for these are being refused daily.
If the delivery system was establish
ed the present number of lock boxes
would probably prove sufficient, but be-
fore the delivery can be successfully
inaugurated, it will be necessary for all
houses to be officially numbered.
l would also recommend the adding
of more street collection boxes, in the
various parts of the city, with regular
collection cart for same.
All mails are larger than formerly
and still increasing and the Office re-
elires staff of good, intelligent
clerks. TO procure such, and hold
them better salaries are required than
heretofore.
The gross revenue from the Money
Order Department was $20,295.31,
against $16,61S.17 for the previous pc
Rod, showing an increase of $3,677.14.
During the period the number of par
cells dispatched have been 9,O4O on
amount Of $1,919.25, as against S1,22S.-
81 of the previous period, and We re-
ceived from abroad 2O,777 parcels, an
| increase of 6,902 over the last period on
which duties have been collected to the
amount of $19,771.S3, and paid over to
the Bureau of Customs.
;r{o
lures show that for the two years, 1898
and 1899, which the report covers,
stamp sales realized $16o,244.35. Box
rents at the general postofice brought
| in 15,139.36, at Island Offices $1,S07.2S,
money order fees $20,260.77, and treas
ury deposits S206, 56322. Some of the
bigger figures are as follows: Postmas-
ter General, $4,000; Deputy Postmaster
General and Secretary, $4,000; Superin-
tendent Money Order Bank, $4,000; SUI
perintendent Postal Savings Bank, s4,-
600; pay of clerks, sSS,720; pay of post
masters, $4,000; pay of mail carriers,
$4,000; incidentals, $4,000; special
mail carriage foreign, $4,000; extra in
ter-island mail service, $4,000; postal
money order capital, $4,000; printing
1000 postal cards, s713.5O. Total $751;
1880. 4-
OF ordinary letters 1,155,167 were
received and 1,385,443 dispatched; of
registered letters 25,S02 were received
and 2O,S46 dispatched; of prints 1,O11,-
275 were received and 29S,S22 dis
patched. During the period 9,04O par
cells were dispatched on which postage
of $1,913.25 was collected. From the
| United States 1S,46S parcels were re-
ceived, from Canada 2,216, from Sgd
ney 81 and Auckland Al. On these the
Government collected duties of S19,-
771.S3.
The amount of the money order bus
mess was as follows: Domestic ord
ers issued at General Post Office, 4.151,-
amounting to $100,430.2S; at Island Of
fees 60,923, amounting to $1,97O, 551.S2.
Foreign orders were issued as follows:
On United States 1850; s134, 611.57;
on England Lip, s13,S2S.15; on Por-
tugal 1872, $2,S94.O0; ON Germany 455,
$9,21352; on Canada, 244, $3,86S.62; on
Norway CT, $1,OS2.O4; on Sweden, 49,,
| S2,13581; on Denmark 80, S61975; on