The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-14

Many interesting matters were before
the Merchants Association at its las
meeting, among them the question Of
local supplies for Fort Shafter and othel
Federal institutions here. 1t was found
that, under the present regulations, sucf
supplies must be obtained from the
Quartermaster' department at SaI
Francisco The Merchants Association
has petitioned the Department to give
the Honolulu merchants chance al
such business.
The Association took ground, after
considering a letter from Postmaster
Pratt, against the Postal Savings bank
and Parcels Post systems. The follow.
Ing correspondence tells why:
Postmaster Pratt's Letter.
Honolulu Postoffice
Office of the Postmaster.
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii,
August Z, 1908.
Honorable Geo. W. Smith, President,
Merchants Association, Honolulu,
T. II.
Sir: I have the honor to hand you
herewith a statement of the business
transacted at the Honolulu Postofice
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1905, as shown in accompanying sched-
ules and exhibits:
A-Statement showing the receipts and
disbursements, by quarters, for the
fiscal years ending June 80, 1905,
1906, 1907 and 1908.
u tot of
for the fiscal years ending June 80,
1906, 1907 and 1908.
C-Statement showing number of par
cells post packages received from and
- dispatched to foreign countries, and
amount of customs duties collected
by this Office, for the fiscal years end
ing June 80, 1905, 1906, 1907 and
1908.
D-Statement of registry business for
the fiscal years ending June 80, 1905,
1906, 1907 and 1908.
E-Statement showing amount of mails
received and dispatched, for fiscal
years ending June 80, 1907 and 1908.
F-Mail transportation service, for ifs
cal years ending June 80, 1906, 1907
and 1908.
G-Statement of business transacted in
the dead letter bureau for fiscal
year ending June 80, 1908.
Hist of postofices and names of
postmasters in the Territory of Ha-
wall on June 80, 1908.
Recapitulating.
Exhibit A. Receipts and Disburse-
ments-A very considerable increase
will be noted in the receipts from the
sales of stamps and stamped paper,
postage collected on second-class mat
ter (newspapers), during 1908 over
former years, the revenue from these
sources being as follows: 1905, $780,
S76.02; 1906, sec, 257.65; 1907, $74,-
96463; 1908. $75, s07.66.
Our receipts from box rents show
falling off of approximately $4,000 dur
ing 1908, over former years, owing to
reduced rent rates adopted by the de-
partment April I, 1907, which reduc-
tion. however, effects a saving to the
box-hOlders.
In the matter of disbursements, our
expenditures for clerk hire, free deliv-
erv services. office rent and miscel
laneous expenses show an increase, due
principally TO the recent Act of Con
gress March ., 1907 granting in
creased salaries for postofice clerks,
and for rental of registry and money
order rooms in the new McCandless
building. The total amount of expen-
ditures were as follows: 1905, $47,-
67495; 1906. $5O,41S.S2; 1907, $780,
914.70; 1908, $55,965.O2,
Exhibit B. MoneyOrder Business
This Office issued domestic money or
ders In 1906 numbering 21,479, amount
ing to $4O1 ,307 Go; 1907, numbering 81
4OS. amounting to 1898, ss0.S5; 1908,
%, 49S, amounting to $780,
23S.57.
International orders Were issued as
follows: 1906. 6056 orders, amounting
to Sl39. 1885; 1907, 7517 orders,
to $179,376.36; 1908, 1923
orders, amounting TO $226.075.10. j
This Office, as the depository of sur