New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-12
P0STOFFICE AFFAIRS.
REPORT OF YEARS. WORk.
Postmaster General Wynne Sets
Forth Needs Of Department.
The annual report TO the President of Postmaster
ceaaral W,-nae contains the following facts:

The annual report the President of Postmaster
r-eaaraI Wynae contains the following facts;
81, presenting the annual report of the Postoffice
TepartmCnt FOR lie fiscal year ended June So 1874
have pleasure IN recording year U[ most sue i
creased Salut9Jy changes n me cldssliicatoh OF
t.re.f Of th@ service Amendments TO regulations
facilitating the handling of mercantile packages IN
s5yoad postal facilities have been extended EN-
change Of money orders with foreign countries mas
ben simpliied and cheapenod, Parcels post con-
,sntions were extended TO European countries as
an experiment. with Germany five years ago. They
Sc been extended 10 Japan and the British colony
OF fsonE Kong to meet changes of trade conditions
Economy and strict accountability have been en-
'O~eG IN an hra9ches OF me service Nhlie lHe So
allied deficit Of SS,l'94SZ-that Is TO say, the excess
Z eHpealitUres oyer TeceptSmlS greater by S,-.S2
n rrird that the expenditure authorized for the
extension and maintenance of the rural free de-
= greater than the preceding year.
RECOMMENDATIONS
For facility Of reference the chief rec7mmenda-
lions contained in this report requiring action Of
That proper cessation be enacted to acquTe the
die ~ block No "a in the oty of Washington for
he purpose OF eTectirl; an annex 10 the Postofhce
A amendment to existing law so as to provide
tr -.e termination of official bonds Of postoifice
T6at third and fourth class mail matter be con;
so--daTeo al the rate q postage now paid on sIru
Thai consideration be given TO the recommended
ti0a mat Congress fix a rate Of three cents a
roc exceeding five pounds mailed at the distributing
p1slotlce Of any rural free delivery route for de-
livery 10 patron said route This 10 apply
Only TO packages deposited at the local pcstotuce
for delivery TO patrons OF routes eIaIat ne from
that office. and not TO mail transmitted from one
That the Interstate Commerce law be amended
70 prohibit telegraph and express companies, or
any Of their empoyes from aialng ana an s 9oe dse
scheme carried parity by mail and partly by
'-S CT5netoiice Denartment be made Pr ST
Ia
that The Appropriation Of $500 provided for the
publication Of the opinions of the Assistant At
torney General for the Postcfflce Department he
That Congress consider the gropriety, of granting
Te-rsne1f}v disabled in The Inc Of duty'
To provide penalties for the bending Of dan
gerous or destructive objects or matter in the
that penalty be provided for the use of counter
tson ~ pension vouchers or for any other purpose:
That he establislment or n,aintenance OF pri-
once Department be prohibited
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
eraln postal slsl as4 5s5 90 22l 20
business ----.-.-.----... 22aa.sos "a 262s4 "a
Tsal receipts from all .,.. %. .. Ga. ZOO 90.
Toral expenditures during -.-.,',..-
Excess q expenditures $ o.. "a ss77e 4se ga
An increase in the deficit over the previous year
Of s42-2447 50, and $15725S5 IS over the estimated
Gefcit for the year.
The estimates are as follows:
To,al postal revenue. year ending June so,
7s'5 % go S 953
Estimated revenue for 1ao5.....--....-. s15s 5O5 o6O
ArPro77atian for l7o,s45 e9s
Estimated deficit f,r 1915 ............. $1484O 988
Estimated revenue for lgo5..........$ 15o sos oeo
s5I 2 Der ....................... il Os5 455
-, -..- g. ,ooo .17o 1oo Xxx