Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
COST OF POST OFFICE
Service Operated Last Year at
a Less of SIS, 848, 566.88.
:.
RESERVE OF POSTAL CARDS
Difficulties Met in Manufacture Have
Been Overcome.
BLAMED FOR BIG DEFICIT
Publishers Paid $e,177,729 for Sec
ond-Class Mail, 500, 43S, 644.7o
Less Than the Cost.
RESERVE OF POSTAL CARDS
BLAMED FOR BIG DEFICIT

The financial system OF the Post Office
department, the supervision OF the manu-
facture and issue of stamped paper. the
money order and registry systems and the
classification of domestic mail matter are
covered by the annual report Of Third
Assistant Postmaster General James J..
Britt. to the Postmaster General.
The report shows the total receipts OF
the department from all sources to have
been $22l.1c8657.62, the total expendi-
lures 99T7. 224.50 and the postal
deficit $6S4s, 566.Ss, to which. the report
states, should be added $32,915O7 for
losses by burglary and fire, bad debts,
etc. Full details of the financial opera
tons Of the department are contained in
the report, which covers moro than sixty
four pages. There were issued 343, AS
warrants during the year and $780, 5S,
$40 pieces OF postage stamped paper,
valued at 500, 5553. 1851.
Postal Card Supply Ample.
The report states that the troubles in
eident to the early stages Of the govern
mental manufacture Of postal cards has
been overcome, congested orders have
new been filled and a reserve stock OF
cards is being accumulated. Govern
mental manufacture Of stamped envelopes.
the report states. will not be possible be-
cause Of lack Of facilities. but suggests
that with the completion of the new build
ing for the bureau OF engraving and
printing the bureau may be able to under
take the work. Stamped paper OF the
value of $S7S5S3. 80 was redeemed during
he year.
The number Of money order offices in
operation during the year was 81 .791; the
number Of domestic orders issued 9O9.-
1yfe6 a
the value Of domestic orders paid and re-
paid was $7.7S3. 963, 1904 The amount
received in fees for domestic orders and
miscellaneous receipts was $4.659. 25610.
There were 4,499.6O3 International money
orders issued during the year, valued at
-$99 742, 6S624.
The report mentions various changes
made in the money order and registry
systems upon the recommendation OF
committees of experts. 1t recommends
that Congress be asked for authority to
issue a postal note for Sims not exceed
ing $40 as a cheap medium for small re-
mittances.
Few Registered Pieces Lost.
The total humber of domestic letters
registered during the year was 900, 7S4;
domestic parcels, 4S.6S2; letters for for
eig1I destination. 514. 273: parcels for for
eign destination. SO 1903. and officials paid,
O391 There were 43.4O4 official letters
and parcels registered free. The amount
Of fees collected was 81, j9S. 946.36. The
value of the money and stamped paper
sent in the mails during the year by the
different executive departments amounted
to So 3d.. 543, 234.09.
The losses in the Restored mails dur
ing the year averaged one in every 47.17S
domestic articles. free and paid, regis
tered: SO 40. 20 i'm indemnities was paid
on 1898 claims approved: $1.OOO.27 was
paid out on POS claims OF indemnity on
matter I'm the foreign mails. The report
recommends an indefinite, continuous, re-
inbursab BILE appropriation for the payment
Of IDENTITIES. The report mentions many
changes made in the registry service as
tending to simplify and improve it and
reduce the cost of conducting 1t.