The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-11
HAWAIIAN POSTAL
BUSINESS FOR YEAR
STATISTICS FOR PERIOD ENDING
JUNE 30 HAVE BEEN PREPARED
IN WASHINGTON.

Statistics of some of the postal bust
ness done in Hawaii have just been
prepared by the Postmaster General.
The total gross receipts of the post
offices at Hilo, Honolulu, Lahaina, Lii
hue and Waikiki were 75,2SS.72 for the
fiscal year that closed June 30 last.
Out of this money there was paid S.,
500 for salaries of the postmasters, 81
900 for the postmaster at Hilo, $500
for the salary of the postmaster at Hoo
noiulu, $1,000 for the salary of the
postmaster at Lahaina and $1,1OO and
1000 respectively for the salaries of
the postmasters at Lihue and Wailu-
ku. Out of these gross receipts for
last year there was also paid a total
of S36,953.27 for clerk hire in the same
five postoffices; $l,46OO4 for rent, light
and fuel; $Sl9.l5 for incidental expen-
ses, and $6,40S.15 for free delivery,
which was expended in Honolulu. This
made the total expenses of the Presi-
Dental offices in Hawaii $54, 32O.6l and
the net revenue $40, 96S.11.
The gross receipts of the postofice at
Honolulu fell off last year, when they
were 500, S67.99 as compared with $62,
9l9lS for the previous year The clerk
hire in the Honolulu office last year
amounted to 1913 660.S0 as compared
with $25,91S.64. Rent, light and fuel in
the Honolulu postofIice last year cost
the government $1119.04 where it was
Sd9'lO for the previous year. Other in
cidental expenses last year were 1922, =
"a, where the previous year it was $4-
S2o29. The net revenue of the Homo
lulu office last year was $l4,65L26 and
the total expenses $40, 2lO.73. The ex-
penses were seventy-six per cent of the
gross receipts. The previous fiscal year
the expenses of the Honolulu office
were ifty-siX cent of the gross re-
ceipts.
The Hilo postohice showed an in
crease for the past fiscal year. for the
gross receipts were $S,559.41 as COM
pared with $6,963.5S for the previous
fiscal year. The cost of clerk hire was
2,S52.41, an increase of S152.47. Rent
light and fuel cost ISL, but the inciden-
tai expenses amounted to 1881. The
total expenses last year We're $5,06S. 6S
and the net revenue $4,000. The net
revenue of the Hilo office for the pre-
ceding year was $l,137.3S. The expenses
last year were fifty-nine per cent of
the gross receipts and the previous fis-
cal year they were eighty-four per
cent.
At Lahaina the gross receipts last
year were $2,SO4.S3. There was no
charge on the government for rent
Clerk hire cost $3.50 incidentals, forty
eight cents. The total expenses were
1904 Sand the net revenue $1424. 80.
The expenses were forty-nine per cent
of the gross receipts.
At Lihue the gross receipts of the
postoflice were $2,190.75. CLERK hire
amounted to $3.50 and rent, etc, to 500
more. There We're no incidentals and
therefore the total expenses of 81, $50
were sixty three per cent of the gross
receipts, leaving net revenue of
$S10.75.
The gross receipts at Waikiki were
81, S65.74, of which sixty-nine per cent,
or $l,2S0.72 went for expenses, includ-
ing, besides the postmaster's salary.
$12O for clerk hire, $3.50 for rent, light
and fuel, and seventy-two cents for in
cidentals, leaving a net revenue of
$5S5.02.